NOVEMBER 6-8 2008 CHILTERN HILLS – BACKPACK FOR WILDLIFE **
13/08/09. Maps: LR 165 + 175 or EX 171+172. 12 miles on paths/lanes through Chiltern Hills.

NOVEMBER 13-15 2009 SOUTH PENNINES
10/08/09. Maps: OL 21 South Pennines or LR 103. A Literary Ramble through Bronte Country.

NOVEMBER 13-15 2009 KERRY RIDGEWAY & OFFA'S DYKE SN
04/10/09. Maps: LR 137 or EX 216 & 201

DECEMBER 4-6 2009 CHRISTMAS PARTY WEEKEND, PEAK DISTRICT **
07/12/08. Maps: LR 119 or OL 24. Christmas social get-together. Details in Club autumn magazine.

DECEMBER 11-13 2009 OXFORDSHIRE CHRISTMAS GET-TOGETHER
07/07/09. Maps: LR 174 or EX 170. Static pitch with day walk.

DECEMBER 27-30 2009 WALK OFF CHRISTMAS PUD ON DARTMOOR
05/11/09. Maps: LR 202 or OL 28. Pub 250 yards, shop & cafe (cooked breakfasts & butties for your walk) near.
Monday wild pitch, Wednesday Bellever Tor walk from Dartmeet. Fast walkers and heavy drinkers, do your own thing!

JANUARY 15-17 2010 PEAK DISTRICT, ALONG THE GRAIN **
03/11/09. Maps: LR 119 or OL 24. Easy routes in the Dove & Manifold valleys, 6-8 mile days. Huge tasty meals Saturday night.

MARCH 5-7 2010 YORKSHIRE DALES - DENT **
31/10/09. Map: OL 2 Yorks Dales South & West. Classic dales and Three Peaks country.

MARCH 19–21 2010 CIRCUIT OF BANBURY
01/11/09. Maps: LR 151 or EX 191 & 206. Saturday route, choice of footpaths and bridleways to the west of Banbury, approx 14 miles. Sunday return route, South along Oxford canal then footpaths through Adderbury back to Manor House campsite.

APRIL 9–11 2010 CYCLE PACK AROUND SALISBURY PLAIN
01/11/09. Maps: LR 173,184 or EX 118,130,157. Choice of routes either to east or west of Salisbury Plain approx 45–50 miles between pitches using minor roads.

APRIL 23-25 2010 AGM WEEKEND, BATH
09/05/09. Map: LR 172. Details later.

MAY 14-16 2010 PEAK DISTRICT - TISSINGTON WELL DRESSINGS (Provisional)
29/09/09. Details later.

Local pub meetings are held in many areas

County Durham - Meetings on Third Tuesday each month from October 20. At The Derwent Walk Inn (this is on the C2C route (near Consett / Medomsley)
A notes & newsletter to give further information will be available to Members. Please register with me to get this direct, or ask for other information about Durham County. peter@tradeandindustry.net

Derbyshire/Nottinghamshire/Leicestershire - Our regular local pub meets are held at Wilsthorpe Tavern, Wilsthorpe Road, NG10 3LJ, half a mile north of Long Eaton railway station, at GR SK478327 on OS Landranger 129. All welcome, especially new or prospective members. There are usually 4-6 members sometime between 20:00 and 22:30, in for a chat on equipment, routes, the club, and often joint travel to club events. Contact - tonywilson43@ukonline.co.uk

Not Backpackers Club events, but may be of interest

LAND'S END to JOHN O'GROATS 2009 expedition of Geoff Gafford Geoff's Blogspot

LAND'S END to JOHN O'GROATS 2007 expedition of Allan Ricketts - Read Allan's story on the Allan Ricketts LEJOG site

Other club members who have walked Land's End to John o'Groats - Read their stories on the LEJOG site

Seb Green, around Britain backpacker - Read his story at www.sebsodyssey.org.uk

Follow the Spring North
For a preview of Christine Roche's book of her Land's End-John o'Groats walk, see trafford.com/robots/04-0463.html
Priced at £13.80 plus 75p postage, order via above web site, or £11.00 plus 75p postage for Backpackers Club members, order direct from Christine (must quote membership number), contact details on front cover of club magazine 'Backpack'.

Ordnance Survey Map code-
LR=1/50,000 Landranger Series.
OL=1/25,000 Outdoor Leisure Series.
EX=1/25,000 Explorer Series.
**=Further information available (members only).
SN=Short notice event (arranged too late to appear in the club magazine 'Backpack').