GYBO – EY&D RA Area Young Peoples’ Group
This has been an exceptionally busy year for GYBO. We have arranged a varied
calendar of walks with something to suit everyone. The monthly social at the
Brigantes is going from strength to strength and gives good opportunities for
potential members to meet us before donning their boots in the field. Use of
social networking websites has enabled individuals to arrange car shares in
addition to providing publicity for the group. We have also numerous fresh and
eager faces enjoying our events and adding their own individual contributions.
Paul Rhodes and Cath Guest have been actively involved in Area meetings, events
and publications.
Themed Walks
We started the winter months investigating parts of York we did not know existed
courtesy of the Millennium Way. The short sections of the Millennium Way gave a
gentle introduction to walking and brought in many new members. Our main themed
walk was the Centenary Way from York to Filey which proved very popular. Many
people looked toward completing their first long distance walk. We were able to
use both First Bus and the Yorkshire Coastliner to help with transport on the
linear sections.
Weekends Away
GYBO had many weekends away including the Galloway Forest Park, Coniston in the
Lake District, successful completion of the 3 Yorkshire Peaks and camping at the
foot of Helvellyn in stormy weather. We also had a weekend away in Scarborough
and our final adventure was at Slaidburn at Halloween within a short distance of
Pendle Hill.
Forward Planning.
No GYBO calendar would be complete without the Annual Carols at Rievaulx.
Already two weekends away in the Lake District and Scotland are in the pipeline.
We also have some exciting social events to look forward to. This includes
a joint venture with the Darlington Hills and Dales group which will give a
great opportunity to network with other young walkers. We look forward to
providing a walks and social calendar for the young at heart in 2009.
Cath Guest, GYBO Webmaster
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