When: 24 April 2021, 09:15 to 15:30Where: Dava MoorCost: £nil Cub Navigation Training Day on the Dava Moor led by Sandy Muray. A chance to learn or refresh skills before we head back to the mountains. The Club has arranged some FREE Navigation Training, which will be led by Sandy Murray. The event will be held on the Dava Moor. The event will be tailored to all ability levels from absolute beginner to more advanced. This event is open to paid-up members only. Contact Alistair Jeffs to book your place or obtain further information. The event will comply with Mountaineering Scotland’s COVID-19 guidance.
Photography Day, 18 April 2021
When: Sunday 18 April 2021Where: Elgin and the Moray CoastCost: £15 per person Spend a day with local photography professional Gary Murison. The event will be based in Elgin and the Moray coast and will only be a small group (members only, maximum 8). You need to provide your own transport and you can either bring a digital camera and/or camera phone. You will learn to take better photographs whatever your ability. There will be a focus on landscapes and closer up nature shots. Contact Alistair Jeffs for further information and/or book your place (members only). The event will comply with Mountaineering Scotland’s COVID-19 guidance.
Car Meet, River Divie, 20 or 21 March 2021
What: MMC Car Meet (Self-guided walk)When: Saturday 20 March 2021 OR Sunday 21 March (Time TBC)Where: B9007 at Randolph’s Leap (Google Maps)Cost: £Nil It looks like by the 20 March government’s COVID guidelines/regulations will permit up to 15 people on an organised outdoor event. However, it is likely that travel restrictions will mean that this is only open to members residing in Moray. This event will also comply with Mountaineering Scotland’s COVID-19 guidance. The plan is to walk from the B9007 bridge over the River Divie, upstream to another bridge near Dunphail House and then return via the opposite bank. Although the paths are marked on the Ordnance Survey map, there…
Nature Awareness Day, Culbin Forrest, 27 March 2021
What: Nature Awareness Day led by Dan PuplettWhen: Saturday 27 March 2021. 09:15 to 16:30Where: Culbin Forrest, Cloddymoss car park (Google Maps)Cost: £15 per person Enjoy a day out in Culbin Forres. The day will be led by professional nature educator and conservationist Dan Puplett. Spaces limited. Members only. To book your place email Alistair Jeffs. This event will comply with Mountaineering Scotland’s COVID-19 guidance
MemberMojo
The club is moving to a new online membership database system (MemberMojo). This will make it easier for committee members to contact you about events and also improve compliance with data protection regulations (See the Club’s privacy policy). It also allows members to update their own contact details. The Membership Secretary will email further information before the end of the March. Please check your junk mail for anything from the MMC / membermojo – it’s not be junk!
Membership Due (2021-2022)
The Club’s online AGM in June 2020 changed the membership year to bring it in line with Mountaineering Scotland’s subscription year (See rule 28). The initial adjustment means that the next MMC membership year will be shorter (from 1 August 2021 to 31 March 2022) and so the membership fee is only £20 (or £3 for those who pay their Mountaineering Scotland fee independently). The Club has to pay Mountaineering Scotland in line with their subscription year, therefore please pay your membership fee by 30 April 2021. Contact the membership secretary if you have any questions. The preferred method of payment is by BACS:Bank: RBSName: Moray MCSort Code: 83 20 06Account No:…
Winter Skills and Avalanche Awareness, Postponed
What: Winter skills and Avalanche Awareness When: Date TBC Where: Meet at the main Cairngorm ski centre car park (Grid Ref NH 989 061) The Club has arranged some FREE winter skills and avalanche awareness training, led by Sandy Murray and Heavy Whalley. The event will probably be based in the Northern Corries of the Cairngorms (conditions dependent). What we do will depend on the level of skills and experience that people already have, the snow conditions; and what people want to get out of it. Such things that can be covered are: movement on snow using boot and ice axes crampons ice axe self belay and self arrest…
Winter Rope Work, Postponed
What: Winter rope work trainingWhen: TBCWhere: To be confirmed Winter rope work training led by Ben Gibson of Mountaineering Scotland. Further details to follow. Members only. To book your place email Alistair Jeffs. This event will comply with Mountaineering Scotland’s COVID-19 guidance
Christmas Meet, Cairngorms, 20 December 2020
What: Car Meet / Christmas (physically distanced) socialWhen: Sunday 20 December 2020, 09:00. (Picnic from 3pm)Where: Meet at Ciste Car Park (Grid Reference NH997074)Cost: No charge Sadly our Christmas Meet looks a lot different this year. However, we live in a beautiful part of the world and we’re lucky to have a great playground where we can be outside and enjoy each others company.This year’s meet is a little more rustic; think picnic, flasks of hot mulled apple (or wine) and mince pies. Instead of setting a walk, we can liaise together weather dependent closer to the time. Our start point and picnic point will be the Ciste ski car…
Change to the Constitution
The Club’s constitution was changed by at least two-thirds majority at the 84th Annual General Meeting on 26 November 2020. Refer to new Rule 3 regarding minimum age of members.