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Extra Summits for club members L
ike Summit magazine but wish you could read every issue as a club member? Get our new app and you’ll be able to read
every issue of Summit on your smartphone or tablet for free – if you have a membership number. Online soon – watch this space.
FIND OUT MORE:
www.thebmc.co.uk/summit-tablets
Clubs skills courses Whether you’re an experienced club member or want to learn new skills, we’ve got the right course for you.
BEST FOR: Training new club members £50 (full-board) 16-18 May, Plas y Brenin
Are you a club member involved in introducing new club members to climbing and walking? Make a date for this weekend training workshop. The course is aimed at affi liated clubs which accept novices and is especially relevant for clubs that want to encourage young people. The BMC has been delivering this subsidised workshop – a mixture of theory and practical sessions – since 2011 to provide support to club members who wish to develop their own outdoor teaching skills. BOOK ONLINE:
www.thebmc.co.uk/novice-member-training
BEST FOR: Developing your personal skills £75
Looking to develop your personal skills? Don’t miss these training weekends for BMC club members. Organised by the BMC Clubs
Committee and held at club huts around the UK, they will be run by experienced instructors. Each course is two days long, with
accommodation included. Courses: Navigation Skills (5-6 April, nr Ingleton, Yorkshire and 18-19 October, Ogwen Valley, North
Wales), Outdoor First Aid (17-18 May, Brecon Beacons and 27-28 September, Ogwen Valley) and Self-Rescue for Climbers (17-18 May, Pembrokeshire and 13-14 September, Coniston). BOOK ONLINE:
www.thebmc.co.uk/clubscourses
BEST FOR: Supporting club offi cers
Look out for our new half-day and one-day workshops to support club offi cers later this year.
COMING SOON:
www.thebmc.co.uk/clubscourses
BEST FOR: Student clubs 11-12 October, Plas y Brenin
Are you in a uni mountaineering club? Don’t miss our Student Safety and Good Practice Seminar. Aimed a university club members, this is your opportunity to improve your club practices and ensure safety enjoyment of our cliffs and mountains. The weekend is a mix of lectures, discussions and hands-on workshops from experts. BOOK ONLINE:
www.thebmc.co.uk/student-seminar
What’s your club up to? W
e’ve recently revamped many of the club articles on the BMC website. Help us keep the clubs news coming by sending us your signifi cant club
news. We’d like to hear about interesting people doing interesting things; any ideas welcome. Drop us a line at
press@thebmc.co.uk
Cash for clubs T
14 | 70TH ANNIVERSARY | FOR BRITISH CLIMBING AND WALKING SINCE 1944
his year’s funding round is now open. All BMC-affi liated clubs are invited to apply for funding for instructor support, club equipment and/or to help
to develop club websites and newsletters. The closing date for applications is Friday 2 May. Find out more at
www.thebmc.co.uk/clubs-funding
PHOTO: ALEX MESSENGER.
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