She continued to


walk after the move, delighting in the forests of Essex...


Welsh, who became a journalist and editor of Essential Law for Journalists. Mary trained as a teacher at Furzedown Training College in Streatham and taught at Chandos Secondary Modern Girls School in Stanmore, and Highfield School and Mount Carmel Girls School in Central London. Her passion and her subject was biology, and in the early 70s she returned to study, part-time, to secure a 2:1 from the Institute of Biology in Ecology and Animal Behaviour. In 1979, Tom was appointed editor of the North West Evening Mail in Barrow-in-Furness and Mary took up a teaching post at Whitehaven Grammar School, moving later to John Ruskin School in Coniston. They uprooted from their home in Islington to move to Broughton- in-Furness. Mary absolutely loved it – her joy in village life in the middle of breathtaking countryside sings out from every page of A Country Journal. They never wanted to leave, but after Tom’s death in 2014, Mary moved south in March 2016, to be closer to her four children in London. She continued to walk after the move, delighting in the forests of Essex, the hills of the Chilterns and the hidden gems of London, and had already started preparing a portfolio of walks in the south. Mary died of a heart attack on January 11 2017. She is sadly missed by her two daughters, her two sons, their partners, and six grandsons, all of whom had often accompanied her on her walks.


Cheryl Campbell 14 Outdoor focus | spring 2017


I really couldn’


MY MOUNTAIN EQUIPMENT WATERPROOF JACKET Jacquie Budd


In the good old days, the Outside outdoor shop in the Peak District would run a bank holiday weekend sale from a marquee in their car park. The rails were packed full of clothing and equipment, many of which were sample lines at cut price costs. The marquee sales were renowned for grabbing yourself a bargain and many a bank holiday weekend was planned on the basis of being in the area.


It was at one such event that I


came across a Mountain Equipment waterproof jacket for the princely sum of £10. I was looking for something a little lighter than my full-on technical waterproof and so the purchase was made. I bought the jacket around ten years ago and, at the time, little did I expect that this bargain basement jacket would become one of my most utilised pieces of kit.


I’ve used it for climbing, walking, trail running, mountain biking and


even when gardening. It’s been thrown into the bottom of my climbing rucksack on all but the warmest days at the crag and it’s travelled abroad with me on many a trip. It’s acted as a waterproof layer, a windproof layer and an extra layer of insulation on top of my down jacket for those really cold days belaying. It’s not the most technical piece of clothing I own. To be honest, it’s not even the best fit. Add in the battered condition and fraying cuffs (despite previous attempts to stitch them back up) and you may wonder why it’s not been retired long ago. However, it just seems to work. I bought a replacement a few years ago, but this is still the one which gets picked off the coat hook first. This jacket has seen some


adventures and has been with me through thick and thin. The day it finally falls apart will be a sad one indeed.


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