The diary--do we really need it? There, I've just picked up a fairly large stone and thrown it into the Nevis Hillwalkers pool. I hope that the ripples that are caused will produce some eddies in all sorts of directions. I do realise that the diary has been a feature at the end of our walks for a long time, but wonder who, if anyone, reads it? And also, what purpose it serves? Someone out there, I'm sure, will tell me. But with our very good website with entries on each walk, and even photos, and now this blog (thankyou, Ron), are we not becoming a little overburdened with walk detail?
At the end of our walks, it is customery to meet up at a local hostelry or cafe to talk about that day's walk and others, and generally socialise. The diary, at the moment, is part of that, but I feel that it has become something of a chore, actually reducing the craic.
That's enough of my feelings on the subject. Now it's your turn! And by "you", I mean all members. Let's have lots of comments, please!
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I must agree John - I've always found it difficult to write something meaningful after a walk. And just to throw another pebble in the pool, now that we have the web-site and blog, is there any real purpose in a quarterly newsletter ? Maybe Wesley will agree that it's a lot of work, and the information could be published in one of our above channels ! I realise of course that there will be a small minority who don't have access to a computer, but perhaps a quick download of essential information, and printed out for those members would suffice ?
The think I like about the diary is that everyone (well almost everyone !) feels obliged to write something. It is not just "the usual suspects". Mind you, some of the entries are pretty minimal.
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