We continue our pdf archive of books and Journals that give an insight into the Association in its earlier days.

One of our members, James Bogle, has written up the History of the Association and this was published in 2005.

We have a copy of the "Inauguration of the Cabane Britannia, 1912.

There are also Journals from 1909 to 1919, 1920 to 1929, 1930 to 1939, 1940 to 1949, 1950 to 1959, 1960 to 1969 and 1970 to 2020.

The chapters from the Centenary DVD are now loaded on YouTube.

The Committee has reluctantly agreed to postpone the The Annual Dinner Meet at Glenridding in February 2021. Under current Covid19 guidelines large indoor gatherings are not possible and there has been no indication that this will change anytime in the foreseeable future.
However the Annual General Meeting will still go ahead on the Saturday evening via a Zoom meeting. The Agenda and full details of how to access the meeting will be sent out to all members in the November Newsletter. 

Members can now apply to use the George Starkey Hut again! Please see the Hut website for full details of reopening.

Pamela and Alan visited St Luc for a short break over the period that the Alpine Meet was scheduled. Pam has written a report with photos of the unofficial ABM Meet.
She hopes that it will be of interest to those who signed up for this year’s St Luc meet, and for those on the 2007 Valais Trek.

The Picos de Europa Meet has been cancelled. As of July 26 the UK government has imposed quarantine procedures on people travelling from Spain and on July 29 the flights to Bilboa were cancelled. We hope to reschedule it for next September.

The August Bank Holiday Meet at the George Starkey Hut has been cancelled.

The rescheduled July Bunkhouse/Camping Meet to Derbyshire has been rebooked for May 2021.

The June trip to Snowdonia has been rescheduled to 11 - 12 June 2021.

Continuing our digital archive all the Centenary DVD chapters have been posted on YouTube.
Hope you enjoy viewing the chapters.

The fourth and last monthly donation to the Patterdale Community Fund was sent in July.

BMC Membership update - How members receive their membership cards for 2020 and the process for members receiving Summit magazine are both different in this year due to the challenges the BMC is facing during the coronavirus crisis.
Members will be emailed with details about how to access their digital membership card later this month.
The next issue of the Summit magazine will be a digital-only edition, and BMC club members will be emailed directly during June with access details.

There is a light hearted gallery of photos of members using their buffs around the world, which has been updated. If you have any photos please send them to the Editor.

The final batch of Journals, the 1960s are now available. They show several far reaching changes to the Association. Membership was at a high with over 700 members annually. Many members were now from outside London and wanted more than the London centric activities that the Association provided. Weekend meets in huts were started and organised outside the usual venues. In the mid 60s the Journal was totally revamped.
The Journals from the 1950s include insights into the pound devaluation leading to the currency crisis in the mid fifties, curtailing trips to the Alps to the Jubilee Celebrations in 1959.
The Journals from the 1940s include insights into the drastic reduction in membership during the war with a great recovery afterwards and the setting up of the summer Alpine Meet from 1947.
The Journals from the 1930s include insights into the effect of the financial crash on the Association and the expansion of activities in the UK.
I hope that you enjoy dipping into them.

Membership renewals - Over the past few months, the club has been migrating its membership database to a proprietary system (MemberMojo), both to provide increased functionality, and to improve the resilience of that function into the future. See further details in the club section in the left column.

Past news

George Starkey Hut

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Members can now apply to use the Hut again! The relevant Risk Assessment has been completed, and much effort has gone into cleaning and tidying the Hut, including packing excess items away and including closing off the book cases and blanket boxes. Advance Booking is absolutely essential. The full booking details are now available. Please see the Hut website for full details of reopening.

The hut is in Patterdale near Ullswater, at the heart of the Lake District’s Eastern Fells. It is ideally placed for the High Street range to the East, whilst from the front there is a splendid view of Helvellyn and its neighbouring fells: to reach them, all you have to do is put on your boots and walk from the hut.

There are rock climbing and mountain biking opportunities from the front door, canoeing and sailing on Ullswater and pony trekking locally.

Since mid 2016 we have had a new hut partner, the Alpine Club. The hut is run on behalf of both clubs by a limited company, George Starkey Hut Limited. The Chair is Tony Westcott (AC) and Marian Parsons is the Hut warden. The hut has a Members Room with eight beds and a further 20 beds that are bookable by clubs and groups. Members can now book directly through the Hut website. Before booking for the first time please register on the system.

Please note that the key box code for the GSH was changed in 2019, so if you are booked into the hut and don't have a key make sure you get the new code from the Hut Booking Secretary.

After the 2019 AGM of the George Starkey Hut the Directors agreed that from 1 January 2019 the rates will go up for members from £6 to £7 per night and for non-members/guests from £11 to £13.

For any questions about registering or booking please email the Hut Booking Secretaries on george.starkey.hut@gmail.com.

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Last Updated: 27 September 2020