The Calendar is pleased to announce the following provisional start times for his birthday race around Kinder this coming Saturday 6th May, starting and finishing at the Nag’s Head, Edale. If anyone else would like to join the festivities, please can you calendar@dpfr.org.uk or catch me at the AGM on Read more
Wil Spain, Wasdale RO, is looking for someone to take over responsibility for on the day (8th July) organisation, as he needs to be at a wedding. He’ll deal with the advanced organisation (though is open to offers on this too). If you can help, please calendar@dpfr.org and the calendar Read more
For anyone planning to run at Hayfield tomorrow (Sat 1st April), the start time has been brought forward to 11am. As far as the Calendar is aware, this has nothing to do with April Fool’s Day
Trev’s funeral service will be held at 10am on Friday 31st March at Swanwick crematorium near Alfreton (just off the A38 at the Matlock turning), followed by a short burial ceremony at Middleton by Wirksworth cemetery (11.30am), and thence on to Matlock Golf Club for 12.15pm. Fliss writes: “Trev definitely Read more
The Warts Blog, courtesy of Chris Barber, makes a welcome return; and spares no time in blaming the Safety Officer for something. A must-read for anyone who’s ever wondered what “the older they are, the better they were” syndrome is … Read it here
They’ve been some time in the gestation – or rather in the procrastination – but here they now are; the carshare league counters for 2017. Full details on the calendar later tonight … Sat 18-Feb; 11:30am Flower Scar AM SW Pennines Sun 19 March; 11am Wrekin AS Shropshire Sat 1-Apr; Read more
Greg Rimmer’s been in touch to say Donna wandered off from Roy and Marilyn’s on Boxing Day wearing somebody else’s Crocs. Do we have any claimants? Preferably with Donna’s pair to offer in part- exchange …
Just four 40@40 fixtures left, with Saturday bringing the first running of the Burbage Nuts race in eleven years. Full details now on the calendar, and Ken’s declared an early 10.15am start for the less than fleet of foot. He’s said nothing, on the other hand, about the size of Read more
Simon Mills writes: “Trigger bus. If you’d be interested in sharing a bus from Sheffield to the start, let me know – there seem to be enough Dark Peakers down. Same deal as last year – probably be limited to 29 (as that’s Rivelin’s biggest bus) and it’ll probably be Read more
Saturday sees the final Carshare League counter – Great Whernside – from Kettlewell; as Carshare himself notes ‘one of the very best fell flying descents going’, and an English Champs AS race next year. So here’s your chance to recce next year’s race route whilst witnessing the triumphant Rose Paxman Read more