I arrived promptly for 10:30 to meet a very well looking Lorraine who kindly showed me her scar.  We were followed shortly by Angela and John, Kev and Les (who'd come all the way from Milton Keynes) and Simon.  Not a large group, obviously some had been detered by a less than promising forecast.

In a recent book review of Great Mountain Days in the Lake District by Mark Richards, Cicerone the book's publishers donated a copy of the book as a competition prize to be offered on the site.  Interest in the book has been good and this short link reveals the winner of the competition as well as a preview of Michael Wood's book, The Fell Walker, which is now being offered as a prize via The Lost Sheep and the OFC website.

Angela Clarke is once again organising an OFC get together in the Peak District.  Set for Saturday, 21st June 2008 it will involve some walking and more than likely some food afterwards.  Interested?  Then read on to find out more.

Living in Derbyshire, Jag has well and truly got the outdoors bug.  Having bagged Snowdon, Scafell Pike and Blencathra amongst many others, he now has his eye on Suilven and Ben Hope with some snow for added excitement.

Fancy joining him for this or any other walking?  Then read on...

After the vigorous online voting for the various charities nominated, online polling has been closed and the data presented.  Thanks to all the individuals who initially nominated their charity and to all those people who voted on the site.  It was an interesting experiment which we have not done before and one which i would like to develop and carry forward with other issues.  In the truest tradition, please read on to see which nomination came top in the poll.....

James and I had discussed creating a video for this Christmas Message and have it scheduled to coincide with the Queen's Christmas broadcast - and then we thought twice about it!  Maybe next year.  In all seriousness, 2007 has been one of those years when there has been a continuous stream of events which have kept everybody well and truly on their toes.  Forgetting all the various photographic links - they are really too numerous to mention even though they form the backbone of the OFC - the 'extra-curricular' activities this year really have been marvellous.   I would like to try and acknowledge most. Read more...

OFC members Lorraine and Steven Procter (OFC Correspondent)  have just received the dreadful news that Lorraine has been diagnosed with duodenal cancer.  With Christmas less than three weeks away, this really could not have come at a worse time.

To help Lorraine (and Steven) through this difficult time and to serve as a reminder that people are thinking about them, we've created this article to gather some thoughts and words from OFC members.  If you would like add your special message then you can send it via the Message Board, or to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it and we will add it here for you.