Advice and Reviews from the OFC http://www.fellwalkingclub.co.uk Thu, 23 May 2013 03:04:08 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.fellwalkingclub.co.uk/images/M_images/ofc_logo_75.png http://www.fellwalkingclub.co.uk Advice and Reviews from the OFC http://www.fellwalkingclub.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=553&Itemid=38 Modern life takes it's toll on family relationships. Alan Nolan and his son, Ian, found themselves distanced from each other following Alan's divorce from his son's mother. For 20 years, they were apart. Ian lived in Italy and Alan in the UK. We were separated by a physical as well as an emotional distance, recalls Alan, who was determined to reignite the bond with his son. Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:44:34 +0100 http://www.fellwalkingclub.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=554&Itemid=38 Inspired by the Hugh Walpole novels and the Herries Chronicles, Lindsey has written a family saga based in the Lake District. It follows the lives of the Keldas family who run a small farm in the fictionary village of Keld Head. Northern Spirit is the first of three novels in this series and covers David Keldas's story. It is available to buy on-line from most good book retailers and also an e-book version on Amozon Kindle. Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:44:34 +0100 http://www.fellwalkingclub.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=549&Itemid=39 As a child growing up, I was always proud to be Lancastrian. On one of my earliest trips to Lakeland I remember stopping at the summit of Wrynose Pass in my friend's Volkswagon camper. I guess the year must've been about 1979, but it was the monolith of limestone near the summit of the motor road that caught my interest. Seeing LANCASHIRE emblazened across it was obvious to a child, but it was the L, W and R embedded in the grass that had me intrigued. They stand for Lancashire, Cumberland and Westmorland , I was told by my friend's father. With hindsight, it's the first recollection I have of taking note of that word. I'd been to Kendal and of course driven through the old county of Westmorland on many an occasion, but this piece of limestone at the summit of the infamous pass has become somewhat of a pilgrimage point for me - a kind of qiblah whilst I'm exiled in London! Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:33:40 +0100 http://www.fellwalkingclub.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=548&Itemid=39 When my parents moved to the Lake District, one of the first things I learnt was that their house was situated on the Dales Way. Over 18 years they've had many a walker asking for route directions and sitting on the bench near their home lapping up the scenary on their last few miles on their last day of walking into Bowness-on-Windermere. In the back of my mind, my intention has always been to walk the route and with this in mind I recently purchased a new DVD which I knew had been in production. The DVD in question is The Dales Way with Mark Richards a great new title outlining this majestic route from it's start in Ilkley all the way along its 80 miles to its terminus at Bowness on the shores of Windermere. Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:33:40 +0100 http://www.fellwalkingclub.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=546&Itemid=38 As a child growing up, it was always a bit of a chicken and an egg, whether it was my interest in geography that led to my love of the landscape or the other way around. Whatever it was, I always had an interest in how the landscape was formed and at school, like so many others, it was geomorphology that led to an increased understanding of the world around me. From those school years learning about the diffluence col at Blea Tarn or the Chapel Stile Rock Barrier and its importance in the formation of Elterwater, there has been a massive void in the guidebook market. Now this niche has been filled by Peter Wilson's excellent new book called 'Lake District Mountain Landforms'. Sun, 23 Oct 2011 18:12:08 +0100 http://www.fellwalkingclub.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=539&Itemid=38 WHETHER it’s a hike across the high fells or a lakeside ramble you enjoy most, let Lakeland Walker – Britain’s oldest and best-selling Lake District walking magazine – guide you along the way. Follow this link to find out more about Lakeland Walker and to utilise a subscription offer just for the OFC..... Sun, 20 Feb 2011 19:08:26 +0100 http://www.fellwalkingclub.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=532&Itemid=39 Withnail and I? , I wondered as I perused the shelves of a DVD and CD store in Cambridge. An accompanying friend said, Buy it, you'll enjoy it. And so it was that this DVD stood, unwatched on the shelf for half a year until last night. I had already found that the film was set in Wet Sleddale and so I watched it this week. Set in the dying months of the 1960s, wondrous shots of uncongested motorways, hilarious dialogues and with a Lakeland setting to boot I couldn't go wrong. Having watched this piece of iconic film it then got me wondering at how many other films are set in the Lakes. Perhaps with some suggestions, this article can grow over time so please do read on and write in with your ideas.... Fri, 24 Sep 2010 11:48:11 +0100 http://www.fellwalkingclub.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=511&Itemid=38 This is an article looking at the booklet, Southwold Town Trail - The Hunt for King Edmund's Crown . This is a town trail, devised by Peter Burgess, a secondary school teacher by trade, and adult educationalist, Steve Button. The trail focusses on the delectable Suffolk town of Southwold. The Trail is intended to guide you around Southwold seeking out information in order to solve clues and thereby gain the key to your final quest and task. All those successful on the trail receive a certificate of completion. Read on to find out more and buy your own copy.... Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:37:03 +0100 http://www.fellwalkingclub.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=507&Itemid=40 Simon and Monica Cunningham left Bristol in June 2008 to relocate to the Abruzzo region of Italy. For those not in the know, Abruzzo (pronounced [a'bruttso]) is a region in Italy, its western border lying less than 50 miles due east of Rome. In a series of articles Simon describes, the roller coaster ride they have undertaken to move to this naturally stunning region of Italy and continues our recent tranche of articles covering mountains in other parts of Europe. Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:43:06 +0100 http://www.fellwalkingclub.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=496&Itemid=38 COMPETITION: Since the centenary of Alfred Wainwright's birth in 2007, there has been a massive resurgence in interest in the man himself. With the revival of the Pictorial Guides as a result of being saved by Frances Lincoln Publisher, the recent televising of Wainwright's Walks with Julia Bradbury and the formation of the Society in his name, there has been renewed enthusiasm for anything AW. Along with Hunter Davies biography of Wainwright, this new book also announces itself as the biography of Alfred Wainwright. This review (with competition) focuses on Wainwright, His life from Milltown to Mountain by W.R.Mitchell. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:44:43 +0100