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Get ready for the exciting 10th Anniversary Brown Dog Challenge! Find all the essential details you need to have a successful weekend adventure. From pre-challenge briefings to safety tips and event timetables, this pack has got you covered.
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brown dog 2010 CHALLENGE Information Pack
CONTENTPAGEESSENTIAL YOU READ • Introduction 3 • GENERAL INFORMATION TO ALL CHALLENGERS 4 • The Challenge Team 2010 5 • Pre-Challenge Teleconference 6 • Summary Timetable of Events 7 Understand the basic plan • Your B&B Accommodation 8 – 14 Where you will stay – call B&B on Friday • Collecting your T-Shirts 15 • Friday 4th June 16-17 Where to meet up Friday night • Equipment Check List / Food & Water 18-19 Check you have got everything • Where and what time to meet on Saturday 5th June 20-21 What time to meet on Saturday morning • Pre-Challenge Briefing & Drop Off point at Start 22-23 • Challenge Rules 24 Understand some basic rules • Challenge Leads 25-26 • Ground Support 27-28 • Confirming the money you have raised during the challenge 29 Know how much you have raised • Collection Point at Finish 30 • - Dogs Dinner Information 31– 33 Understand the plan for the Dogs Dinner • WORDSWORTH CHALLENGE INFORMATION 34 • - Challenge Details 34 - 43 • TIGGY-WINKLE CHALLENGE 44 • Challenge Details 44 -47 • Contact Details & Thank You 48 • Brown dog Trustees Contact Details 49 • Thank you 50
To All 2010 Challengers With just 4 weeks to go now until our very special 10th Anniversary brown dog Challenge it’s time to provide you with all the information you need to enjoy your weekend. I appreciate you all live busy lives, but please find time to go through the pack. On the next (content) page we have highlighted the “essential reading” elements of this pack – please pay particular attention to these. On May 18th and 25th we have tele-conferences organised for Wordsworth & Tiggy Winkle respectively to share tips and hints to enable you to get the most out of the weekend and answer any questions you may have. Again, it’s in your interest to attend. On June 5th the safety of all members will be our greatest priority, as such we ask you to listen and respond to our organising team. We also ask you to take responsibility for your own safety and listen to what your body is telling you too – if your body is saying enough is enough, then pull-out (please don’t put yourself and others at risk) Hopefully you will all make it to the end of your challenge on time and in one piece, enabling you to experience that unbelievable feeling of success and achievement. Then in the evening we can all share this success, swap stories and top it all by announcing the money we have collectively raised - hopefully confirming the achievement of our goal – to purchase the Molemax 111 skin cancer scanner. Please remember to total up what you believe you have raised and bring this information with you as you will be asked for this prior to the dogs dinner so we can calculate and announce our big team achievement. I know that myself and all the Trustees can’t wait for the big day and to see you all Mark On behalf of the brown dog Trustees/Organising Team
Wordsworth Tiggy Winkle Ground Support CHALLENGE TEAM 2010 Special WELCOME to our new brown dog members 87 Team Members
Pre-Challenge Briefing (Teleconference) Wordsworth Challenge Briefing Tiggy Winkle Challenge Briefing Tuesday 18th May (8-9pm) Tuesday 25th May (8-9pm) Dial 0800 032 0217 When asked enter this pin 85509258# Chair 22976143# Dial 0800 032 0217 When asked enter this pin 85509258# Chair 22976143# This tele-conference is to provide information on the challenge and answer any questions you may have This tele-conference is to provide information on the challenge and answer any questions you may have We encourage you to join this call
Friday 4th & Saturday 5th June - Time-table of Events FRIDAY 4TH JUNE Drive to Keswick Check-In B&B Find somewhere to eat Meet at Rumours for drinks (8.30 onwards) STAURDAY 5TH JUNE WORDSWORTH CHALLENGE TIGGY-WINKLE CHALLENGE 0300 0630 Get Up Get Up 0330 Get on the Coach Breakfast 0700 Travel to Start Walk to Start 0345 0730 Start Challenge Start Challenge 0400 0800 Finish Challenge Finish Challenge 1830 1730 Arrive back at B&B Arrive back at B&B 1900 1800 Meet Skiddaw Hotel Meet Skiddaw Hotel 2000 2000 Dogs Dinner Starts Dogs Dinner Starts 2030 2030 SUNDAY 6TH JUNE Have Breakfast Travel Home/Stay Longer
Bed & Breakfast Accommodation 1 During the day on the Friday can you call your B&B owner and let them know what time you will arriving (particularly if you are going to be late). 2 If you have any special dietary needs call the B&B Owner the week before to discuss 3 On the 5th June 18 B&B’s are being used to accommodate the 90 of us The standard of these B&B’s may vary a little However, they should all be of a good standard and provide high cleanliness. If you feel your B&B does not meet these standards then it’s up to you to discuss your issues with the B&B owner. Brown dog have booked B&B’s on the basis that they provide an acceptable level of quality and a high level of cleanliness and take no responsibility if B&B’s fail to meet this promise.
An overview of B&B Accommodation see next 4 pages to find your B&B
B&B’s – Eskin Street CLARENCE HOUSE CHARNWOOD GUEST CHERRY TREES ALERDALE HOUSE 12 ESKIN STREET 6 ESKIN STREET 16 ESKIN STREET 1 ESKIN STREET Owner: Pat Owner: Sue Bannister Owner: Margaret Owner: Helen & Tony Tel: 017687 73186 Tel: 017687 74111 Tel: 017687 71048 Tel: 017687 73891 www.clarencehousekeswick.co.uk www.allerdale-house.co.uk Mark & Helen Storer Garry & Karen Morris Laurence & Catherine Crack Karl Hodson & Rachel Williamson Grace Storer & Jack Wardle Natalie & Steve Matt Crack & Tash Colin & Keeley Spilsbury Richard Little & Basher Martin & James Green David Hall & Debbie Johnson Ian Alexander & Pete Fowler Ian Cheeseman Mark & Jackie Leech Josh & Isaac Storer Double Twin Single
B&B’s –Ambleside Road LYNWOOD GREYSTONES FERNDENE ACORN HOUSE AMBLESIDE ROAD 12 AMBLESIDE ROAD AMBLESIDE ROAD AMBLESIDE ROAD Owner: Les Owner: Elsie & Gerry Owner: Christine Owner: Mrs Edwards Tel: 017687 73108 Tel: 017687 72081 Tel: 017687 74612 Tel: 017687 72533 www.greystones.co.uk www.lynwood-keswick.co.uk www.ferndene-keswick.co.uk www.acornhouse.co.uk Richard & Katheryn Debbie & Chloe Adlerstine David Crewdson & Mick Hawkes Jackie & Kevin McDonald Nicole Davenport & Jeanne Barrett Anil Patel Kevin Ashley Nick Hill & Frank Eustace Double Twin Single
B&B’s – St John’s, Derwentwater Place & Wordsworth St STRATHMORE CUMBRIA HOUSE THE PADDOCK BECKSIDE 8 ST. JOHN’S TERRACE DERWENTWATER PLACE WORDSWORTH STREET 5 WORDSWORTH STREET Owner: Lyn Owner: Mavis Owner: Val Owner: Tracey Tel: 017687 72584 Tel: 017687 73171 Tel: 017687 72510 Tel: 017687 73093 www.strathmorekeswick.co.uk www.cumbriahouse.co.uk www.thepaddock.info www.beckside-keswick.co.uk Carl & Ruth Lang Rupert & Wendy May H & Denise Styles Nicola Chapman & Cathie Brough Dave Theski & Berni Mahon Debbie May Sam & Niahm Harry & Marj Maddern (Sat night only) Abi Sinclair & Karen Wright Steve Lindsay & Dave Barlow Rachell Ellis & Jackie Sharp Russell Dowling Double Twin Single
B&B’s – Bank, Gretna, Blencathra & Southerly Street DOLLYWAGGON PITCAIRN HOUSE SUNNYSIDE BRIERHOLME 17 HELVELLYN STREET 7 Blencathra Street 25 SOUTHERLY STREET 21 BANK STREET Owner: Amanda Owner: Heather & Steve Owner: Anne Owner: Lynne Hazel Tel: 017687 73593 017687 72453 Tel: 017687 72446 www.dollywaggon.co.uk www.pitcairnhouse.co.uk/ Tel: 017687 72938 www.sunnysideguesthouse.com www.brierholnme.co.uk Graham & Rob Bird Kim Morris & Gemma Halls Maria Dobson & Anita Dobson Nadeem & Aamhed Joy Osborne & Lucy England Ian Patchet Vinod & Girlfriend Jackie & Paul Avery Alex Avery & Girlfriend EDEN GREEN 20 BLENCATHRA STREET Owner: Sue Tel: 017687 72077 www.edenguesthouse.com Chris Belcher & Edwin Raey Matt Stoneman & Neil Plimmer Double Twin Single
Finding your B&B 2 GRETA ST. BRANBLEWOOD COTTAGE 7 BLENCATHRA ST. PITCAIRN WORDSWORTH ST. THE PADDOCK 20 BLENCATHRA ST. EDEN GREEN WORDSWORTH ST BECKSIDE 25 SOUTHERLY ST. SUNNY SIDE 21 BANK STREET BRIERHOLME 13 THE HEADLANDS LAURA & CHRIS 8 ST JOHN’S TERRACE STRATHMORE DERWENT WATER PLACE CUMBRIA HOUSE AMBLESIDE ROAD GREYSTONES AMBLESIDE ROAD ACORNJ HOUSE AMBLESIDE ROAD FERNDEN 1 ESKIN STREET ALERDALE HOUSE AMBLESIDE ROAD LYNWOOD 6 ESKIN STREET CHARNWOOD GUEST 12 ESKIN STREET CLARENCE HOUSE 16 ESKIN STREET CHERRY TREES
Friday 4th – Pick up your T-Shirt at your B&B WORDSWORTH & Ground Support TIGGY WINKLE TRUSTEE or Wordsworth Helper T-Shirt Sizes are included at the back of this information pack Please wear your T-Shirt with pride on Friday Night (people may give you a donation)
Friday 4th June – Evening Eating & Meeting FIND SOMEWHERE TO EAT MEET THE TEAM FOR DRINKS Because you will all be arriving at different times it makes sense if you just find somewhere yourself to eat. Keswick has lot’s of pubs and restaurants, albeit they will be very busy at this time of year. From 8.30 pm onwards the brown dog trustees invite you to join them in the bar at Rumours (see next page) Hopefully this will enable some of you to make new friends before big day. Don’t worry if you can’t make this as we will brief you all in the morning
Where to Meet - Friday 4th Rumours www.rumourskeswick.co.uk 1 Penrith RoadKeswick CA12 4HF017687 71119
Friday 4th - Check your Equipment Get everything ready so you can up and go in the morning • Walking Boots – Good sturdy sole with ankle support – No Trainers (on Wordsworth) • Socks - 1 thin pair and 1 thick woolly pair (you may want a few changes of these however) • Lightweight Trousers/Jogging Bottoms/Shorts - NO JEANS! • Waterproof Trousers - when it rains in the Lakes it rains! • Waterproof Coat - ditto • Underwear - personal choice • T-Shirts - 1 to wear, 2/3 to change into • Sweatshirt - will be cold at 4am in the morning, later in the day and if it’s raining • Fleece or suitable equivalent jacket • Hat - protects from rain and sun • Scarf and Gloves (optional - weather is changeable - especially at altitude) • Sunglasses - optimistic • Rucksack - not too big, not too small, padded, well supported, comfortable etc. • Camera (optional) • Map • Compass (won’t all need one) • Flask (optional) • Torch - it will be dark between 4-5 am • Sun cream (you never know!) • Toilet Paper (you never know!) • Carrier Bag/s (lot’s of uses e.g. putting wet t-shirt in ruck-sack after changing) • Make sure that you have enough equipment to last the day in all conditions • – but be careful not to take too much as you will have to carry it all. • THINK WARM - THINK DRY - THINK SAFE.
Food & Drink is Essential • Remember, you will be walking for 8 or 14 hours on TW or Wordsworth or TW respectively • so take enough food & drink to last. • Cold Water - 2-4 litres per person • Wordsworth Challengers can give ground support additional water to carry for you to pick up at Honister • TW you can give ground support additional water to carry in car for you • Other Drinks (Optional) - energising drinks (Lucazade etc) • - Make sure you try these out before the day as they don’t suite everyone • Hot Tea/Coffee – flasks can be given to ground support • Wordsworth challengers – you can hand your flask to Pete Fowler as you get on the coach in the morning, he will • return it to you 4 hours later at Honister pass • Food - enough for the whole day - some sandwiches (not too many) - plenty of nibbles (Mars Bars, Bananas, Fruit Bars, Mint Cake etc) - eat little and often • Medication – think what you may need - take pain killers - have plasters in case you get blisters - knee supports recommended if you feel your knees may be vulnerable
Where to Meet (and what time) on Saturday 5th At the Museum on STATION ROAD WORDSWORTH at 3.30 am TIGGY WINKLE At 7.45 am
Saturday Morning – Wordsworth Team Only It is essential that we run to time on the Saturday morning You need to go to Station Road (as shown on previous page) PLEASE BE AT THE MUSEUM BY 3.30am THE COACH MUST LEAVE AT 3.45 Please note we will not be able to wait for late-comers If for some genuine reason you get delayed please call Peter Fowler on 0773 6359982
Saturday 5th - Pre-Challenge Briefings Wordsworth Challenge Tiggy Winkle Challenge A pre-challenge safety and information briefing will be given to all challengers on the coach on Saturday morning en-route to the start of the challenge. A pre-challenge safety and information briefing will be given to all challengers at the staring point of the challenge on Saturday morning.
Wordsworth – Coach Drop Off & Start Point Start of Wordsworth Challenge 2010 The Wordsworth start-point will be slightly different from last time to enable coach access. It will involve a short walk between the red arrows – this will act as a nice warm up prior to Climbing Cat Bells Start of Wordsworth Challenge 2000 Not applicable to TIGGY WINKLE challengers
Some Rules – both challenges PACE SAFETY/HEALTH This year we have to climb 8 mountains AND complete the challenge in 14 hours – we must finish the challenge in this time-frame to achieve our goal If an individual is really holding up the group (on a continuous basis) and putting time-scales at high risk, the organisors may ask the individual to step down Note: Also we must be back at the finish on time in order to get on the coach and return back to Keswick in time to prepare for the dogs dinner Safety on the challenge is the main priority of the brown dog organising team If an individual has an injury or is in obvious distress and the organisors believe the individual is putting either themselves or others at risk they may ask the individual to step down. STAYING TOGETHER BE HONEST WITH YOURSELF For safety/support reasons it is important that we all stay together, plus this is a team event. Please can we ask that all challengers follow the challenge leader – stop when the leader calls a break, start when the leader says resume Note: Fitter challenges are requested to be supportive and patient of those who may find the challenge much harder Your health and safety is the most important thing on the challenge The organisors ask you to be honest with yourself and pull out of the challenge at any point if your health is at risk – put your health first please! Note: If you are struggling, talk to one of the White Shirt organisers who are there to help you
Wordsworth Challenge Organisers Richard will lead the team safely from start to finish If a rapid decision is required to resolve a problem the circled Trustees will group to agree action brown dog Member Laurence Crack brown dog Trustee Mark Storer brown dog Member Garry Morris brown dog Trustee Anil Patel brown dog Member Matt Stoneman brown dog Trustee Ian Alexander If you need help on the day – talk to anyone in a white shirt
Tiggy Winkle Lead Grace will lead the team safely from start to finish If she needs a second opinion to resolve a problem she will be supported by: David Hall Brown dog trustee
Ground Support Plan Ground Support Lead – Pete Fowler Team Catherine Crack & TashBaylis Jackie Avery & Paul Avery & Tasha Steve Woodstock Debbie Johnston Jackie Leech 0300 0400 0500 At Pick Up (Keswick) 0300 - 0400 Collect Thermos Flasks Help Stragglers (Pete Fowler) 0600 Meet Travel 0700 Wordsworth 0800 At Pick Up (Keswick) 0745 - 0815 Collect Thermos Flasks Help Stragglers (Catherine Crack) 0900 At Honister Pass 0730 - 0900 Provide Water/First Aid Provide Assistance (Pete Fowler) 1000 Meet Tiggy Winkle 1100 Threlkeld 0845 - 0915 Provide Assistance (Catherine Crack) 1200 1300 On Call for Emergency Or Collect challengers dropping out (Pete Fowler) 1400 On Call for Emergency Or Collect challengers dropping out (Catherine Crack) 1500 1600 1700 1800 At Finish 0600 - 0700 Provide Water/First Aid Provide Assistance (Catherine Crack) 1900 At Finish 0600 - 0700 Provide Water/First Aid Provide Assistance (Pete Fowler)
Tiggy Winkle – Ground Support Access A A KESWICK B G PORTINGSCALE C A NICOL END MARINA A A C LATRIGG DERWENT WATER Threlkeld A A D A66 D E A F Cumbria Way A66 A B A591 River Greta A5271 A Start At the museum on Station Road E A F KESWICK A
Providing Information on the money you have raised I will be asking you how much money you have raised either on the Friday night or during the challenge – please have this information with you so we can work out what we have raised and announce it at the dogs dinner. Grace will do the same on the TW challenge. Thanks, Ian
Wordsworth – Finish & Coach Collection Point 2010 end of Wordsworth Challenge Coach Collection The Wordsworth finish-point will be slightly different from last time to enable coach access. It will involve a short walk between the red arrows 2001 end of Wordsworth Challenge Not applicable to TIGGY WINKLE challengers
The Dogs Dinner – Venue Details Public Bar Restaurant Dogs Dinner with private bar In front door Follow corridor towards back of hotel
The Dogs Dinner – Agenda 8.00 pm Meet for drinks 8.30 pm Sit for Dinner – 10 min AGM 8.45 pm Dinner 9.45 pm After Dinner Speeches/Presentations & Fun Recommended dress code for the dogs dinner is smart-casual - smart jeans are acceptable.
The dogs dinner – Menu Chicken Liver Pate on Mixed Leaves With Melba Toast & our own Cumberland Sauce Rosette of Smoked Salmon, with Sweet Cherry Tomatoes, House Dressed Salad, Lemon Oil & Crisp Herb Bread Compote of Soft Fresh Fruit Topped with Scoop of Refreshing Lemon Sorbet Cream of Leek & Potato Soup With Crisp Herb Croutons ***** Roast Loin of Pork, Stuffed with Brie & Apricots Served with Pan Gravy Slow Roasted Lamb joint upon Spring Onion Mash With a Roast Garlic, Rosemary & Red Wine Sauce Steamed Fillet of Scottish Salmon, Drizzled with Béarnaise Butter Sauce Garnished with Fresh Asparagus Crisp Grilled chicken Breast on a Ragout of Mushrooms & Brandy Topped with Crunchy Potatoes Vegetable Risotto Cold Meat Platter ***** Our Own Steamed Cumberland Pudding Served with Custard Step 1 Please select a Starter & Main Meal Step 2 Send your request to Anil.Patel2@LloydsTSB.co.uk no later than 28th May PLEASE NOTE If we have not received your selection choice by the 28th we will select a meal for you we will not chase you for your selection
The Wordsworth Challenge To climb 8 mountains in 14 hours 0400 0515 0605 0655 0745 0935 0955 1040 1125 1300 1500 1630 1800 1830 8 7 6 Metres above sea-level 5 4 3 2 1 Includes break 30 mins Phase 1 – 4 Hours Phase 2 – 5 Hours Phase 3 – 5 Hours
Stage 1 -Start to Cat Bells START 0400 75 mins CAT BELLS 0515
Phase 2 - Cat Bells to High Spy CAT BELLS 0515 50 mins MAIDEN M 0605 50 mins HIGH SPY 0655
Phase 3 –High Spy to Honister Pass HIGH SPY 0655 50 mins HONISTER 0745 HONISTER BREAK 30 mins 0815
Phase 4 –Honister Pass to Great Gable HONISTER 0815 GREY K 0935 BRANDRETH 0955 GREEN G 1040 GREAT G 1125
Phase 5 –Great Gable to Scafell Pike GREAT G 1125 SCAFELL P 1500
Phase 6 –Scafell to Styhead Tarn SCAFELL P 1500 STYHEAD T 1630
Phase 7 –Styhead Tarn to Seathwaite STYHEAD T 1630 SEATHWAITE 1800
Phase 8 –Seathwaite to Setoller SEATHWAITE 1800 SEATOLLER 1830
Phase 1 – Latrigg & Threlkeld A>B 9 B>C 43 C>D 37 D>E 32 E>F 25 F>A 45 191 3.25 hours Fantastic views from the top of Latrigg A steady walk off Latrigg down to the valley E A good old climb through the woods up to Latrigg C D F Along the old railway line taking in the fabulous scenery following the river back to Keswick B START A
Phase 1 (i) – Keswick to Start of Wordsworth A>B 25 B>C 13 C>D 29 D>E 63 E>F 40 F>G 100 270 4.5 hours B A C D
Phase 1 (ii) – Start of Wordsworth - Finish G A>B 25 B>C 13 C>D 29 D>E 63 E>F 40 F>G 100 270 4.5 hours D E F
brown dog Trustee Board/Organisers Trustee email Mobile Richard Parkes richard.g.parkes@bt.com 07740 605362 (chairman) Ian Alexander ian.browndog@yahoo.co.uk 07801910829 (Finance Director) Pete Fowler pete.fowler@lloydstsb.co.uk 07736359982 (Secretary) Anil Patel anil.patel2@lloydstsb.co.uk 07801471723 Richard Little rlittl15@jaguarlandrover.com 07827881077 David Hall david.hall@emerson.com 07717866965 Nick Hill nicholas.m.hill@bt.com 0791 8880613 Mark Storer mark.storer@bt.com 07918070710 Contact Details
Thank You & Good Luck Thank you so much for supporting brown dog on our 2010 campaign to raise £50,000 to buy the Molemax III Skin Cancer Scanner for Leicester Hospitals Trust. Good luck on the challenge. Have a wonderful weekend on 4th/5th/6th June.