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The Original Club Logbook 1967 - 1977 
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The original Hiking Club Logbook originated with the conception of the Club back in 1967. It was originally a minute book, but gradually adpated over these 10 years into the gossip filled annal we all know and love today. Below are some examples of the first logbook's development and content, as well as some pictures of people who we can only really accurately describe as "right loonies"... click on the links below to see more! The Original Constitution
The present one has been the subject of argument and satire, and
is a bit more convoluted than this original
version from the inside cover of the first logbook. This was,
of course, back in the days when we were the "University of
Lancaster Hiking Association"...
The First Annual General Meeting
This was held on May 11th 1967, and the minutes appear as the
first proper item in this logbook, following on from the early
membership lists. The minutes are reproduced here in their original form.
Early Photographs
The two earliest photographs of
Club activities in the Exec's possession are attached to this
logbook - the top one is taken on top of Place Fell in 1971, and
the bottom one is from some sort of University brochure of 1969.
The First Annual Dinner
This took a while to come about, despite being discussed in the
minutes of early meetings. It was held at the Farmers Arms, a
venue used by the Club even in recent years. Only 10 people came
to this one, but it seems they had a good time:"Everyone dressed up - the 3 girls in long skirts and all the men in shirts, ties and suits. Had a very good meal - see menu. Went on to a party at Alan Hawkins' house afterwards." Sounds familiar? Rag Parade 1972
The Hiking Club have done some strange things in their time, but
maybe this takes the biscuit...
Nobody knows what the display on this float actually was, but the
fact that Mitchells Brewery owned the van looks promising...
Scotland, 1975
Attached to the account of a June trip to Glencoe in 1975 was
this picture of a snowplough with
a few problems. Snowploughs in June??? Well - it was Scotland...Note the Marshalls minibus in the background - a tasteful shade of blue... Scottish Highlands 1976
The highlight of the first logbook is the excellent writeup of
the March 1976 Scottish Highlands Trip, possibly the first
logbook entry in the current style - ie. involving a cast list,
comic descriptions, awards and occasionally libellous comments.
Scary to think this was written a week after I was born, but
there you go... :)Here it is, in all it's glory: Page 1 - Cast List Page 2 - Cast List and Act One Page 3 - Act Two Page 4 - Act Three Page 5 - Act Four Page 6 - More Act Four Page 7 - Act Five Page 8 - Awards Page Page 9 - Photos, page 1 (Ratagan Y.H., Ascent of the Mountain Trail near Loch Maree) Page 10 - Photos, page 2 (Torridon Y.H., View from Liathach) Photographs
The first logbook is pretty full, and stuffed into the remaining
space at the back were several pictures of the 1975-76 season,
courtesy of Ian Baker, the President from 1976-77. These photos
are reproduced below:Page 1 - Patterdale 1975 and Staveley. The Club's fascination with Gumbies is once more apparent. Page 2 - Borrowdale and Blencathra (early 1976) starring Steve Duckworth's Red Rucksack. Page 3 - Glencoe (February 1976). The Hikers enjoy a "bloody lovely day". Page 4 - Wasdale (March 1976). Mist, Cloud and more of that rucksack. Page 5 - Cairngorms (May 1976). Page 6 - More Cairngorms - proof that bumsliding was alive and well in the 70's. Page 7 - The Looney of the Year Award, 1975-6, and Lovely Kneecaps of the Decade. Take a bow, Mr McHugh... Postscript
Finishing off the first logbook must have been a difficult task,
and it fell to Ian Baker. It seemed to those of us who read it in the 1990s that the
Club was going into a decline at this point, and his tone, as well as the
absence of any other records until the Secretaries' Files begin
in 1981 made this logbook entry
one of the most compelling of the lot. Fortunately he was writing of a Club which was back on the road to success. Ian tells us more... |
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