24/08/06 Where is all this crap weather coming from?. The trip got canceled last weekend due to heavy downpours and flat surf but we did manage to get a trip to the the Brecons. A very wet one but it was still time in the mountains. You can view this trip by clicking on the picture to the left.

Anyway there is plenty going on in the next 2 weeks including a carp fishing trip, a week long surf/climbing trip to north Wales and on the 9th & 10th the Severn Bore. Stayed tuned and have a cool bank holiday. T.Bawn

14/08/06 After a bad start to the week the weekend turned out great for all concerned. The climbing in Chepstow with Andy was excellent with so many climbs to go back for! On sunday the trip to the black mountains was cooler than the previous walks but the views were stunning. And more mountains were spotted on the horizon! All the pictures from these two days can be seen by clicking the the picture to the left and right.

This weekend coming we are off to the Black mountain caravan camping Park for the weekend and will be trying to get in a surf on the Gower and a trek into the mountains depending on the weather. And there will be the odd barbie and beer too! Fancy coming along let us know by email. T.Bawn

08/08/06 A great trip to the river bank kick started an interesting weekend which involved a few beers and a nice trail through the Frome Valley. More pictures from that walk to follow. We have been busy recently with plenty of trips planned for everyone to join in with. Here are a few. On the evening of the 18th of August we will be heading to St. David's in Pembrokeshire for a weekend of camping, surfing and generally enjoying ourselves. If you want to come let us know asap so we can sort the transport out. Whilst on the surfing side of things, the Bristol surf club and ourselves are planning on surfing the severn Bore in September (9th-10th) as mentioned before. The plan so far is to camp in the forest of Dean, surf the Bore and then party it up. If you want to surf or just come away for the weekend then also let me know asap.

04/07/06 I have just been sent an email from Lisa @ BBC3 who is looking for people to star in the third series of "wedding stories" They are looking for couples who, not only are interested in taking part, but have a great story to tell the public, or are just having an unconventional style wedding.  One of the areas they are targeting is people interested in 'extreme sports' especially if their forthcoming wedding reflects their sporting interest. To find out more about this great chance to get yourself on TV click on the following link and get in touch with Lisa. Wedding Stories. T.Bawn

03/07/06 A couple of updates on the site for you all including a successful summit for the guys on Mount Elbrus last week, more on that great news coming soon. You can check out that Barbel session last week by clicking here. We are off to Perranporth this weekend for a bit of a surf and a good laugh so if you are around drop us an email. Surf is looking OK and hopefully we will have plenty of sun! More than on saturday when the picture to the right was taken anyway! Lots of trips are in the pipeline but i could do with a hand organising a few of them so if you want to volunteer for this also drop me an email. Possible trips include zorbing, giant skate fishing, surfing mid Wales, climbing in the Lake district, to name a few. Sound good? Anyway have a sunny week and i will be back with a few trips planned and ready for you all to jump aboard. Bye T.Bawn

22/05/06 The weather report for the weekend was crap so we decided to prepare things for South America and the trip to the Alps. So to my surprise at 8:30 I had a miss call from Andy who was on his way to Avon Gorge. Along with Andy, Scott was also on his way down south so we just had to go and see what they were up to. The wind was fairly breezy but for most of the morning the rain stayed away and they managed to get a climb in. After the one climb and a RAC call out we met little Lawrence(Junior Caird) for the first time which was really cool and already he is practicing his grip by trying to pull plates of the table lol. Climbing world watch out! Oh and sunday was wet!!! Anyway it's looking like a trip to north Wales this weekend so will keep you posted. T.Bawn

14/05/06 After a few very heavy showers on saturday we headed up into the Brecon Beacons to walk a route with included Fan-Y-Big. It turned out to be a great trip with only the occasional white out from low cloud and of coarse the famous picture on the diving board had to be taken! Although Vicky wasn't so keen... NO NO NO NO LOL.

Myself, Andy and Matt are off to the Alps to have another go at Mount Blanc in the beginning of June so keep posted for that one. Plenty of stories from that trip i'm sure. One last thing to mention is an event called the Rat Race. Anybody interested in joining our team. We are looking for more people especially women to make the team mixed sex. Drop us an email. Bye for now.

08/05/06 What an epic weekend! It started with meeting Andy in the car park in saunton on friday afternoon. On the evening we had a session which was truly one to remember with clean, thick sets 4-5 feet peeling in. After a few ciders and a catch up on the friday night we also grabbed a session on the saturday which was great a the pictures from that day will follow soon. After returning to Bristol i thought my surfing was over for another week until Vicky and Kate decided they wanted a piece of the action.

02/05/06 A bit of a disappointing swell on the weekend on the Gower with monday being the only day which was surfable. And although a little blown out there were a few big sets pounding in every now and then. Most of the weekend consisted of watching the sea and plenty of coastal walks with scrappy (the dog). Lots of Kite surfers about though and something i am thinking of planning soon if anybody is interested. I have had a few people mention it already so let me know. More planned for the weekend and will be added here in the week. T.Bawn

24/04/06 Sunday was a bit of a strange surf session! It all started when we arrived at Caswell & Langland bay on the Gower coast in the south of Wales. The sea was as flat as a pancake and not a breath of wind in the sky. So after a bit of thinking we decided to check out Llangennith which is situated at the very end of the Gower and to our surprise it was a couple of feet. And the hour either side of hide tide brought plenty of clean thick sets which were perfect for a long smooth ride. A top place when the conditions are calm everywhere else. Meanwhile Grant has been Snowboarding off piste at the Stubai Glacier in Austria. Pictures from that coming soon. Andy has been climbing in Scotland, covering some great climbs and has currently got a very busy calendar so plenty more routes, stories and adventures coming this year. T.Bawn

19/04/06 Didn't really end up in Newgale for the easter trip due to a change in rules as regards to dogs this year but instead found an absolute gem of a site, a great surf break and an easter trip which will never be forgotten. Camping on a cool site on the outskirts of St.Davids we had a crack at Whitesands bay. We were all impressed by the surf, especially the wave which peels of the rocky headland on the right of the beach and even managed to get a few pictures of us surfing courtesy of Vicky. And we even had a visit from the easter bunny in the way of a small wild rabbit which decided to camp in our tent with us for a couple of days. More on the whole trip in the week including those surf pictures and more about the bunny. T.Bawn

10/04/06 Caswell Bay was fairly small and messy on saturday but a nice set came in every now and then from the point on the left hand side. And Vicky had to christen her new board which she did in style. Can't believe it was snowing around the country whilst we had all of the sun!

South America has been booked and so far includes Peru (Manchu Pitchu trek, surfing, Lake Titicaca), Bonaire (Windsurfing, snorkeling, caving, diving, jungle trek) and a possible two week trip to Costa Rica to take in the surfing etc. More on that soon.

Finally the easter trip has arrived. For all who are going we will see you at Newgale campsite on thursday night for a beer. Lets hope the surf picks up. T.Bawn

06/04/06 A top gig last weekend in the Croft with the-get-outs and some other great local bands. More pictures from this gig will be added soon. We have finally put together a great write up from David Mortimer on the 10th Belgium International Land Rover Event. You can also view the slide show from this event by clicking here. It's really worth a read. As for this weekend we will probably be off for a surf on the sunday(9th April) to somewhere like the Gower coast so if you fancy it drop us an email. And not forgetting the easter trip is the following weekend but more about the plans on monday. Looking like summer is nearly here.... yippee!!!!! T.Bawn

27/03/06 The surf @ Putsborough didn't disappoint this weekend, with plenty of sets peeling in from left to right and reaching up to about 4 feet and fairly clean at times. Still managed to get my ass kicked a few times though! Fairly busy but well worth the trip down. Staying on the surfing theme, the easter trip is being sorted out and if there is anything you want to know or need drop me an email and we will see what we can do. Only a couple of weeks now!

Just in case you missed the slide show for 2005 you can now view it by clicking on the following link: uk-active 2005. T.Bawn

06/03/06 What a great weekend! Well as predicted Stuart's 30th at Ilfracombe was full of birthday cake, gas chambers, prairie fires, spitfire, beach walks, surfing, funny stories (growth injections) and a few hangovers too. All in all a top trip. Be back to Ilfracombe soon i'm sure for more of the same, all we need now is another reason or something else to celebrate! Surfing was fairly small @ Saunton sands but with a nice set turing up every now and then which was probably just aswell due to all of the excitement on the nights. More trips planned soon including a possible trip to north wales to test out the surf there and get a bit of climbing/scrambling in. Interested in meeting up drop me an email. Need more sleep now!! bye T.Bawn

27/02/06 Well the weekend started off great with a short kite session down the local park with Alastair and friends. The pike match didn't quite go to plan with the loss of three pike in the match! Best fish of the day was the chub to the left. Don't forget this week is Severn Bore week and you can find out all of the tide time s on the following website:- The Severn Bore. Also this weekend is Stuart's birthday trip down to Ilfracombe for a few beers and a bit of a surf amongst other things so if you're in the area let us know. More coming soon. T.Bawn

22/02/06 Finally a ski lesson which went really well and even ended with myself and Vicky flying down the slopes without taking out the netting at the bottom although there were a few small falls!! But only a few brain cells lost and everything was good. Bring on the snow! You can see some of the best pictures from Andy's climbing trip in Canada here:- Climbing in Canada. There is also some great gear on offer through uk-active.co.uk on the Gear Zone page. The trip to Ilfracombe on the 4th and 5th of March is sorted which should be a blast and the easter trip is getting there. Let me know if you are coming to that one. And finally thanks for all the birthday cards and presents over the weekend. Much appreciated. More to come on the weekend. T.Bawn

13/02/06 What can i say about the trip to the Severn? Umm sorry lads! Well no Zander but Alan did get a Pike around 8lb. Although he was the only one who caught in the drizzly rain for which we got up at 5am for! At least myself, Dave and Matt had plenty of exercise strolling miles along the bank lol. Still don't be put off this area because although it didn't go our way the river has a lot of potential for future trips in the summer.

On a different note we are off skiing on the dry slope on the 18th of Feb and surfing in the Gower on the 19th if anyone would like to join us. And lastly there is talk about surfing the Severn Bore in the end of March so if you are interested lets talk. T.Bawn

06/02/06 A weird S2 Ski lesson for two weary beginners this weekend which resulted in some hairy skiing into the netting at the bottom of the slope lol. Grant has returned from Canada with many Snowboarding stories and lots of cool pictures which you will be able see soon. Oh an a cold for his troubles. After popular demand i have started a section of fishing links from around the world which you can check out here:- International links. On sunday we have eight people going on the trip to the river Severn for a fishing session which is looking really good. Should catch a few!

And finally the easter surf trip to Newgale is on again this year. We will be leaving on the evening of the 13th of April and planning on leaving on the 18th of April. Of coarse you can come and go when you want, but numbers would be handy to know because I have talked to the campsite owner and she will reserve a nice dry corner for us. Should be a great easter break. You can check out some of what we have got up to in the previous years by visiting the following pages from last year. Newgale trip 2005. Easter Break. Newgale. T.Bawn

23/01/06 An eventfull weekend to say the least, mostly on the fishing front. After an interesting trip on the river after the barbel which resulted in more trout than anything and a Pike on the sunday was an unexpected and nice surprise. But a bit of a surprise for Vicky who helped with the netting, not her favourite fish lol! Anyway South America was in the conversation on sunday with lots of ideas flying round so things are moving forward. And on thursday night we went for a drink with the Bristol Surf Club which was great and the members were very friendly. They go surfing most weekends when conditions allow and there is a varied mix of ability so check them out. Lots of trips to come i think! T.Bawn

Check out what we got up to in 04 & 05.

UK-active Notice Board 2005

UK-active Notice Board 2004