Vagabond Mountaineering Club News Articles

Parking at Pant Y Fron

Phil Black — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 22:53:35 +0100

This is a reminder to members and their guests that the narrow access road up to the hut and beyond serves a number of properties not just Pant Y Fron. Please help the club to be a good neighbour by parking courteously and especially by not obstructing the access roads or gates.

Vagabond MC Data Policy and Consent Form

Phil Black — Wed, 23 May 2018 23:21:59 +0100

The General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) come into force on the 25 May 2018, and will impact on how we manage information we hold about members of the club.

Although we are a small club the regulations still affect us and can't just be ignored. In order to remain in compliance with both current and the new data protection legislation it is necessary for the club to seek specific consent to hold and process the information we have about you.

To this end we have just sent out a Policy and Consent Form email to all members who have provided an email address and will be sending a similar letter to other members without.

Please read and respond to the email/letter as a matter of urgency, as without your consent we will no longer be able to to hold information about you such as addresses and contact details.

If you have not received anything from us yet you can also view and complete the Policy and Consent Form by clicking here, it only takes about 60 seconds to complete.

70th Anniversary Dinner and AGM

Phil Black — Sat, 31 Mar 2018 13:39:12 +0100

Advance notice for your diary.

The Vagabond MC 70th Anniversary Annual Dinner and AGM will take place on 26 January 2019 at the Royal Victoria Hotel, Llanberis. If booking accommodation a discount rate has been agreed for both Friday and Saturday nights.

Full details of price and menu to follow.

Minutes of 2018 AGM

Phil Black — Thu, 22 Feb 2018 15:07:27 +0000

The 2018 AGM minutes are now available to view on the Bulletin board in the members area of the website.

Vagabond MC Annual Dinner 2018

Phil Black — Wed, 10 Jan 2018 11:11:56 +0000

The Vagabond Mountaineering Club Annual Dinner 2018 will be held on the 27 January at the Royal Victoria Hotel, Llanberis.

The AGM will also be held prior to the dinner.

Hopefully you have already received an invite by post or email but if not the invitation letter and further details can be seen here Dinner invite 2018

The menu for the dinner can be seen here Dinner menu 2018

For further details contact Steve Boote

Hopefully see you all there

Please review and update your contact details

Phil Black — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 18:15:58 +0000

We are asking members to review their profile and contact details. In particular we would like you to check that we have your correct email and postal address. This is so we can be as sure as possible that we are sending information and correspondence to the correct address.

You can check and amend your details by logging into the website and viewing your profile, after making any changes click update details.

If you cannot access the website because you have forgotten your password or username follow the forgotten password link on the login page. You will need to input your email address which may be an old one if your have changed it recently and not notified us.

If you have never previously set up a username and password please send an email to vagabondmc2015@gmail.com and we will resend an email with a link to allow you to set up your own.

PYF Water is now safe to drink

Phil Black — Tue, 29 Aug 2017 10:45:38 +0100

Great news, after a huge effort by many but in particular Adam, Ewan and John we now have safe drinking water at PYF. All the tanks and pipework have been sterilised, an upgraded water filter has been fitted and we have revised our planned maintenance schedule. As a result we have passed all the water quality tests and the formal notice has been lifted.

Hopefully see you out there soon.

URGENT WARNING E.Coli in Drinking Water

Phil Black — Mon, 22 May 2017 14:15:02 +0100

Following tests this week we have just received an urgent email notification that the water supply within Pant-y-Fron is contaminated with E.Coli and that a formal notice will be issued to the club, extract from email below, (the formal notice is now available to view in the bulletin board within the members area of the website). We have begun to implement the required corrective but in the meantime hut users should follow the guidance below.

Subject: FW: Job - 1390969 New Microbiology Department Failed Samples
Importance: High

The water samples taken from Vagabonds on 18/05/ 2017 contained viable E-Coli. (Escherichia coli), and a formal notice will be served shortly

As viable e-coli have been detected in the water you are advised to inform everyone using the facility that the water should not be used for drinking, culinary purposes , or washing cooking utensils etc. unless it is boiled first.

Water from wash basins etc. should not be used for cleaning teeth, or any activity which may result in the water being ingested.

PLEASE ENSURE THAT BOTTLED DRINKING WATER IS SUPPLIED TO EVEREYONE USING THE BUILDING.

PLEASE ENSURE THAT THERE ARE CLEAR SIGHNS WARNING NOT TO DRINK THE WATER NEXT TO ALL TAPS IN KITCHENS AND BATHROOMS

New pages added

Phil Black — Fri, 05 May 2017 15:36:20 +0100

Arthur Green has provided a Short History of the Club with some interesting information about the early history of the club, he intends to expand this to include a fuller account of more recent events as and when he can gather the information. This can be viewed in the About Us pages of the website

The VMC Club Constitution has now been added to the Members area of the website.

BMC Motion of no confidence

Phil Black — Sat, 18 Mar 2017 14:35:59 +0000

We have received information from both sides regarding the proposed motion of no confidence. As the amount of information available has increased we are looking into the best way of passing this on to members in order that they can make an informed decision. This could be either be by email or through the members area bulletin board.