Cwmbran Christian Amblers Company http://www.zanity.co.uk/ccac not as energetic as a ramble Mon, 30 May 2011 20:39:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Ambling in 2011 http://www.zanity.co.uk/ccac/2011/05/ambling-in-2011/ http://www.zanity.co.uk/ccac/2011/05/ambling-in-2011/#comments Mon, 30 May 2011 15:55:25 +0000 admin http://www.zanity.co.uk/ccac/2011/03/ambling-in-2011/ Continue reading →]]> Hi Folks,

The provisional dates for the ambles this year are:

4 June – cancelled, sorry!
9 July
13 August
10 September
8 October

We will meet at around 2pm (exact time and venue to be confirmed 1 week before the amble). I know people won’t be able to make all dates, but come when you can. It would be great if we could add to the group, so please consider asking friends (if you’ve got any!)

If you have any suggestions for ambles, please let me know – but remember we’re amblers, not ramblers!

Steve

]]> http://www.zanity.co.uk/ccac/2011/05/ambling-in-2011/feed/ 0 May 2011 http://www.zanity.co.uk/ccac/2011/04/may-2011/ http://www.zanity.co.uk/ccac/2011/04/may-2011/#comments Sat, 30 Apr 2011 21:34:03 +0000 admin http://www.zanity.co.uk/ccac/2011/04/may-2011/ Continue reading →]]> So the rain held off and the cafe was open – our amble took us to Fourteen Locks Canal Centre http://www.fourteenlocks.co.uk.

Steve led the way and before long we were in the middle of a field. Knowing the cafe closed at 4 we turned around and headed back.

We welcomed one new ambler – Mavis – she seemed to enjoy it so hope she (and everyone else) will be at our June amble. More details coming soon, in the meantime, here’s us all at the cafe!

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]]> http://www.zanity.co.uk/ccac/2011/04/may-2011/feed/ 0 April 2011 – First Amble of the Year! http://www.zanity.co.uk/ccac/2011/03/if-we-put-justin-beber-as-this-title-we-get-more-hits/ http://www.zanity.co.uk/ccac/2011/03/if-we-put-justin-beber-as-this-title-we-get-more-hits/#comments Thu, 31 Mar 2011 21:20:02 +0000 admin http://www.zanity.co.uk/ccac/?p=145 Continue reading →]]> Our first amble is next Saturday – 9 April. We will meet at Cwmbran Stadium Car Park (the one on the left, by the recycling bins) at 2pm.

We will walk through Oakfield towards the boating lake and back along the Afon Llwyd towards the Railway Station and then back to the Stadium (for cuppa tea?).

I know the area is familiar to many of us, but it will give us chance to talk about future ambles and whether we want to be more adventurous.

Hope to see you all Saturday week. (If you can’t make it and the next amble IS more adventurous, you’ve only got yourself to blame!)
]]> http://www.zanity.co.uk/ccac/2011/03/if-we-put-justin-beber-as-this-title-we-get-more-hits/feed/ 0 October Amble http://www.zanity.co.uk/ccac/2010/10/october-amble/ http://www.zanity.co.uk/ccac/2010/10/october-amble/#comments Tue, 19 Oct 2010 12:18:51 +0000 admin http://www.zanity.co.uk/ccac/?p=123 Continue reading →]]> Hi Folks,

Saturday’sCwmbramble is a bit further afield and we were at the Newport Wetlands Reserve.

We had a lovely walk – the weather cleared up and we nearly got attacked by a low flying swan. We also saw a lighthouse.

If you have any pictures from the day, let me have them and I’ll get them online!

You can find out more about the wetlands at this site: http://www.rspb.org.uk/reserves/guide/n/newportwetlands/about.aspx

It's a swaaaaaann! The Lighthouse The lighthouse The Team Hanny and Huey Here we were - can you see the birthday boy

]]> http://www.zanity.co.uk/ccac/2010/10/october-amble/feed/ 0 September Amble http://www.zanity.co.uk/ccac/2010/09/september-amble/ http://www.zanity.co.uk/ccac/2010/09/september-amble/#comments Sun, 12 Sep 2010 16:41:57 +0000 admin http://www.zanity.co.uk/ccac/?p=118 We’re ambling next Saturday (18th) around Caerleon.

We re meeting in the Car park between the Amphitheatre and Caerleon Rugby Club at 2.15pm, that’s a quarter past 2 or 1415!

Hope you can make it!

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]]> http://www.zanity.co.uk/ccac/2010/08/got-any-pics/feed/ 0 August’s Cwmbramble http://www.zanity.co.uk/ccac/2010/07/augusts-cwmbramble/ http://www.zanity.co.uk/ccac/2010/07/augusts-cwmbramble/#comments Sat, 31 Jul 2010 16:06:14 +0000 admin http://www.zanity.co.uk/ccac/?p=105 We ambled around Blaen Bran forest www.blaenbran.org.uk which is a bit ‘woodier’ than our previous ambles – its a forest, not a jungle!

We finished with tea (at about 3.30pm) at the Methodist Church in The Square.

My beautiful picture My beautiful picture My beautiful picture My beautiful picture My beautiful picture My beautiful picture ]]> http://www.zanity.co.uk/ccac/2010/07/augusts-cwmbramble/feed/ 0 July’s Cwmbramble http://www.zanity.co.uk/ccac/2010/06/julys-cwmbramble/ http://www.zanity.co.uk/ccac/2010/06/julys-cwmbramble/#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:56:25 +0000 admin http://www.zanity.co.uk/ccac/?p=83 Continue reading →]]> 10 July saw 15 Cwmbramblers and 2 ‘fair weather, there for the refreshment’ Cwmbramblers, as we ambled around Five Locks, West Pontnewydd.

After a walk, and a little bit of golf, we stopped for refreshments at the local scout hall.

There were a few new Cwmbramblers who we welcomed – if you’re not on holiday in August, why not join us for our next meeting – details to follow soon…

The 15 Cwmbramblers Stopping for Tea All Chris wins the putting challenge Where's Steve taking us now
we’ll be ambling around Five Locks, West Pontnewydd.

We are meeting at the junction of Five Locks Road with Greenfield Close (opposite the Cross Keys Inn) at 2.30pm.
Look forward to meeting as many as possible.
Steve
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Cwmbramble

You can see updates on twitter to the right, if you are all tweeted up you can follow ‘@cwmbramble’ for up to the minute updates!

As for the name choice, I don’t want to embarass this mystery genius, but needless to say he’s the most attractive and spritely of our male amblers. Oh, and not only that, he’s the one that looks after this blog…

]]> http://www.zanity.co.uk/ccac/2010/06/cwmbramble/feed/ 0 June Photos http://www.zanity.co.uk/ccac/2010/06/ambling-in-june/ http://www.zanity.co.uk/ccac/2010/06/ambling-in-june/#comments Sat, 05 Jun 2010 17:34:11 +0000 admin http://www.zanity.co.uk/ccac/?p=68 Continue reading →]]> We went around the old part of Henllys, meeting outside the Dorallt Inn (park somewhere convenient and appropriate).

As you would expect some parts of the amble were a bit steeper than our previous ambles and we also be ambled along worn tracks through some fields. Here are some pics: The Cwmbramble begins! It's only a little hill Jenny! Mount Pleasant Chapel Now that's a view! Now... Where do I find that gate? Socialising at Cwrt Henllys Who are THOSE birds?

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