BMC Lakes Area Meeting
Join the BMC Lakes Area Meeting as it heads to Coniston on Wednesday 7th October
- Date: Wednesday 7th October 2026
- Time: 6:00pm
- Location: Coniston MRT Base, LA21 8HU
- Entry: Free to attend
- Speaker: "Every Life Matters" charity and Coniston Mountain Rescue Team.
Please RSVP your Area Meeting attendance here.
Join us from 5pm for refreshments and a social chat, before the Lakes Area Meeting kicks off at 6pm. We will have presentations from Every Life Matters suicide prevention charity and from Coniston MRT, followed by a Q&A and tour of the base.
There will also be a social walk and climb preceding the meeting. Join us from 1.45pm for a 2pm start at Hodge Close Quarry. Meet at Hodge Close Quarry parking (NY 31588 01718). Come along for a social walk up Holme Fell, led by Liz Jolley and Ken Taylor. The walk is a 6km walk onto Holme Fell (316m), through woodland, with great views of Little Langdale, Coniston and the Tilberthwaite quarries lasting 2hrs - 2hr 30mins. Or join for a climb in Hodge Close or Tilberthwaite Quarry with Ron Kenyon.
If you plan to join the social walk please RSVP on the Eventbrite here.
DOWNLOAD: BMC Lakes Area Agenda TBC
DOWNLOAD: BMC Lakes Area minutes - July 2026
DOWNLOAD: BMC Lakes Area newsletter - Sept 2026
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