Pub Meet Dirty Dicks, Bishopsgate, right by Liverpool Street Station. Next Meet 7 January. Contact Rob Johnson membership@themmc.org.uk if you are a prospective new member. This follows the monthly committee meeting so there is guaranteed to be a decent crop of old members there too. It seems to be getting more popular if the bleary eyed folk stumbling around Bishopsgate at chucking out time after the last meeting are anything to judge by

The MMC Christmass dinner is once again scheduled for January. This will be at Bedford and Strand, the strand. Cost will be about £23, contact Catherine O'Connell social@themmc.org.uk for further information and to book your place.

People don't improve their climbing by accident. You need to practice. So if you want to up your grade, start leading or just not continue as a V.diff bumbler for the rest of your life come to the wall and practice. Fairly regular sessions are now taking place at the Westway and the Castle as follows:
Sunday afternoon at the Castle contact Patrick Regnault patrick@themmc.org.uk
Tuesday evening at the Westway contact Nick Kemp newsletter@themmc.org.uk
Thursday eveing at the Westway contact Simon Menzies-Conacher maverick@themmc.org.uk

Deadline for copy for the next newsletter is 20th December. Please send all copy to Simon Menzies-Conacher at newsletter@themmc.org.uk. Some people have been complaining that the editor seems to have too much input to the newsletter. Now there is a new editor so we shall see what happens.

The club has an ever expanding collection of books for use by members. These include climbing and walking guides, as well as guides to first aid, navigation, mountain weather etc. For a complete list check out the website.

Be part of it! It's time for a bit of face lift for our erstwhile website. So what is good and what is bad? What should remain and what should we add? Please send your thoughts and ideas to webmaster@themmc.org.uk

There have been some fairly poor practices noticed of late. Climbing is dangerous and accidents do happen. Please look at this section of the website or try and go on a course if you have any doubts about your ability.