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News about GOC

This page is to tell you news about GOC and our activities - visit here regularly to see what's new.

We have now added discussion forums to the site, just click on the option in the main menu bar to access them. GOC members can see all of the forums and post to them, guests cannot see some of the forums or post to them. There are some answers to questions about the forums.

We have also introduced bulk mailings from the site to keep everyone in touch with what is happening.

GOC will be marching on this year's Pride march in London on Saturday 4 July. For details, see the event at www.goc.org.uk/events/pridelondon2009.

The North Wales group invite GOC members to join us in Bangor for the 2009 Annual Outdoor Gathering from the 24th to the 26th July 2009.

Undoubtedly we in North Wales are lucky to have such a stunning locality for our outdoor activities, and we are eager to show off our backyard and share the delights our location enables.

Bangor, lying on the Menai Straits, with its two picturesque bridges over to Anglesey and sitting just below the mighty Snowdonian mountains, is the base for this year’s AOG. Despite being one of the UK’s smallest cities, the long established university means it is full of life and vibrancy, with a huge range of restaurants, pubs, shops and even it’s own thriving gay bar. But the best part of Bangor is what lies just outside: the mountains, the lakes and coasts.

Accommodation will primarily be based at the new University halls, completed just last year, and only a short walk from the city centre and railway station. With all mod cons, en suite rooms, bars and catering onsite, staying here will be a very comfortable experience. But being a tourist honey pot there is nearby every style of lodging, from campsites to country house hotels.

The weekend’s activities will cover all abilities and interests. If you like it steep we have it steep, if you like it flat we have it flat, and it you like it deep and dirty, we have that too. There will be walks along Anglesey’s rugged coastline, hikes to the top of mountains (including Snowdon the highest peak in England and Wales), scrambling ridges, mini bus tours to nearby historic sites (castles!), and if you want to try something new and different, the chance to abseil down sheer cliff faces or to explore underground with a tour of ancient copper mines.

After putting away the boots, and watching the sunset slip towards the Irish Sea, get ready for some Welsh hospitality. The highlight of which will be the Annual Dinner to be held under the Victorian vaulted ceiling of the University’s main hall on the Saturday night. After the courses are served a traditional Welsh twmpath band will get your feet tapping.

Further information is at events/details/aog2009.

We look forward to welcoming you to this our stunning backyard.

This new website has been launched to show our events more effectively to our members and to visitors who may wish to try them out. New features will be added to the website - to see what is in the pipeline go to our Forthcoming Features page.

The website development has been funded by a grant from the Awards for All lottery grants scheme. To find out more about the Awards for All scheme, click on their logo below.