P539ORACLE 539 Mon 3 Mar C4 9727:47  1/7   HEALTHY  HOLIDAYS  HEALTHIER HOLIDAYS The Sports Council have pualished a list of sport based holidays to encourage people to use their holidays to develop their sport. The guide lists coaching courses in more than 60 sports and, for people not wanting to pin themselves down to one particular pastime, there are details of multi-activity holiday centres. To obtain a copy of 'Sport for All' send an SAE A4 size to: Publications Unit, Sport Council, 16 Upper Woburn Place, London WC1H 0QP. more Time Off Guide 530 Rock/Film 540 British Rail Travel Bargains...125
P539ORACLE 539 Mon 3 Mar C4 1724:04  2/7   CYCLING   NEWS  CHARITY RIDE You may not be up to riding the length of Britain, but how about the breadth? On August 2 Merseyside Council fgr Voluntary Service organise the Liverpool to Scarborough Cycle Ride. They are offering the challenge of a 153-mile ride - coast to coast - within 12 hours non-stop or within 18 hours, camping overnight. There are three entry classes: "A" wor non-stop riders, "B" for non-stop teams who will compete the course in relays of two to four people, and class "C" for those who make an overnight stop. continues > Time Off Guide 530 Rock/Film 540
P539ORACLE 539 Mon 3 Mar C4 1711:18  3/7   CYCLING   NEWS  CHARITY RIDE The Liverpool to Scarborough ride is part of the Merseybike Festival of Cycling organised by Merseybike. The 153-mile route starts at Pier Head, Liverpool, crosses the Pennines via Blackburn, Ilkley, Wetherby and York before the descent into the seaside town of Scarborough. If you would like to help raise money for the Disablement Resource Unit they can obtain sponsorship forms from the organisers. Telephone: 051 709 0990 ex 218 more follows > Time Off Index 530 Rock/Film 540 Flight Info British Airways 176
P539ORACLE 539 Mon 3 Mar C4 1712:45  4/7   CYCLING   NEWS  ONLY WOMEN-ONLY DISBANDS Britain's only women-only clua the Rosslyn Ladies CC which was formed in 1922 has been disbanded. The club ran its first 12-hour time trial in 1924 with 16 riders, then half the club members, competing. This led to a request for the club to make it an open event, which happened in 1928. The first women-only open time trial was born and an open "100" followed in 1939 Although the club is dead, the idea of women-only cycle clubs lives on. When will the next one spring up? more > Time Off Index 530 Rock/Film 540 Flight Info British Airways 176
P539ORACLE 539 Mon 3 Mar C4 1712:17  5/7   WILD   WALKING  WALKING IN THE WILD When large numbers of people walk over peat moorlands the result is often severe erosion and loss of vegetation. In an attempt to find interesting challenge walks which cover less environmentally sensitive areas, the Countryside Commission, Sports Council and West Yorkshire County Council are sponsoring a new scheme. It is a three-year scheme in which a project officer will develop and promote alternative routes in accessible areas. more > Time Off...530 Rock/Film.. .540 Oracle Classified Advertisers 490
P539ORACLE 539 Mon 3 Mar C4 1716:23  6/7  WINTER   WEEKENDS  WINTER WEEKENDS IN BRIEF March 14-16. Instruction in winter mountaineering skills. Use of ice axes, crampons, step-cutting, survival and safety navigation. Cost £38. Contact: Windermere YHA, High Cross, Bridge Lane, Troutbeck. Tel 09662 3543 March 7-9. Cross country skiing. Not suitable for novices. Cost £35 including ski hire and instruction. Contact: Helvellyn YHA, Greenside, Glenridding, Penrith. Tel: 08532 269 more follows > Time Off...530 Rock/Film.. .540 Travel News - see page 166
P539ORACLE 539 Mon 3 Mar C4 1710:00  7/7   WINTER   WEEKENDS  WINTER WEEKENDS IN BRIEF March 7-9. First aid for mountain walkers and rock climbers. Lectures, self rescue and practical techniques in the hills. Cost £19.50. Contact: Pen Y Pass YHA, Nant Gwynant, Caernarfon, Gwynedd. Tel: 0286 870428 March 21-23. Pony trekking in the Ceriog Valley. Barbecue Satuqday. Cost £39.50, special rates for families. Contact: Llangollen YHA, Tyndwr Hall, Tyndwr Road, Llangollen, Clwzd. Tel: 0978 860330 more follows > Time Off...530 Rock/Film.. .540 British Airways Flight Info 176