YMC Newsletter Writers of the Year Competition

The Winning Articles:

2011
Winner:
Jane Wainwright - Twelve days of snow, rain, fog and cold then, WOW!
Competition Judged by:
Jim Aveyard
2010
Winner:
Dave Wilson - Islay Meats Welsh Dragons
Runners-up:
Melanie Shaw - Skye
Tony Crosby - A Return to the Isle of Skye and the Cuillin
Competition Judged by:
Jim Aveyard
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2009
Winner:
Andrew Sugden - Borrowdale (OMM)
Runners-up:
Bob Page - YMC meet ??? Caley
Sean Kelly - Moonage Daydream
Competition Judged by:
Jim Aveyard
2008
Winner:
Jenny Hawkin - Raw Head, Langdale
Runners-up:
John Kemp - A Cycle Tour of The Orkney and Shetland Isles
Laurie Morse - Corsica and the GR 20
Competition Judged by:
Jim Aveyard
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2007
Winner:
Mark Philips - Out of Condition
Competition Judged by:
Bev Barratt
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2006
Winner:
Nick Hinchliffe - How to get Certified
Competition Judged by:
Bev Barratt
2005
Winner:
Dave Wilson - After the pigsties - the carefree life
Runners-up:
Dave Wilson - Memories are made of this
Sean Kelly and Mike Bradley - Mount Russell Sept 04
Competition Judged by:
Mike Bebbington
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2004
Winner:
Dave Wilson - Talking to the Gods and Saunters in the Zagori
Runners-up:
Tom Thompson - Mountain Days on Majorca
Julie Burton - Learning the Hard Way
Competition Judged by:
Roger Symonds
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2003
Winner:
Bill Todd - Wallow in Nostalgia
Runners-up:
Dave Wilson - Islay Stravaig
Jenny Hawkin - Hut Mouse
Competition Judged by:
(probably) Bev Barratt
2002
No Competition
2001
Winner:
Malcolm Lomas - The Meet that never was
Runners-up:
Bev Barratt - An Ecclesiastical Tale
Colin Skeath - Todra
Competition Judged by:
Anne and Malcolm Renshaw
2000
Winner:
More Anon - Stainforth (and Back)
Runners-up:
Bev Barratt - Pantperthog Pastoral
Ken Burns - Through a Younger Pair of Eyes
Competition Judged by:
Anne and Malcolm Renshaw
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1999
Winner:
Ken Burns - Ben Nevis
Runners-up:
Dave Wilson - An Cladach
Bev Barratt - A Day Out with the Navigators
Competition Judged by:
Anne and Malcolm Renshaw
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1998
Winner:
Martin Girt - The Scottish Winter Meet
Runners-up:
Kevin Garratt - Cwm Dyli - Pinnacle Club Meet
Ken Burns - Two Long Days Out
Competition Judged by:
Anne and Malcolm Renshaw
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1997
Winner:
Bev Barratt - In Memory of Peter Calam
Runners-up:
Ken Burns - Mountain of Peaks
Nick Hinchcliffe - Extra-Marital Activities
Competition Judged by:
Anne and Malcolm Renshaw
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1996
Winner:
Mark Phillips - The Even Older Man of Hoy
Runners-up:
Bill Todd - Various Book Reviews
Pete Ashworth - Ashworth Extravaganza
Competition Judged by:
Anne and Malcolm Renshaw
1995
Winner:
Steve Bostock - Peter Gets His P P P Penguin!
Runners-up:
Bev Barratt - Bont Newydd, Brithdir
Pete Ashworth - Eavestones
Competition Judged by:
Dave Hill
1994
Winner:
Bev Barratt - (probably) Mayday Weekend 1994, Brithdir
Competition Judged by:
(probably) Pete Ashworth
1993
Winner:
Jane Wainwright - Another Half Term Holiday
Competition Judged by:
(probably) Pete Ashworth