Sandstone Open Meetings The Sandstone Open Meetings offer the chance to have your say on Southern Sandstone climbing and management issues. This meeting is open to any climbers to attend. This might, for example, range from access issues, top-roping and other ethical issues, erosion of crags, repair of crags, bolting issues, use of chalk, groups using the rocks, bouldering issues..
Don't grumble to yourself or your mates about the issue that gets you going - this meeting is the place to raise it!
This meeting is open to anyone who climbs on sandstone and would like to listen to current sandstone-related issues and/or contribute positively in some way.
Next Meeting:
Sunday 1st October 2023
16:00 - Harrison's Rock - Isolated Buttress.
Previous Meetings:
Sunday 12th June 2022
18:15 to 20:30 - Chimera Climbing Wall
Monday 18th October 2021
18:30 to 20:30 - Online via Zoom
Tuesday 11th May 2021
19:00 to 20:30 - Online via Zoom
Tuesday 1st September 2020
19:00 to 20:30 - Online via Zoom
Sunday 20th October 2019,
13:30pm - 15:00pm - Bowles Rocks
Click Here For: Open Meeting Minutes 20.10.2019
Sunday 19th May 2019,
7pm - 8:30pm - Bowles Rocks
Click Here For: Open Meeting Minutes 19.05.2019
Sunday 7th October 2018,
6.30pm - 9:00 - Bowles Rocks,
Open Meeting + BMC Land Management Special Meeting
Click Here For: Open Meeting Minutes 07.10.2018
Sunday 20th May 2018
6.30pm - 7.30pm - Bowles Rocks
Click Here For: Open Meeting Minutes 20.05.2018
Sunday 8th October 2017
6pm - 7.30pm - Bowles Rocks
Click Here For: Open Meeting Minutes 08.10.2017
Sunday 21st May 2017,
6pm -7pm (New format - aimed at being shorter: 1-hour max)
Bowles Rocks Outdoor Centre
Click Here For: Open Meeting Minutes 21.05.2017
(Minutes corrections: Note that the date noted in the minutes for the next open meeting is incorect, it should read: 8.10.2017)
Sunday 23rd October 2016
6:30pm, Bowles Rocks
Click Here For: Open Meeting Minutes 23.10.2016
Sunday 15th May 2016
6pm (for a 6:30pm start)
Bowles Rocks
Click Here For: Open Meeting Minutes 15.05.2016
13:30pm - 15:00pm - Bowles Rocks
Click Here For: Open Meeting Minutes 20.10.2019
Sunday 19th May 2019,
7pm - 8:30pm - Bowles Rocks
Click Here For: Open Meeting Minutes 19.05.2019
Sunday 7th October 2018,
6.30pm - 9:00 - Bowles Rocks,
Open Meeting + BMC Land Management Special Meeting
Click Here For: Open Meeting Minutes 07.10.2018
Sunday 20th May 2018
6.30pm - 7.30pm - Bowles Rocks
Click Here For: Open Meeting Minutes 20.05.2018
Sunday 8th October 2017
6pm - 7.30pm - Bowles Rocks
Click Here For: Open Meeting Minutes 08.10.2017
Sunday 21st May 2017,
6pm -7pm (New format - aimed at being shorter: 1-hour max)
Bowles Rocks Outdoor Centre
Click Here For: Open Meeting Minutes 21.05.2017
(Minutes corrections: Note that the date noted in the minutes for the next open meeting is incorect, it should read: 8.10.2017)
Sunday 23rd October 2016
6:30pm, Bowles Rocks
Click Here For: Open Meeting Minutes 23.10.2016
6pm (for a 6:30pm start)
Bowles Rocks
Click Here For: Open Meeting Minutes 15.05.2016
Sunday 18th October 2015
6pm (for a 6:30pm start)
Bowles Rocks Bar
Click Here For: Open Meeting Minutes 18.10.2015
Sunday 17th May 2015,
6:30pm
Bowles
Click Here For: Open Meeting Minutes 17.05.2015
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Sunday 5th October 2014
7pm
Bowles
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Sunday 18th May 2014
7pm
Bowles
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Sunday 6th October 2013
6pm (for a 6:30pm start)
Bowles Rocks Bar
Click Here For: Open Meeting Minutes 18.10.2015
Sunday 17th May 2015,
6:30pm
Bowles
Click Here For: Open Meeting Minutes 17.05.2015
Sunday 5th October 2014
7pm
Bowles
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Sunday 18th May 2014
7pm
Bowles
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Sunday 6th October 2013
7pm
Bowles
Venue of the meetings:
Bowles