Ashdene ‘Badger Race’ Weekend – Friday 13th – Sunday 15th March 2026
Our first get-together of the year saw twelve Outreachers gather for a spring weekend in the lovely Calder valley at the ever popular Ashdene Club. As always, we enjoyed the facilities including the pool, sauna and hot tub. A group of us had a very pleasant walk in the sunshine along the canal into Brighouse (sadly not naked). The highlight of the weekend (apart from simply enjoying each others’ company, of course) was the Saturday night Badger Race. You had to be there to know what that was about. Suffice to say that between us the Outreachers won five bottles of wine and due to the very generous bookie, some ended the evening with more loose change in our non-existent pockets than when we started!
Some comments on WhatsApp from those who attended best sum up the weekend:
“Had a brilliant time, the sun shone through the conservatory roof. The pool was warm and the badgers almost raucous”.
“As ever, a great welcome from the Ashdene crew, the Badger racing was great and it was really good to meet up with other members of the Outreach Group – what more can one ask for?”
“Great weekend at Ashdene. Fun, games and lots of nice people”.
Liverpool Sun & Air Society (LSAS) Easter visit Friday 3rd -Sunday 5th April
LSAS are a long established Naturist club close to the M62, so easy to find. Enjoyed Tea and Hot Cross Buns on Good Friday afternoon the sauna was also enjoyed after a good soak and relax in the hot tub beforehand ( Fridays.are their regular day for Sauna ) A dinner & social was enjoyed on the Saturday evening in the clubhouse. their catering is legendary along with the warm friendly welcome and it certainly lived up to the hype. Only 3 of us were available to make the trip to Liverpool ( all from Cumbria) plus David who is also a member of LSAS .
Table tennis was the after meal choice of entertainment lots of fun and gusto, if a tad too much after the bangers and mash! Saturday saw an improvement in the weather after storm Dave had passed us by ! Saturday night delicious 3 course meal was a joy and great value for £15pp with options for those with dietary issues. We stayed intheir recently commissioned visitor lodge which offered en suite accommodation and a kitchen with many nice touches for our comfort including fresh flowers and chocolates (It was Easter) Highly reccommended if you’re visiting. Sadly they only have the one. The pool was sadly out of doors and too early in the season to be able to use it but looks very inviting , the well equipped games room looked good but due to temporary storage gave us only limited access, however I’m sure it’s normally a very useful addition to facilities.
The after dinner disco was great to stretch those moves and throw some shapes .Sadly we were unable to say for waffles and ice cream on Sunday – sounded delish! 🙂 But we will be back https://lsas.org.uk/ and to see their facilities.