The 'Link Magazine' contains articles about the various club meets, private trips, topics for debate, anecdotes, poems etc, basically anything of interest to other club members. The club is very fortunate to have some wonderful writers, but everybody has at least one article inside of them wanting to come out, no matter how good or badly it is written!
When the club was formed, the club meets were written up in a hard-backed 'Meets Book', but due to the geographical spread of members many meets were not written and was superseded by the Newsletter. The first Over the Hill Club Newsletter was produced in the winter of 1993, as a simple two-sided A4 sheet and on the 4th issue it became the 'Link Magazine' as a bumper (4-sided A4 sheets) Christmas edition in 1994. Over the years the number of pages grew and in the summer of 1997 became an A5 booklet for issue No 11 and on the 15th anniversary of the club became colour printed for issue No 26 in the summer of 2006.
On the 10th anniversary of the club, Editor Bob and Barbara Dawes kindly donated and initiated the annual 'Editor's Glass Award' of a crystal glass engraved with the club's logo for the best contribution to the magazine. From 2013, due to a bequest, the person(s) who submits the best contribution to the magazine, as judged by the editor, will be awarded the annual 'Jack Griffiths Literary Award', which will be an engraved whisky glass. See all the award winners at the foot of this page.
Below are 'links' to the back issues of the 'Link Magazine' and the original meets book, hopefully you will enjoy reading them.
Below are 'links' to the back issues of the 'Link Magazine' and the original meets book, hopefully you will enjoy reading them.
Issue No 42 ----- Autumn 2020
Issue No 41 ----- Autumn 2019
Issue No 40 ----- Autumn 2018
Issue No 39 ----- Autumn 2017
Issue No 38 ----- Autumn 2016
Issue No 37 ----- Autumn 2015
Issue No 41 ----- Autumn 2019
Issue No 40 ----- Autumn 2018
Issue No 39 ----- Autumn 2017
Issue No 38 ----- Autumn 2016
Issue No 37 ----- Autumn 2015
Issue No 16 ----- Winter 1999
Issue No 15 ----- Summer 1999
Issue No 14 ----- Winter 1998
Issue No 13 ----- Summer 1998
Issue No 12 ----- Winter 1997
Issue No 11 ----- Summer 1997
Issue No 10 ----- Winter 1996
Issue No 15 ----- Summer 1999
Issue No 14 ----- Winter 1998
Issue No 13 ----- Summer 1998
Issue No 12 ----- Winter 1997
Issue No 11 ----- Summer 1997
Issue No 10 ----- Winter 1996
Issue No 01 ----- Winter 1993
Meets Book : 1989 -1993
2012 - Tim Wood
It’s A Long Way to Santiago - Issue No 34
2011 - Ann and Alvar ThornMeets Book : 1989 -1993
2023 - Andrea Crighton
2022 - Issy Silkowski
2021 - Alan Mitchell
A Wee Boat Trip to (and from) An Stac - Issue No 43
A Wee Boat Trip to (and from) An Stac - Issue No 43
2019 - Bernie Marshall (Posthumously)
Me, May and Memories - Issue No 41
2018 - Hamish M. Brown
To Hell on Holy Island - Issue No 40
2017 - Kirsten Paterson
For her valuable contributions to
Iceland Experience - Issue No 38
2015 - Gordon Green
TGO 2015 How to feed a habit! - Issue No 37
2014 - John Hutchinson
25 Years Up - Issue No 36
2013 - Marion Mitchell
Teahouse Trek in Langtang, Nepal - Issue No 35Me, May and Memories - Issue No 41
2018 - Hamish M. Brown
To Hell on Holy Island - Issue No 40
2017 - Kirsten Paterson
For her valuable contributions to
the Link Magazine over many years.
2016 - Ann and Alvar ThornIceland Experience - Issue No 38
2015 - Gordon Green
TGO 2015 How to feed a habit! - Issue No 37
2014 - John Hutchinson
25 Years Up - Issue No 36
2013 - Marion Mitchell
'Click' the underlined link to take you to the winning article
2012 - Tim Wood
An Insight Into Our Round of The Munros - Issue No 33
2009 - Bernie Marshall
2008 - Steve Smith
2007 - Marion Mitchell
2006 - Steve Smith
2005 - John Hutchinson
For his valuable contributions to
the Link Magazine over many years.
ie: Prize Crosswords - Issues No 16 &17
2004 - Tony Hardman
Second Time Lucky in the Pirineos - Issue No 21
2002 - Geoff Edler
Fresh Snow and Glazed Rocks - Issue No 20
2001 - Pete Hirst
"Top of the World, Ma!" - Issue No 18
2000 - Ron Smith
For his valuable contributions to
the Link Magazine over many years.
ie: Wasdale Meet, 1999 - Issue No 16
'Click' the underlined link to take you to the winning article