Hi fellow Beconians Last week was cancelled due to weather but this week is on and after the weekend we should be busy down there tonight! Our third beach clean [...]
Hello All, I hope everyone is keeping well and getting outside doing the sports we love. We have an Explorers Tales bonus edition scheduled for this Friday, sneaked in just [...]
Hello, Join us on Friday 29th at 8pm for a slightly different talk. This will be an intro training session for using digital maps and apps for route planning. We [...]
Hello, The next Explorers Tale will be a story of snowy adventures from a remote magical island off Norway's coast - Senja! Join Neil and the team at 8pm on [...]
Hello, It is International Dawn Chorus Day on Sunday, which promotes people getting out and listening to the dawn chorus that morning or another day next week. I guess this is [...]
Hi All, Susie Llewelyn will be doing a talk on her skiing experience this winter called "Dodging Covid, skiing in northern Italy winter 2020". This will be at 8pm on [...]
Hi BEC friends So its that time of year where we all start to think about Spring/Summer and getting out on the sea on Wednesdays evenings again :-) The Sailing [...]
Hello, Come and join us to hear Tatti's tales of adventure bikepacking down the Carretera Austral in Patagonia, Chile! The talk at the Sailing Club will start at 19.30 sharp [...]
FILM NIGHT! Banff smanff. Come down to the sailing club for a private screening of the epic classic.... Touching the Void The true story of two climbers and their perilous [...]
Hello, We are organising a first aid course on 15th and 16th February for the very reasonable price of £89.50 per person (+ paypal fee). The course will be run [...]
Hello, The Explorers Tales for December will be from Pete who will share stories of his mountain adventures in (nearly) completing all the 282 Munros in Scotland (peaks over 3000ft). [...]
Come to our Explorers Tales after party! After the free Explorers Tales from 7.30-8.30, we will have an evening of short films, caving games, mini quizzes, tall stories and snacks [...]
Hi All, Explorers Tales November has been moved from the 13th of November to the 22nd of November. The event is from 7.30-8.30, doors and the bar opens at 7pm. [...]
Hi fellow Beconians' So Im planning to repeat last years paddle from Barcombe to Isfield Weir and back (about 6 miles) and we will be stopping at the Anchor for [...]
Hi BEC friends This months Explorer Tales is going to be by Graham Goldsmith, who some of you may know from the Brighton Sailing Club. Graham has been paddling since [...]
Hi all, Alex is organising the usual pub crawl on Halloween (Thursday the 31st) which is always good fun. Last year we also had in impromptu pumpkin carving competition on [...]
See below, there are still a few tickets left. Ahoy mateys, Come aboard our Christmas cruise ship at the Brighton Sailing Club for a fabulous night of nautical entertainment: dancing, [...]
OOOOOooooOOOOooooOOOOooooooooo Hallooooooowweeeeen! On the 31st of October at 7.30pm we will be meeting at the Caxton Arms for a festive pub crawl, possibly ending at the Basketmakers with a couple [...]
Hi all, The Christmas party will be on the 14th of December at the Sailing Club. Put it in your diaries, it will be great fun as usual. As it [...]
Hello, The mountain bikers have been invited to my house for a curry and a pint after the ride tomorrow. The cunning plan is that, instead of giving £10 to [...]
It's BEC new members and 'Go paddling' night at the clubhouse on Wednesday 11th September! A group of enthusiastic paddlers will do the London Regatta on 29th September and has [...]
A few BEC members are taking part in the London Regatta and raising money for a great charity, Mates in Mind. https://www.matesinmind.org We are holding a Bring and Buy sale on [...]
On the 18th of September some BEC members will be raising funds for the charity 'Mates in Mind'. More info about that below but you can support the cause by [...]
On the 11th of September some BEC members will be raising funds for the charity 'Mates in Mind'. More info about that below but you can support the cause by [...]
Hey BEC friends Now is your chance to become a true Beconian by donning a BEC T shirt. So place your order and the process of getting them made will [...]
Thanks you everyone who filled in the survey, after looking at the result most people would like to do the 17th August late afternoon and to do a full Grand [...]
Due to a booking clash with the Sailing Club the BBQ has moved to 31st of July. If you bought a £3 ticket, you can use this as credit at [...]
Hi all, It’s introduction kayaking and new members next Wednesday. There is bar training too and just for that little bit of extra madness, we will get the BBQ out [...]
Hi all, I will be holding bar training sessions on the 10th of July. There will be different slots to sign up for. Volunteering behind the bar is a great [...]
Hi all, I am looking for trained volunteers to help me man the bar this Wednesday. Bar training will take place soon but BSC want to run a new training [...]
Hi all, Buy your tickets now for the Swing Dance on the 29th of June! We will be learning some Lindy Hop or other swing dance moves, followed by a [...]
Hi all, We are looking for volunteers to help behind the bar during the AGM on the 15th of May. You will need to be bar trained. The bar rota [...]
Please come to the AGM and have your say in the running of the club. The bar will open at 7:00pm and the meeting will start promptly at 7:30pm. We need a [...]
We are supporting Surfers Against Sewage and the Marine Conservation Society as part of the Big Spring Beach Clean: Summit to Sea (6th - 14th April). It’s the UK’s biggest beach [...]
We are looking at ways to expand the membership of the club and we need your help! The PR team is meeting next Tuesday. Please come and have a beer [...]
Tom Livingstone is a 28-year-old climber and writer based in North Wales. He has a penchant for trad, winter and alpine climbing and made international news last year after climbing a [...]
For our next Explorer's Tales on 13th Feb Ruth Cantrell will tell us about her very impressive 2000km kayaking trip around the Norwegian coast and 500kms along a river with some [...]
When? 27th of February 8.30pm Where? Sailing Club Bring friends or get a section team together. Teams are limited to 5 people per team. Fun prices for winners and [...]
As we have had no sign ups for this Bake off event on the 26th of January, we will now reorganise this for March. It would be great to get [...]
Hello, The first Explorers' Tale of 2019 will be one to help you keep going with all those resolutions! It's entitled 'Lessons we can take from Olympic Medalists to boost [...]
Please note, this trip is now FULL. Celebrate the beginning of the longer days of British Summer Time with a multi-activity trip to a lesser-visited and especially picturesque section of the Jurassic Coast! [...]
Hello, The first Explorers Tales of winter 2018 will be about the mystical lands of Knoydart & Eigg. Come and hear a tale of rogue landlords, community buyouts, wild scenery, mountains.......and [...]
Strap on that corset, slide on those fishnets and come and explore the deepest darkest depths of Transylania. Pat, Rachel and I are going to opening night of the Rocky [...]
hello everybody, no, this time i won't try convincing you to come a few hundred meters through tight squeezes underground. i am instead planning a night out watching ..... this [...]
Christmas Party is happening tomorrow! Where? Brighton Sailing Club Time? 8pm till late Cost? £6 (includes a light buffet) All profits will go to club funds Please bring cash for drinks [...]
Everybody is invited to have a few drinks and play arcade games at the World's End pub on London road. To make a change from Wednesday/school nights it will be [...]
This years Halloween pub crawl will be on Sat Nov 3rd. The schedule is as follows: 7 - 8 North Laine 8 - 9 The Eagle 9 - 10 The [...]
To mark the last of this year’s “road” rides next Monday 17th Sept will be something a bit different, and what is more you don’t even need your own bike. [...]
Late afternoon trip for kayaks/SUP's up the Arun, starting at the Black Rabbit in Arundel, going to Amberley, and returning for an end-of-paddle drink in the pub. Meet at the [...]
Saturday night is party night!! 6pm until ...?! Live DJ and/or band! BBQ - burgers, sausages & veggie option for £2.50 Bar until late! The will be dancing, there will [...]
Hi all, I will be ordering Indian food for 10pm. I will order portions of garlic chilli chicken massalla, lamb dansak and vegetarian sag panir together with some rice and [...]
Dear All There will be a summer pub crawl next Friday (June 22nd). It will start at 8pm and the theme will be Hawaian Shirts and Summer Frocks. The schedule [...]
Hi all, We need some bar volunteers for next Wednesday’s New Members night and barbecue. Please email me or click attend!
The Brighton sailing Club is holding a: Mid Summer Party 23rd June Please RSVP via eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mid-summer-party-tickets-46778192834?utm-medium=discovery&utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&aff=escb&utm-source=cp&utm-term=listing Mid Summer Party www.eventbrite.co.uk Party time at Brighton Sailing Club to celebrate mid [...]
Hello, On 13/06 the young people from the charity Esteem will be running a BBQ at the Sailing Club. The aim is to help them raise funds for the personal development trek [...]
Hello, As we have not increased BEC membership fees for at least 15 years we agreed at the AGM last week to put up the membership to the levels below, [...]
The weather is looking good for this Saturday. I had a few more sign ups but it would be great to see still more of you there. Doors open at [...]
We are very excited to be able to welcome Kate's Kitchen Band to the Brighton Sailing Club for some great music and dancing. This is a Ceilidh so a caller [...]
Hi all, It would be wonderful to have a few more bar trained members to help out behind the bar. We are running bar training after new members night on [...]
The sailing club will be open from 7:00 pm for a prompt start of the AGM at 7:30 pm. Snacks will be available and there will be a free drink [...]
Hi all, It would be great to have some trained volunteers to help behind the bar on the 11th of April when we have the Explorers Tales and New Members [...]
Hi all, Soon the sea based activities are restarting. We like to get ready for the season by repairing the kit (wet-suits, spray decks etc) and tidy up the arches. [...]
An unmissable Explorers Tales, Antonio will be talking about his caving trip to the breathtaking Gouffre Berger Cave in France on Wednesday 11th of April. Arrive between 19.00-19.30 for a [...]
Hi all, Hope you are able to join us for a fun night. We are starting at the Sailing Club at 19.45 for an Easter egg hunt with a difference before going [...]
Hi all, On the 14th of March we need trained bar volunteers for Explorers Tales and New Members Night. Please sign up if you are able to help out for [...]
On the 14th of March we will have another Explorers Tales event. Neil and others will talk about the recent Norway trip. Come to see some amazing photos and hear [...]
We need a couple of people to serve at the bar on Wednesday for New Members Night. Please sign up below, if you are bar trained. If not, just pop [...]
Hi All, We have the great fortune of a world class adventurer coming to speak in Brighton on 7th February from 18:30-21:45 at Friends' Meeting House. Freya Hoffmeister is a [...]
Hi all If you are bar trained and are planning to come to the Christmas Party, please sign up to help at the bar. We will also need people to [...]
Hello - could anyone who can volunteer at the bar for part of the evening email me back please? On 13th December we will be running a Xmas gear [...]
Hi All, We need at least 2 volunteers (who are bar trained*) to help me on the BSC bar for this week’s New Members Night / social on Wednesday 8th. [...]
This year's BEC Christmas Party is at Brighton Sailing Club. Tickets are £5 only, including a light buffet. All profits will go to the BEC@50 Legacy Fund. Numbers are limited [...]
For anyone interested, I'm planning a Halloween pub crawl after the BEC50 celebration on Saturday Oct 28th. Fancy dress is encouraged but not compulsory. We'll start from the sailing club [...]
Hi All, We need at least 2 volunteers (who are bar trained*) to help me on the BSC bar for this week’s New Members Night / social on Wednesday 9th. [...]
The club bar is staffed by BEC and BSC members, who have undertaken bar training. BEC is responsible for providing volunteers for the bar on New Members Night and for [...]
Hi All, We need at least 1 volunteer (who is bar trained*) to help me on the BSC bar for this week's New Members Night / social on Wednesday 12th. [...]
Hi BEC members, We are looking for BBQ Volunteers for BEC@50 BBQ and beach games event this Saturday July 8th. The Brighton Sailing Club will be open from 2pm until evening [...]
Saturday 8th July is the BEC@50 beach party and games. The club will be open from 2pm until the evening so we will need a lot of (trained) volunteers to [...]
Hi BEC members, Next Wednesday (14/06/17) is New Members Night & Beginners Kayaking - separate events are on the calendar for both. Hopefully if the weather is nice [...]
Tickets now sold out. Please email elizabethmarykemp@yahoo.co.uk to go on the waiting list. BEC@50’s very Special Explorers Tales on Saturday 28 October will mark the month of our anniversary, with photos [...]
It's New Members Night this week, at 8:30pm at club. Please pop down for a drink and to talk to prospective new members. Please sign up via link below, if [...]
Hi all If you are bar trained and you are coming to party, please sign up to help with bar. If we all do a stint, it shouldn't spoil anyone's [...]
To celebrate BEC 50th anniversary, we are planning a BBQ and beach games. The plan is to have some of our usual activities in the morning e.g. cycling, walking, water [...]
The BEC AGM needs bar volunteers. I'm sure you agree we really can't do an AGM without beer, and for that we need people to serve it. At least 3 [...]
We need at least 1 volunteer (who is bar trained*) to do the BSC bar for this week's New members night / social. To volunteer, please click attend on the [...]
As part of the BEC@50 - join us for the Banff Film Festival. A smorgosbord of inspiring explorer adventurer films. The world’s most prestigious mountain film festival is coming to [...]
You are cordially invited to attend the Annual General Meeting. The club will be open at 7:00pm and the meeting will start promptly at 7:30pm. A free drink and snacks [...]
Come for a beer and join us for New Members' Night. The club will be open from 8:30pm. Pat
So who famously said 'The most effective way to do it, is to do it' in the pic then? Find out who, and more, next Wednesday. At this month's social we [...]
Come and celebrate the 50th anniversary of Brighton Explorers Club. Step back in time to 1967, the Summer of Love and the year that BEC was formed. Dance to the [...]
It's going to be a busy week at the Sailing Club this Wednesday, so we need at least 2 (bar trained*) volunteers for the bar please. To volunteer, please click [...]
BEC is 50 years old this year! And it's all about Celebrating the past, Looking forward to the future and Inspiring Members! So we are asking members to do a [...]
The course is over 2 days and it is essential to complete 16 hours of training, hence the early start! The new dates are: Saturday 18th February, 8.30am - 4.00pm [...]
This Wednesday is the last New Members Night of 2016. Please pop along if you are free. We will also be holding the BEC 50th anniversary planning group meeting a [...]
To help kick start of the festive season there is a ceilidh taking place on Thursday 1st December. Kate's kitchen band which a lot of you will be familiar with will [...]
It's new members night and the monthly social Wednesday 9th Nov. So we need at least 1 (bar trained) volunteers for the bar please. Please click attend to show you [...]
Hi All! So the clocks have gone back and the nights are drawing in, but I come bearing good news: The BEC Christmas Party will be held this year on [...]
Hi all Alex will be giving a website 'tutorial', to help anyone who has any concerns about finding relevant information, setting up events, etc. I think we all agree that [...]
The nights are drawing in, but the socialising continues. It's new members night and the monthly social Wednesday 12th Oct. So we need 2 (bar trained) volunteers for the bar [...]
The nights are drawing in, but summer is still here. The BSC is a lovely place to be in the evenings, but only if we have people to do the [...]
It’s time for August's new members night and we're having a BBQ. So, we need bar (trained) volunteers please. Certainly 1, 2 would be preferable. To volunteer click attend on the [...]
Hi folks I will be leading an easy off road mountain bike ride starting from The Swan at Falmer at 7pm and heading over the Downs for couple of hours, [...]
It's time for July's new members night and monthly social. So, we need bar (trained) volunteers please. Certainly 1, 2 would be preferable. To volunteer click attend on the event [...]
We hold these meetings the 3rd Wednesday of the month (the one after the new members night) - please drop in if you' like to be involved. We have a [...]
BEC will be 50 years old in 2017 - and is still looking fantastic. To celebrate , our new chairperson Pat has asked us to organise a series of celebration activities that everyone can [...]
Summer is definitely here! We're having a BBQ, social and new members night. So we need bar (trained) volunteers please. Certainly 1, 2 would be preferable. To volunteer click attend [...]
Summer is here! Kayaking is starting and it's new members night. (11.5.16) So we need bar (trained) volunteers please. Certainly 1, 2 would be preferable. To volunteer click attend on [...]
AGM Bar volunteers!!!!!! So, lots of thirsty people to serve at the AGM, so we need at least 3, preferably more (trained) volunteers to do the bar at the agm. [...]
Bar volunteers needed for Explorers Tale / New members night April 13th from 7pm We need at least 2 (trained) volunteers for the bar please. To sign up as a [...]
Spring is springing, so April will be the last Explorers Tales this season with outdoor activities taking over instead. April 13th, the club will be open from 615pm, with the [...]
Advanced warning of the AGM. Full and official notice to follow in due course. We've had to move the date to avoid several clashes and have decided to avoid the [...]
Hi All, Our March monthly New members night as a one off will be held upstairs in the function room of the Victory Inn, only a few minutes walk from [...]
Update: We need volunteers!!!! Lee will open at 6pm and can do the bar then, I will help from 7pm but need at least 1 other person please. Your club [...]
We have another Explorers Tale to inspire and motivate - 7.30pm, 10th February at the Sailing Club. Come and hear Christine Ingram tell us about her time volunteering with a Whale [...]
It's Christmas!!!!!!! (I'll let you sing / shout it in the appropriate melody!) We need a few lovely (trained) bar volunteers for the Special Nepal Explorers Tales and New Members [...]
Hi All, Tickets are now on sale for the special version of Explorers' Tales on 9th December which will celebrate all things Himalayan and be a fundraising event for the [...]
We need at least one bar (trained) volunteer for the Pizza night / new members night please (Wednesday 11th Nov). Lee will be opening the club from about 6pm but [...]
Hi All, It's new members night tomorrow, so we thought we'd organise a few pizza's before the new members arrive. So, I'll be down at the sailing club from 6pm, [...]
Craggers, a local charity, well known to many BEC members is hosting a Sunday roast and table top sale as part of its fundraising drive. Venue: Cowley Club, London Road, [...]
Please can at least 2 of our lovely bar trained volunteers sign up to do the bar for October's new members night / photo evening (14th October) It would be [...]
We are overdue a night out so come and join us in the Hop Poles (http://www.hoppoles.pub/) from 7:30 onwards!
Hi All - Don't forget to buy your Xmas Party tickets. Friends & family welcome! Hope to see you all there, it's going to be a fab night. Hi all, [...]
Hi all- again like the email, thought this has gone out/up last week!! So tomorrow we are having a social to say goodbye to a number of medic students who [...]
Evening all! Digging the BBQ out on Wednesday for new members night. Bring your own food that you would like to cremate and cash for the bar! Kick off 7:45ish [...]
It's the second Wednesday - that means New members night - that means 2 volunteers please! (at least) Please click to attend if you can volunteer. (if you then can't do it [...]
It's the second Wednesday - that means New members night - that means 2 volunteers please! (at least) Please click to attend if you can volunteer. (if you then can't do it [...]
It's the second Wednesday - that means New members night - that means 2 volunteers please! (at least) Please click to attend if you can volunteer. (if you then can't do it [...]
It's the second Wednesday - that means New members night - that means 2 volunteers please! (at least) Please click to attend if you can volunteer. (if you then can't do it [...]
It's the second Wednesday - that means New members night - that means 2 volunteers please! (at least) Please click to attend if you can volunteer. (if you then can't do it [...]
We need at least 1 (bar trained) volunteer for the BSC bar this week please. Please click to attend if you can volunteer. (if you then can't do it - [...]
We need a volunteer for this Wednesday 28th April (sorry about the email bombardment - can't get link to work) Summer is here, kayaking has started, the Sailing club bar [...]
Summer is here, kayaking has started, the Sailing club bar is open every week. It's time to socialise. We are also intending to do regular bbq's. Therefore we need bar [...]
To celebrate the beginning of summer and encourage the sun to stay out for longer than a couple of weeks we are planning a start-of-summer bar crawl on 9th May. [...]
We need at least 2 bar trained volunteers (I will also help out) for the bar during the forthcoming AGM Thursday 7th May 7pm. So, if you are bar trained, [...]
We need (bar trained) volunteers for Explorers Clips (aka Explorers Tales) and New members night 8th April. (see the calendar / email for more details about the event) Lee is [...]
Hi all, Damian & Rachel are away for this month’s Explorer’s tales, and so we thought we’d do something slightly different (as it will probably be the last one before [...]
I will be running a training session for those who wish to volunteer for the BSC bar. The BSC bar is run by volunteers from the clubs that use it. [...]
Still need bar trained volunteers for March's Explorers Tales and New members night please. These evenings are very popular so we need at least 3 people to volunteer. To volunteer [...]
Don't forget - Explorer's Tales this Wednesday (11th March) Club open from 6pm (thanks Lee), talk - 7pm for a 730pm start. Following the success of February's Explorers tale (we [...]
Bar volunteers needed for February's Explorer's tales / new members night please. (Feb 11th) (To work behind the BSC bar, you have to have attended a training session at the [...]
It's still dark, it's still windy, it's still wet - so come and hear inspiring tales of far away places. This month Explorer's Tales will be on Feb 11th, followed [...]
Come and liven up a winter's evening at the popular BEC annual Richard Castle Memorial Ceilidh. Once again, we will have the exuberant Kate's Kitchen Band providing the music [...]
Hi All, Hope you are looking forward to the exciting talk from our BMC rep tomorrow, see: https://www.brightonexplorers.org/events/events-detail/?e=2783 for full details. This is followed by our monthly new members evening, [...]
Tickets are now available for this event. We are initally releasing 12, but there is a possibility we can offer another 12 if demand is there and we can get [...]
Bar volunteers for Explorer tales / New members night. Note - You will need to be there from 7pm please. To volunteer yourself just click attend to this event. We [...]
This month's tale of adventures again takes us to far away lands, a truly inspiring start to the New Year. 14th Jan, 7pm for a 730pm start at the BSC. [...]
Bar volunteers needed for Explorer tales / New members night. Note - You will need to be there from 7pm please. To volunteer yourself just click attend to this event. [...]
A reminder for December's tale - this Wednesday! This month's tale will be by Luke Westlake (son of a BEC member) talking about the Mongol rally he took part in. Ful [...]
Still need 1 more bar volunteer this week!!! (12th Nov) Explorer tales / New members night. Note - You will need to be there from 7pm please. To volunteer yourself [...]
Just a reminder for the first Explorers Tale of the season. Come and hear about adventures in much warmer and drier climes! See you on Wednesday 7pm for 730pm start [...]
The book we’ve chosen for this month’s get-together is Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. We’ve gone for something global this time, a book about love and race written by [...]
Bethan has suggested that we should put this on the club calendar, so here goes (with apologies to anyone who has already seen it). The book we’ve chosen for this [...]
For New members night we'll need 2 volunteers for the bar please! See below for details. Click attend to volunteer The BSC bar is staffed entirely by volunteers from the BSC [...]
The annual BEC christmas party is on Saturday 20th December at The Loft @ The Smugglers - Ship Street Brighton. It's a great venue in the heart of Brighton, with a bar area, plenty [...]
Hi Guys, Just to confirm the committee meeting Tues 16th. I think it's at the sailing club. Kristiane, have we booked this with Els? See you there, Lee
The BSC bar is staffed entirely by volunteers from the BSC and BEC. So we need volunteers! To volunteer, please add yourself as a an attendee for a session. In [...]
There hasn't been one in a while and then two come along at once. Come down to the sailing club next Friday 29th for drinks, food and fun. See you [...]
Some members are having trouble figuring out how to use the new website and get the most out of it, so I'd like to run a website workshop where I [...]
Right it's been far too long since our last social! If you fancy a drink (or two) and meeting some other members, join us next Friday 15th August for a [...]
Club AGM, further details nearer the time.
Hey All, As it's due to be nice weather tomorrow evening, I thought we might get the bar-b-que out at the sailing club after kayaking/windsurfing. I'll plan to open the [...]
Saturday July 26th - 2 hour moderate off road ride with Liz Hills, starting at 11.00 followed by Fun and games at 1.00 (you can join us then) at the North [...]
Just another test - please ignore committee - see you on Mon. Lee Just a reminder about the meeting on Monday at the sailing club - and also a test [...]
Test event please ignore
Tonight's committee meeting - JUST A TEST TO SEE IF THIS IS FIXED, PLEASE IGNORE. Sorry, still testing please ignore committee members. Typing lots of info to see if it's [...]
Rollerski!! Contact Barbara for details.
Note, this is a TEST, please ignore! ++++++++++++++++++ Ciao BEC friends What about having some fun in a Go Karting experience? The seafront of Worthing can be lit up with [...]
Dear all, It's this time of year again to give you formal notice of the upcoming AGM. The AGM will have a slightly different format this year as our application [...]
The monthly social evening for prospective members to come and find out more about the club and meet members. The Members sec will be there to talk about the club [...]
