A mountaineering club is preparing to celebrate 50 years of adventure.
Forth Valley Mountaineering Club was founded in the summer of 1976 and will mark its half-centenary with a celebration dinner at Grange Manor Hotel in Grangemouth on Saturday, May 9.
Brian Ross, working group co-ordinator, said: "Club members are very excited about the forthcoming reunion dinner and have been very supportive of our efforts.
"It’s pleasing that we have been able to make contact with a large number of former members but there may be others whom we have overlooked.
"If they want to get in touch to help us celebrate this milestone then we will be more than happy for them to join us on May 9."
So far, 160 current and former members, along with friends of the club, have been traced and invited.
Prior to sitting down to a three course meal, there will be a ‘meet and greet’ drinks reception and a slide show highlighting some of the club’s activities.
The club has a group of original and near-original members, some of whom are still active.
Since those early expeditions to Scotland’s hills, members have walked, climbed and ski-ed across the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Scandinavia, Africa and Nepal.
To round off the anniversary weekend, members will take part in a trip to the Moorfoot Hills in the Borders on Sunday, June 7.
Mr Ross encourages anyone who believes they may have been missed from the invitation list to reach out directly by emailing bwross@blueyonder.co.uk.
Further details about the club and its events can be found at www.fvmc.club or on the Forth Valley Mountaineering Club's Facebook page.
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