2011 WAKE
The Summer Wake saw a popular return to the Lords Stone Café, Carlton Bank on Saturday 7th May 2011. We hope to post photographs to this website in the near future.
At wakes the dress code ( optional – but great fun if people ‘act the part’ ) will be traditional Lyke Wake ‘mourning’, funeral gear, witches robes or similar. A good old Lyke Wake evening of gloom will be a certainty, well perhaps not. People are most welcome to sing on these occasions – so long as a “morbid” time is had by all.
THE ANNUAL WAKE
An Annual Wake is held. Persons attending a Wake are expected to dress with appropriate funereal solemnity. Neckbands, black for Master or Mistress; purple for Doctor are worn. Degrees may be conferred, after inquisition, on candidates who comply with the following: -
Master, or Mistress of Misery. Complete three crossings, one in the reverse direction.
Doctor of Dolefulness. Complete four more crossings. The total seven crossings to include an unsupported crossing and a winter crossing (between 1st December and 29th February). Also to present a Doctoral Thesis on a learned and relevant subject.
Past Master, or Past Mistress. Complete fifteen crossings and perform services to the club recognised as exceptional by the Council.
THE OCTOBER 2009 WAKE
The October 2009 Wake took the form of an informal 3 course meal at the Queen Catherine Osmotherley on Saturday 17th October. As the photographs show, those present had a great time and enjoyed the chance to talk about “matters Lyke Wake”, walking and the outdoors in general.
Mitch, Keith and “friend” tucking in to ghoulish grub............
Derbyshire Dirgers digging in..........
Walking and talking is such hungry work...................
Tucking in to the spread
On other pages you can find reports of the May 2007 and May 2006 wakes.
