News of change of diary dates

Hopefully you have all been checking out the diary of events on the left side of the blog ??

If you have I've just been informed that the date of the Warship Day has changed

Warship Day is now Sunday September 11th 2011

And all donations to "Help for Hero's" fund
click here for website

Our own regatta and Commodore's Challenge stays at Saturday  

3th September 2011

This decision was made because it was thought there would be a better attendance on the Sunday for the "Help for Hero's" day and the yacht club are away that day so we will have the big lake for the event and our own for club members to show off their master pieces!

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The next Club night 10th August 2011,

 Alan Higham will be selling some packs of  Graupner and Reed plastics accessories he bought when Cheshire Models closed its shop doors.

So there might be some bargains other than the items that Phil of Hyde Models sells on the second Wednesday's

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Great Eastern at New Brighton

Have you seen the thread of Bob Abell's on the Model Boat Magazine website, The latest developments of the great eastern trials can be found at

http://www.modelboats.co.uk/forums/postings.asp?th=50815

2nd retouch with the wall taken out! looks more at sea now hey.

Some great photo's and write up on this project that will be another feather in Etherow Model Boats cap!!

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Equality is a myth; women are superior.

"I would go through anything for you".

"Good she said, lets start with your bank account"

Cop to bank manager: "can you describe the missing Teller?

"Yes he's  six foot tall and £100,000 short"!

That's all folks

Colwyn Bay's Mayor's Cup Regatta, 2011

As a follow up on the last Blog about Colwyn Bay |Model Boat Club Regatta, Received the following e-mail 

 Hi folks

The North Wales Weekly News will feature last Sunday's Regatta and their photographer Steve Lewis has also put a video of the event on You tube.

Regards
Alan Woodward  Secretary

Nice video and looks like the event was very good as usual!

Colwyn Bay Model Boat Club

Just a reminder for those who have attended in the past and those newer members that like to attend other venue's for a change.

24th July 2011

Colwyn Bay Model Boat Club

Mayors Cup Regatta

Been here for the last 3 years and always receive a nice welcome with area set out for our club

Good Program

Good Auction and raffle

Unfortunately Velda and I won't be able to attend this year! but I'm sure you will receive a very warm welcome as in past years!

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Steering to-day

Steering competition to-day don't forget !!

Have you booked for the trip to Woodvale at Southport yet?

  6^th August   Woodvale show,Southport. 

Coach Trip, Price £12.50 club members and £15 guests

Coach and entry included!

Bookings being taken now by Mike!

Only a couple of weeks away now!

Don't miss this great show something for everyone and at a great price 

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Have you checked out the "For sale" section yet
Might be something in there for you , down on the left under PAGES

That's all folks

Next club meeting

The next club meeting I've arranged for Alan Higham to give a talk on Steering systems for model boats.

I know he has given this talk before but there have been quite a lot of new members since then and maybe a few of the older ones missed it last time.

I know I was quite surprised to find out that there was such an array of fixtures and fittings just for this subject.

So if you have hear it all before, seen that and got the tee shirt, still come down and you might learn something.

2000hrs   13^th July   Wednesday     Club night

Talk by Alan Higham on

Steering systems and fittings

 

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Abstinence is the thin edge of the pledge 

Crime doesn't pay but the hours are optional.

Procrastination is the thief of time,especially if you can't spell it.

That's all folks

July results, Fiesta, club 500

Hi to all from Dave Lee.

Fiesta Report for 3th July 2011

The Fiesta racing in June went well, weather was good, not much wind, so only got in 9 races.

Had a good turnout of eight in all , thanks to all that turned out to race

Trevor Redford and Terry Miles Joint first

Bob Dunkerley 3rd, Richard Hemingway 4th, John Muncey 5th, Frank Laxton 6th,

Dave Lee 7th, and last but not least Andy Glen 8th.

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There were two race nights for the Club 500 racers in June !

The first night racing results were 

John Davies 1st, Howard Meadowcroft 2nd, Bernard Chidley 3rd

The second nights racing results were as follows

1st  Jack Brands, 2nd Jason Hirst, Joint 3rd Howard Meadowcroft and Graham Westerman

After a complaint from a member of the public it was decided to have an A frame style sandwich board to warn people that racing was in progress and to feed the ducks further away!.

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The coach trip to the Woodvale Show at Southport is nearly upon us, 6th August !! so don't leave it to the last minute to book your seat 

Price is set at £12.50 for members and £15 for guests, this includes the coach AND the price of admission

You can't get better than that has the members tickets are subsidised.

Contact Mike Hodgson now, take the family or friends as there is something for everyone at this show!

That's all folks 

Bob Abell News At Ten, Marple Locks Festival.

Marple Festival report......Sunday 3rd July 2011

 

The lovely weather was a fine start to the day!

Found the event field eventually.....Would have made life easier if "Memorial park" was mentioned on the blog......and....."off Garth Lane" too!

 

Got there at 9.00 am to find that all the setting up was completed. So that was a another nice start!

It is lovely, quiet and peaceful at this time of the day and strolling round the multitude of stands was very pleasant.

I now realise, I should have come in the camper with Joyce and Rosie......They would have had a nice time......Blame the Wimbledon final!

 

The club stand was very close to the canal, and handy for carting the models to the water for a sail or two, barge traffic permitting, and also, next door to the food tent.....Having brought a bagfull of butties and stuff, I felt somewhat miffed!

 

The Memorial Park is a very pleasant site for the Festival and is full of local history, which I am always interested in. The park was originally part of a giant mill complex called Hollins Mill. The mill was demolished only about 40 years ago, leaving the Big House, (Hollins House) which is now the Council Offices, standing.
The parkland was given to the Marple public is memory of four sons of the family, lost in the Great War.

 

Anyway, enough of the distant past, let`s get back to reality and the show!

There were lots of stalls to stand and stare at......Our impressive club complex, the lovely "Save the Donkeys"......Wood turning and Hobbies fretwork stall......a few historical canal preservation societies and Stockport Heritage were there too......Did you know that on Vol 24, the front cover was painted by the writer?......Yep!....Sure did!

 

More stalls.......Football comp for the kids, lucky dips and Tombola, French bowls, coconut shy. Splat the rat stall, Robinsons Dray horses, barge pulling horses, gardening section....etc...... Did anyone spot the strange flower bed?.....A normal flower bed, but it also had...tomato plants, pea bushes, full of peas!....lettuces and onions!......Somebody had a sense of humour?

 

The canal itself was very interesting, the locks were in full swing, can`t imagine where all that water came from!  Most of the barge owners were dressed in contempary costume and the work horses were lovely gentle creatures and nice to talk to.

 

A few brave club members managed a sail, but the water level was far too low for easy boat launching.

The sun beat down all day and I was forced against my will, to seek sustenance in one of the many refreshment houses in the town!

 

Alas, five hours of wandering around in the heat, finally took it`s toll on my poor little legs.......So I sneaked off home!

 

Bob

Long way down

Aikaido

Boating area

Breeses and horses

Club corner

EST Donkeys

Country singer

Football

Fret worker

Geoff Gartside

Martin and John

Stick-em-up

Stockport Heritage

That a way

Time for a brew

Trio

Can't ask for a better report than that hey.

Thanks very much Bob.

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Weekend events

No being able to get to last weekend events I have relied on Bob Abell's pictures from his trials of his cable laying Great Eastern paddler for some pictures of the Saturday regatta

Click here to view

Club Stand

George's Big freighter

Another Club Stand

Bob's Great Eastern

Then on the Sunday for the Lifeboat day I received this picture from Dave Lee and he has promised a few more so watch this space!

Waiting for the crowds!

General view of the show.

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This weekend we have got another good event at 

Marple Locks Festival

This event is only held every other year and if you went in 2009 you will know what a good event it is.

Chris the Exhibition Rep  is on holiday so George Barrett has stepped in to run the event, and after being Exhibition rep for 16 years no doubt will do a very good job, but he will need help to set up on the day .

Here are a few pix's to give you a flavour of the day there.

Waiting for the crowds

Dray horse

The mayor

Sailing near lock 12 

Sailing in the basin

Setting up inside new gazebo's 

And don't forget its fiesta racing in the morning, so you could go to the fiesta racing and then pop over to the Marple locks show ! 

Are you going to fit it all in.

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Recovering from an operation in a bush hospital Mr Brown asked why the blinds were drawn.

"Well" explained the doctor "There's a bushfire outside, and I didn't want you to wake up and think the operation was a failure.

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That's all folks! have a good weekend!