Flag Pole at Anfield

The Anfield Flag Pole from SS Great Eastern Telegraph Cable ship

The topmast of the SS Great Eastern, one of the first iron ships, was rescued from the ship breaking yard at Rock Ferry, and was hauled up Everton Valley by a team of horses, to be erected alongside the new Kop. It still stands there, serving as a flag pole in the famous Anfield Stadium, home of Liverpool Football Club.

Bet most of you didn't know that, there are lots more interesting facts about this great ship 

To see more click here!.

Article sent by Bob (Ace reporter) Abell.

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It was reported to me at the lake yesterday that the Quiz and Hot pot supper was another success, so good that members stayed longer than the usual 9-o'clock, it being 10-o'clock before the last ones left!.

At the lake yesterday saw the usual sailors there enjoying the sunshine and though it had been quite cold during the night, both lakes were ice free.

There was Garth with his Tug, Eric with his "Aziz" and the Commodore with his Submarine, yachtsmen instead of their usual "J" class's had a variety of One metre boats on the water which was a nice change to see!.

Spoke to Mike the social Sec and his operation for a new hip joint was finally done on the 20th of this month and he is now back home, some of you will have seen him at the Quiz night!, now taking it easy so it knits to-gether alright, I'm sure all the members will join me in wishing him a speedy recovery!.

Is this him from now on?

Do you remember this guy??.

That's all folk's.

Waiting for Christmas.

Hi there all, hope you have got all your Christmas shopping done and survived the rush and crush at the shop's.

I personally started my Christmas treats by taking my two beautiful grand-daughters to a nice lunch at the Hartshead Pub in the hills above Ashton and very nice it was too, though I must say I'd rather have it in the Summer sat outside in the sunshine overlooking the Cheshire plains as far away as the  Joddrell Bank telescope.

That's not forgetting the great Christmas dinner the Club had at the Hare and Hounds of course, another success that was.

On the model boat scene, that's what this site is all about of course, have you read the article in Model boats magazine by our club member Bob Abell, I know he has supplied me with a few articles in the past ,but this one is well worth a read over the Christmas holidays, what a great advert for our club!.

Click here!.  

My Eureka Moment to-day is "Shackles" made from dress fasteners.

First you have to bite the bullet and go to an Haberdashery shop and buy the dress fasteners, if you get funny looks assuring them they are for a model boat!!. 

Take one out as you can see on the left packet and turn the ends 90%

a couple of panel pins for screws

and there you have them!.

They come in all sizes for your boat scale and as you can see even this close I think they look al-right, that Clump off my Trawler "Our Lass 11" will be tidied up before painting by the way.

This was an idea I found in one of the Model Boat Magazines years ago by the way not my idea, but used it to good effect since, so if you are a new member and you've not seen it yourself that's a bonus isn't it.

Beautiful (Model) warship for sale in the "For Sale" section to-day!

 Click here

That's all for now folks, see you at the Frostbite sail on the 27th ???

OR 

Will it be true what the Mayan's say and the world will end to-day 21-12 2012, what time will that be??.

Fiesta Racing Results August 2012

Fiesta Report 5/8/2012

 Race report for Fiesta’s,

Hi to all.

We had light winds, no rain, five racers came to race, we had 10 races in all.

Terry Miles 1^st, Trevor Redford 2^nd, David Lee 3^rd, Harry 4^th, George 5^th.

Thanks to all who came to sail, see you all next month.

David Lee.

Thanks for that Dave.

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A picture off Bob Abell, of the club showing our banner at Colwyn Bay last month, with Great Eastern there quite famous now!.

 Getting known around the model circuit now, the chap I'm talking too there is one of the forum members from Model Boat Magazine!.

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That's all for now folks!.

Day 2 at Etherow, Lifeboat weekend.2012

Day two started off with the current dull showery weather we are having at the moment, but it didn't put off the members who turned up early to set up the display stands, many thanks to them from the committee, especially Chris who needed plenty of help with all the arrangements he had made to make the day the success it turned out to be in the end with the weather brightening up and later even the sun coming out, great to be Abell to put every thing away dry isn't it.

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so here are some of my efforts, if you boat isn't here, sorry but I can only be in one place at a time!.

Our Ken's display.

 Jet Ski

 Launch Ramp

Les Jones stand setting up, from Holyhead!

Not many of these around MK1, with original livery!

As Coca Cola say's "It's the real thing"

Southport Boat

A couple of oldies

 A tracked vehicle

Terry's Punt Boat, maiden voyage, see video.

The real thing!.

A video of some of our club boats

The chap was there again with his Frogmen boat, posted yesterday and attracted many admiring modellers!

Thanks to Phil for the use and his commentary on the big lake, for the lifeboats that had arrived, I know there had been breakdowns and bad weather, so many thanks to all who turned up on the day.

Mustn't forget to thank Roy and his wife Ada for manning the refreshments bar all day in the clubhouse, they did a great job.

If I've forgot to thank anyone, your efforts were still appreciated.

And last but not least Chas and Dave, sorry that should be Bob and Dave.

Bob of Great Eastern TV fame and Dave Woolley the photographer from Model Boats Magazine, hopefully will give us a nice complimentary write up in the magazine!.

Video of Lifeboats on the day.

And there you have it, If you wasn't abell to come for what ever reason, at least now you can see what you missed on both days!, and if you came thank you once again.

One man and his dog, sent to me from Ray at Colwyn Bay!.

Don't get many of me and him.

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Another excellent event in our diary over!

Until next year all the best from the Etherow Model Boat Club.

Another good club meeting

Last night saw another successful meeting at the clubhouse.

There was a call for volunteer's for the next weekend event, which is the International Lifeboat Rally, see below for details, people to set up either day and people to get the stuff down and packed away afterwards, if you can't get to one thing, perhaps you could help at another!.

Saturday we need a good showing of our club boats, not only lifeboats, but a good variety of models on the small lake to show off to the public.

Sunday mainly Lifeboats on the big lake but still our models on the small lake, you saw the interest shown by the public at the raft race event the other week, lets show them more still.

There will be stands for model display as well as the benches on the landing stage and on the water!

The Raft race generated a total (up to now) of £600 to the Manchester children's Hospital and another £600 to the Help 4 Hero's, both very worthwhile funds.

 After the usual announcements there was a couple of get well cards sent round for George Barrett (motor bike accident) and Jim brown ( General ill health). 

I'm sure you will join me in wishing them both a speedy recovery.

The night  in general was a talk by Bob (Mr TV) Abell, well actually it was Bob and his boat the Great Eastern and a talk by your's truly, I think it went well, I enjoyed it anyway and judging by the crowds round afterwards asking Bob different questions instead of the usual mad rush for the door so did most people, the picture is not a good reflection of the numbers there, but taken at the end of the night when I could get back near Bob and the boat.

It was surprising the number of members that hadn't seen GE, though it has been on our lake before, on TV and at Ellesmere Model Boat Show this year.

Chris the Commodore ended the night by thanking Bob for his dedication and expertise in the model build and his bringing the club to the attention of the Model boat world.

Thanks from me Bob as the members Rep for an enjoyABELL last few months helping out with GE and the beans on toast at the dinner times in the camper van.

That's all folk's see you on the Lifeboat Day, if not before!.

Peter (Duckie) Teal.

Jubilee Day at Etherow.

After a cold cloudy day on Sunday for the Fiesta Racing, it was a nice surprise to arrive at the lake nice and early to find things going well with the set up for the day's entertainments and the weather a lot brighter.

Chris the Exhibition Sec was well into the arranging of the event, unfortunately he slipped and injured his ankle, but he soldiered on and though his ankle swelled up like a balloon wouldn't stop for a rest until everything was just right. 

It continued to get better as the day progressed and the crowds started to arrive, the Model military vehicle stand  and Bob The Abell with his Great Eastern Ship were the first two stands you saw as you came into the area, both were of great interest to the crowd with plenty of questions and answers.

The buttie wagon was a good attraction with great food and great value for money as you could tell by the crowds queueing up for food and drinks.

Setting up! with mine host's.

Your's truly had beans on toast in Bob's camper van for dinner!

No after's Bob

All donations and sponsorship monies were for the Manchester Children's Hospital and the Help for Hero's funds.

The video attached is mostly taken on the model boat lake as that's where most of our members interests lie as you will appreciate, though there is a couple of minutes on the big lake and a general view of the crowds.

What a great day it turned out to be, weather good, crowds hopefully digging down in their pockets for the good causes it was in aid off and  plenty of members with their boats on the water and don't forget we have another big day coming up soon,

 23th and 24th June The International Lifeboat Rally.

This has been another great event in this years diary, what a good year we are having and its only June!, hope to see more of you here on the 23th and 24th June, lets show the public there are plenty of model boats as well as lifeboats in the club.

It will be lifeboats on the big lake and members on our own lake sailing their models.