New Landing Stage Benches
At long last, the new benches for the landing stage have been manufactured and delivered, and fitted this afternoon.
The old benches were well past their sell by date, and the wood was pretty rotten in parts. The new ones are steel framed with the seats and backrests made from recycled plastic. They should last forever.
Photo by David Lee
Kirklees Model Boat Club
Autumn Autumn Open Day - 11h September 2022
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wilton Park Batley, WF17 8JH
The theme for the day will still be Warships and military but we intend to open this event up to lifeboats and rescue vessels. You are not precluded from attending if you do not have models of this type but no IC or high-performance fast electrics. Sail models are also very welcome. There will also be an area operating radio-controlled tanks and military vehicles. Steam powered models are welcome, but we will need to see an up to date boiler certificate.
Commodore's Challenge Judging
Judging for this year's Commodore's Challenge took place on Wednesday 24 August.
There were only three entries, and the Commodore awarded his challenge trophy to Bob McMenemie. Many Congratulations to him.
Thanks also to Mike Hodgson for providing the hot dogs after the presentation.
Forthcoming Club Night Events
Wednesday 10 August
Talk on Batteries by Geoff Garside.
Wednesday 24 August
Commodore's Challenge Judging. On the landing stage at 7.30 p.m., followed by hot dogs in the Club House, courtesy of Mike H.
Wednesday 14 September
Talk on Scandinavian Coastal Shipping and Hurtigruten, by Chris Platford.
For Your Safety - Please Take Note
Earlier this week, there was a medical incident on the landing stage. A club member suddenly passed out and collapsed without warning. Luckily, there were several other members present who were able to assist and call an ambulance, which arrived promptly. After assessment by the ambulance crew, he was taken to hospital.
This incident has, however, prompted some concerns, should a similar event happen in the future, especially when no other members are present on the landing stage. The member involved, although well known to those present, was not carrying a mobile phone or any means of identification, apart from his membership card with his name. He was also initially unconscious and unable to give any emergency contact details.
The Committee wish to urge all members to ensure that, when sailing, they carry details of an emergency contact number of a family member and any essential information on known medical conditions or medication which may be of assistance to the emergency services.
This information could most usefully be placed on a sticky label on the back of your membership card, which you should be wearing at all times on the landing stage.
In this instance, we believe that the member involved is recovering well.
Alan Breese Boats for Sale
Continuing on from the previous post, in addition to wanting to dispose of the contents of Alan's workshop, Jenny Breese also wishes to sell thirteen of Alan's completed models, which have been in store since his death.
These models are:
Canadian Corvette - K129 - Now Sold
Sir Lancelot - T228 - Now Sold
Minesweeper - M1166 - Now Sold
Harbour Tug - Mustang - Now Sold
MTB 794
Battleship - HMS Ramilles
Aircraft Carrier - HMS Invincible
Ocean Going Tug - Cruiser - Now Sold
Unpowered Towed Barge - Now Sold
Submarine U564
Harbour Tug - Smit Polen - Now Sold
Ocean Going Tug - Yorkshireman - Now Sold
Dutch River Barge - Now Sold
An illustrated catalogue of all boats offered can be downloaded, in .PDF format, by clicking HERE.
Any member interested in purchasing any of these boats is invited to contact either George Barrett or Geoff Garside, initially. The price of each boat is subject to negotiation.
Updated: 12 May 2021
29 May 2022
Alan Breese Workshop Sale
Many of you will know that when Alan Breese, our late Commodore, died suddenly a few years ago, he left behind an extremely well equipped workshop, as well as a large collection of high quality boats.
His wife, Jenny, asked the club about two years ago for help in disposing of the contents of the workshop and some of the boats. This was held up, as most things were, by the onset of Covid and subsequent lock downs. At long last, however, we have been able to start on what is likely to be a fairly major and lengthy exercise.
The first two car loads have now been extracted from Alan's workshop, and will be displayed and offered for sale at the next club night, on Wednesday 13 April.
This first tranche comprises mainly hand tools, some power tools and modelling materials. All proceeds from the sale will go to Jenny Breese.
Do not miss this sale ! - When we first saw the workshop two years ago, we were amazed that one person could have amassed such a phenomenal collection of tools and bits and pieces in one lifetime.
Further sales will be held over the coming months as we work our way further into the depths of the workshop. We have no idea what we will find then, but it will certainly be worth the effort.
