Hi Everybody
I am sorry but I am going to have to start this Sunday blog with a bit of a moan. These comments are obviously directed towards the members who were not present, except for those who gave their apologises for not attending.
Where were all the members this morning. You were all given notice by text message or e-mail and indeed also at the monthly meeting that the Mini Fun day was to be held on Sunday 22nd April and the committee was assured of a good turnout.
An awful lot of work goes into arranging these events and all the committee members go to great lengths to make interesting and and fun filled activities for you all to enjoy. If you are not interested in what we try to do for you we can very easily not bother in the future, it's up to you all.
OK, it was a terrible morning weather wise to start with. Dave B and I arrived at the lake very early and started to get things set up. We worked, in the pouring rain, to set up the steering course which Dave had spent a whole week dreaming up and constructing in his dining room at home, much to his wife's presumed annoyance!! In the end both of us were drenched but what the hell, we so soon dried out. Soon all the other "eighteen" members arrived and got all the equipment out of the "Leg", put up the gazebos then the heavens opened, it absolutely poured for about ten minutes. It eventually stopped and it turned out to be a lovely day.
Dave's steering course was a great success and the winners were, in first place Richard A, second Lewis N and third, the course builder himself David B. well done to you all. the winners each received a certificate to clutter up their homes with even more rubbish!!
Olivia, Christina and Grahame provided us all with a great deal of amusement during the day but Olivia stole the show, dressing up as a pirate and very convincing she was too, she has definitely been booked as the star attraction for our main fun day on the 24th June 2012. I think it's a great reason for many more of us to try and out do her, come on lets have a laugh. Have a look at the pics of Olivia on the EXTRA page of the website.
Dave Ozzy brought the container ship for tug towing and it has found a new home in the Leg. Thanks very much Dave for bringing it for us.
Dave M brought the Lighthouse which Brian M donated to the club, Dave has worked very hard restoring it and it will be used when ever it is necessary to give commentaries on days like this one from the water, it is equipped with a very bright red strobe and various sirens, listen out for it, you will be able to hear it all over the Park!!!
The event ended around 3 o'clock, thanks to all who helped to put everything away.
That's all for today, see you next week and don't forget it's 500 racing day again.
Christine Hon Sec.
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