Tetbury Show.

We put on a very good display. The weather was slightly overcast to start with, but brightened up later on. There was a tent with displays of flower arranging, knitting, baking and home grown veg, which had been entered for judging. Other exhibits included a model tent with model trains, Segway rides, bouncy castles, dog judging and vintage cars.

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A few members put on a good display in poor weather conditions. We met some nice members of the public who as always asked some interesting questions about our boats and engines. By 3.30pm the weather started to get worse, so we decided to call it a day.  

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Wanborough Show.

Uffington Show.

A good two day show again this year. The Sunday started with a few showers but soon improved and we all had an enjoyable day with sailing on our pool. The Monday was blessed with good weather all day and a lot more visitors to entertain and talk to. The Uffington Show organisers thanked us for our efforts and asked us if we would like to attend again next year. Thanks must go to the members that helped to set up our display and to pack up on the Tuesday.

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Westbury Show.

A very good show with lots of interesting things to see. The weather was good all day and we all had a very enjoyable day. Our contribution to this event went very smoothly with no problems. Thanks must go to our Chairman for organizing things to suit our requirements

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We held our annual competition Sail Day at Coate Water.

George set a course of 4 marker buoys for us to sail around.

The aim was to have a consistent lap time over the 4 laps.

The trophies are presented at our club Christmas meal.

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23rd October Sail Day.

11th - 13th November International Model Boat Show (Warwickshire Exhibition Centre)

This years International Model Boat Show at the Warwickshire Exhibition Centre was attended by our members thanks to the efforts of Brian Young, who as always, put in a lot of work to ensure that our display was ready for the show. The trade stands were fewer this year, but the exhibitors made up most of the show with some wonderful models on display.  Ron Poole and George Kirkham both sailed their steam boats on the large pool which was quite difficult avoiding the other various boats on the water at the same time.

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13th - 16th October Midlands Model Engineering Exhibition (Warwickshire Exhibition Centre)

The club exhibited at the Midland Model Engineering Exhibition at Warwick Exhibition Centre on 13th - 16th October.

The club`s stand contained 8 boats & a number of working engineering

items which was well supported by the visitors by the interest shown.

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On 3rd December, 31 members, family & friends had an enjoyable evening at the Stratton Bowls Club.

The women won the first round of skittles and the men won the second round.

We had a fish & chip supper, followed by the presentation of the

Club Trophies by Karen.

A raffle was held, with the proceeds going towards the cost of the venue.

The evening ended with a game of killer. The winner was Karen, who was

presented with the Booby Prize and donated the winnings to the Club.

Many thanks to the organisers. Thank you to Stratton Bowls Club who hosted us on the night, the Fish Company and all the helpers who made the evening a success.

Club News 2016

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Club Skittles & Presentation Evening (Stratton Bowls Club )

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The first club meeting is the A.G.M.

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March meeting: Winter Projects Exhibition.

This years March meeting was a very interesting evening. This was well attended with 24 members present.

The models on display, both boats and engineering items, were of a very high standard indeed, as you can see from the pictures. A big thank you to all the members who brought along their models.

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Wallingford Donkey Sanctuary.

Six members attended this event. We all had a very enjoyable day with lots of interest shown from the general public. Lots of questions and some very interesting conversations took place. We were thanked for our efforts and each member was given a nice Donkey Sanctuary mug to take home.     

We decided that if we were asked to attend again next year, we would all like to come again. 

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Club House renovation at Lotmead Farm 2nd June

Karen and Alan kindly enlisted the help of 4 eager volunteers from Nielsen to renovate the Club House as part of their day of global volunteering.

Everyone had a very enjoyable time weather proofing the Club House. The Club is very grateful for their assistance and as they have suggested they would like to return next year, we would be very pleased to see them again.

Many thanks to the volunteers and Nielsen for their time.

Trout Inn - Lechlade.

The Lechlade Show at The Trout was well attended on both days by our club members. We were blessed with very good weather this year which resulted in many more visitors than last year. We were well looked after by the Landlady from The Trout with plenty of food as usual. Some good sailing took place on our club pool. a good time was had by all.

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Purton Carnival.

Six members attended this event at The Purton Carnival. We all had a very nice day despite one heavy downpour at the early part of the day. Thanks to all the members who made this day a success.

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The Highworth Festival 2016 Technology Day.

There were 12 members present, which made for an impressive display of model boats and engines. Other attractions included a stand with 3D printing / design and volumetric measuring devices, a car seat manufacturer, a time lapse video setup for making videos of Lego constructions, a video gaming area for playing Minecraft and a trade stand for the new Nissan Leaf electric car (some members had a test drive).

There was a steady stream of visitors, of which many showed an interest in our display. We were made very welcome by the organisers who provided us with free drinks and cakes and thanked us for our efforts and display.

Ducklington Show.

This must have been about the hottest event weekend we have had this year so far. 

We put on a good display as usual, which interested lots of the general public. Our thanks to Brian Young who had the site well prepared for our arrival as always.

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