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Club Update 2021

22/5/2021

Whilst the UK slowly moves out of Lock-down, our Club is gently starting to get going again.
Formal events will start at this years Wings & Wheels Model Show at North Weald Airfield (Corona Virus permitting) & then we plan to continue with some socially distanced events throughout the summer months.
Unfortunately, the model boat world was rocked by the loss of the former Model Boats Magazine editor Paul Freshney, who was also a former Brentwood Club member & good friend those who knew him from his many years with us.
His loss has now been followed by the recent sudden passing of Allan Robertson (pictured), due to cancer.
All of our sympathies go out to both Allan's & Paul's families in these horrible times.
Who knows what this 2021 season will bring us all, but we need to try & make the best of it to honor those who are no longer with us, as I know that's what they would have wanted

2020 Season

20/9/2020

Due to Corona Virus, all previously planned events have had to be cancelled, for the remainder of the year. As things have eased up a little, we are now meeting at the lake for a free sail session every 1st & 3rd Sunday of each month, adhering to social distancing rules & the rule of 6. There is plenty of space to spread ourselves around the lake area, so as not to breach any of the rules. This will of course continue subject to any new lock-down rules, that maybe implemented in the future.

Coronavirus

22/3/2020

All planned club events for 2020 have been suspended until further notice due to the Coronavirus outbreak.

Peter Revill

28/1/2020

It is with the deepest regret that I have to announce the passing away of our club treasurer Peter Revill.

He has been an active member of the club for over 30 years & has not only served on our Committee, but has also taken admin roles with both the Surface Warship Association, through which he attended many a show with, but also served on the Committee of the Model Power Boat Association (MPBA).

He was taken from us very suddenly when his cancer took a sudden agressive turn for the worse.

He had only found out that he had Cancer last summer & he remained confident of dealing with it, as only Peter would, step by step.

He took a turn for the worse suddenly over the Christmas & New Year period, which shocked all who knew him.

Our thoughts & prayers are with his wife Julie & the rest of his family at this darkest of times.

2019 Round-Up

28/1/2020

2019 the club continued to host a series of competitions for members at our lake & attended many public events thoughout the year. As always, these have been accompanyed by various social events both at the lake & elsewhere for club members friends & family to enjoy as well.

In April the club attanded Transportfest at the Museum Of Power near Maldon, for the first time. This event was held over the Easter Weekend.
In May the club returned to the Weald Park Country Show at South Weald, Brentwood. Together with the Southend Club we exhibitied on the Sunday & Monday of the May Spring Bank Holiday Weekend. This event is not only closest to our lake, but offers an opertunity to show the models on the water to the general public.
At the end of May bank Holiday, we had our Club BBQ Day (Pictured Right). Always I well attended event on our calendar.

In June the club attended the annual Wings & Wheels Model Show at North Weald, Essex. Due to a lack of trade exhibitors within the enclosure, we had pleny of space to spread yourselves acoss the room. Below are some pictures from the event.

In July we held our Open Day event in which we invite other clubs & members of the public to come & join us at our lake, to take part in some fun on the water. Unfortunately this event did clash with a number of other events at other clubs so was not as well attended as in previous years.
In October we attended the Museum Of Power Model show, as we have done on previous years. We were not so lucky with the weather on this occassion, as there was quite a lot of flooding on the day in question, although it did clear up a little later in the day (Pictured Right).

2018 Round Up

17/3/2019

From July to December the club continued as with previous years to enjoy a combination of home lake events, club social events & attended local model shows to show off our models to the general public. below are some picture highlights of the second half of the 2018 season.

The two pictures above are from the Museum Of Power Model Show in October.
The pictures below are from the Wings & Wheels Model Show at North Weald.

Robin Lee went on to win the Peter Revill Trophy & Heather Lee won the Jack Connelly Cup. Robin also shared top place with Geoff Eplett for the Club 500 racing for 2018.
The Lee family have been having some work done at their house recently. They say it's a new kitchen, but we all know the real reason was the sudden collapse of their Trophy Cabinet! Well done to all & bring on the 2019 season.

BBQ Day

28/5/2018

We were blessed with one of the hottest days of the year so far whilst holding our annual BBQ Day on Bank Holiday Monday. A large number of members & their friends & family attended this year & contributed to making it one of the best days at the lake ever.
Members had plenty of food from the BBQ including Chicken, Ribs Sausages & Burgers & in the gazebo a choice of fresh bread, salads, dips, savouries & cakes.
Members also made the most of the fine weather & sailed their models too (that all stopped when the food was ready though!)

Visit To Moorhen Club

28/5/2018

We made our annual pilgrimage to the Moorhen Club waters in Roydon near Harlow this month. Neither club attended the event in great numbers as on previous years. The weather turned out quite fine, but probably put a lot of people off as prior to the event it had been awful!
We were made very welcome as always & they provided lunch & other refreshments throughout the day for us. We were unfortunately unable to take home any trophies on this occasion.

Weald Park Show 2018

28/5/2018

On the Spring Bank Holiday Weekend, the club exhibited at the Weald Park Show, South Weald, Brentwood. This year we were joined by the Southend Club who pitched their site down by the water as we did last year. Unfortunately, as last year, members of the public were not making their way down the hill to the lake side in any great numbers, which is why we pitched at the top of the hill next top the shows other exhibitors & got to show off our models to far greater numbers of passer byers.
We did come to an agreement with the Southend club that this show had huge potential for a much larger gathering of local model clubs & that we would both talk to the other clubs about having them attend in future years. We should then be able to entice the general public down to the lake side to see the models on the water.
The lake is huge & offers the opportunity to do scale, sail & speed boats comfortably at the same time.

Happy New Year

7/1/2018

Happy New Year to Everyone, here is a little news update.
The Tree has now been removed from the lake, which was a major operation & our thanks go out to all involved in its removal. As a result of this, the Scale Steering Course & ropes network have also been temporarily removed for checking & repairs.
At our Christmas Buffet night, the following people won the annual trophies:- Club 500 racing - Neil Martin, Peter Revill Trophy - Paul Godfrey & Jack Connelly Cup - Allan Roberson. Congratulations to them & best of luck to all for next season.