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Club AGM

The club AGM is on THURSDAY 21st December at 8pm in the Bear.
Membership for next year will be taken at this meeting. We will also need to elect four new club officers as Chairman (Andy Westgate), Treasurer (Michael Pearce), Secretary (Mike Skitt) and Competition Organiser (Brian Boucher) all wish to stand down. Please consider volunteering for these posts.

Results of Club Auction

From: Michael Pearce (photos from Phil)

Thank you to everyone who brought their models and themselves to the club auction. Although buying wasn't exactly brisk we managed to raise about £80 for club funds. Maybe a larger room and more light would of helped. I look forward to seeing it all again in 2007. Also may I thank Mike Brinkworth for doing the number crunching.

Flying 4 Dummies

From: Jonathan Wood

I’ve recently knocked together a small website, aimed at beginners wishing to have a go at RC gliding. It’s only 18 months since I started, so some of the questions I needed answers to are still fresh in my mind!

The address is www.flying4dummies.co.uk

And finally ....

Little Barry came into the kitchen where his mother was making dinner. Christmas was coming up and he thought this was a good time to tell his mother what he wanted: "Mom, I want a model glider for Christmas."

Little Barry was a bit of a troublemaker. He had gotten into trouble at school and at home. Barry's mother asked him if he thought he deserved to get a model glider for Christmas. Little Barry, of course, thought he did.

Barry's mother, being a Christian woman, wanted him to reflect on his behaviour over the last year, and write a letter to Jesus, and tell him why he deserved a model glider for Christmas. Little Barry stomped up the steps to his room and sat down to write Jesus a letter.

LETTER 1:
Dear Jesus,
I have been a very good boy this year and I would like a model glider for Christmas.
Your friend,
Barry.

Barry knew this wasn't true. He had not been a very good boy this year, so he tore up the letter and started again.

LETTER 2:
Dear Jesus,
This is your friend Barry. I have been a pretty good boy this year and I would like a model glider for Christmas.
Thank you,
Barry

Barry knew this wasn't true either. He tore up the letter and started again.

LETTER 3:
Dear Jesus,
I have been an OK boy this year and I would really like a model glider for Christmas.
Your friend,
Barry

Barry knew he could not send this letter to Jesus either.
Barry was very upset. He went downstairs and told his mother he wanted to go to church. Barry's mother thought her plan had worked because Barry looked very sad. "Just be home in time for dinner," his mother said.

Barry walked down the street to the church and up to the altar. He looked around to see if anyone was there. He picked up a statue of the Virgin Mary. He slipped it under his shirt and ran out of the church, down the street, into his house, and up to his room. He shut the door to his room and sat down with a piece of paper and a pen. Barry began to write his letter to Jesus.

LETTER 4:
I'VE GOT YOUR MUM.
IF YOU WANT TO SEE HER AGAIN, SEND THE MODEL GLIDER.