Lew Mays
Sadly, I had an email this this week to advise that Lew Mays had passed away on Saturday. I know he had been very ill for some time and his most recent visits to the field were obviously driven by will power alone, but he held his end up in the shelter banter. I’d known […]
Pay your subs night and indoor flying at Istead Rise Community Centre
Good attendance with some entertaining indoor flying. The majority of members have now renewed their membership. If you have not yet returned your renewal form and subs, you have until the end of December to renew, but it would be a great help if you could do this sooner rather than later because it helps […]
Halloween Party at the Field
Report from the chairman Bob Ryan About 5 or 6 weeks ago I asked John Veasey if he was planning to repeat the Halloween party that was held last year at the field. John was not sure at the time as last year was also a celebration of a family birthday party. My suggestion […]
Field access closed on the 8th & 9th of November
There will be NO access to the field on Tuesday 8th and Wednesday 9th November. This is to enable repair work to the road between the two gates to be carried out. This work is being carried out by the Gun club. If the weather is unsuitable it may be that this work will have […]
This weeks wind
Mike Ropers Funeral on Wednesday 12th October 2016
Mike Ropers funeral was at Kemnal Park crematorium and afterwards at Pedham Place Golf Centre, it was well attended and the club was well represented. If anyone wishes to make a charitable donation in Mike’s memory see below.
AGM on Tuesday 11th October 2016
The 2016 AGM was held at Pedham Place Golf Centre and was attended by 51 members which is up on previous years but still only represents 25% of the increased membership. The meeting was straightforward and minutes will be circulated in the next few days. All of the committee members submitted themselves for re-election and […]
Mike Roper
Sadly we have to report that Mike Roper passed away this week, he would have been 82 in November. Mike was one of the original Bickley MFC members when the club started in 1970 and was a regular at the field until he became ill during the summer. Funeral arrangements are not known at the […]
Bickley MFC Scale Day
This years scale day was not blessed with the best of weather there being quite a high wind, nevertheless there was quite a good showing of interesting models, most being of the war bird type which with heavier wing loading than biplanes and the like handled the significant draft without mishap apart from John Veaseys […]
August club night and Bar-B-Q at the field
This was the last club night at the field for this year and was another success, being well attended and with flying well into the dusk, models with lights much in evidence. There was a chilly wind which saw coats being worn for the first time in a good many weeks, however the younger more […]