Splendid evening at the July club night and Bar-B-Q
The outside thermometer on my car was showing 31 Degrees when I drove to the field yesterday evening but when I arrived there was a light breeze which made things comfortable. Car park looked like is does when we have one of our open events and there were lots of planes in the air well […]
June Club Night at the field on Tuesday 21st
A very well attended club night at the field with John Veasey as usual doing sterling service on the Bar-B-Q. The car park was packed and the sky constantly full of models; all round a very sucessful and enjoyable evening. New members Jim Holland and Doug Clark did their inductions and a prospective new member […]
Message from Jim Nightingale of Bretons MFC
Bretons MFC Swapmeet/Social BRETONS MODEL FLYING CLUB`S first SWAPMEET AND SOCIAL EVENING at the Bretons community hall Rainham Road, Rainham Essex RM13 7LP. From 7pm till 10pm on Friday 3rd June 2016 Emphasis is on the meet and socialising for this new event in the modellers calendar. Come along, relax and meet fellow model flyers […]
Club Meeting at the field last night
Bit of a chilly wind, but well attended. John Veasey did sterling service on the BBQ and cooked just about everything that the had brought. 32 burgers and numerous sausages. all served up with buns, salad and cheese, together with a good selection of soft drinks. New member Paul Baggott did his induction with Steve […]
The Return Of The Giant Hogweed
Not the Genesis track from the album Nursery Cryme (God that dates me) but a note from Bob Ryan I have noticed that there appears to be quite a lot of Hogweed growing at the field and particularly along the entrance lane and around the entrance gate. I have suffered personally from burns associated with […]
Found on the patch 17/5/16
Only a small item, but probably an irritation if you’ve lost it. Hub cap, off white, looks like Cub style. Contact the secretary if it yours and you want it back.
Generous Gift.
At the electric event at the field on May 8th, new member Peter Mears who is the treasurer of Corsair MFC handed the committee a cheque for £1,185.86. The Corsair club is unfortunately closing and the clubs funds have been distributed amongst the clubs that the Corsair members went on to join. The Bickley committee […]
BMFA South East Area Electric Fly In
During our Electric meet on Sunday 8th May we were asked to publicise a similar event in July at Epsom Radio Flying Club. I thought the easiest thing would be to post a copy of the content on flyer we received. BMFA South East Area Electric fly in The BMFA SE Area in conjunction […]
Shelter nears completion
Yesterday saw final bit of roofing done which means that the structure is now complete apart from some tidying up. Thanks you to all those who we’re able to help and special thanks to Bob Ryan and John Vessey who were instrumental in making it all happen. Bob has done a sparkling job in organisation […]
Shelter progressing with well attended work party
Many thanks to the good number of members who turned up to help with the new shelter today. Work carried out included the fitting of low lever cladding to the rear and sides of the structure, ground works to cover the concrete foundations and most importantly the roof. The good weather was a blessing and […]