Grand Barbecue

Unlike last year when our summer event was rained off, this year we were able to have a very enjoyable barbecue. Peter and Ronnie Windmill kindly hosted the event in their garden and Peter was assisted on the barbecue by David Webster. Our members brought some delicious desserts and salads for us to share.There was plenty of Pimms as well as soft drinks. The only crisis - no bread rolls because we each thought someone else was getting them - was swiftly averted by Janet and Clive with a mercy dash to Donington. We also had plenty of raffle prizes donated, raising over £40 for club funds.

Members' Evening

We held our second annual members' evening on Thursday 18th July. This is an opportunity for our members to tell us about interests, hobbies, experiences or anything else that they would like to share with the club. On this occasion we had two members with two very different topics.
Peter Windmill gave us a really interesting presentation about Scuba Diving. As well as many photos he brought along a lot of his equipment. He told us where he had enjoyed diving and something about the safety aspects. I imagine that we had all heard about "the bends" but not how easily it can happen and such a short distance from the surface. Peter is obviously quite passionate about his hobby and we all thoroughly enjoyed his talk.
In complete contrast John Stainton told us about his days in the Royal Army Medical Corps - entertaining us with some of the facts and fallacies of Army drill procedures. He demonstrated these as he spoke, asking plenty of questions as he did so, showing that he had forgotton  none of the finer points of parade-ground practice.
The Flower of the Month Competition was won by Lily with an alstromeria.