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Life Begins at 41!

Aluminum Overcast,

The flight of a lifetime

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One big step for a

man - Down under

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Wild South Tour

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Across India

in a Tuk-Tuk

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MagazineWinter 2011

features......

I cannot believe that it is four months since I penned the editorial to my first Links

magazine. I hope that you enjoyed the Summer Links magazine and hopefully will

find even more of interest in this Winter edition.

The theme this time is ‘Life Begins at 41!’. When I was a Tabler we joked about 41

Club meetings ending with a quick game of dominoes and departing for home

before 10pm, for a well-deserved cup of cocoa. How wrong we were! Many 41ers

are just as active now as they were in their Table days. Some have far more spare

time and devote it to hobbies, others work tirelessly for causes close to their heart

and some do crazy things, things that they always wanted to but were afraid to

when they had family responsibilities.

In this edition you will be able to read about adventures undertaken by 41ers all

around the world, in three different continents. Two 41ers from Wales who travelled

all the way to India to participate in a tuk-tuk rally half way across the sub-continent.

You will learn of their joys and their disappointments, but overall the wonderful

feeling of success. Allan Thomson gives us a diary of his visit to the South Island

of New Zealand. Sixteen days when the whole face of New Zealand changed due

to the horrendous earthquake that it suffered. The hotel they were booked into in

Christchurch no longer existed when they returned. The perils of being a tour leader

for a group of Aussies who dare you to jump off the bridge that is the

spiritual home of bungy jumping, and my own experience of flying in a WWII B17

bomber.

We also have reviews of two books written by members of 41 Club. Mike Stiff’s

account of life with his autistic son shows the dedication and hard work that can be

involved in dealing with such a situation. Round Table and 41 Club have always

been so wonderful in helping causes such as these.

Life can begin at 41. It is up to you to decide!

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The Purposes and Objects of the Association of Ex-Round Tablers’ Clubs (41 Club)

To promote amongst the constituent clubs and those eligible for membership, the following objects:• To continue to promote opportunities for fellowship amongst former members of Round Table

• To encourage active involvement in the Community

• To use our experience in support of the Round Table Family

• To encourage international relationships

These objects to be promoted through regular meetings and other activities.

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other pages - Half Term Report 4; RTCW 5; National Golf Finals / National Photographic Competition 8;

Last of the Summer Beer 9; Jersey Quiz 10; Jersey 2012 Travel Plans 11; MV Agusta F3 15; Caravanning 16; Men’s Health 20;

Noticeboard 21; Membership on the Up / Hofmeister Bear Reunion 22; Sales 23; Do You Remember When? 24;

Your Not Alone 25; Grumpy Ex-Tablers 26; Shelter Box 27; Obituaries 28; Diary / National Executive 29; Small Ads 30

It is hard to believe that six months have gone since I took overthe Presidency of the Association at Ipswich. The time has flownby, but it has been an extremely busy six months and during thattime your National Council has undertaken a considerableamount of work.

As well as looking at the various contracts we have for suchitems as administration and the magazine to try to ensure thatwe are getting the value for money we all want to achieve, theCouncil has, amongst other things, been looking at:

• Strategic plans for growth and development of the organisation for the next three to five years.

• Possible changes to the proxy voting system.• Updating the Association’s computer systems.• Updating our lists of e-mails to contact members and

send out such items as newsletters.• Working to improve the effectiveness of Councillors,

both at Council level and in the regions.• Working on the Jersey National Conference, as well

as planning the following Conferences in Llandudno and 2014.

• The production of an update to the conference manual.• Working to maintain and increase our membership by

encouraging ex-Tablers to join.• Working with Round Table on various membership

initiatives, particularly in Ireland.• The production of new membership literature and

stands that we can take to such events as National Sporting Weekend.

• The production of Newsletters, a “new look” magazineas well as looking at the costs of production and postage.

• New good quality sales items, maintaining the web based strategy to reduce stock retention costs as these items are produced and supplied on order.

• The establishment of the Platinum Privileges process whereby 41 Club members can advertise their own business products and services to the whole of the 41Club membership.

• Increasing contacts between GB&I andoverseas clubs (twinning, visits etc)

• Trying to increase the charity work of 41 Club International through our resolution that was passed at the International AGM in Toulouse, in which it was agreed that member Associations should give consideration to working together to provide humanitarian aid to those stricken by natural disaster.

In these six months I have travelled around visiting clubsand have found the membership to be enjoying theiractivities in 41 Club. In fact, I have discovered that themembership is extremely interested in what is happeningin Round Table and that usually starts discussions onthe times they had and enjoyed in their own Tables.Members realise that the success of Round Table is vitalfor a strong membership of 41 Club, and that there is asincere and genuine wish for them to succeed, to enablethe Round Table members of today to have the opportunity to experience what they have enjoyed.The meetings have been wide and varied throughout theAssociation, from social meetings in the pub or the curryhouse, various charter nights and several internationalmeetings including the International AGM. I have playedcroquet, bowls and golf, tried to guide cars around atrack (slot car racing) and even attended a charity funrun for RTCW where over 200 runners had all dressedup as nuns. I can honestly say that I have enjoyed themall.I would like to take this opportunity to thank every cluband region for their very kind hospitality when I have hadthe pleasure to visit and meet the members. I look forward to meeting many more of you on my travels overthe coming six months, culminating in welcoming you toJersey for our National Conference in April 2012.If you have an event coming up please check my diary onthe 41 Club web site and if the date is free and it ispossible logistically to be there, I will come along to helpand support you.

Housemaster’s Comments: Vaughan is a hard workingand conscientious boy. He has performed well in thefirst half of the year and I am sure that he will continue toperform well. He could try a little harder at perfecting hisjokes.

Headmaster’s Comments: Keep up the good work.

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Hello

I’m Nicky, the new CEO of Round Table Children’s Wish.I am delighted to be joining a charity with such a long history and association to Round Table. We create special moments and memories for children with lifethreatening illnesses, and their families, by granting wishes.

Round Table Children’s Wish is the chosen charity ofboth the National President of 41 Club, Vaughan Harrisand the National President of Round Table, John Payne.I thank them and you for your invaluable support of ourwork.

We know first-hand the difference a wish can make to achild and their families. We want to ensure every childand young person can benefit from a wish. So many children and their families don’tknow about us, and by working together we can change this.

My focus this year is to strengthen our relationship with 41 Club and the other clubs inthe Round Table family. Between us I’m sure we will be able to find new ways of ensuringwe can grant more wishes to children and their families.

Christmas BallWhy not join us and fellow 41 Clubbers and Tablers at our Christmas Charity Ball on the9th December?, a great event on the English Riviera at the Barcelo Imperial Hotel inTorquay. Tickets sell fast so please contact j.dowell@barcelo-hotels.co.uk orRachel@rtcw.org to reserve your place.

round the World For WishesOr sign up to our national Round The World For Wishes event? So far 250 members havetaken part, and all we ask is you travel 10 miles and raise a minimum of £50.

Members have taken to their unicycles, swum up rivers and even taken their favouriteroller coasters again and again!; having lots of fun whilst raising money. Join in and havefun by visiting www.rtcw.org.uk or contact sam.taylor@rtcw.org for more information.

Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any ideas about how Round TableChildren’s Wish and 41 Club can work together: nicky@rtcw.org

If you know someone who could benefit from a wish, please remember we are here, and contact us at info@rtcw.org.uk

I am proud of how we, with your support, have been able to enhance the lives of so many children and their families. We have an exciting year ahead and I look forward to meetingyou soon.

Nicky Thompson, the very new CEO of Round Table Children’s Wish

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YOUR NATIONAL PRESIDENT’S CHOSEN CHARITY FOR 2011-2012

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Jacques, aged 12, diagnosed with a spinal tumourJacques’ wish wasto be a soldier for aday, so for his wishJacques and his family were collected in a silverRolls Royce and taken on a scenic drive toBovington Tank Museum, where they were met bythe museum staff. To make his day extra special,Captain James of the Royal Dragoon Guards camealong as a personal guide. Jacques and his family sat out in the sunshine toenjoy the tank display in the arena which was oneof Jacques favourite parts of the day. He even gota ride in one of the armoured vehicles. “It was verybumpy” he said.

Stephanie, aged 10, diagnosed with AcuteLymphatic LeukaemiaStephanie is a keengolfer and a dream ofhers was to meet hergolfing hero, Cristie Kerr.They stayed at the Prince of Wales Hotel and spenttheir first day exploring the area. The followingmorning they headed over to the Royal BirkdaleGolf Club where they had access to all the VIPareas. Later she was taken to the practice rangeand Cristie Kerr and Morgan Pressell arrived.Steph's eyes nearly popped out of her head as shewas introduced to them both and they gave her aset of golf clubs with some other golfing goodies.Steph was also able to have a mini golf lesson withMorgan and Cristie.

Lexi, aged 16,diagnosed with Germ Cell TumourLexi’s wish was to have a pro-fessional photo shoot as herdream is to become a profes-sional model. Lexi and hermum arrived at Mane StreetHairdressers in Bournemouth to have her hair done,then two hours later she was on the road to theBournemouth Arts Institute where she was met byKellyanne from LMP Models, a photographer and astylist to create a perfect model portfolio to beginher career. Lexi had four outfit changes and used allsorts of props and loved every minute of it. Lexiwas then invited to take part in the Silver SpiritFashion that LMP Models were organising to get areal feel of what it would be like in the modellingworld!

aluminum OvercastThe flight of a lifetimeHow many of you have attended an air display in the UK where one

of the stars of the show has been the B17 Fortress ‘Sally B’? Have

you ever dreamt of one day flying in a WWII bomber? In Europe

that is just not possible due to the very tight aviation regulations,

but in 2008 I had that chance, as in the USA they allow passengers

to be carried in many privately owned warbirds. ‘Aluminum

Overcast’ is a Boeing B17G Fortress owned and operated by the

Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) and undertakes an annual

tour of the States, providing experience flights for the general

public. In late July she returns to her home airfield at Oshkosh in

Wisconsin and, for 7 days, operates regular flights over the world’s

largest aviation event, the EAA Airventure, which annually attracts

over 10,000 aircraft and visitors from all over the world. On show

days the B17 operates from the nearby airport of Appleton and flies

over the Airventure Convention. So what is this experience like?

Entry to a B17 is through a small door on the starboard side. Steps

are provided for the visitors but flight crews would just jump in and

out. The rear compartment of the aeroplane is quite an open area

with 7 canvas seats; these were originally for the gunners in the

crew.

Most of us strapped ourselves into these (rather uncomfortable)

seats and a few others went forward to the radio operator and

navigator’s compartments. Excitement grew as the four engines

burst into life and with a lot of squealing noises we slowly taxied to

the end of the runway. As the throttles were opened we lurched

forwards and very quickly the tail wheel lifted off the ground. Soon

we were airborne and were allowed to leave our seats to explore

the aircraft.

This section of the aircraft has a waist gun on each side mounted

in quite large windows. The gunners stood at these guns firing at

attackers on the side. The rear turret is entered by the side of the

rear seats but was not accessible by us. The ball turret is in the

central floor area and you cannot believe just how small this turret

is. (They must have been very small men that operated both this

and the rear guns.) There is very little equipment in this area, but

you can see the control surface cable running along the side of the

fuselage. Suddenly you realise that the only thing between you

and the elements is a very thin sheet of aluminium. There is no

armour plating and no means of heating, so a return journey over

Germany would have been a very cold and uncomfortable

experience, even at the best of times.

As you move forwards around the belly turret you pass

through a narrow opening to the radio operators

station. There is more equipment here and on that day

(as is normal in the hot US summer) the hatch in the

roof was removed to provide cooling air. We were

warned to remove all hats and loose items, as they

would be sucked out through the hatch.

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Then through another opening and along a very narrow walkway.

This is the bomb bay. All of the bomb load on a B17 was carried

internally in racks on either side wall. It is amazing just how small

this area is and you realise that the weapons load of a single B17

was not great and why they flew in such large formations.

Moving forwards again is the flight engineer’s station. The

engineer had a secondary role of top turret operator. Now you

enter the cockpit. The B17 had both a pilot and a co-pilot, unlike

the British Lancaster, which had only one pilot. We all took it in

turns to watch the pilots and take photographs and then we

dropped down into the rather cramped compartment under the

cockpit floor which is where the navigator and bombardier were

located. The view from the glass nose was truly spectacular.

Once again both of these crewmembers had secondary roles with

guns to operate in the cheek and chin turrets.

By this time the aircraft was over Oshkosh airfield and we had

amazing views of the rows upon rows of aircraft attending the

show. The large warbird area was particularly poignant from the

cockpit of a WWII bomber. Once south of the airshow we made a

turn over Lake Winebago and retraced our journey back to

Appleton. All too soon the 20 minute flight was over and we made

a very gentle landing. It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience and

the freedom you were given onboard was so different to the

restrictions in the UK.

Flying on a lovely sunny July day was exciting, but it made me

think of all those brave airmen who set off on missions over enemy

territory, in cold and cramped conditions, in an aircraft that was a

sitting target for enemy fighters and with only 60 seconds of

ammunition in their guns. Brave men indeed.

If you are visiting the USA and would like a flight in a WWII aircraft

then there are several organisations that offer the opportunity, and

it may not be as expensive as you think. Here are a few you might

try:

The Collings Foundation (B17 Fortress, B24 Liberator

or P51 Mustang)

http://www.collingsfoundation.org/cf_schedule-wof.htm

The EAA (B17 Fortress) http://www.b17.org/

The Commemorative Air Force Arizona Wing

(B17 Fortress, B25 Mitchell)

http://www.azcaf.org/pages/touring.html

The Commemorative Air Force Gulf Coast Wing (B17 Fortress)

http://www.gulfcoastwing.org/GCW/B-17_RideInfomation.htm

postscript:

In 2009 I returned to Oshkosh and one of the stars of that year’s

show was a Canadian operated Avro Lancaster, which is one of only

two flying Lancasters in the world. (The other one being the Battle

Of Britain Memorial Flight of the RAF.) For just $5 I had the unique

opportunity to walk through and examine the inside of this

remarkable aeroplane. As the bomb bay of the Lancaster was along

the bottom of the aircraft and the main wing spar goes right across

the centre of the aeroplane the interior of the Lancaster was much

smaller than the B17. Getting from one end to the other was more

like a steeplechase and 6’ 2” was definitely not the size to be if you

were a member of a Lancaster crew. But again an experience not to

miss.

RAY HILLNational Communications Officer

National Golf Finals

Cochran Cup

John Wood Trophy

41 Club National Photographic Competition 2012Entries for the photographic competition have already started to arrive and I can confirm that thereare already some excellent submissions.

The rules for the competition have been published in the July Links magazine and the OctoberNews@41Club newsletter. You may submit multiple entries and they will be displayed anonymouslyat the Jersey Conference, where the delegates will be asked to vote for the winner.

The prize for the winning photographer will be a bottle of 41 Club malt whisky,kindly supplied by www.straightfromthecask.co.uk, our first new PlatinumPrivileges partner. This will be a unique prize and the label will reflect thewinner’s achievement.

In addition there will be a small trophy for the winner to keep.If you have any suitable photographs then do not delay, start sending themin right away to photo2012@41club.org.

Longcliffe Golf Club at Loughborough saw the National Finals return for the4th year. This was another record breaking year, with more competitorsqualifying for the final through regional qualifying competitions.

The background picture shows the 15th Hole at Longcliffe and demonstrates the outstanding weather conditions that the golfers experienced on the day.

We are once again indebted to Mike Garner who arranged for AlderleyAsset Management to sponsor this year’s final. Without this sponsorship

this event would not take place. So we would like to register our appreciation to Alderley.

The Competition is a team event for the CochranCup in which the best three scores from a team of 4decide the outcome.

The winners in 2011 are Newport Ex Tablers 41 Clubfrom Shropshire. The team comprising Bill Jones (31 pts), Barry Fulford (22 pts), Mark

Ashton (36 pts) and Chris Cann (35 pts) won by a clear margin of 7 points.

2nd and 3rd were Tamworth and Solihull after a very tight count back.

John Wood of Tamworth generously presented a trophy for the best

individual score in the finals, after receiving a few words of

congratulations at the event last year. This year he was runner-up to Mark

Ashton of Newport Ex Tablers who beat him by a single point.

In the accompanying photograph we see John, fairly pleased,

presenting the John Wood Trophy to Mark Ashton.

The winning team received a bottle of the new 41 Club Malt Whisky. This

is a special bottling of 10 year old Balmenach Malt Whisky from Speyside

at 46% Proof. It is labelled for 41 Club and records the competition

details. I am sure that it will provide many happy hours of reflection and

storytelling as the winners consume the contents over the years to come.

Similar presentation bottling is announced elsewhere in this magazine.

Finally there were several feature winners whose photographs will

appear in the monthly newsletter.

appreciation

President Vaughan Harris attended this event and recorded a

respectable score off his new and lower handicap. He was generous in

his comments as he presented the prizes.

I would like to record my appreciation to Jill Harris and Jane Venables

both of whom provided invaluable assistance during the day.

Several other National Councillors attended some playing and some

providing assistance. In particular I would like to name Nigel Davies,

Peter Good and Frank Venables. Barry Durman appeared and was

prepared to assist but he was able to enjoy a game of golf instead.

Perhaps next year we might consider a booby prize as the Past

President’s Team came close to “winning” this year.

Donald Watson – National Councillor – Region 1

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New Zealand 41 Club IRO Derek Johns and his wife Tina returnedhome on 15th June after escorting 45 Aussies and 1 Pom aroundthe South Island for 15 days They had a wonderful trip, went to lotsof amazing places, showed them some neat activities, enjoyedincredible fellowship, ate far too much and of course washed it alldown with plenty of great wine and beer. But there is one event thatDerek will never forget and here it is in his own words.

Naturally the best things about the whole trip were the great company and friendship, laughing at everything, even listened toMerv and my commentary and not a single complaint along the way.

The group responded by challenging me to jump off the KawarauBridge on the end of a bungy, "our leader leads by example" theytold the staff there and next thing I'm being led away like a lamb tothe slaughter. "This is the original Bungy, never had an accident, only 43m downand there’s water at the bottom” so the guy soothingly tells me.

At this stage I got the picture and saw that the gang were going tocall me chicken for the rest of the trip if I didn't, so after signing mylife away, them binding my legs together, putting on the safety harness, the terrifying moment of looking down and then diving thegentle take up of the bungy was such a hell of a relief which turnedto pure elation once I was safely in the boat at the bottom and mylegs were unleashed from the bindings.Wow what a buzz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Worst part was having to climb all the way back up the canyon!However I have the pictures, have done something that was neveron my bucket list and attained “legend” status with them all, familythink I'm crazy!!!!!!!!!!

Was your club looking for something to keep those ageingbodies and minds active in the summer recess? Then whynot follow Foggy, Compo and Clegg and go for a pleasantstroll in the Yorkshire countryside. Even better if you cancombine it with a few (or several) beers! Hartlepool 41Club decided to take up the 8 mile Gallon Walk in August.The setting is not Holmfirth but Heartbeat country on theNorth York Moors, and follows a route from Goathland toEgton. Once it was confirmed that the route involved stopping off at 8 pubs for a compulsory pint, it took littlepersuasion for Hartlepool Round Table to join us!

The group, with ages from 20 to ????, was led by Ken “Foggy” Lupton, with travel agent Rod“Clegg” Thompson as tour guide. First stop at opening time was the Goathland Hotel(Aidensfield Arms), followed by the Mallyan Spout, where there is a picturesque waterfall nearby. The route wound through the valley to the next stop at Beck Hole where there is arenowned Camra pub with about the smallest bar you will ever see. And great beer too!Shortly thereafter we were able to see the steam from the old trains on the North Yorkshire lineand followed the path close to the rail line, arriving at Grosmont for another ale in the Station Inn,where we could admire the platform and trains featured in the “Harry Potter” films.

Going out of Grosmont one of the Tablers (“Gav Nav”) felt it better to use his GPS device so weended up with a mile detour, before realizing it was better to stick to the map or follow our noses for

the next pub!

Next stop was Egton Bridge where we met with a rain shower (the only bad weather we experienced)so had to refresh ourselves in the two pubs there before floating uphill for the final mile and the lasttwo hostelries in Egton itself. Time for some well earned grub before the bus home.

All bar one claim to have drunk the gallon of ale, though some claims of short measures are beinginvestigated. Chairman Chris Grieveson was unavailable (or should that be unable) to comment.Teetotal secretary Kevin “Compo” Braithwaite claimed to have drunk a gallon of lemonade. Now thatis seriously bad for your health!

David Bruce Hartlepool 41 Club

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The Jersey QuizNext year’s National Conference and AGM sees 41 Club return to the beautiful island of Jersey. To help you while away the six

months until this momentous event we have created a multiple-choice quiz all about Jersey. Get all the questions right and you

will be an expert on the ‘warmest place in the British Isles’.

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1. In which year did France relinquish all claims on the sovereignty of Jersey? a) 1066 b) 1204 c)1415 d)1815

2. The Bailiwick of Jersey is divided into how many parishes? a) 4 b) 8 c) 12 d) 16

3. What was the estimated population of Jersey in 2009? a) 92, 500 b) 97,600 c) 102,000 d) 105,850

4. What battle is celebrated annually on the second Thursday of August? a) of the bands b) of Britain c) of the sexes d) of flowers

5. Jersey’s most famous footballer is Graeme Le Saux. Which of the following clubs did he NOT play for? a) Leicester City b) Chelsea c) Southampton d) Blackburn Rovers

6. What was the name of Bergerac’s father-in-law? a) Charlie Hungerford b) Barney Crozier c) Victor Deffand d) Frank Blakemore

7. Author Gerald Durrell established a zoo on Jersey. Which other island did he famously write about in ‘My Family and Other Animals’? a) Corfu b) Cyprus c) Malta d) Majorca

8. What is the government of Jersey called? a) The Keys b) The Council c) The Parliament d) The States

9. What is the capital of Jersey? a) St Peter Port b) St Anne c) St Helier d) Douglas

10. Who is the current Duke of Normandy? a) Elizabeth II b) Prince Charles c) Nicholas Sarkozy d) Prince Philip

11. What is the standard rate of income tax on Jersey? a) 5% b) 10% c) 15% d) 20%

12. What is the average annual rainfall for the island? a) 29.7” b) 34.6” c) 37.8” d) 42.1”

13. Jersey Royals are: a) Tomatoes b) Daffodils c) Grapes d) Potatoes

14. How large is Jersey? a) 12 sq miles b) 45 sq miles c) 93 sq miles d) 147 sq miles

15. When is Liberation Day? a) 9th May b) 5th July c) 8th September d) 14th November

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The Jersey Committee are pleased to announce that they have now completed discussions for sea travel arrangements to the Island with

Condor Ferries, who are delighted to be working with us on the 2012 Conference.

They are in the process of finalising their 2012 spring/summer schedule, but as at the 10th October are not yet in a position to take bookingsfor the period of our conference. They hope to have this in place by the end of October – so if you are contemplating making a holiday aroundthe conference and want to bring your car – start looking at their website from the end of October!

By way of background information, they have confirmed that for 2012, they are looking to introduce to the market “early booking”. Bookings ofmore than 90 days before travel will qualify for discount, as will those booked 30 days prior to travel (with a slightly reduced level of discount).These discounts are applicable to all their standard period return fares but also their great value durational short break value fares of Superbreak(2 days ashore) and Supersaver (5 days ashore) which are ideal for the Conference period.

The special offers are from their main site and frequently rotate to reflect seasonality and availability. They anticipate a lead in price of from just£230 return for two adults travelling with a car and staying 5 days ashore on Jersey. (NB Prices subject to change)

To book either simply call Condor Ferries - 01202 207207, or log on to the 41 Club web page –

http://www.condorferries.co.uk/specialoffers/Club41

They believe this showcases the special offers they have, together with pointing our members to ‘how to book’.

For those coming by air regrettably we have not been able to negotiate any special deals for you as there are too many airlines to deal with fromso many different locations. You may also have “points” that you wish to use to pay for the airfares.

For those coming by air who wish to have a hire car, we have arranged a deal with Sovereign Hire Cars, so please consult their 41 Club website or ring Colin Parry on 01534 608062 for the deals available: http://www.carhire-jersey.comEmail: Sovereignhire@localdial.com

I very much look forward to once again welcoming you all to Jersey and the 2012 Conference.

Peter Townend Publicity & Sponsorship Officer

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Don’t We Just Love Tucking ?Anyone who drives an auto rickshaw half way across India in the monsoon season has to

be tucking mad – not so according to two Aberystwyth 41ers and ex-Table Presidents,

John and Dylan – but it does help. They have just completed the 'Rickshaw Challenge', a

charity event co-sponsored by Round Table India. All they had to do was to drive a Tuk-Tuk

without a map from Mumbai to Chennai via Pune, Goa Mangalore and Bangalore in 12

days. Not much to ask of a couple of ex-Tablers and quite right too. The fact that their 15

year old knackered Tuk broke down three times on day one, and not even out of Mumbai

at that, was modestly described as 'an inauspicious start'! For the unenlightened who have

never driven a Tuk-Tuk, they can best be likened to an underpowered ride-on lawnmower

complete with an open shed and three wheelbarrow tyres, but more unstable. But it is fun

to be a free spirited driver on Indian roads where you can just forget all those silly driving

lessons and tedious regulations, throw the wing mirrors away, fit yourself a good horn, and

go for the gap. If you get a wheel ahead (and you only have one at the front) it's all your's.

That is of course, if there is nothing a lot bigger than you, behaving even more irresponsi-

bly than you are. This will invariably be a bus, or an overloaded truck, and they don't take

prisoners!. Nevertheless the journey was completed without any personal injury if you

discount any hyper intestinal activity. 14 Rickshaws took part in the event with a truly multi-

national flavour. John and Dylan were “The Dragon Flys” complete with a full dragons out-

fit which they wore alternately at various events en route. Examples of other team names

were “Those Tucking Kiwis”, “The Loose Stools” and “Couldn’t Give a Tuk”. Participants

were from New Zealand, Australia, Canada, Chile, Spain, Ireland as well as the UK.

John takes the story on from here:

Our first day, from Mumbai to Alibag, only 110km, was pretty

disastrous due to a bust engine mounting followed by a botched repair by our service

mechanic. We had to abandon the Tuk and be taken by our support vehicle the last 35km

to our destination – along with two other Tuk teams who had also had to ditch their steeds.

And the support vehicle had a puncture in the dark on a narrow truck infested road in a

monsoon. After a late start on the second day, waiting for repairs, the drive up to Pune (145

km) on the Deccan plateau was a blast. We had a slight delay as we entered Pune whilst

most of the city’s 3.5 million population swiftly changed the wheel (these guys are just so

friendly and helpful), only to have a half shaft part company about 15 minutes later. Help

is always on hand in India, and within minutes a mechanic was steering our Tuk with his

mate in another Tuk, his left foot outside pushing on the back corner of our Tuk at normal

breakneck speed for 2 km to the mechanics roadside workspace. In two hours we bought

a new half shaft (160 rupees), the Tuk mechanic fitted it, adjusted the brakes, stopped for

a prayer at his little shrine in a nearby tree, connected a few of our lights and wanted 50

rupees for his labour (we gave him 300). A scrumptious sizzling chicken dish and a few

Kingfishers completed a more successful and enjoyable day.

Day 3 got off to a lively start. What began as an orderly convoy of our 14 Tuks following a

Pune Round Tabler’s car leading us to a local school rapidly morphed into a “stock-car”

style race through central Pune’s morning rush hour. I couldn’t possibly tell you who got

there first – at the cost of a bit of paintwork! What we discovered when we arrived at the

school was an example of the scale of India Round Table’s “Freedom through Education”

project. Pune Midtown Round Table 65 had raised 6 million rupees to build Sri Saraswati

Vidya Mandir school, which educated 1200 children (in two shifts) from the very poorest

families who would otherwise be unable to have any education at all. Uniforms, including

shoes, were also provided. RT Chairman Sanjay Mathrani and the children gave us a great

welcome, including marvelous hand crafted individual headgear and many of our group

gave them donations. Dylan was a great hit with the kids in the dragon outfit but nearly

passed out in the heat! The remainder of the day’s 100km drive to Panchgani was remark-

ably trouble free, although one mountain pass looked as if would defeat our poor old Tuk,

so Dylan drove up solo and I precariously hitched a ride on the top of a truck to lighten the

load. The views as we drove up to Panchgani were stunning but the place itself was

shrouded in mist, and that was when it wasn’t raining stair-rods. It might have been the

summer resort of choice for the colonial Brits but it didn’t ring my bell. Once again, as in

all our other hotels, an aura of dampness pervaded everywhere, including the beds. Well,

if you will come in the monsoon season!

Road signage is not high on India’s priority list, in fact it’s not on the list, so how do you

navigate when you haven’t a map? The simple answer is you do what the Indians do. You

ask, and ask, and ask until you think it looks about right, and at the next opportunity you

ask again. Our most reliable guides were milestones (actually kilometrestones) which

occasionally showed a city name in English.

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across india

in a Tuk-Tuk

Our 4th day involved an initial tortuous drive on a

steep foggy road down the mountain, tailgated by

impatient bus drivers, until we met the Mumbai-Goa

main road where we turned south and made

rapidish progress to our next overnight destination

220km away at Ratnagiri. Our exhaust fell off as we

entered the town creating the most earsplitting

racket I have heard since going to the Italian F1

Grand Prix.

By this stage we were both getting the hang of

driving our Tuk and organizing the fuelling and

thoroughly enjoying rolling through the countryside

from mountains, forests, paddy fields, rubber planta-

tions and rural villages – the latter being ideal for our

mid-day roadside veggie snack. Some of the other

Tukkers were not having so much luck and break-

downs were rather too frequent culminating in a seri-

ous “group discussion” the following morning with

Aravind the tour organiser and owner of the Tuks. He

promised that he would hire a gang of mechanics to

overhaul all the Tuks and correct any defects during

our rest day in Panaji, Goa, which was our destina-

tion that evening. I wasn’t holding my breath.

We covered the 250km to Panaji without mishap and

including one interesting “diversion” – late morning

we encountered an unopened brand new dual

carriageway closed off by piles of soil. After brief

consideration we decided to risk going on it and

after around 20km of blissfully smooth riding and not

another vehicle or soul in sight, we were fearing that

this was going to end in tears any time – it nearly did.

Luckily we were able to scramble down a partially

constructed slip road and then back up again onto

unmade road. After a few kilometers tar appeared

and we eventually rejoined the original road having

totally bypassed a small range of mountains and got

ahead of six Tuks that set off before us. Childishly

satisfying! We had a relaxing morning in Goa sight-

seeing plus a ferry ride across the estuary. In the

afternoon we all visited another India Round Table

supported project, the “Margaret Bosco Bal Sadan

Home for Boys in Need”. This is a charity hostel for

37 Paniji boys between 7 and 18 years old in need of

shelter - street children, orphans, runaways, victims

of exploitation, child labourers. They live voluntarily

under the supervision of Rev Fr Willy, a truly

marvelous guy who the kids obviously have great

respect for. They are taught to look after themselves

doing all their own cooking, washing and cleaning

and encouraged to attend the local school. The

discipline is firm but they are free to leave at any

time. Some do, but most return and when they do

they are welcomed back. It was very moving to see

all their smiling happy faces and the enthusiasm with

which they sang three action songs especially for

our group, a little reminiscent of my Sunday School

days.

Meanwhile the hired gang of mechanics made virtu-

ally no progress re-furbing our Tuks, they just

pinched all our tools. As we set off the next morning

one of our group unwisely tried to overtake me dur-

ing a u-turn and rolled it. No personal injury but the

top of their Tuk collapsed so the poor buggers had a

couple of monsoon days driving a cabriolet. Our

reported front wheel alignment problem had not

been corrected in Goa so we found a roadside Tuk

mechanic who stripped down, welded and rebuilt

our cracked steering column.

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We visited three more Round Table projects in the last threedays. The first, “The Round Table School” Bangalore, was anoutstanding example of the “Freedom through Education”scheme. From a single shed in 1986 the school now has 20classrooms and free education for 600 children from theRoopena-Agrahara slum area of the city. Their initial failure inpersuading children to attend was overcome by providing a freemid-day meal, often meaning that a child would have to miss ahome meal to compensate – a story we heard on many occasions. The establishing, administering, managing andfunding of this unique first ever Round Table school is down toBangalore Metropolitan Round Table 44. Now that really is theBig Society in action.

Vellore Round Table 23 provided our next visit. A Workshop forPhysically Handicapped Women. This 35 year old project, fromsmall beginnings, now employs 100 handicapped women man-ufacturing light engineering components (we saw them assem-bling Tata steering columns). Table are now organizing and fundraising to build small individual houses for each employee.On our final Round Table visit hosted by Madras Midtown Table42 Chairman Sandeep, we were taken around a school of 600children from a deprived area of Chennai. An indication of howRound Table India’s efforts are influencing future generations,80% of the children in this school were from illiterate families.Once again the mid-day meal was the attendance incentive.This was a fitting place to present Sandeep with a 56,000 Rupee(£800) cheque, money which our Aberystwyth friends, in partic-ular Aberystwyth Rotary Club members, had so generously parted with. I have been involved in charity fundraising for over45 years, and seeing and believing in what these guys do, Iwould be hard pressed to find a more worthwhile cause.But that’s not all. The icing on the cake for me was a tour of theRoyal Enfield factory in Chennai. I made a couple of journeysaround India on a 500 Bullet a few years ago, importing it backto the UK, so to see where they were made was a must.Fascinating to see how it’s done, from the family generationsthat pass down the amazing skill of hand painting the gold lineson the fuel tanks to the production line fitting of bearings – nofancy presses here, just the old fashioned Birmingham screwdriver! An extremely appropriate Indian end to a tucking great trip.Would I recommend it to a friend!!”

Day 1 Alibarg -110kmDay 2 Pune - 145kmDay 3 Panchgani - 100kmDay 4 Ratnagiri - 226kmDay 5 Paniji,Goa - 244kmDay 7 Mudrudeshwar – 207kmDay 8 Mangalore – 151kmDay 9 Mysore – 262kmDay 10 Bangalore – 149kmDay 11 Vellore – 162kmDay 12 Chennai – 132km

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The three hour delay resulted in me driving at the end of the dayin the dark in monsoon rain, with no lights or windscreen wiper,on a crowded severely potholed road. Four kilometres frombase camp, Murudeshwar, I drove straight into an enormousunsighted pothole and came to a very abrupt stop as I hadsheared off the front axle. We dragged the wreck onto the vergeand whilst Dylan stayed guard (otherwise it would have beenstripped) I hitched a ride on the back of a motorbike to our hoteland after a few false trails and try-ons, hired a small truck complete with local muscle for 800 rupees, and collected ourTuk. Yet another foodless midnight end to the day.We had to wait our turn in the repair queue next morning tohave a new (second hand) axle fitted to our Tuk – others werestill having breakdowns with one team not getting in till 4am theprevious night. Despite the late start after mid-day and withslightly improved roads our nonstop drive took us the 150 kmto Mangalore before dark. Great food and copious Kingfishersaround the corner from our hotel (which was dry for some reason) and all our woes miraculously evaporated. That euphoria quickly vanished the next morning when we hit (Ichoose my words carefully) the very worst imaginable roadpossible on the way to Mysore. We hardly got out of first gearfor 20 km. There were short 200 metre stretches with one vehi-cles width of decent tarmac with a foot or more drop to a mudtrack. If you met a truck, and we did a few times, they justforced you over the edge. We survived only to be confrontedwith a very long mountain climb, and with our Tuk being themost underpowered even by Tuk standards, we had a very frus-trating uphill crawl for about two hours. Miraculously by earlyafternoon we were on good quality dual carriageway, whichtook us into Mysore at great speed – well at least 50km/hour.The next morning Mysore Heritage Round Table 109 took us toKadiluvagilu primary school, which they have supported withclassroom building since 2007. Again a great welcome by allthe kids and once again the Welsh Dragon outfit went down atreat. We must have been important guests as their Chief ofPolice flagged us off – amazingly the only contact Dylan and Ihad with the law during the whole trip.

From now on driving was a different ball game. We had goodroads (well only the occasional pothole), regular signposts andno more breakdowns. A bit boring really.

John BradshawAberystwyth 41 Club

THREE CyLiNDERS, MaDE iN iTaLy

The new work of art on wheelsis arriving that will upset the balance of power in the midrange of road bikes (due December 2011). As with all MVsthis new model is synonymous with excellence, style andtechnology. The new F3 will apply these principles to a newmarket segment, the middle weight supersport category.This is the 140bhp, 675cc, three-cylinder at around..11,500 MV Agusta F3 that CEO Giovanni Castiglioni sayswill be “the smallest supersport ever produced.”

The new F3 has completely exceeded all previous conceptions of what a supersport motorcycle should be, redefining an entirely new category. Light weight, powerand electronics working in complete harmony on a new motorcycle that pushes the concept of supersport to the extreme. The styling is pure MV Agusta, as with its big sister the F4, but the F3 is even more unique. The exhaustsystem has a triple pipe side exit muffler and is the perfectexample of how design and function coincide perfectly.There is no doubt; the new F3 is a true MV Agusta.

ENGINE

The powerplant of the new F3, an inline 675cc three cylinder, pays homage to the most victorious motorcyclebrand in the word. With this layout MV raced and won anunprecedented number of races and world championshiptitles.This iconic engine has now returned in the form of an avantgarde middle weight supersport with performancetechnical solutions based on the demands of Claudio Castiglioni who is convinced that this is the ideal architecture for a middle weight supersport.

The engine is the most compact, incredible short and narrow engine ever seen in this category. The powerplantis incredibly modern in design, technologically advancedand capable of generating the most power ever seen inthis category. One of the numerous technical features isthe counter rotating crankshaft, never before seen on a production Supersport engine.

ELECTRONICS

The most advanced electronic engine control system hasbeen designed specifically for this extraordinary three cylinder machine. For the first time on an MV (and in themiddle weight supersport category) there is Ride by Wirewith multi-maps that optimize the power output in all riding conditions. The MV TC traction control has been incorporated into the engine control system raising the dynamic control to a new level on the F3.

With the new F3, you get history and future fused into a single entity, giving form to the most beautiful and technologically advanced “600”, a motorcycle that clearlymarks the beginning of a new era for MV.

Phillip Ellis

National Councillor

Region 3

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Fellowship in 41 Club is what we stand for – and our caravan lifeenhances this and allows us to keep in touch and re-acquaint with oldfriends.

The picture shows us entertaining Dick (Conference Officer) and MoStanley on a Sunday in September. We hardly ever go anywhere without meeting up with someone!

So where does this lead? Before my time in caravanning I canremember the Round Table Caravan Rallies. I do understand they usedto occur in 41 Club as well but fell by the wayside. Perhaps this is thetime to revive them? Caravanning has become a growth industry in thiscountry – try booking a site in July! I am firmly convinced that manymembers of 41 Club around the country are caravanners and wouldenjoy getting together for a rally for some fun and fellowship.

There are no plans yet, and it would need to have a team of willing volunteers to co-ordinate it - of which I would be happy to participatedespite being still in caravanning terms a real novice!

If you are interested let me know and I will see if we can get this off theground.

Martin GreenNational Secretary

Hosts Martin and Maria entertaining Dick and Mo Stanley on a somewhat wet weekend.

“Martin Green in a caravan?” - they all said incredulously “Martin Greenonly stays in 5 star hotels….”

That was the reaction I got from all my friends. I got strange looks, comments about my mental stability, and an enormous amount of p***taking when I told everyone Maria and I had bought a caravan 3 yearsago.

In a lot of ways their perception could have been valid. Yes, we havebeen fortunate to have stayed in wonderful hotels in places like NewYork, Paris, the Maldives, Dubai and Hong Kong along with many greathotels in the UK. And yes I like my luxury!

The problem was that those who ‘don’t caravan’ have a perception thatis wholly unfounded. There is a view that we drive along the motorway at30 miles an hour, and that we live a ‘spartan life’ using a porta-potty andcook on a primus stove!

So – one-by-one I have picked off many of those doubters and askedthem to visit us in our caravan for the day. It is very entertaining whenthey see our walk-in shower, look at our 4 burner cooker with oven andgrill, see our microwave and use our flush toilet. It amazes them evenmore when they see our HD television with DVD working off the satellitedish outside, and listen to music on our built in stereo with MP3 attachment. Oh, and by the way we are centrally heated as well and wehave running hot water…..

And as for the doubters regarding the driving, believe me the biggestissue on the roads is the long distance lorry. They are limited to 56 mphand some less – we can do 60 and quite often do!

This year we have used the caravan for seven weeks during the periodbetween April and September including a glorious three weeks on thewest coast of France. It is an economical way of moving around thecountry which if you used hotels etc. many could never afford to havethat much holiday in a year. What we have done though is to visit placesso we can meet up with many of our friends that we have met in our 41Club life. This year we met up with the couple who introduced me toRound Table in Canterbury, and we have caught up over the past fewyears with current and past members of the National Council to ensurewe do not lose touch.

the seCretarY has Lost hIs MarBLes!

41 Club New Zealand

Left Aberdeen on Mon. 7th Feb. ArrivedChristchurch Wed 9th Feb. Met by Alanand Sue Ironside, Christchurch 41Club whom we stayed with for 3 nightsat Mount Pleasant.

Thursday. Alan took us on a tour past the entrance to the tunnel andfrom the hill looked down on Lyttelton Harbour, Governors Bay, MaoriSettlement and meeting hall at Rapaki and on to Akora where theEnglish and French settlers actually lived in harmony. Returned byForsyth and Tai Tapu.

Friday. Around Christchurch when we saw the damage from theSeptember Quake, walked in some beautiful gardens, the Cathedral,the original Deans family settlement hut and walked through the original bush vegetation area, saw the hotel which we had booked inthe City centre for our return.

Friday Night, Pre tour meal at Kaiapoi Golf Club organised byChristchurch 41 Club for their member and our tour party 46 present. Banners presented to Chairman and Derek our tour leader.

The Association of 41 Clubs in New Zealand only consists of 15Clubs and Perth , Western Australia ( only R/T ) all others ApexClubs, Wives, Partners and Widows are all members.

Touring Party 22 in Total

UK Peter and Sue Driver, BarnsleyTim and Judy Avens, Headley John and Cathy Caulkin Stratford and AvonAndy Waite I.R.O. WakefieldMoira and myself Inverurie

Tasmania Ron and Jan Storay

Kiwi’s John ( Cowboy) and Monica Jordan Havelock NorthLen and Janice Kane Lower HuttLes Rogers & Enid Keenan BlenheimMargaret Dick Richmond

Tim Rich MotuekaJillian King Auckland

And tour organisers Derek and Tina Johns NZ I.R.O. Amberley

Day 1; At 9.00 on Sat.12th we met at Maugers Rentals and afterDerek was “Knighted” by Ralph (in Viking costume) ChristchurchChairman we loaded up and set off, in two 12 seat MercedesSprinter Mini Buses.Stopped at Darfield, to buy packed lunches and travelled on toWashpen Falls to do the “walk” , far too tough for many of theparty but, view from the top over the Canterbury Plains wasamazing, on returning to the bus’s we had lunch and travelledpast Mt Hutt to Staverley, old school 150 years, Geraldine andon to Timaru where we met our hosts for the night Des and JudyKearns, After only 30-40 minutes in their house we were off again, Timaru Club had gathered at Bill and Shona Weir’s where theyhosted us with a fantastic buffet, banner and badges presented.

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“Wild South Tour” continued...Day 2; Said goodbye to Timaru members and travelled via Waimate;Pokeuri; Duntroon, visited area of fossiled rocks which includedWhale Bone called the “Lost Years” and on through Danseys Passdirt track road rising to 935m. We were met at Danseys Hotel by Billand Anne Wade, Bill joined us on board and gave us a guided tourthrough Naseby, visited Curling Rink, St Brathens this is an old settlement with a Gold Assay Office and off course the Vulcan Pub,Gold mining relics around, Sluice Guns etc, then on to Ophir andAlexandra. Our hosts for the next two nights were Bill and Anne.

Day 3; Around Alexandra area, Lake Dunstan, Clyde Hydro Dam andthen uphill to the Trig Point where we had great views over the surrounding area. We then travelled to the Old Cromwell TownHistoric Centre which dated back to the Gold rush of the 1880. Thistown had been rebuilt from the downtakings of the original townwhich lay in the valley now covered by the Clyde Dam, Miners Puband Brothel included in the new town. BBQ at night with theAlexandra members. Banner and badges presented.

Day 4; Something different, Bill and 5 of his fellow 41er’s turned upwith 4 x 4 we piled in and went up and over the Nevis Range ofMountains, Duffer Saddle highest public road in NZ 1300m all dirttrack not a road as we know, low cloud spoiled photos. Stopped forlunch at the old McLean Family Gold mine workings, next was theChinese Miners Cemetery, Alexandra R/T many years ago had takenthis on as a project and erected a Cairn to recognise their part inNew Zealand’s mining history, only marked graves are on theMcLean Family, no one knows how many Chinese are buried there,from there we travelled through the Remarkable Mountains, past thefirst Ski Hut in NZ on to Fairlight and then to the home of the“Kingston” Flyer. A truly amazing day. Met our own transport, saidfond farewells, travelled to Queenstown and Bella Vista Hotel for onenight. Evening meal at lakeside pub.

Day 5; Morning free, cable car to top of mountain, watched parajumpers, bungee jumpers and luge run followed by a brief walk intown. We set of again and travelled via Kingston, lunch by the lakeand on via Garston, Lumsden, Mossburn to Te Anua.Booked into Fiordland and Distinction Hotel for 2 nights, meal out.

Day 6; Travelled for day trip past glaciers, Hommer Tunnel to MilfordSound, boarded the Milford Wanderer for the Milford Sound NatureCruise past Mitre Peak and waterfalls. Cruised out to the Tasman Seaspectacular scenery and wildlife, lots of photo’s all day. Travelledback to Te Anua stopping at the Mirror Lakes and Homer AlpineNature Walk. In the evening some of the party went to the Glow WormCaves but most relaxed in the Moose Restaurant.

Day 7; Travelled to Manapouri, stopped at the Te Anau Wildlife Centreto hopefull catch a glimpse of the Takahe bird which until 1948 hadbeen considered extinct, we were lucky we saw two.Arriving at Manapourie we boarded a boat to cross Lake Manapourito the head of the Lake, our boat skipper then became bus driverthough the Wilmot Pass to Doubtfull Sound.

On to the boat for our overnight cruise, out to the Tasman Sea again.Called Doubtfull Sound as Captain Cook did not enter as he considered with the height of the mountains no wind to get out to theopen sea again. We then returned to an inlet within the Sound andanchored for the night, before the evening meal all on board had thechance to a) kayak; b) trip on one of the boats two tenders or c) dive from the boat and swim in the sea. I went on the tender andgot bitten to death by “Sand Flies”Food on the boat was out of this world. Bed time we were in quarter share cabins, we were with Cowboy and Monica.

Day 8; Up at 6am, return Doubtfull Sound, bus across and then boatacross lake to Manapouri, now on the road to Invercargill viaTautepere, met there by Trevor Oliver, travelled to Riverton, stoppedat tractor Museum, Took an opportunity to drive a steam engine downthe main road, On to Invercargill were we met our hosts for the nexttwo nights Grant and Liz Milne in the evening we had another BBQwith the Invercargill Club, banner and badges handed over.

Day 9; Around Invercargill with our hosts, visited the Tuatara (2 atara) Breeding project. The tuatara were almost extinct but with thehelp of Henry the tuatara estimated at 110 years old, he became afather in 2009 their breeding programme has been almost too successful as they are struggling to obtain release areas. Then wenton a Beach visit and on to lunch. This was followed by a visit to theBill Richardson private motor vehicle collection, hundreds of lorries,cars etc in all shapes and condition, Bill and his son are now bothdead but the company business is still able to support this collectionand intend further expansion. Leisurely evening with Grant and Liz.

Day 10; Invercargill to Bluff and Lands End of New Zealand, Anchorand Chain, on to ferry to Stewart Island and the township of Obanour first mixed standard of accommodation, wet and drizzle however we went on a conducted tour of part of the Island and sawthe other end of the Anchor and Chain which according to Legendstill connects Stewart Island to the South Island mainland, saw golfcourse 9 hole, 5 dollars to hire clubs, 5 dollars per round, reckon50,000 dollars for medical treatment after. Evening meal in the pub.

Wild South Group

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“Wild South Tour” continued...Day 11; Boat trip scheduled as Cruising in Paterson Inlet, howeverfirst part of day in open sea taken up sea fishing for Blue Cod .... nofish ... no supper, thankfully many have a successful day but a lot ofDogfish caught and thrown back, our boat was shadowed for a lot ofthe time by an Albatross who glided past on both sides and many mutton birds. We then moved into the inlet and visited Ulva Island arenowned wildlife sanctuary – saw our first penguin but as it wasmoulting we have to keep well away, It was then that we heard thenews that Christchurch had been hit by another earthquake centredon Lyttelton where we spent our first day in New Zealand. The nextpart of our cruise took us to the site of the remains of the NorwegianWhaling Station, not a lot left, rusting propellers and part of a shipsboiler, we completed our day cruising round the oyster and salmonpens and we given a great display by the dolphins. BBQ at night withour fish and chips from the Island Chippie, that wild parrot type birdsthe Kaka stole all our blue cheese.

Day 12; Back on the boat to Bluff where we were met by membersof the Gore Club who took us on a Southlands tour fist to “ The OldLignite Pit “ which has been completely transformed into a gardencomplex complete with ponds, paths, footbridges and a restaurant,further plans to include a agriculture museum, we then visitedWaipapa Lighthouse and on to Curio Bay and the “ Petrified Forest “woodland frozen in time within the foreshore rocks that not even thesea storms could disturb. Our journey continued through the SouthCatlins and on to Gore where we were to spend 2 nights with Jim andRosalie Copland. Meal that night with the Gore Club and bannerhanded over.

Day 13; Out to Manderville and two very interesting visits, the firstto a company who build/rebuild vintage planes. Each project takingbetween three and five years depending on the customer’s funding arrangements. If they are provided with even a small part or makersplate the finished plane is classed as authentic. If from a photo it is areplica. We then moved to the flight hangar where nearly all theplanes were airworthy, unfortunately my flight in a Tiger Moth was offas the pilot had been ill and on medication. After lunch in the MothRestaurant we returned to Gore to visit the Hokonoi MoonshineHeritage Centre ... illicit alcohol made in Southland since the early1800s but moving into the thick of the debate in 1870 came theMcRae Clan, Highland Scots who set up their whisky distillingVenture and for 80 years were to run foul of the law and temperanceBrigade. Followed this by a visit to the Gore Museum and back toJim and Rosalie’s for the evening.

Day 14; Goodbye to Gore and travelling on through the Cutlins,Cowboy (Past R/T Nat Pres. NZ) and Monica had telephoned AlexMcLennan Past R/T Nat Pres NZ 1993-1994 to say we were in thearea, all were invited for a tea or coffee at his transport office, whata welcome you should have seen the spread, badges and banner inthanks.

Drove out to Kaka and walked out to the lighthouse overlooking somefantastic cliff formations, continued towards Dunedin with variousphoto stops on the way, Milton, Waihola and past Brighton followedby a tour of the bottom part of the Otaga Peninsula pastCorstorphine, Portobello and St Kilda beach.

On to our Hotel for the night, Quest Apartments, with no 41 Club inDunedin we were met in the evening by ex-Tabler Charlie Campbellwho took us to a Chinese restaurant.

Day 15: Again with Charlie who gave us a guided tour round Dunedin... up hills to have some fantastic views of the city, visited “ Scott ofthe Antartic Monument” overlooking the bay, out to Carey BayHistoric Hotel Est 1874, past the steepest road in the world and on tothe most well known building in Dunedin, the Railway Station ... toldgranite pillars were of Kemnay granite ... wrong Corrennie Pink granite. On the first floor of the station building is now housed theNew Zealand Sports Hall of Fame which, Moira and myself wereallowed into as we personally knew one of the names within, ... leaving the station we shortly said goodbye to Charlie and proceed-ed north stopping to view the Moeaki Boulders, the story being linkedto an enormous Waka Atua, a canoe of the gods, large round boulder on the foreshore 5/6 ft diameter.We then travelled on to Oamaru where we were met in the old part oftown, warehouses at the waterfront which have been transformed intoheritage centres, workshops, pubs etc but all have retained the feelof yesterdayWe were then allocated or hosts, Moira and myself were with Murrayand Lynne Isbister at a fantastic homestead, all Oamaru 41ers joinedus for the evening, a great final night. Banner and badges handedover.

Day 16; Said goodbye to all our hosts at Oamaru and continuednorth crossing the Waitaki River for the last time. On the way back toChristchurch we returned to Timaru and the venue of our first nightparty at Bill and Shona Weir’s, Many of the Timaru members werepresent to hear of our travels, left Cowboy and Monica and proceeded up Highway 1 to Christchurch for 2.15pm as nine of ourparty were to fly out that day. Back to Maugers Rentals where fourmore left us. With no hotel to go to we were then dropped at our newhosts, Moira’s bridemaid John and Liz Hunter where we spent threegreat days allowed that two to sort the world.

Throughout the tour we had presented each of our hosts with a smallquaich as a thank you for an amazing holiday.

Tour Cost $1,750 NZ per head plus spending money and flights, giftsetc. Estimated total around £5,300.

Banners 17, Scottish badges 30, National Presidents badges 18,others 6. Total of 54 badges

Allan ThomsonInverurie 41 Club

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Men’s Health - Healthy Eating

Trying to eat more healthily can seem daunting. In fact, by changing just a few eating habits you make a big difference toyour diet.Making that change will mean you'll get more of the nutrients yourbody needs. It will help you to achieve your 5 A DAY portions offruit and vegetables. And it could help you to shed excess poundsand achieve a healthy weight.It's all about avoiding high calorie, low nutrient, unhealthy foodsand swapping them for something healthier. You could try:

• Swapping your fatty, sugary snacks for fruit and vegetables.• Reducing portion sizes.• Drinking plenty of water.

Remember, small changes add up.This is the 'stop and swap' method for reducing your daily calorieintake and eating more healthily. It means stopping your usualsnack or meal and replacing it with something just as tasty, buthealthier and lower in calories. Below, we run through a typicalstop and swap day.Note: all calorie values given are approximate, and taken from thewebsite of a leading supermarket.

8am: breakfast It’s the start of the day, and you need something to fill you with energy.STOP: croissant with jam and butter, orange juice and a cup of teawith milk and two sugars (416 calories).SWAP: Begin the day with a slice of lemon in hot water and enjoysome homemade porridge with semi-skimmed milk and a littlehoney. The porridge will provide a much slower release of energythat will keep you going until lunch (378 calories).

9am: pre-work kickstart. You’re heading to the office when youdecide to stop off for a quick coffee.STOP: a whole milk latte (200 calories).SWAP: swap this for a skimmed milk latte and you’ll still get yourcaffeine boost, but with nearly half the calories (122 calories).

11am: morning snack. You’re feeling peckish and want something to snack on.STOP: a bag of crisps (289 calories).SWAP: a handful of fruit or nuts, or plain popcorn instead (188 calories).

1pm: lunch. You’re heading out for lunch and you’re aftersomething filling.STOP: a mozzarella, tomato and pesto panini (487 calories).SWAP: a jacket potato with cottage cheese and a salad. This will fillyou up without giving you that mid-afternoon energy slump (403 calories).

3pm: mid-afternoon snack. A mid-afternoon tea break, and it’stime for something sweet.STOP: a chocolate-chip cookie (168 calories).SWAP: a piece of fruit. Bananas are good if you’re craving something sweet (116 calories).

6.30pm: a drink after work. It’s the end of the day and yourworkmates are all off to the pub.STOP: a bottle of beer (160 calories).SWAP: a glass of white wine has far fewer calories (97 calories), orstick to water for zero calories and a much healthier night out.

8pm: dinner. Tonight you planned to make something special.STOP: roast beef, roast potatoes and Yorkshire pudding (558 calories).SWAP: Try a warming beef casserole with mash and vegetables.You’ll save calories and it’ll be just as satisfying (475 calories).

10pm: close to bedtime. It’s nearly bedtime and you fancy a late-night nibble.STOP: chocolate digestive (83 calories).SWAP: have two dried figs. They’re sweet enough to satisfy yoursugar craving without the high saturated fat content (57 calories).

total stop calories: 2,361total sWap calories: 1,836totaL CaLorIe saVINg per DaY: 525

Information supplied by www.nhs.uk, visit their website for additional information on health matters.

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21.

National President Jan’s“Olympic”

24th March 2012At The Cedar Court Hotel Harrogate

£37.50 per headMore information and Ticket Application

forms on the Tangent Website:www.tangent-clubs.org

or email president@tangent-clubs.org

Jersey Quiz

Answers

1 b 2 c 3 a 4 d

5 a 6 a 7 a 8 d

9 c 10 a 11 d

12 b 13 d 14 b

15 a 16 d 17 a

18 a 19 b 20 d

Charity Ball

In aid of

The annual Service of Remembrance will be held onSunday 13th November at the National MemorialArboretum, Alrewas in Staffordshire. The servicewill be held at the Club’s memorial garden at 11:15; after the NMA’s own activity and observation of the two minutes silence. Conductingthe service will be our Immediate Past President,the Reverend Malcolm Lockey. All members andtheir families are welcome to attend.

Please note that the Arboretum’s car park will notbe available on that day and all parking will be off-site, with transport provided to the venue. Thetransport can get very busy and you are recom-mended to allow plenty of time to arrive at theevent before the scheduled start time.

Going Abroad?If you are attending a 41 Cluboverseas event please will youinform our International OfficerDave Campbell. This will help him co-ordinate information onattendees and will also give him abetter picture of the number ofpeople supporting overseas events.international@41club.org

International

Twinning

If your club is twinned

with an overseas club,

is planning a twinning

or has any other form

of link then please let

Frank Venables know.

Frank is compiling a

list of all international

club contacts and can

be contacted on

region20@41club.org

41 Club International Board

As fully paid-up members of 41 Club Internat

ional any member of 41 Club GB&I may stand

for office

on the International board. If you would like

to stand for any position then please contact

Dave Campbell (international@41club.org) for mo

re details.

Membership on the up?

As the financial year winds to its close it looks like there issome positive news on membership. For the past 2 years wehave been working hard to get back some of the Tablers whofor one reason or another have not joined 41 Club. The lastNational Council meeting of the year saw us approve another4 clubs affiliating or re-affiliating. That makes a total for thecalendar year of 15 clubs with approximately 150 new mem-bers. Accounting for closures or disaffiliations this is a netincrease of 4 clubs during 2011. This is the first positiveincrease in the number of clubs since 1993 and the largestnumber of clubs opened in 1 year since 1990.

The majority of the new clubs are formed by younger ex-Tablers who for one reason or another do not feel that theirlocal 41 Clubs meet their needs. They do want to be a bitmore active, they do want to fully support their Round Table,they do want to engage in some form of community activity orfund-raising, they do want to remain part of the Round Tablefamily and we welcome them.

Round Table are very keen to move on the many honoraries(upwards of 1,500 people we believe) that still sit within localTables. Quite rightly they believe it is not consistent with theirpolicy of attracting young men in their 20s and 30s when theTable has ‘members’ well into their 50s (and in some cases

beyond) but what are we doing to help?Unfortunately as the years have gone bymany clubs have lost contact with theirRound Table and movement to 41 Club isnot as seamless as it once was. Yes wecan blame the change in the age rule but14 years on that is old hat now. We dohave to accept that the age-range canbe a barrier although some clubs oper-ate perfectly well with a broad range ofactivities that are acceptable to themajority. I commend the Lichfield Clubon their recent initiative in writing to allrecent ex-Tablers (including Table hono-raries) inviting them to come and join,take over executive posts and changethe club. It doesn’t seem to have workedinitially but I’m sure if the contact persistsit will work.

If you are a member of a club that currently has a Round Tablejust ask these simple questions:

1. Have members of our Round Table joined and retained membership of 41 Club in the past 3 years?

2. Have we made contact with those people due to ‘retire’ from Table in the next year or two?

3. Do we have a Round Table Liaison Officer (or Chairman) who regularly attends Round Table meetings?

4. Have we adapted our programme and activities to make the club attractive to potential ex-Tablers and persisted with inviting them along?

You could also pose the following questions:

1. Have past members of Round Table joined the local Rotary or other service clubs within the past 3 years rather than 41 Club?

2. Do past members of Round Table meet together as an informal unaffiliated group?

These are very strong indicators that as a club you either haveto change or accept that potentially a new 41 Club could beopened in your location.

At a National level the relationship between 41 Club andRound Table is very strong. Unfortunately at local level in mostinstances that is not the case. The National Council is commit-ted to encouraging both current Table honoraries and ex-Tablers who have never joined to come into 41 Club. We allneed the new blood, people with new ideas and people whoare prepared to Adopt, Adapt, Improve our clubs and ourAssociation. This is also one area where we believe that wewill be adding our full support to Round Table. Where there isa group of people who want to join but the existing club doesnot suit we will open new clubs. We want to make 41 Club“The Club of Choice after Round Table”. Our RegionalCouncillors will be taking this message out on their visits andwe will be passing this message to Round Table membership.

During the winter months and looking forward to the next year,why not discuss these questions and formulate a plan at yourclub? Please let me know your views or ideas and write to meat membership@41club.org or write to the newsletter. I lookforward to hearing from you.

JIm SmItH National membership & Round table Liaison Officer

In 1986 Alan Fornear, then chairman of Round Table Area 12, issued clubs with a fund raising challenge involving the transportation ofa Hofmeister Bear donated by Courage Brewery. Eight members of Gordano Valley Round Table took up the challenge and took ourbear by car to the Hofmeister Brewery in Frankfurt Germany.

Twenty five years on Richard Cooksley organised a reunion with the bear. Six of the original team, now members of Gordano Valley 41Club joined their wives and guests on a trip around Bristol and then back to Richard’s garden for lunch and some liquid refreshment.

14 AUGUST 2011

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Same group, less hair!

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Dear Father ChristmasThis year I would like ……..

Yes, it is that time of year again and we thought that you might like to see a

few of the items currently available from the 41 Club Shop:

In this edition of Links we are re-launching Platinum

Privileges. This is a process whereby 41Club members

can advertise their own business products and services

to the whole of the 41Club membership. Special advertis-

ing rates apply to members promoting their products and

services when they offer a discount or a commission to

the Association or a Charity. For more information on

placing an advert, please contact sales@41club.org

Our first offer is for high quality, straight from the cask

malt whiskies specially selected by Alan Mitchell of

Linlithgow and District 41 Club. Every bottle will carry

special 41 Club labeling and can be personalised. Ideal

for gifts and presentations. 41 Club members will receive

a special price and every bottle sold will result in a

donation to the President’s charity appeal.

For the full range visit

www.41clubsales.co.uk

ExclusivE to 4

1 club MEMbErs

41 Club Branded Single Malt Whisky from

www.straightfromthecask.co.uk

All malt whiskies are of the highest quality, non chill filtered and no artificial colouring

•choice of single malts from the whisky regions of Scotland•excellent value for top quality straight from the cask malts•personalisation of label for your own club or personal gift•branded whisky for your Charter dinners

or National/Regional/Local events•regular new offerings as each offering has limited availability•simple ordering process•personal service guaranteed

How do I order?

•simply go to www.straightfrom thecask.co.uk•click on Online Sales on home page•click on 41 Club exclusive bottlings and type in password -

“41clubPass” for access to unique malts

Benefits to 41 Club?

•every sale will attract a donation to the “Round Table Children’s Wish Charity”

•members will benefit from a personal and dedicated service•branded product consistent across all regions

Car tax

disc holder

Personalised

luggage label

The battery electric road vehicle (BERV) had beenaround since the beginning of the twentieth century, but it was not until the early 1930s that the traditional vehicle as we

remember it came on the scene. Delivery of bread and confectionery to the door was one of the first services to use electric vehicles, followed by the dairy trade which now had the advantage of milk supplies in glass bottles. By the beginning of the Second World War the number in use was small and mainly confined to the larger cities. Then camewar, and that put a stop to expansion of this mode of transport.

At the end of the war, with the massive house building programme and development of newhousing estates, transport operators looked for an alternative to the horse, and found in the'electric' a quick, silent, low cost, easy to drive, low maintenance and long life machine. Salesof BERVs began to take off and it's interesting to note some of the trades who used them.

DOORSTEP DELIVERIES INCLUDED:-bread and confectionerydairy productsmobile grocery shopsmobile butchery and fish servicesmineral water (pop) ice cream salesbottled beers

To the younger 41ers,

nostalgia may not be the number one subject for table discussion with family andfriends of an evening. However, we in theolder membership class often reminisce oftimes past, and reflect on lifestylechanges, which sometimes appear for thebetter, sometimes for the worse.

Do you remember times when everyone intowns and cities and even villages, boughtall of their fresh food and groceries at thelocal shop or, if they were lucky, had theirneeds catered for by a doorstep deliveryservice. In the early post war days thehorse still pulled the cart or wagon or van,which enabled the merchants to delivertheir goods or services. Things were aboutto change, as a new means of transportcame on the scene, the humble batteryelectric vehicle.

How many do you remember?

Do you remember too, when during the 1970s with car ownership continuing to grow at a rapid pace, plus the fact that more andmore supermarkets were appearing, and so began the decline in sales of BERVs. The humble milk delivery vehicle can still be foundin some places, but is now a rare beast.

Fast-forward to today, and we see a new type of customer demanding doorstep delivery of not just milk, but all groceries. Supermarketshave embraced this new market, but sadly, the vehicles now used for doorstep deliveries are not electric any more, but who knows what'saround the corner?

Keith Roberts, a member of Swansea 41 Club, has written a book on the history of Morrison-Electricar, the largest British manufacturer of electric vehicles, entitled 'Electric Avenue’. Members may purchase copies directly from the author, at £10.99 plus £2.00p&p (Keith Roberts, 2 The Causeway, Sketty, Swansea, SA2 0SX)

NON FOOD PRODUCTS:-

collection of pig swill

collection of recycled products

(waste paper, cans, bottles etc.)

mobile library service

laundry services

hospital vehicles

industrial sites, dockside, airports etc.

street sweeping, trade refuse collection

and other municipal duties.

24.

‘You’re Not Alone’

I must say it came as somewhat of a surprise to me that shortly aftertaking on the National Councillor role for Region 17, East Anglia, that Iwould be making a completely different reading choice than my usualJohn Grisham, Wilbur Smith and Stephen King. However, that is exactly what I have done following discovering that Mike Stiff of theWoodbridge 41 Club had written a book (under the pseudonym of AndyChilds).

The auto-biographical ”You’re Not Alone” is an honest and heartfeltaccount of family life following the birth of his son Philip. A trauma atbirth had meant that the boy would go through life severely brain damaged. It is an extraordinary story of how the family progressed anddeveloped as Philip grew up. Their love, encouragement and determination in helping him to attain his full potential, whatever thatmay or could be, is exemplary. Through their perseverance Philip hasachieved so much more than his early doctors predicted, in particularhow his love of cycling developed, which is where Round Table and 41Club came into their lives.

There are those of you that may recall from the Hinge magazine backin 1987, that Mike undertook (with his son and a friend) that gargantu-an of UK journeys, a cycle ride from Lands End to John O’Groats, ablyassisted by Round Tables and 41 Clubs as they went, from hosting totransport repairs, sponsorship and support. They repeated the samejourney, but travelling in the opposite direction, in 2001 and togetherthey raised over £80,000 for the Home Farm Trust – the charity withwhom Mike’s son has been in residential care for 26 years.

A book of two halves, You’re Not Alone begins by giving a fascinatinginsight into how children with special needs were served by ‘the system’in the 60s and 70s and how much individual professionals can impacton a child’s life. Philip’s childhood to date is described through the upsand downs of his day to day life at one of the Home Farm Trust’s carehomes; his charitable cycling exploits and holidays away with his eversupportive family. Mike holds the readers interest throughout and handles the subject sensitively but without being overly sentimental;which is indeed the tone of the whole book.

A sincere recommendation from me! Mike puts all profits from the bookto charity and the book can either be obtained on line at: www.onefinedayreading.co.uk or by sending a cheque for £11:50 (£8:99 + P&P) to HFT (Link), 21 Ipswich Road, Woodbridge, Suffolk. IP12 4BS.

Sean McCormickNational Councillor, Region 17

Editor’s footnote.Mike works tirelessly to raise money for the HFT including recordsales of Christmas cards and organising other events. The forewordfor the book is from Griff Rhys Jones and Mencap hail the book notas a sob-story but for the anecdotal style of writing, which brings thestory to life and the uplifting and inspirational content.

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AN EARLY IDEA FOR CHRISTMAS!Mike has generously offered to donate £1.50 to Vaughan’s national appeal forevery sale originating from the article. So not only will HFT benefit but also Round Table Children’s Wish.

Cover price £8.99, with p&p £11.50 (cheques payable to HFT). Two or more copies £8.50 each with p&p £3.50 i.e. 3 copies £29.

Please apply to HFT (Link), 21 Ipswich Road, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 4BS.

Full name …………………………………………………………….…

Address …………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………….

Post Code ……………....…. Telephone ……...................………………

Please send me ..................... copies of ‘You’re Not alone’.

A cheque for £……........…… is enclosed.

If this includes a donation which can be Gift Aided and you are a

UK tax payer please tick box.

In Glenco, only 674 miles to go.

Arriving at Lands End, “We’ve done it”

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Grumpy Ex-Tablers… …Serve the Community Right “I see National didn’t get the Community Service post they wanted.”

“Good thing too. One less mouth to feed. I’m looking forward to the subs going back down.” “Oh, it wasn’t in the budget. They never forecast the cost of these things; get the principle approved then the cost gets picked up later. Don’t you think there’s a need for the Association to express its service to the community?”

“No, we finished with all that when we left Table. It was only the thought of being saved by the Age Rule that kept me going through the years of skinning my knees in pram races to raise a few quid.”

“But it’s in the Purposes, Objects or whatever they’re called.” “No it ain’t. Table had ‘Recognising one’s calling’ but that went back to the days before National Health, Oxfam, Comic Relief and so on. Then the local baker might have done his bit for society but now it’s the local supermarket manager sitting in a tub of cold baked beans on Pudsey Day that does it all. Joe Public wants celebs to take their money off him and if the proceeds go to a good cause so much the better.”

“There’s no difference between you and I dressing up in silly gear and shaking a can than someone running 26 miles dressed as a penguin in the London Marathon.”

“Ah, but there is. We’d raise a quid or two; the penguin raises millions which attracts the TV coverage which brings in more millions that all gets collected, fed in centrally and doled back out again.”

“Anyway, Table’s struggling for members. We ought to do our bit.” “We’ve done our bit. Table’s struggling because Today’s World People want to be seen on TV in the background handing over a 5 foot long cheque to the local weather lady rather than slaking the dust of a rummage auction with the lads having raised less than they’ve cost the taxman by taking time off work to organize it.”

“But 41’s moved on from the days of ‘Continued Friendship’. We should be filling the gaps left by declining Tabling.” “Oh no we shouldn’t. There’s no provision for insurance for a start. The madcap things we did in our day have been outlawed by Health and Safety; the only insurance we have is geared to National. The clubs don’t want Community Service expressed at National level and we’re exposed to 21st century litigation if we do it at club level if someone feels his personal space has been jeopardised by the likes of you and I dashing about pushing a bed dressed as nurses.” “Gosh. I’d forgotten the days of dressing up as a nurse. They were the days.” “They might have been for you. It wasn’t you that was sponsored to the tune of £4.37 for performing the kiss of life

on Randy the Pantomime Horse. I’ve been paying hush money to the photographer from the local rag for the last 20 years.”

REG HEWITT LLANTWIT MAJOR 41 CLUB

Oh yes it is! 3.1 The Purposes and Objects of the

Association are: (a) To link together the constituent clubs. (b) To promote amongst the constituent

clubs and those eligible for membership, the following objects:

(i) To continue to promote opportunities for fellowship amongst former members of Round Table (ii) To encourage active involvement in the community (iii) To use our experience in support of the Round Table Family (iv) To encourage international relationships

(c) These objects to be promoted through regular meetings and other activities.

P.S. As penance for some of the views expressed above, I participated in the NSPCC’s St David’s Peninsula HACK (Hike Against Cruelty to Kids) www.nspcc.org.uk/get-involved/join-an-event/get-active/walk/HACK/pembrokeshire-hack_wde80999.html If any readers (male or female!) or their clubs have a similar conscience to ease, they could send a little sponsorship money to:- NSPCC. Diane Engelhardt House, Treglown Court, Dowlais Road Cardiff CF24 5LQ. Quote ref 1202406

Thanks. Reg

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27.

presentation of 41 Club’s Donation

to shelterBox London, 22nd September 2011

“Following my appeal for funds in support of Shelter

Box in the aftermath of the Japanese Earthquake, I

am pleased to say that a good number of clubs

responded and we raised a considerable sum which we

are to donate to Shelter Box on 22nd September 2011 at

their London Offices - 37 Albert Embankment, Vauxhall,

London SE1 7TL between 12.30 and 1pm ...” Malcolm Lockey, Immediate past president, 9th september 2011.

Frank Venables reports on the presentation:

I participated in this presentation, with: National President, Vaughan HarrisNational Treasurer, Mike TurnerAlan Pattinson, former National Councillor, who led the introduction ofShelterBox to 41 Club and initiated the International Collection in thewake of the earthquake in Japan.Peter Bolt, Treasurer of Feltham & Hounslow 41 ClubI was particularly interested because my own club, Faringdon & District,made the first contribution to Malcolm’s appeal: the full value of aShelterBox.

We were entertained by Tim Bunting, Head of ShelterBox Great Britain &Ireland, and John Leach, Head of ShelterBox Operations. Tim briefed us on ShelterBox with a DVD presentation illustrating its activities in various regions. The full ShelterBox weighs 55kg (more than1cwt in old money) – heavy even as a two-man lift – we saw ladies walking away balancing them on their heads! John described the operations side from recruiting, assessing (rejectingif necessary) and training volunteers, to deployments and methods ofworking. Headquarters in Cornwall is the focus for selection, training and operations; the twenty or so overseas ShelterBox agencies are dedicated to fundraising.

The team philosophy is to provide immediate shelter to enable families tosurvive and remain together. The contents of the ShelterBox provideshelter, bedding, stove, water purification, children’s activities, tools,water carrier, etc, for 10 people (see illustration). The most importantfeature is that the team will not adversely affect the activities of otheragencies, nor will it suck in any of their resources. “When available foodruns out, the team does not eat.” John has a good track record of getting teams in against vested interests; telephone calls and emails tothe British Embassy and universities in Japan got vital contacts and, evenmore vital, a dedicated translator.

Boxes have been sent to practi-cally all major disaster areasover the last decade. Amongstthe recipients were Haiti, 30,000Boxes, the Indonesian Tsunamiareas and Pakistan.

These are just recollections of a fascinating hour spent with these guys;no doubt you can find chapter and verse for all this and more on the charity’s website: www.shelterbox.org. Oh, by the way, a cheque for £10,125 was handed over. Well done everyone!

Frank Venables, Faringdon & District 41 Club.

A quote from ShelterBox:

"We were absolutely delighted when we heard that 41

Club were considering supporting ShelterBox, as the

vibrancy and enthusiasm of the members was something

that really resonated with us. It was incredible to receive

such a generous donation, which will provide aid to those

families who have lost everything following a disaster -

Thank you to everyone, and we look forward to working

with 41 club in "continued friendship"."

Tim Bunting

a two-man lift.

the contents of a shelterBox

OBITUARIES The Association’s Council is saddened to hear of the passing of the following 41ers, yet joins with their clubs in celebration of their lives, with summaries here and fuller appreciations at www.41club.org. Email obituaries to obits@41club.org (photos as attachments only) or post (typed only) to Marchesi House. 100 words maximum for magazine (additionally, option of unlimited words for website).

ALLUM, Ian. Oakengates 41 Club. Ian died in June, aged 74. A founder member of Oakengates RT and 41 Club, he was treasurer, then later Chairman in 1992 and a keen member until his illness. He ran the family jewellery business in Wellington, Shropshire, and was a keen sailor spending many happy hours sailing off the coast of Aberdovey. Ian's name lives on in the form of the Ian Allum Trophy, awarded annually to the winning team of the Brain of Wellington quiz. Our condolences to daughters Lynn and Kate and their families.

BONE, George. Woking 41 Club. (1930-2011). Our longstanding member George was with BP all his working years and his career continually moved him around the UK. He joined Keynsham RT (Bristol) before transferring to Woking then Erdington (Birmingham) later joining 41 Club in Erdington then Keynsham and finally Woking. Besides 41, his other great love was golf; he was a member of West Byfleet Golf Club. They, and Woking 41 Club, often enjoyed George’s star comedy turns, especially with his ‘Jethro’ jokes! Our thoughts are with his wife Jean and family.

COATES, Alan. Rainford 41 Club. (1939-2011). Alan, a Geordie, joined Rainford RT upon moving to Merseyside to work for Kodak as a chemical engineer. Joining 41 Club in 1980, he was Chairman in 1983. Competitive and passionate in everything, Alan swam for Durham in his youth and, even whilst working in Thailand in 2007, he entered a Rotary swim, raising enough money on his own to fund one project. He loved motor cycling, confessing that he was an ‘adrenalin junkie’, attending the Isle of Man TT races every year from 1972 to 2010 and regularly visiting GP races throughout Europe. Our condolences to his wife Pauline, sons Chris and James and family.

COPE, Jack, MM. Nuneaton 41 Club. (1919-2011). Born in Nuneaton, Jack (left) started work aged 15 as a metal polisher in Coventry. When war broke out he served with the RASC as a despatch rider. He was captured at Dunkirk and

held prisoner for 5 years but escaped 5 times, eventually making it home. He was awarded the Military Medal. Jack later established his own successful metal finishing business. He had many interests: sailing, rugby, Formula 1, jazz, dancing and travelling abroad. He and Edna married in 1939 and had 3 daughters. Settling in Spain Jack remained there when the marriage failed. After Edna died he married Doreen but returned to Nuneaton after her death. A member of Nuneaton RT and 41 Club (Hon. Life Member) and Rotary president, Jack enjoyed a full and rewarding life.

CORRAN, Alan. Lichfield 41 Club. (1923-2011). Alan was a member of Lichfield RT, its Chairman in 1962-63 and Chairman of 41 Club in 1972-73. He died in June, peacefully in his sleep, one month before his 88th birthday. He was a WW2 fighter pilot and married Mary, a WAAF, in 1948. After the war Alan ran a retail business in Lichfield and joined RT 250 where he was a very

active member. His funeral was attended by many of his colleague Tablers and 41ers, accompanied by Glenn Miller’s recording of “In the Mood”. Our condolences go to Mary and the children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and all the family.

GAYTER, Brian. Aldridge 41 Club. Brian, known affectionately as “Big G”, died peacefully in May aged 76, after a short illness. He joined Aldridge RT in 1963, was Chairman in 1968 and President in 1975. From 1982 to 1983 he was Chairman of Aldridge 41 Club. During his time in both Clubs, he always gave any task his utmost attention. Nothing was too much trouble for him and he became widely respected throughout RT Area 5 and 41 Region 14. Our Club has lost a dear friend and he will be sorely missed. Our thoughts are with his wife and children Ann, Anthony and Nicky, together with their families.

GWILLIAM, Dr Griffith Morgan. Bridgend 41 Club. (1939-2010). Griff died in October 2010 after suffering cancer for 4 years. Before retirement he was a respected GP for many years. He joined Bridgend RT in 1969; loyal and undertaking most offices including Chairman. He graduated to 41 Club in 1980 and was Chairman in 1990-92 and Treasurer until his illness. A keen golfer, he was a Past Captain of Southerndown Golf Club. Our sympathies go to his wife Christine and daughters Louise and Lisabeth and their families.

LINDY, Justin. Harlow Ex-Tablers & 41 Club. Justin died suddenly in August aged 72. Justin was an Architect by profession. He joined Harlow Round Table in 1970 and was Chairman in 1979-80. After leaving Round Table he joined Harlow 41 Club where he again became Chairman, for two years from 2003 to 2005. He enjoyed his time both in RT and 41, making many friends. Justin was a life-long supporter of Leyton Orient Football Club. Our thoughts are with his wife Jo and his family on their sad loss.

NASH, Peter Jack. Alcester 41 Club. Peter died in June aged 69, after a brief illness. He was a member of Hammersmith RT and subsequently Alcester RT and its Chairman in 1977-78 and a founder member of Alcester 41 Club. Peter was a hyper-active Tabler and never missed a Conference, continuing to give great support to Alcester RT ensuring its survival whilst neighbouring Tables withered away. His enthusiasm for rugby, jazz, sailing and motor-racing was unequalled. He will be greatly missed and remembered for his love of non-malicious practical jokes. To his daughters Mel and Sam, granddaughter Charley, and especially his wife Carole, our sincere condolences.

NOEL-STORR, Alan. Harrow & Wembley 41 Club. Alan (right) died suddenly but peacefully in July aged 65. He joined Harrow RT in the early 1980s and held various posts. He was Treasurer of Harrow 41 Club for 1991-93. Alan will long be remembered for his willingness to help other people both in his private life as well as in business. His clear helpful voice and opinions will be missed by his friends, and the Club. Our thoughts and condolences are with his partner Valerie, his four children and grandchildren.

POETON, William (Bill) George, CBE. Bristol 41 Club. Bill, who died in August, was very active in the early years of RT; Chairman of Bristol 1958-59, Area Chairman, National Councillor and RTBI International Convenor. Bill was prominent in the Bristol arts scene and part of Lord Harlech’s syndicate which won the Wales & West commercial tv franchise. His biggest contribution to business was The Federation of Small Businesses. Retiring from the family electroplating business he was a founder of the European Federation of Small Businesses in Brussels. He became a political lobbyist at Westminster and was eventually awarded the CBE. Bill remained a member of Bristol 41 Club and he had at least one son in

Table, Anthony, past Chairman of Cheltenham RT. Our condolences to Barbara and family.

QUINE, Rob. Ulverston 41 Club. Rob, our Past President and Life Member, died this year after a long illness. Rob will be known to many as a veteran RT Caravan Rallier and the founder of the 41 Club Caravan Rally in 1976. He was an enthusiastic, dedicated member of both RT and 41, often hosting international members as they passed through Cumbria. His friendship knew no bounds and he very rarely missed our lunch and evening meeting. We will miss his company and his fortitude. Our condolences go to his wife June and their family.

WARBURTON, Bill. Oxford Cherwell 41 Club. Bill and his wife Mary died tragically in March. Bill joined Oxford Cherwell RT in 1975, an enthusiastic committed Tabler with a keen eye for new and exciting initiatives. He was Area Secretary 1978-79, Area 50 Chairman 1980-81, National Councillor and RT Chairman. He was an Old Boy of Abingdon School; built up his own very successful plumbing business; a school governor; a churchwarden; member of the MCC and The Frewen Club, Oxford; staunch member of 41; Oxford Isis Rotary Club Founder President and President again (pictured) at the time of his death, Mary always loyally supporting him. Condolences to children Claire, James and Richard (Oxford RT Chairman at the time) and grandchildren.

WHITEHEAD, Paul. Tettenhall 41 Club. After battling with cancer, Paul died in April, aged 71. Educated at Tettenhall College, he later completed a student apprenticeship in Mechanical Engineering at Leyland Motors, Lancs. Returning to the West Midlands he worked in the UK and German automotive supply market, setting up his own successful business in 1975. Paul was very active in the local community: President of Tettenhall RT 1985-86, of Tettenhall 41 Club 1989-90 and of The Old Tettenhallian’s Club, Captain of three golfing societies or clubs, founder member of the Old Tettenhallian’s Rugby Club, member of Tettenhall Rotary Club and Wolverhampton Lawn Tennis & Squash Club. Any spare time was dedicated to sailing, walking or DIY. Paul was very sociable and greatly valued by his family and friends. He leaves his wife Sue, three children and three grandchildren.

WILKINSON, Bryan Terence. Hoylake & West Kirby 41 Club (HAWK). (02.11.1938-12.06.2011). Bryan died following a long fight against illness at the age of 72. He joined HAWK 41 Club in the early 1990s when he was moved north with his work, having earlier been a member of Kings Winsford RT. He was our club President in 2007 and will always be remembered for his kindness, gentleness and respect for others. Bryan is survived by his widow, Ronnie, and his daughter Vicky and family, to whom we offer our sincere condolences.

‘Stress?! Stress?! They don’t know what stress is today! Stress is having the Luftwaffe up your arse. That’s bloody stress!’ Alan Corran, WW2 fighter pilot.

29.

November 2011

4th – 6th Chestnut Festival 2011, Meran/Merano Italy

11th Region 20 Dinner, Exeter College Oxford

13th 41 Club Service of Remembrance , Alrewas

18th Whitchurch RT 732 50th Charter

19th Eastleigh & Chandlers Ford 50th Charter, Ampfield

19th Bridge of Weir & Kilmacolm 25th Charter

21st Region 25 Cluster Meeting

23rd Bishops Stortford 45th Charter

December 2011

9th Barcelo Charity Ball for RTCW, Torbay

January 2012

9th Region 18 Martin Young Cluster Meeting

10th Tamworth 41 Club 50th Charter

11th Kings Norton 41Club 50th Charter

22nd – 28th 44th RT Euro Ski Meeting, Alpe d’Huez, France

February 2012

4th National Council Meeting, Rednal

17th Saddleworth 50th Charter

March

3rd Round Table National President’s

‘Blitz Ball’, Coventry

5th Region 14 Cluster Night, Smethwick

23rd Dorset Knobs

24th Tangent President Jan’s

‘Olympic Charity Ball’, Harrogate

East Grinstead Long Eaton Kelso Abingdon Norwood

Bishops Stortford Hereford Ashby-de-la-Zouche Westerham Northwich

Councillors’ Rep.

Donald Watson

Troon

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