Volume 16 No 1 Feb 1965.pdf - Lakes Gliding Club

duce such a profusion of thermals ,thatDiamond C heightsplace in 1965.will be common­F. M.K.LAKESMR. and Mrs. Len Redshaw honouredus with their presence at the Club'sAnnual Dinner Dance at WindermereHydro on 27th November. Mr. Redshaw,in a brief 5peech, said he hoped that theClub, in the flush ,of its success, wouldnot fall into the trap of concentratingtoo much on advanced trying at th~expense of neglecting its new memberswho were the - life-blood of the movement.Mrs. Redshaw then presented thetrophies. The Lord Lonsdale Trophy,for the longest flight from home base;,went to Gerry Wilson. Gill Haslam receivedthe Leighton Hall Trophy for themost 'note-worthy flight of the year. TheDodd Cup for outstanding service tothe Club was presented to our Chairman.The events of the year versified by oneof our members gave the reason:THEBritish AviationInsuranceCOMPANY LIMITED•The o/de.t andlarge.t office .peciali.ing inCivil Aviation•HEAD OffiCE3-4 LIME STREET.LONDON. E.C.3"1964 AND ALL THAT!"The Gremlins up at Tebay were bored with regularity,So onc day they decided to upset the whole affair. 'They did it very thoroughly, causing great despondency,And topsy-turvied everything-the land, sea and air.The hangar flew to pieces when gales blew in February,Rain washed out the courses, and the sheep drowned on the tell.Winches played lIS up a bit, and last, lOcrown our misery.The members started falling off, and strained was our morale.But then up spake OUT Ernie, the Club's dynamic Chairyman,"I vote we've had enough 0' this-it's time we acted bold,I'll see 'em down at Vickers' and try some native charm on 'em."He did lust that-and presto !-the fairy tales unfold!At Vickers was a glider man who listened to the tale he toldAnd acted sympathetic like to fliers in distress.He got for us permission to take our kites to Walney Isle,And so began the salvage of a rather sorry mess.AOQut t/lis time our Chairman fell sick of influenza bugsAnd Jay in bed a' thinking OUt the things he had to do.He delegated duties to able energetic mugsAmong liS who were willing for to work tas he well knew).70He led a. team of aircraft. He'd ,another coaxing tractors,And one to do tile cooking, and a fortrth one on admin.And eight of Ollr best pilot, for to act ,as Club Instructors,The memors, it you like it, of banana-fingered men!