Issue 173 • Spring 2013 • 41p

The Association of Ex-Round Tablers’ Clubs Great Britain and Ireland

A member of the Round Table Family of Clubs

THE MAGAZINE

April 13th 2013

Live Coverage

of the

Llandudno AGM

41 Club TV

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Roll On Spring ….

41 Club TV

page 6

The Llandudno

Survival Guide

page 10York Against Cancer

page 18

Olympic

Roll of Honour

page 16

Spring 2013

features......

By the time you are reading this magazine the extremes of Winter will be over and the shoots of

Spring will be showing, the daffodils will be in full bloom and the birds will be building their nests

ready for the arrival of the next generation. Spring is a time of hope after the gloom of the winter

months, a time of change and a time to think of the future.

So it is that at every Springtime 41 Club and Tangent gather at our annual Conference and AGM

to discuss the future. This year’s event is being held at Llandudno in North Wales, and it is only

the second time that the event has been held in the Principality, the last time being in 1966, the

year that England won the World Cup, Time Magazine invented the phrase ‘Swinging London’

and Barclays Bank introduced the first credit card into the UK. A lot has changed since then and

I wonder if those that attended the last Llandudno Conference would ever have imagined the

technological revolution that has since taken place.

For several years the AGM has debated how to make the event more available to the wider

membership and this year we will see the first step in our quest towards that goal. Thanks to the

rapid development in technology, the reducing costs and the expertise of one of our members

this is now possible via the Internet. The whole of the AGM will be transmitted to our club

website and will be available for anyone anywhere in the world with a PC, smart TV, iPad or iPhone

to view live. Can we suggest that those few members that do not have Internet access be

invited to join those that do, in order that nobody is excluded from this opportunity. We do not

expect to see the broadcast featured in the weekly TV ratings but would appreciate if as many as

possible view at least part of the proceedings, and pass on your views.

By coincidence 1966 was also the year that I edited my first publication. I was still a schoolboy

and I edited ‘The Perennial’ my house magazine, (which coincidentally was also produced three

times a year). In those days we passed hand written copy to typists who transcribed it on to skins

for the Roneo machine. Technology has come on a very long way since then, let us make the

most of it and communicate with all our members, in as many ways as possible., and make 41

Club an organisation with a future., not just a past.

Ray Hill NatioNal CommuNiCatioNs offiCeR

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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 - 4. Thank You All; 5. Llandudno Conference; 8. AGM Update;

11. National Photographic Competition 2013; 12. Members Cars; 13. Bishop’s Stortford on Tour;

14. The President finally gets to Oxford! / Mighty Movember; 15. What the hell is CAS?;

19. Two Past Presidents go to Denmark; 20. Club News 22. Coffee Time; 23. Hamble Valley Stick Club; 24. Mens Health;

25. Noticeboard; 26. Brooklands; 28. Grumpy Ex-Tablers; 29. Obituaries; 30. Robert Major Oulsnam / Small Ads;

THE MAGAZINE

This end of term report is inevitablymade up of several ‘thank you’s’.Firstly, to all the many clubs I havevisited for their kindness and generosity shown to me and on several occasions, to both me andmy wife Kay. It is no exaggeration tosay that I have been treated royallywherever I’ve been and every function, event or meeting has been apleasure to attend. The chairmenand members of the clubs I have visited have shown themselves to be

true followers of the Round Table spirit and tradition – interesting, hospitable and witty, with a good slice of banterthrown in.

At this point may I also record my thanks to Hyundai UK forgenerously and kindly supplying two cars during the year toassist me in getting around the country. Hyundai has supported our presidents in this manner for several years andits assistance certainly has eased the burden on them and theirpockets.

Thanks must go to all the members of the National Board whofreely give all their spare time and effort to promoting and guiding this Association. I have been so grateful to them all fortheir hard work, wisdom, encouragement, support and generalgood humour. With the exception of Immediate Past PresidentVaughan they will all be remaining on our Board and you can beassured that the well being of the Association is safe in theirhands.

May I also thank all members of the National Council for theirhard work in representing the Association in their Regions.They are the link between ‘National’ and the clubs and it is atwo-way process – they are not in place merely to promulgatethe National message but also to bring the cares and concernsof clubs and their members back to the National forum. MostCouncillors strive to visit all the clubs in their Region at leastonce during their three-year term of office so if you have not hada visit from your Councillor for some time, why not invite himover?

At the beginning of the year I expressed disappointment thatthere were so many vacancies on the National Council. I’mpleased to say that most of these have now been filled but twoor three Regions remain without a Councillor and are servicedby a member of the Board as caretaker. As I said at the beginning of the year – being on the Council is akin to belonging to another club, one whose members share yourviews, concerns and love for the 41 Club ideals. So if you livein one of the Regions in question, why not give becoming itsCouncillor some thought?

Coupled with my thanks to the Board and Council thanks mustalso go to the hard working staff of Marchesi House who provide administrative help and support in an efficient andcheerful manner.

Which brings me to Round Table, the owner of Marchesi House.The National Council and Board are committed to promotingand supporting Round Table and we are delighted that its membership campaign over the past two or three years is nowbearing fruit and a net gain in members has been achieved forat least the last couple of years. Round Table is our only sourceof new members and we should nurture and encourage RoundTable in its efforts to continue the marvellous success of recentyears.

We have a strong and healthy relationship with the other members of the Round Table Family. My path has crossed several times with Jason Thomson’s, the President of RoundTable and Sue Marlow’s, the President of Tangent Clubs and Ibelieve that not only do we respect each other’s efforts to leadour respective associations but we have also built up firmfriendships which will carry on after our years in office havecome to an end.

Thank You All !

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It was a tremendous experience to represent the Association at theRemembrance Day service and parade at the Cenotaph along withJason, Sue and Marj Aird, the President of Ladies’ Circles together withmembers of all four associations. It was humbling to be in the sameparade as men and women who are still in the country’s service andthose whose service was some years ago.

As many of you will be aware, my chosen charity has been ProstateCancer UK. I chose this charity due to my father having died from theillness several years ago and because I wanted to raise awareness ofthe illness among all our members. I believe there has not been onefunction or event where I have not been approached by a member totell me that his father, brother, uncle or even the member himself havethe illness – some in remission but some still undergoing treatment.And along with the awareness campaign I wanted to raise some cashfor the charity. In true 41 Club spirit you have not been hesitant in giving generously and I am confident that I will be in a position inLlandudno to announce a splendidly large total raised for such a worthy cause.

There follows two special ‘thank you’s’ without whom I could not haveundertaken this office. The support I have received from my own club,Long Eaton, has been staggering. When I sought the Club’s approvalof my candidature for Vice President I was told that if I were to be successful the Club would support me throughout the presidency andwould make sure I had at least one member accompanying and driving me to every function. And they have not failed in this commitment. I am so grateful for their good humoured backing whichI know will be impossible to fully repay. They fulfil that wonderful mottoof Old Tablers Sweden – “Still Tabling”.

My greatest thanks must go to Kay without whose love and cheerfulsupport I could not have undertaken this job. There have been weekswhen we’ve hardly seen each other but her encouragement and assistance has not wavered – although I think there are several household chores awaiting my attention next year!

Last April when I was installed as your President at our AGM in JerseyI announced that my objectives for the year were to continue the goodwork of previous Councils, to increase the number of retiring Tablersjoining us, to improve our image and involvement in the community, tocontinue our links to 41 International, to support the other members ofthe Round Table Family, to offer help to our clubs and members, to liveup to the ideals of our Aims and Objectives – but above all to have fun.I’m not sure if I’ve succeeded in these aims and I’ll let you be the judge.

I also remarked that I was concerned I should not let you down andpromised to devote all my time and efforts in the promotion of this wonderful club of ours. I hope you feel I have followed these sentiments and have proved a worthy ambassador of our Association.

May I wish my successor Martin Green and his wife Maria every success and happiness in being your President. May I thank you all forthe great honour you have given to me in being your President for thepast year. And may I wish all members of this wonderful Associationgood health, happiness and lots of fun.

DaviD Smith NatioNal PreSiDeNt 2012-2013

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Live …..From Venue Cymru …..Saturday 13th April ……Starting at 9 a.m.

Split screen showing speaker and presentation

41 Club TVWell perhaps not quite 41 Club TV but for the first time

every member will have the opportunity to view the

entire 41 Club AgM. The broadcast is being organised

by our own David Campbell who in his day job is a

studio technical director at ITV. For the details I hand

over to Dave:

After a successful trial, demonstrated to the 41 Club National

Council at their recent meeting in Rednal, approval has been

given to webcast the 2013 National AGM from Venue Cymru,

in Llandudno.

Working alongside IT specialist, Alex May, our challenge is to

make the experience as easy as possible for the member

sitting at home. For example, we do not want people with

slower Internet connections or users on mobile devices to

experience the frustration of buffering. (Momentary blips in the

video stream which can be very annoying to the viewer).

Video streaming over the Internet has come a long way over

the last five years, mainly due to the increase in smartphones

and tablets. What used to be only available to millionaires and

multi-national companies is now affordable and accessible to

all.

We will set up cameras to cover the whole event, along with a

feed of the big presentation screen. The AGM will be

accessible free of charge and you will be able to see and hear

the proceedings live online by logging onto the home page of

the 41 Club website at www.41club.org

Captioned Screen

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How does it work?

The image below gives a basic flow of how we get the pictures from the AGM to you.

The first step is the camera, into which we also feed a mix of the on stage microphones. This connects to the computer whereon-screen graphics are added, plus a feed of any PowerPoint presentations used during the AGM. The computer processesthe pictures and sound into a flow of data, which is sent to a server on the Internet. This can then be accessed on a numberof devices, including iPads, iPhones, smart TVs, laptops and PCs, via the embedded video player on the 41 Club website.

Click play during the hours of the broadcast, and you’ll be connected live, with only a few seconds delay.

As this is the first time we’ve tried this system at a 41 Club AGM we want to ensure we get the basics right. However, in thefuture, we hope to look into interactive voting and even question and answer sessions enabling all members to have a voiceat the meeting.

Of course we don’t want this technology to discourage those who can attend. There is no substitute for being at the conference in person – as many of you will know! What we do hope is that live video streaming will mean that those with accessibility issues or time commitments won’t miss out.

I do hope you enjoy the facility we are providing for you, perhaps your club may like to consider getting together as a groupto view the AGM online, maybe lay on some food and drink whilst watching the proceedings!

Dave CamPbelliNterNatioNal offiCer

Dave Campbell

works at ITV as a Studio TechnicalDirector working on live andrecorded programmes at theLondon Studios, Waterloo. He has a wealth of experiencewithin broadcast television andalso runs his own successfulMedia Company.(Marwell Media Services Ltd)

Alex May

works at Sky TV within the sounddepartment working on the liveprogrammes produced in Osterley, West London.

He has a variety of experiencewithin broadcast television plus astrong personal interestin computing and IT.

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The 68th Annual General Meeting of the Association will takeplace on Saturday 13th April 2013 in the Venue Cymru,Llandudno, North Wales. The meeting will start at 9 am.

All Club Contact will have received their relevant AgendaPapers and Voting Registration Forms by 1 March 2013.

Any member of a paid up Constituent Club is entitled to attendthe AGM. Each Club has one vote. Should your Club beunable to send a representative they can enlist a Proxy Voter –details of how this done are contained in the letter your ClubContact has received, or on our website. Should you intendattending – and you are the Voting Delegate – you will need tobring with you the Voting Delegate Form (Form A). If you areappointing a Proxy Voter, you will need to complete the ProxyVoting Form (Form B) and send it to me in advance.

This year we are bringing three Resolutions to the AGM fromthe National Council. These have all come from the ForwardPlanning Committee as a result of work that has been takingplace establishing our Strategy on Membership Developmentover the next three years. This is another step in the Structureand Development Plan presented at last year’s AGM.

This year we will be video streaming the AGM directly onto ourwebsite. This follows an exciting demonstration of its capabilities at the National Council Meeting in Rednal,Birmingham this February. Next Year as well as video streaming we will be trialling electronic voting and putting theConstitutional tools in place to enable it. Then at the 2015 AGMyou should be able to both view and vote online. I ENCOUR-AGE ALL Club Contacts to organise a ‘Street Party’ environment at their homes or other Locations to enjoy theAGM in the comfort of your own homes. Take part in Clubdebates on resolutions and listen to the debate at the AGMproper. Listen to candidates for election and enjoy ‘National’entertainment.

The AGM will be filled with excellent debate, a great deal of funand most importantly fellowship, our cornerstone, it is a fantastic opportunity to see what is going on nationally. I would encourage you to attend. It’s our Association - enjoythe fellowship.

Details for the Resolutions and the Elections are below. If youhave any queries please do not hesitate to contact me.

maNNy martiNSNatioNal SeCretary

ReSoLUTIoNS SUBMITTeD BY NATIoNAL CoUNCIL

ReSoLUTIoN 1

National Council propose that Rule 4.8 is amended to read as follows:

(Proposed)In exceptional cases where a past member of Round Table does notreside within the accepted catchment area of any suitable affiliatedClub he may apply to the National Council for individual membership. If so approved he will receive the rights and privilegesof membership but shall not be eligible to vote at a General Meetingof the Association and shall pay a full capitation fee.

(Existing)In exceptional cases where a past member of Round Table does notreside within the accepted catchment area of any affiliated club hemay apply to the National Council for individual membership. If soapproved he will receive the rights and privileges of membership butshall not be eligible to vote at a General Meeting of the Associationor serve as a National Officer and shall pay a full capitation fee.

This change is achieved by addition of the word ‘suitable’ after theword ‘any’ in the second line and deletion of the words ‘or serve asa National Officer’ between the words ‘Association’ and before theword ‘and’ in the last sentence.

RATIoNALe:The rationale behind this proposal is to make membership of theAssociation of Ex-Round Tablers’ Clubs available to all past members of Round Table. There are currently well over 100 activeRound Tables where there is not an affiliated 41 Club attached.Whilst the expectation is that retiring members of those RoundTables will be encouraged to form new affiliated Clubs this propos-al deals with situations where that is not possible in the short term.It also allows us to confirm to Round Table that all members ofRound Table have an automatic right to join 41 Club.

ReSoLUTIoN 2National Council Propose that Rule 17.3 is amended to read as follows:

(Proposed)Every constituent club shall be entitled to send one delegate,appointed from its full members, who shall not be a current memberof the National Board, to a General Meeting. Each constituent Clubshall have one vote on any resolution at a General Meeting (subjectto Rule 4.6). Such vote shall be given either by the voting delegateappointed by the constituent Club from its own membership andattending the meeting or by a proxy voting delegate. Any constituent Club may appoint a proxy voting delegate from anotherconstituent Club to attend the General Meeting and vote on itsbehalf providing that the name of the proxy delegate shall have beenregistered with the National Secretary not less than 72 hours beforethe Meeting. A proxy voter may also vote for his own club but maynot be a proxy voter for more than one club. Members of more thanone club may carry a single vote for each clubs of which they aremembers.

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(Existing)Every constituent club shall be entitled to send one delegate,appointed from its full members to a General Meeting. Each constituent club shall have one vote on any resolution at a GeneralMeeting (subject to Rule 4.6). Such vote shall be given either by thevoting delegate appointed by the constituent Club from its ownmembership and attending the meeting or by a proxy voting delegate. Any constituent Club may appoint a proxy voting delegatefrom another constituent Club to attend the General Meeting andvote on its behalf providing that the name of the proxy delegate shallhave been registered with the National Secretary not less than 72hours before the Meeting. A proxy voter may also vote for his ownclub but may not be a proxy voter for more than one club. Membersof more than one club may carry a single vote for each clubs ofwhich they are members.

This change is achieved by insertion of the words ‘, who shall not bea current member of the National Board,’ between the words ‘members’ and ‘to’ in the second sentence.

RATIoNALe:The rationale behind this proposal is that for some time there hasbeen criticism at General Meetings of the Association that membersof the Executive/Board who are on the top table have a disproportionate number of votes, due to them being members ofmore than one Club. This rule change ensures that at a GeneralMeeting, only the voting delegates in the body of the venue candetermine the outcome of a vote. This ruling is in line with the RoundTable rules which also preclude Board Members from being VotingDelegates.

ReSoLUTIoN 3National Council propose that Rule 18.3 (e) (i), (ii) and (iii) are amalgamated into one line item (i) and amended to read as follows:

Proposed rule 18.3 (e)(i) Presentation and agreement of the capitation fee and

budget for the ensuring year, which will include honoraria for National Officers, mileage rates and weekend allowance for members of the National Council and any approved costs properly incurred on the Association’s business.

existing rule 18.3 (e)(i) Presentation of the Budget for the ensuring year.

(ii) Agreement by the delegates of the budgeted honoraria forNational Officers and the re-imbursement rates of expenses paid to National Councillors to cover costs properly incurred on the Association’s business for a) hotel accommodation and b) fuel costs.

(iii) Determination of the capitation fee for the ensuring year.

RATIoNALeThe rationale behind this proposal is that at present the Budget isproposed and voted on and then the four individual (already includ-ed) elements are voted on separately. If any of the four elements isdefeated, but the budget has been previously approved, it is impos-sible to correct or deliver the Budget.

eLeCTIoN oF ASSoCIATIoN oFFICeRS 2013-2014

The following Officer Nominations were received by the NationalSecretary by the 1st February 2013.

Office Name Nominating Club

National Vice-President Jim Smith Bishop’s Stortford(who shall be

National President-Elect)

NoTeSLast year at the AGM a resolution proposing that all Board roleswith the exception of the National President, National VicePresident and Immediate Past President shall be elected for aninitial period of three years with the option of a second term of twoyears was approved. For this reason this year there are no immediate vacancies on the National Board.

Once Jim Smith is elected Vice President the post of Membership& Round Table Liaison Officer will become vacant. Nominationswill be sought from the floor at the AGM. In preparation for this aNomination Form is included in both the associated mailing andthe Delegates Pack at the AGM. Non-completion of the form willnot bar a candidate from standing on the day but completion willexpedite arrangements.

Each Candidate will give a presentation lasting not more than fiveminutes, to assist the Delegates in making their choice.

AGM VenueThe Arena

Venue CymruThe Promenade

Llandudno LL30 1BB

Start Time: 09.00amRegistration: 0800am - 11.00am

Ample pay & display parking at rear of venue

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A few tips to help both first time visitorsto Wales and those that are nervous of exploring a foreign country.

Passport Requirements

Thanks to the foresight of King Edward I in 1284 passportsare no longer required for travellers from England, Scotlandor Northern Ireland for entry into Wales. However revelersare recommended to bring their passport with them in casethey are age checked at the bar.

Driving In Wales

The Welsh Assembly has decided to retain driving on theleft throughout the whole of the Principality, but you are per-mitted to temporarily move to the right-hand side on mountain roads if sheep are occupying the left-hand lane.

Remember that all signs are in dual languages, so do notthink that you have partaken of too much wine if you thinkyou are seeing double or cannot understand the signs. On arrival in Wales you will be greeted by a sign like this:

As you drive around you will be faced by a whole array of signs and markings on the road. Here are a few to get you acclimatised:

Do not be intimidated by these signs: they are only there to help (and confuse!). One sign that must be obeyed is the speed limit as the North Wales police are notorious for punishing excessive speed.

YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

Currency

The currency of Wales is also called the Pound. Locals are perfectly willing to accept any English coins or notes butEuros, Scottish and Northern Irish Pounds are not readily accepted. If in doubt any member of the ConferenceCommittee will exchange notes for you at the rate of two English Pounds to one Welsh Pound.

National Photographic Competition 2013Following on from the success of the inaugural photographic competition it will be repeated in 2013 and once again it will bejudged by the delegates to the National Conference. The photograph can be of anysubject.

Rules and conditions:

1. Each photograph must be the work of the person entering it and entries are limited to four per member.2. Entry is only available to members who can be verified on the CAS database.3. Entries to be submitted electronically to comms@41club.org.4. All entries must include the name and club of the photographer and a title.5. Photographs must not have been entered into any other competition.6. The closing date for entries is 31st March 2013.7. The photographer grants permission for the Association to use the photographs for charitable

fund-raising activities.

Email all entries to comms@41club.org

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ClimateLlandudno is blessed by being on the West Coast of the UK and as suchbenefits from the warming influence of the Gulfstream. However it hasbeen known to rain and when the wind blows across the bay it can berather biting. Bringing a good rainproof coat is advised but thermalunderwear and wellington boots can be left at home. Only bring skis ifyou plan to visit the dry ski slope on the Great Orme.

Getting Around LlandudnoWhilst surrounded by the beautiful hills and mountains of Snowdonia thetown itself is completely on the flat. All venues are located on the promenade and are in easy walking distance. Some transport will be provided for those that require it, but for most the walk will help offset theexcesses of the previous evening.

CuisineYou cannot leave Wales without tasting at least some of the Welsh delicacies designed to tickle the pallet.

•Faggot and peas, served with a helping of fresh bread. Made from offal and not for the fainthearted.

•Laverbread is a traditional Welsh delicacy made from seaweed. To make laverbread, the seaweed is boiled for several hours, then minced or pureed. The gelatinous paste that results can then be sold as it is, or rolled in oatmeal; it is generally coated with oatmeal prior to frying. It is traditionally eaten fried with bacon and cockles for breakfast.

•Leeks – What else can one say!

•Welsh cakes or bakestones are a Welsh teatime treat. Served hot or cold dusted with caster sugar they have as many calories as a doughnut.

•Welsh rarebit, or as Bill Bailey calls it ‘ The national dish of Wales’. We call it cheese on toast.

MMMMMM …. They sound delicious.

PLEASE DO NOT EAT THE DAFFODILS!

The Language

For many visitors this will be the firsttime they have encountered the beautyof the Welsh language. This map showsthe distribution of Welsh speakers andLlandudno is the little spiky bit at thetop, just to the right of Anglesey (the bigisland in the top left-hand corner):

For the benefit of delegates we haveprovided some useful phrases:

Lle mae'r toiledau agosaf? Where's the nearest toilet?

Peint i fi! Mine's a pint!

Fy ngwraig easiau jin a thonic The wife wants a gin and tonic

O Glwb 41, dw i. Mae hyn yn esponio pam dw i'n gwisgo dillad twp. I am from 41 Club. That explains why I am wearing a daft costume.

'Chi wedi gweld fy ngwr? Mae o wedi meddwi ac ar goll ar Ben y Gogarth Have you seen my husband? He is drunk and lost on the Great Orme.

Lechyd da! Good health!

Finally if you are in a pub and hear the following “Twll din i bob sais” werecommend that you leave that establishment quietly and find a new placeto drink.

Seriously a great welcome awaits you at Llandudno. Located in the shadows of Snowdonia it truly is ‘the Jewel of North Wales’.

Ray Hill

llandudno 2013 RegistRation oFFiceR

Not my words but those of Enzo Ferrari, who was rather well known for producing very good-looking cars himself. The E Type was a follow on to the racing C and D types which had won atLe Mans five times between 1953-57. Unlike its predecessors it was designed as a road carrather than a racing car and although many were raced they never achieved the same success.

The sleek lines of the E Type owe their origins to the genius of Malcolm

Sayer who described himself as an aero dynamist rather than a stylist,

as his background was in aerospace. It is reputed that the E Type was

the first car to be designed with the use of a wind tunnel. Over 70,000

were produced between 1961 and 1975 and it is always voted one of

the best looking cars in any motoring poll. Indeed the Museum Of

Modern Art in New York have an E Type on display as one of the six

most influential cars in history.

My own love of the E Type goes back my days as junior school. I lived

in Coventry and every day I walked to school along Brownshill Green

Road (children walked to school in those days) and just after St.

Michael’s vicarage there was a layby where the Jaguar test drivers

used to sit and write their reports on the cars, before they returned to

the Browns Lane factory. Being inquisitive youngsters we often used

to examine the cars and chat to the drivers. Car manufacturers were

not so secretive about their new designs in those days and we often

saw prototypes and experimental cars on the road. I remember to this

day the first time I saw a prototype E Type (or XK-E to give it its correct

designation).

Jaguars are no longer built at Browns Lane, St. Michael’s vicarage was

demolished many years ago and even the layby no longer exists, but

the beauty of the E Type will live on forever.

Bill Parsonage and Peter House are two members of 41 Club who are

fortunate enough own Jaguar E Types and here we can see their ‘pride

and joy’:

Peter House – Brighouse 41 Club

Peter bought his Blue E Type Coupe in 1974 and regularly uses it to

commute from his home in Ripley to 41 Club meetings in Brighouse, a

round trip of 60 miles.

Bill Parsonage – Shanklin & District 41 Club IoW

Bill is even more fortunate in that he has not one, but two

E Types. The Roadster was purchased 32 years ago and

he has owned the Coupe for last seven years.

It is re-assuring to see these wonderful machines in such

caring hands.

In the next edition we will be featuring MG and some of the

41 Club proud owners of that great British Marque.

Ray Hill

12.

‘The E Type Jaguar"The most beautiful car ever made"

Last November nine members of Bishop’s Stortford 41 Club ventured on ourannual away trip and this time the destination was the beautiful city of Krakowin Poland. Brilliantly organised by Chairman Paul ‘trip advisor’ Tarran the twodays started with a (very) early morning breakfast in Stansted Airport andafter an event free journey we arrived in Krakow just in time for a beer and‘breakfast’ in the huge Market Square which dominates the city.

After a bit of sight-seeing around the square we were off on a coach trip to thesalt mines at Wieliczka. This is the only salt mine in the world preserved insuch pristine condition and is one of the UNESCO world heritage sites. Startingwith the 378 steps down into the mine followed by a two kilometer walk it certainly prepared us well for the beer to follow! Some amazing sights including the cavernous function room to seat 600 people and fantastic statues and carvings made of salt and lots of photographs from our newestmember Ian ‘Bavid Daley’ Harding. A return to the hotel, a quick change andoff into the square for something to eat/drink. Paul had done his research andhad found an underground bar/restaurant serving great food (yes the compul-sory cabbage included) but more importantly tubes of beer with their own tapsto set on the table which at not much more than £1 a pint went down well. Thenight progressed with a couple of other bars visited before getting back to thehotel for a nightcap (or three). As Simon put it in his e-mail to others after-wards – “Things I have learned from the trip. 1. If you don’t want a headachein the morning avoid entering a bar with Jim, Dave and Steve late at night!”

The next day was cold and damp and we were all unusually quiet on the coachtrip. Was that to do with the results of visiting a number of bars the nightbefore or was it really to do with the impending visit we were about to maketo the death camps of Auschwitz and Birkenau? It is impossible to describewhat we saw and heard during that trip but as soon as you walk through themain gate with its inscription ‘Arbeit Macht Frei’, Work Brings Freedom (clearly a cynical lie), the stories from books and films we have all seen in thepast were brought to a heart breaking and incredulous life. The museum thereis very well organised and our tour guide, a young Polish man, was extremely knowledgeable. Each of the blocks, mostly built by the prisonersthemselves, house a variety of items which remained in the camp when it wasfinally liberated in 1945. We saw the display units in the rooms filled with suitcases with the names of the owners written on them that they were expecting to collect after their ‘showers’, we saw the prosthetic limbsremoved from the victims, we saw the tons of human hair that had not beenconverted for use by tailors in clothing and bedding and many other difficultto describe displays. We visited the gas chamber and crematorium atAuschwitz and after a short journey to Birkenau we grasped the enormity ofthe camp that could house up to 100,000 and exterminated over 1.2 millionpeople. I think we all said something similar afterwards that we couldn’t saywe had enjoyed the experience but we were all glad we’d done it.

Once back in Krakow it was time for lunch, and a beer? How can nine mentake so long to decide what to eat and where to eat it? Rob ‘time for a snack’Walton decided we should eat something from a genuine Polish place andafter 15 minutes of searching we found it. Home-made burgers were on themenu and they served beer. Eight beef burgers and a chicken burger (welldone Rob) and nine beers. What they didn’t tell us was that each burger was individually made and they could only do two at a time! Some two hours laterwe emerged into the late afternoon with time for a long walk to the Castle andthe Jewish Quarter to get back to our hotel in time for our coach to the airport.

Yet another great trip with lots of bonding, camaraderie and laughs along theway. The only question now is where do we go next year?

Jim smitHBisHop’s stoRtFoRd 41 cluB

Bishop’s

Stortford

On Tour

13.

14.

Some 41 Club Members went to University in their teens and

twenty’s, others became part of the Open University and for

those older ones, we became part of the U3A (University of the

Third Age).

This November, our President, David Smith, finally got to

Oxford. Balliol College to be precise. To be even more precise,

he chaired the Region 20 Annual Black Tie Dinner, which took

place in the Dining Hall at Balliol. A wonderful building with

paintings of past Prime Ministers and Notaries adorning the

walls.

An excellent evening was had by all, with two presentations

also taking place.

President, David, presented the National Community Service

Award to FARINGDON & DISTRICT 41 CLUB for their

involvement in the Community and their many donations to

local, national and international charitable requests.

In return FARINGDON & DISTRICT 41 CLUB presented

President David with a cheque for £500 towards his National

Appeal for Prostate Cancer.

riCharD bellfariNgDoN & DiStriCt 41 Club

The death of our National President’s Father throughProstate Cancer inspired David Smith to nominateProstate Cancer as his chosen charity for this year.As it coincided with the Movember appeal hethought there would be no better way than to get41ers to grow moustaches. This would certainlymake the general public more aware of this disease.

I thought this was a wonderful idea, but I knew in mycase it would take longer than a month to create anyreal impact! I felt if I was going to do this I thought aproper way forward would be to raise a bit of cashfor this great cause.

I was challenged by one of the young Tablers to keep it on until Christmas, for£100. Then Round Table were prepared to double it if it remained on untilCharter Night. Our 41 Club did not want to be outsmarted by Table so theyagreed to match it.

With my personal sponsors we had a good start for the Charter Evening.However with the fantastic generosity from Charter through ‘The Malt WhiskyRaffle’ the amount raised exceeded my wildest dreams. My personal thanks goto all my sponsors and the generosity of everyone on Charter Night.

On a serious note if you start peeing a lot, and NOT through too much beer, orworse still want to go but are unable to go – GET IT SORTED !! It is one of themost common causes of death, and often goes undetected until it is too late.

JohN robertSaShby-De-la-ZouCh 41 Club

The PRESIDENT finally gets to Oxford!

L to R. Richard Bell, Derek Belcher & Frank Venables

L to R. Frank Venables, Derek Belcher, President David & Richard Bell

MY MIGHTY

MOVEMBER

MASSIVE SUPPORT

GENERATES

OVER £1100

15.

‘What The hell Is CAS?’ And What Am I Supposed To Do With It?CAS stands for ‘Club Administration System’. It is the computerised 41 Club system that maintains all of our records and helpsus run our Association. It controls our website, it maintains our finances, and it ensures we can communicate with you.

Every Club has access to it via the Internet. All Club Contacts have

both a Username (usually the Club name) and a Password so they

can access it. It is so easy to go onto CAS – just go to the website

members.41club.org or click ‘Club Administration’ on the home page of

our website.

WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT?

Several reasons!

Firstly we want to communicate with every member. We want to tell you

what others are thinking and what is going on in the rest of 41 Club.

Unless all members’ names and details are on CAS we cannot send you

a magazine or send you our electronic newsletter. We know many of our

members are reluctant to give us their e-mail address – there is a thought

we will give your details to others – or deluge everyone with

advertisements etc. This is definitely not the case. 41 Club have had, and

will continue to have, a clear policy that your data is confidential and will

never be shared with a third party. We have had many requests to do this

– these are always refused. Similarly we are very careful not to send out

reams of stuff that will fill up your inbox.

Secondly, there are times we want to communicate with specific people.

For example capitation requests to treasurers, details of elections, the

AGM etc. to secretaries etc. We have an obligation to do this for our

membership. This is information your Club Contact or Secretary needs

to share with their Club.

Thirdly, we want to save money! By using electronic postage we can

save on stationery and the ever-increasing cost of postage. All of this

keeps costs down and as a result capitation.

And finally it’s a matter of insurance. We hold Third Party Liability

Insurance for all of our clubs. That means if a claim arises as a result of

a 41 Club error, the club and the individual is only covered by our

insurance if the member concerned is listed on CAS as a member.

MAGAZINE RETURNS

Each time we send out a magazine Marchesi House receives a huge pile back

from the Post Office! Why – well some are because a member has sadly

died and his name has not been removed from CAS, and the rest are

usually because a member has moved house and not told us. This is a huge

waste of money and additional work for the Marchesi House team to follow

each of these up. I particularly request that deceased member’s names are

removed as soon as possible to avoid unnecessary distress to relatives.

OUR OVERALL AIM

Our overall aim is to have every member of 41Club’s name, contact details

and e-mail address on CAS. That way we can communicate with you in a

cost effective way, and our membership can share in what is going on.

CAS is not complicated to use. You do not need to be a computer expert!

Once a club is properly set up – it takes seconds to maintain. It is very easy

to change an officer after your AGM, or update the club member information

with new and leaving members.

SAFE AND SECURE

CAS is very secure. The data is held on a secure server in a properly

managed computer environment. We have all the latest security features in

place to ensure everything is safe. 41 Club is very careful to ensure we do

this as we value data protection.

HELP IS THERE!

We can help you if you need it. We have simple guides that we can

download to you, a team in Marchesi House who can help you over the

‘phone and a National Councillor in every region. I am told even the National

Secretary has been known to help!

41 Club is your Association – please help us become more efficient by

keeping CAS up to date and getting the data right! Please ensure that your

Club Contact is not your Club Censor!

You know it makes sense......

martiN greeNNatioNal viCe-PreSiDeNt

16.

Olympic ROll call Of HOnOuR"The following members of 41 Club and Tangent all gave their time to make the

2012 Olympics and Paralympics the great success they were:"

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‘i did a total of 14 - 10 hour shifts and around 1,200 miles using

the excellent olympic routes’Steve Grady

Steve Grady

Ken Barber

Allan Williams

Gordon Brooks

17.

Bob Campbell

David Crerar

Kevin Smith

John Hathoway

Roger Allard

‘they said in training you only get one opportunity to attend the

olympics in Britain. it was my second i was 10 years old in 1948 !!’

Gordon Brooks

Bob & Hilary Cox Bob Loughridge

John Franksen

Debbie Sadd

David Hurst

Ian Scott

Brian McNeill

Jeff MesnardHamish MacDonald

‘We went to the parade after the games had finished and ended up in the

procession through the streets of london. an amazing experience with all the athletes

and members of the public thanking us all the way’

Bob and Hilary Cox

‘now we have been asked to volunteer forglasgow 2014. the whole event has openeddoors to other events. it has been such a

wonderful and unique experience, well worth being a volunteer’

Hamish MacDonald

‘i am grateful that i had the opportunity to take part in this once

in a life time world event so close to home.’Jeff Mesnard

Richard Brown

Ivan Armstrong

18.

York Against Cancer Many of you will have heard that Ebor 41 Club have had an eventful Year and raised £60,000

by cycling from John O’Groats to Lands End for York Against Cancer. We were extremely

pleased with the fellowship received as we cycled down the country and were honoured to meet

David Smith, National President. This is not the end of the story because some 41 Club mem-

bers were drafted on to the YAC Fund Raising Committee, as they wanted to reach a figure of

£100,000 in their Silver Jubilee Year. They achieved this with ease and as an organisation we

should not forget the amount of support our members give willingly to other charities.

We raised a further £9,000 in December 2012 assisting YAC to run a steam train from Pickering

to Whitby and a Christmas shopping train from York to London. To finish off the year we have

organised a cycle ride this April, in conjunction with Betty's and Taylors, which will raise a

further £8,000 for local charities. This involves an 80-120 mile bike ride, known as the Fat

Rascal, via The Betty’s restaurants in York, Northallerton, Harrogate, and Ilkley and back to York.

We were inspired back into our Round Table roots by a visit from National President Malcolm

Lockey in 2011 and the support offered and given by our National Councillor Andy Waite.

Malcolm was especially good for us Yorkshire folk as he told his message in a language we

could understand, “Don’t sit on your backsides, you have achieved something tremendous

raising £23,000 for YAC (2010) cycling Lands End to John O’Groats, so do something else”.

Our club, I suppose like many others, did not participate in National a great deal, but following

Malcolm’s visit and attending the 2011 AGM, some questions began to be asked about our

National organisation. We attended the 2012 National Conference in Jersey and found the

national organisation interested in what we were doing in our area and of course we are booked

for Llandudno.

National President, David Smith joined us in January to present our cheque for £60,000 to YAC

and at the same time York, Ebor & County Round Table No. 65 also presented a cheque for

£10,000. It is amazing what Round Table achieve in the York Area with such a small

membership. Our 41 Club have built a good relationship with Round Table and respond

positively to requests for support from them, like at their Beer Festival.

Often we don’t know what our fund raising efforts achieve, in this case we do. YAC have

purchased a property in Whitby to be used as a Respite Home and our efforts made a

significant contribution.

We will be looking for further inspiration from Martin Green when he joins us for our 500th

meeting in June 2013. Have a great Conference.

David Mooney

Ebor 41 Club

In early October Past Presidents Gordon Macnab (2000-01)

and Iain Kelso (2003 –04) along with their wives Elaine and

Zan attended an International Meeting of Past Presidents

jointly hosted by Danish Past Presidents Thomas and Niels

Andresen in Aarhus, Denmark. The weather could have been

better and the level of support from Past National Presidents

from other pasts of Europe was disappointing with only

Denmark (4) and Germany (4) attending along with their

ladies in addition to the GB & I contingent but in true

Ex-Tabler fashion the fun and fellowship was of the best.

A full programme had been arranged commencing with an

excellent welcome dinner at a local hostelry on the first evening

and after a hearty breakfast the following morning we boarded

our coach for a tour through the Jutland countryside and onto the

island of Funen where we visited Vedstaarup Teglvaerk one of the

largest brick manufacturing plants in Denmark owned and

managed by a local 41 Club member. Adjacent to the brick plant

stood a modern museum housing a private collection of around

100 motor vehicles. On entering the building we were astonished

to see a line of at least 8 red Ferraris and 3 Lamborghinis. That

in itself was well worth the trip but there was more, much more!!

A number of vehicles that had appeared in many James Bond

films over the years and many more that had previously been in

the ownership of the Danish Royal Family and countless other

motor vehicles vintage, classic and modern.

After we piled back onto the bus trying to keep out of the rain we

continued our trip to the little coastal town of Middelfart. Yes, that

is the name with possibly an unfortunate English translation!! The

rain had stopped and the sun shone when we arrived for a tour of

a historic shipyard preserved by local enthusiasts and used to

renovate old wooden sailing vessels. After a short walk to, what

could best be described as a local seafarers mission, we were

served some excellent local cuisine accompanied by Danish beer

and schnapps.

The sun shone at breakfast the following day with some free time

in the morning to explore Aarhus, Denmark’s second city, when

some of us visited the magnificent cathedral and wandered

around the city streets before we all met up for lunch. Now wined

and dined once again we walked to the ‘Old Town’ which is a

museum with around 75 historic houses, shops, work-shops and

gardens all preserved and relocated from other parts of Denmark

and rebuilt so that visitors can stroll through the streets as they

would have been in the 1700 and 1800s and then the 1920s and

the 1970s. A superb exhibition and an experience to be enjoyed

by any visitor to Denmark.

The formal gala dinner and the traditional exchange of

international gifts was held that evening at Restaurant Frud in a

private room only a few minutes walk from the hotel and what a

meal we enjoyed with dinner of the highest standard served along

with carefully selected wines for each of the five courses.

All too soon the weekend was over and once again the time had

come for us all to say our farewells with promises to meet again

in Southern Germany in early June 2014.

gorDoN mCNabSuttoN ColDfielD

PaSt NatioNal PreSiDeNt 2000-2001

Two PastPresidents

go to Denmark

19.

20.

Ponteland Wheelbarrow Race 2013

This traditional event is run every

New Year's Day at noon from the

Blackbird Inn whatever the

weather. This year we had a

beautiful sunny day.

Ponteland 41 Club and

Ponteland Rugby Club organised

the event. There was an adult

race and a junior race.

Greenham Tools of Gateshead

and Jewsons of Ponteland loan

the barrows for these races each

year. Sad to relate we were short

of two barrows after the event.

The event was started by a short parade of Fancy Dress

Barrows led by the “Lord of the Manor” and the Mayor.

The course is just over one mile. Prizes are awarded to the

winners of the men's, ladies' and junior's races. This year there

was a record number of entrants and we had to get more

barrows. Last year, Oscar and Dan beat their fathers, the five

times winners, Andy Pybus and Alan Redman. This year was

no different!

The Diamond Inn provided mulled wine and Uncle Scooby

sold hot food and drinks.

Buckets were rattled and money was raised for the Bobby

Robson Cancer Charity and the Prostate Cancer Charity.

A cheque for over £200 has been sent to the 41 Club

President towards his charity.

aNDy aNDerSoNPoNtelaND 41 Club

THE 51ST WHITE ROSE DINNER

Hosted by Ilkley 41 Club, the 51st White Rose Dinner

attracted over 150 41ers and Tablers to the Craiglands Hotel,

where a superb fellowship evening took place much

appreciated by all.

Presidents David and Jason were in attendance (we tried to

get David Jason but he cost too much) as well as representa-

tives from 18 Yorkshire Clubs and 13 Clubs from outside the

Broad Acres.

Over £1100 was raised for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance

thanks to the skills and efforts of Paul Kitching and his team –

well done everyone.Thanks are also due to the White Rose

dancing girls, comedian Mike Kelly and all who donned

moustaches, flying helmets etc for the ‘Dam Busters’.

Next year’s White Rose Dinner will be at Berties Banqueting

Rooms in Elland, just off the M62. This is a superb venue -

visit www.bertiescatering.com for a virtual look around.

Tickets are a very reasonable £30. Our hosts will be

Huddersfield Pendragon 41 Club – so get the 25th October

2013 in your diary now!

aNDy WaiteNatioNal CouNCillor regioN 6

Club

David Weaver, Peter Good and pals.

President David with Mike Nicholas of York Ebor and Alan Whitehead of Lyme.

Can you hear me?

21.

Have Ringwood scored a record?There is no truth in the rumour that nepotism is alive and kicking in Ringwood Ex-Tablers

Club. Just because the Tangent Chair has been the wife of the 41 Club Chair in three out of

the last five years, just because the new chairman, Richard Dyson, is the brother-in-law of

his predecessor in the role and now his twin sister, Ro (wife of the immediate past

chairman) has become the Tangent Chair; nepotism - perish the thought!

However, the challenging question is: are Richard Dyson and the former Miss Dyson the

first twins (not quite identical, as you will probably have noticed!) to become Chairmen of

their respective clubs at the same time? Answers on a post card please. As the photo

suggests, there is a slight difference between the twins, Ro being the good looking one on

the left. They have come a long way from their native Huddersfield, first Ro settling in the

New Forest after having lived in foreign parts, like Zambia, where she was a nursing sister.

Richard followed her to Ringwood some time later.

They have come into their respective chairs when there is a huge amount going on in the

Ringwood clubs; apart from the main stream social calendar for which Ringwood is

renowned, it is an auspicious time for both the golf society and the annual Frogham

camping weekend, both of which are celebrating their ruby anniversaries in 2012. The

Ringwood Ex-Tablers’ Cruising Club (ignominiously referred to as the RECC!) have just been cruising in the Solent albeit that their

horizons were somewhat limited by the weather. There is a full programme of meetings and social events planned for the rest of the year,

including the club’s first hosting of the famous Dorset Knobs in March 2013. For further details of what is in store do refer to the website

(www.ringwood41club.co.uk).

ChriS KeaNriNgWooD 41 Club

Saturday 22nd December : Harpenden

By our own reporter

64 red-hot revellers descended on Harpenden’s Park Hall for the

41 Club Christmas Party, ably organised by Alan McEvoy and

the Committee. We had hired the hall and outside caterers, but

with no bar, we had to bring our own drink and glasses.

After a very agreeable socialising session fuelled by bubbly,

beer and wine, and endless Hors D’Oeuvres served by

charming waitresses, the crowd sat down to be served with

“Lamb or Chicken”. As more wine bottles were opened there

was a choice of at least four puds PLUS cheese and biscuits. A

sumptuous repast.

Now we moved into the serious part of the evening, as balloons

and tights were issued, plus red noses. It seems Shahab is our

most gifted member when it comes to stuffing balloons in tights

and wearing them on your head.......

Then the McEvoy Mr & Mrs double act got High-Tec with power

point presentations and we had to guess the words – all good

stuff with slightly useless Advent Calendars as prizes.

It was Disco Inferno time, as John “Top of the Pops” Whalen

cranked his IPOD up and soon the floor was heaving with

writhing bodies, totally lost in music, so much so that no-one

noticed the fire alarms ringing merrily away.

Eventually, as the bells and flashing lights persisted, Alan

McEvoy thought he ought to go and “have a look”. Soon the

technical sorts were trying to fathom out what the fire control

board meant, whilst most of the rest of us continued to drink,

dance and chat happily away.

Then, pandemonium, someone had smelt smoke outside..... Thus

began a 41 kind of evacuation as several wandered out, some

others stood by the exit, still more collected their Christmas cards,

and yet more wandered back in again because it was raining.

At 10.49 the fire brigade turned up (the alarm went off at 10.25)

with two machines and big guys with Darth Vadar style helmets.

Most of us had gathered all our un-drunk booze by now, and were

distraught at the thought of missing Neil Macmillan’s carol

session, whilst getting soaking wet in the rain outside. The police

(two squad cars) kept us in order. They DO look young these

days......

By 11.09 the fire brigade had found nothing and the excitement

was over. We all dispersed, but organiser Alan and four others

stayed and cleared up the hall – what heroes!

41 Club Christmas Party-goers light up the Park Hall

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Old Timers Music QuizTen multiple-choice questions for those who last bought music when it came on round black

things with a hole in the middle!

1) Which of the following won the Eurovision Song Contest for the U.K.:a. Cliff Richardb. Pearl and Teddy Johnsonc. Sandie Shawd. Clodagh Rogers

2) Which of these four comedians has not had a top 40 singles hit:a. Peter Sellersb. Jim Davidsonc. George Formbyd. Tommy Cooper

3) What position in the singles chart did the Beatles reach with ‘Michelle’:a. Top 10b. Top 20c. Top 40d. None of these

4) What is David Bowie’s real surname:a. Jonesb. Evansc. Thomasd. Williams

5) Which sport did the Beach Boys often sing about:a. Sailingb. Skiingc. Skatingd. Surfing

6) Which railway station name was in the title of a Kinks’ song in 1970:a. Victoriab. Waterlooc. Paddingtond. Euston

7) Guitarist John Dymond was better known as:a. Dozyb. Beakyc. Mickd. Titch

8) In what year was the first official singles chart published:a. 1951b. 1952c. 1953d. 1954

9) Who had the first number I singles hit in the UK in the 21st century:a. Cliff Richardb. Westlifec. Manic Street Preachersd. Britney Spears

10) How many members of ZZ Top had beards:a. 0b. 1c. 2d. 3

Hexadecimal Sudoku

A special puzzle for all the sudoku fans.Instead of the normal 9x9 grid this one is16x16 and each 4x4 square contains the digits 0 to 9 plus A to F.

As usual this also applies to all horizontal and vertical lines as well.

Have fun!

Solutions on Notice Board page 25

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HAMBLE VALLEY STICK CLUB

The 41 Club that grew out of Hamble Valley Round Table 1194does not refer to itself as 41 Club. Its official title is HambleValley Stick Club. The name arose from the habit of HambleValley Round Table presenting a walking stick to Tabler’s retiring under the age rule. This might be seen as a mark ofrespect but was also an unsubtle reference to the advancingage of the recipients. Hamble Valley was a Table like that.

H.V.R.T. was an offshoot from Fareham Round Table. TheInaugural meeting was held in 1975. It was marked by someirreverent behaviour, which delayed the granting of the Charterto the latter part of 1976. Hamble proceeded to cut a swathethrough Area One. Within ten years it had produced three AreaChairman; Denis Bundy, David Payne and, first to the honour,Jim Simpson, the well known transcontinental motorcyclist(see last issue of the Magazine). The Table had notable suc-cess in Area and National Debating Competitions based on ahumorous and irreverent style of debate. Big on fellowship theyrampaged through the area visiting other Tables spreading thetrue art of chairman-baiting by precept and example.

It was inevitable that when the time came to form a 41 Club itwould adopt the style of meeting that the members enjoyed inTable. This leant heavily on humorous debate on procedureand harassment of the Chairman.

The first person to retire under the age rule did so in 1980 andthe first stick was presented. Over the next few years, as moreTabler’s retired, the stick holders took to meeting together onan informal but regular basis. At this stage they referred tothemselves as “Wrinklies.” By 1985 there were eleven“Wrinklies.” They decided to formalise their arrangements andformed the Hamble Valley Stick Club. Five of the original elevenare still active members. Slower but still active!

The Founder Chairman of Stick Club, David Moss, was keen onretaining a formal structure to the meetings along with thehumorous style of Hamble Tabling. A constitution was hammered out and regular third Friday meetings were started.Much of the fun of the meetings depends upon the conduct ofthe business proceedings and the traditions that have grownup with the Club. A great deal of the humour is, inevitably, in-house and might not be fully appreciated in a wider circlebut the Club is lucky enough to have more than it’s fair shareof natural wits.

The Sticks play an essential part in the proceedings. Thoseaddressing a meeting are allowed to remain seated but mustraise their stick to attract the Chairman’s attention. Voting onany proposal is done by a show of sticks. Keeping to thetheme, the Chair is known as the Boss-stick and former members no longer living in the area are known as “Rusticks.”Lapsed members who still live in the area but only attend onceor twice a year are known as “Dipsticks.” There are more suchtitles but, out of consideration to the reader, I will not list themhere.

The notable thing about the sticks is that they are all individually made for the particular recipient. The teacher waspresented with a cane walking stick. An ex R.A.F. servicemanhad a handle which incorporated a model Spitfire and theplumber had a stick with a tap as a handle.

No one is allowed to speak at a meeting unless they can raisetheir stick. Visitors are presented with spare sticks specificallyheld for this purpose. As the sticks are for non-members theyare known as “Teflon” or non-stick Sticks.

Time and a few members have both passed on. The centrepiece of our regalia now consists of two heart shapedstands, which support the sticks of deceased “Sticklers.” Thefirst Stickler to pass away, Eric Piet, was one of the first group ofpatients to receive a heart transplant in this country. He was oneof the longest living survivors of a heart transplant operation.The handle of his Stick was, of course, fashioned in the shapeof a heart. His widow kindly returned his stick to the club, whichallowed us to commission the production of the support stands.Another deceased member, John Hammick, was a leading lightin the world of medicine. He regularly gave lectures in the UnitedStates. His last such lecture took place when he was gravely illwith cancer. He instructed his wife, who accompanied him, thatin the event of his death in America she was to cash in his returnticket, have him cremated and brought home in the briefcase ashand baggage. He did, in fact, make it home before he passedaway.

We have, in recent years, welcomed members into Stick clubwho did not originally belong to Hamble Valley Round Table.These members are ex-Tablers and 41 Clubbers who havemoved into the area from elsewhere and wish to continue enjoying the particular kind of fellowship we offer. Once we haveworked out what would be suitable for them a themed stick ismade for them by our honorary ‘Livered; Stick-maker. We don’tdiscriminate we just love giving stick.

Dave PayNe(hamble valley StiCK Club).

viCe ChairmaN 2012 - 2013

If you can’t take the stick don’t come to Hamble Valley!

Men’s Health

Risk factors for cardiovascular disease

There are nine main risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD), includinghigh blood pressure, smoking, poor diet, lack of exercise and being overweightor obese.

Many of the risk factors are linked, which means that if you have one of the riskfactors you are also likely to have others.The risk factors for CVD are discussed in more detail below:

• High blood pressure (hypertension) – is by far the most important risk factor for CVD. Poorly controlled high blood pressure can damage your artery walls and increase your risk of developing a blood clot.

• Smoking (or other tobacco use) – the toxins in tobacco can damage and narrow your coronary arteries, making you more vulnerable to coronary heart disease.

• High blood cholesterol – can cause your arteries to narrow and increase your risk of developing a blood clot.

• Diabetes – the high blood glucose (sugar) levels associated with type 1 diabetes or type 2 diabetes can damage the arteries. Many people with type 2 diabetes are also overweight or obese.

• Poor diet – a high fat diet can speed up the formation of fatty deposits inside your arteries, leading to both high blood cholesterol levels and high blood pressure.

• Lack of exercise – people who do not exercise regularly usually have higher cholesterol levels, high blood pressure, high stress levels and are also more likely to be overweight.

• Being overweight or obese – being overweight or obese increases your risk of developing diabetes and high blood pressure. People who are overweight or obese often have poor diets and do not exercise regularly.

• Excessive alcohol consumption – can increase both your cholesterol levels and blood pressure.

• Stress – stress can increase your blood pressure and the hormones associated with stress are thought to also increase your blood glucose levels.

preventing cardiovascular disease in adults

Most risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) are linked, which meansthat if you have one risk factor you will probably have others as well.

For example, people who are heavy drinkers usually have poor diets and aremore likely to smoke. Also, obese people are more likely to have diabetes, highcholesterol and high blood pressure.

Addressing one risk factor, such as giving up smoking, will bring importanthealth benefits, but to significantly reduce your risk of developing CVD, youneed to look at your lifestyle as a whole. In particular, you need to consider:

• your diet

• your weight

• the amount of alcohol you drink

• the amount of exercise and physical activity you do

• whether you need to stop smoking

Each of these is discussed below.

AlcoholIf you drink alcohol, you should not exceed the recommended daily limits of3-4 units for men, and 2-3 units for women. A unit of alcohol is roughly equivalent to half a pint of normal strength lager, a small glass of wine or asingle measure (25ml) of spirits.You should see your GP if you are finding it difficult to moderate your drinking. Counselling services and medication can help you reduce youralcohol intake.

DietFor a healthy heart, a low fat, high fibre diet that includes whole grains andplenty of fresh fruit and vegetables (at least five portions a day) is recommended.Your diet should include no more than 6g (0.2oz or one teaspoon) of salt aday. Too much salt will increase your blood pressure. Limit the amount ofsalty foods you eat, such as ready-made meals and canned or tinned food.Do not eat foods high in saturated fat because this will increase your cholesterol level. These foods include:

• meat pies• sausages and fatty cuts of meat• butter and ghee (a type of butter often used in Indian cooking)• lard• cream• hard cheese• cakes and biscuits• foods that contain coconut or palm oil

Eating some foods high in unsaturated fat can help decrease your cholesterol level. These foods include:

• oily fish• avocados• nuts and seeds• sunflower oil• rapeseed• olive oil

exercise and weight managementIf you are overweight or obese, you can lose weight using a combination ofregular exercise and a calorie-controlled diet.The recommendation for adults is 30 minutes of moderate intensity aerobicexercise every day for at least five days a week.Cycling or brisk walking are examples of moderate intensity exercise. Other activities you could incorporate into your exercise programme include:

• swimming• running• hill walking

If you find it difficult to do 150 minutes of moderate intensity exercise eachweek, start at a level you feel comfortable with.

For example, do 5-10 minutes of light exercise a day and gradually increasethe duration and intensity of your activity as your fitness level improves.

SmokingIf you smoke, it is strongly recommended you give up as soon as possible.The NHS Smokefree website provides information, support and advice. YourGP will also be able to recommend and prescribe medication to help youquit.

MedicationIf you have a particularly high risk of developing CVD, your GP may prescribemedication to help reduce your risk. Medication used to prevent CVDincludes:

• blood pressure tablets, such as angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors – used to treat high blood pressure

• statins – used to lower blood cholesterol levels• low-dose aspirin – used to prevent blood clots

Source NhS Choices website

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Cardiovascular Disease- Risk Factors

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Club Press Awards is the 31st March.

There are two competitions:

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Please send all nominations to the editor:Comms@41club.org

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Quiz Answers

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Sudoku Solution

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Brooklands...

The closure of the aircraft factory in 1989 ended the historic tie with aviationat the site going back to the first flight by A V Roe in 1907. Numerous aircraft had been designed and built there, and there had been many maiden flights of prototype aircraft. In the film ‘Those Magnificent Men InTheir flying Machines” the starting point for the London to Paris Air Racewas Brookley Motor Racing Track, which was loosely based on Brooklands,including the infamous sewerage works which several of the contestantsfound an irresistible urge to land in. Was the closure to be the end of thisgreat heritage? One group had other ideas and in 1989 the BrooklandsMuseum Trust Ltd was formed as a charitable comany. In the same yearSurrey County Council designated the entire Brooklands site as a conservation area. The museum opened for the first visitors in 1991 bywhich time the old aircraft factory site had been demolished. So what hashappened to the site in the last 25 years?

The aerial photograph shows that a great deal of the original motor racingcircuit and the runway still exist, but the rest of the site has changed quitedramatically. The area to the left of the runway has been developed as aretail and industrial park. Names like Marks and Spencer, Tesco andMothercare have replaced Vickers and Hawker. BAe Systems haveretained a spare depot in this area so the link with aviation has not beencompletely severed. As you drive out of the retail park a large section ofthe old banked circuit is directly in front of you and you can appreciate justhow steep the banking was.

The main runway is now dissected by Wellington Way and to the south ofthis is Brooklands Community Park, 60-acres of country park and a river-side walkway. The photograph reveals the break that was made in the racecircuit when the runway was extended to the south.

To the north is Mercedes-Benz World, a favourite of all petrol heads andmotor racing aficionados. This facility is a dream for all those that like todrive fast cars and a good selection of driving experiences are available forall capabilities. At the northern end is a futuristic glass building, which contains a large collection of historic and current Mercedes cars plus exhibitions of the history of the company, including its involvement withFormula One. Entry into the exhibition is free and guided tours are available at the weekends. Immediately in front of the building is the circular skid pan and the section of runway is used as a high performancetrack. The grassed area to the right of that is the 4x4 off road trail. So ifyou want to try your hands at driving any of the current range of Mercedescars then here is the opportunity, however you will need deep pockets forthe AMG Ultimate Experience which costs £960.

The row of trees to the right of the driving experience marks the course ofthe River Wey, which always proved to be an obstacle between the Vickersaircraft factory and the airfield. The bridge across the river was privatelyowned and Vickers had to pay every time a civilian registered aircraft crossed it. (Military registered aircraft were free and was notunknown for civil prototypes to fly under a military guise to avoid the cost).

The site of the aircraft factory is now completely built over with a housingestate at the southern end, which completely obliterated the racing circuit,and a large selection of office blocks on either side of the old finishingstraight. Access to the museum site is via this road and you are thereforedriving along the line that the racing car drivers did 100 years ago. If youplan to visit the museum then make sure that you have lots of time as thereis so much to see.

Where Legends Were Born (Part 2)

Where Legends Were Born (Part 2)

Clubhouse

Booking office

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Brooklands...

The museum site includes four listed buildings: the 1907 Brooklands

Automobile Racing Club Clubhouse and Members' Hill Restaurant

buildings, the 1911 Flight Ticket Office and a 1940 Bellman aircraft

hangar.

The green-domed Clubhouse was built in 1907 to accommodate the

racetrack officials such as stewards, the Clerk of the Scales and the Clerk

of the Course. The Clubhouse also housed a weighbridge for the cars,

changing rooms for the drivers and a large open viewing stand for the

press facing south across the circuit. It had a bar and dining room

exclusively for Brooklands Automobile Racing Club (BARC) members and

their guests. Later it was used by Barnes-Wallis to house some of his

research and development team and during this period many of the

rooms were converted into drawing offices. Much of the building has

been restored to its original purpose including the ladies reading room,

billiard room and the clerk of the course’s office. This building is a must

visit for all visits.

Next to the clubhouse in the area that was originally the paddock are a

series of sheds painted with the names of famous motor manufacturers.

World Land Speed Record holder Malcolm Campbell built his first shed

here in 1926 and extended it in 1931. The building, surviving today, was

used by him as office, workshop and showroom until around 1935. It was

here that his successful ‘Blue Bird’ racing and world record-breaking cars

were often kept, displayed or even built. The ERA shed is the latest of all

the paddock workshops having been completed in the late 1930s. LBB

Motors who needed unusually high external doors to accommodate the

double-decker buses that they converted to use diesel occupied it. It was

also used as a Paddock showroom for the renowned English Racing

Automobiles (ERAs). Today these buildings are linked and contain a vast

array of motorcars, motorcycles, bicycles and other motoring ephemera.

The Bellman hangar is where many of the historic aircraft are stored and

is located on the end of the finishing straight. The larger aircraft

(including a fine selection of Vickers built airliners and a Concorde are

stored outside. The museum is currently bidding for a National heritage

Lottery grant of over £4 million which will enable them to move the hangar

off the runway onto adjoining ground and build extra hangarage to help

protect the aircraft from the British weather. This will also allow them to

properly re-instate the end of the finishing straight, in order to display the

collection of cars in action.

Just beyond the hangar is the actual circuit itself, where you can walk up

the Home Banking on your right the famous Members’ Bridge still spans

the track. By the side of the hangar is the Test Hill, built to encourage

motoring development at the site. The hill is 352 feet long and the final

third is as steep as 1 in 4.

The newest feature is a brand new building which houses the London Bus

Museum with a collection of over 20 buses on display. But before you

leave you must visit the very small building with ‘Ticket Office’ on its roof.

This is the oldest flight ticket office in the world, being built in 1909.

Brooklands today is busier and has easier access than it has ever had in

the past. Stand on the banking, close your eyes and you can hear the

cars racing by. Look across the airfield and remember the 18,600 aircraft

that were developed and built there, right from the earliest days of flight.

There is something for everybody at Brooklands, the place where legends

were born.

Part 3 will examine some of the exhibitions on display.

Ray Hill NatioNal CommuNiCatioNs offiCeR

Mercedes-Benz

World

Skid PanRiver Wey

Finishing

straight

Sheds

Clubhouse

Museum

Hangar

Members

Bridge

Site of London Bus

Museum

AirlinersBridge over the WeyHome Banking

Concorde

Grumpy Ex-Tablers -hoe the Line

‘Pint?’

‘Yes, ow, please. Ouch!’

‘Everything all right?’

‘Apart from my back. Lifting flowerpots.’

‘Ah, gardening! Self-inflicted wound; no entitlement to sympathy, I’m afraid.’

‘Wife-inflicted, actually. A large concrete monstrosity caught her eye at the garden centre and two or three Titchmarsh-types

humped it into the boot for her without a thought of how it would come out at journey’s end. Then all the other pots had to

be moved round to accommodate it.’

‘Shouldn’t get involved; it can play havoc with your golf, you know. Think of the difference between wielding a pick and

swinging a nine-iron or pushing a hoe compared with your putting action; you need to get your priorities sorted out. First

place we had when we got married, I put Round-Up on the roses and Growmore on the groundsel. I wasn’t expected to get

involved after that.’

‘At all?’

‘I put dregs from my beer cans in yoghurt pots to lure slugs to their doom and I did track down an old boy who was willing

to turn up a couple of times a week for a bit of baccy-money. He didn’t actually do a great deal but, whenever he was due,

Memsahib used to scurry round to make the place presentable like she feels she has to for her “women-wot-does” indoors.

Also, if he hung his greasy trilby on the pear tree, it took the aphids four generations to recover and the foul reek from his

roll-ups kept the whole area free from insects that bite.’

‘No insects? What about bees and butterflies. My wife’s very fond of butterflies.’

‘Mine too but bees do sting and once I’d pointed out that, while “butterfly” is a spoonerism of “flutter by”, its name actually

comes from the colour and consistency of its excreta, she didn’t fuss as much. Then there was the old boy’s grand-son who

used to come with him in the hols. I nurtured him from early on – showed him how to deliver a leg-break, passed on old

golf-buggy wheels for his go-kart and so on. Before you knew it, he was home from horticultural college keen to try out

current theories on the real world. My missus had ‘the girls’ round for coffee; they brought cuttings and were keen to do a

spot of dead-heading whilst seeing if he’d warmed up enough to take his shirt off.’

‘I get the picture.’

‘Later, there were the grand-son’s girlfriends. I let it be known that the bottom of the garden that was ideal for sunbathing

and in they trooped – legs up to their ear-lobes and eyes that Disney used for Bambi, Suddenly, my neighbour, with whom

I’d been in dispute for years, was offering to take 8 or 9 feet off the conifer hedge between us.’

‘Now, that’s the sort of gardening I’d like. Didn’t last though, I don’t suppose.’

‘No. Everything, apart from the pears, went pear-shaped when she asked me to take her to Chelsea….

To be Continued

REG HEWITTLLANTWIT MAJOR 41 CLUB

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responsibility for the content of such articles and recommends that readers always seek advice or obtain alternative quotations for any goods or services that may be referred to.

Robert Oulsnam, who was both a former president and international president of41 Club, died on his 92nd birthday. A member and past chairman of City ofBirmingham 41 Club, Bob as he was affectionately known, was much loved in themovement for his ability to take with enormous patience and good humour, not tosay enjoyment, all the rudeness and leg-pulling that was showered on him, while quietly pulling his weight in the more serious matters of charity work and organisation. He was a member of City of Birmingham Round Table from 1949 untilhe graduated to the National Association of Ex-Tablers’ Clubs. He was chairman ofKings Norton 41 Club in 1964 and in 1966 chairman of City of Birmingham 41 Clubof which he remained a member. From 1972-78 he served as national treasurer,became president in 1979 and then served two years as international president making friends throughout the world.

Bob was born in Barnt Green on the southwestern edge of Birmingham and lived inthe area all his life. He was educated at Chipping Campden Grammar School wherehe was a boarder and after the Second World War broke out he joined the Army serving as a staff sergeant in the Royal Army Medical Corps. He trained in NorthernIreland so that after the D-Day landings he could go to Northern France as a nurseto care for the civilian population.

A gifted musician, Bob later joined ENSA and was posted to India to organise concerts for the troops. In the early 60s he formed a dance and jazz band - RobinOulsnam Orchestra - in which he played the xylophone and played at venues in theBirmingham area including the Town Hall.

He met and married his first wife, Winifred, while in Northern Ireland and after thewar they moved from Armagh to live back in the Midlands and sadly she died in1956. He later married Pat who survives him.

In the 50s Bob began his chosen career as an estate agent and surveyor andbecame a prominent member of the Birmingham business community. He foundedRobert Oulsnam & Co in 1971 and the business, now run by his son Andrew, hasestate agency offices throughout the city and in Redditch, Bromsgrove andDroitwich. He was also one of three founding members of Bromford HousingAssociation which has gone on to be one of the biggest housing associations in thecountry.

Bob also found time to be involved in numerouspublic and private bodies and associations beforeand after his retirement. He never forgot his linkswith the Army being an active member of both theBritish Legion and the Birmingham branch of theRoyal Army Medical Corps and a loyal supporterand worker for the Army Benevolent Fund.

He was for a time a member and then chairman ofBirmingham Alexandra Theatre board, a governorof the Royal Show, a trustee of the MichaelBlanning Trust which builds accommodation for the elderly, and a past master ofthe Central Keystone Lodge of which on his 90th birthday was elected an honorarymember.

In 1983 he was elected to Bromsgrove District Council and served for 14 years,which included time as its chairman.

Canon Geoffrey Brown, a longtime friend in Round Table and 41 Club, in a tributeat a service of thanksgiving for Bob’s life, said: “Bob would not want to be judgedby what he did but by who he was.”

He added that nothing could express this better than comments from people whoworked with him: “Mr. Oulsnam was a wonderful, generous and kind person,always willing to help whenever a problem occurred and always keen to take aninterest in my life outside of work”.

“He always took a personal interest in me and my family and made me feel hewas genuinely interested in me as a person and not just as an employee.”

Canon Brown concluded: “Bob was a one-off, remarkable man, and I am so gladto have had him as a friend.”

Robert Major oulsnam, National president 1979 - 1980 (7/11/1920 - 7/11/2012)

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