Tuesday, May 16, 2006

Work at the weekend

Unfortunately the weekend was pretty wet and non-flyable. However a number of members responded to Dave Springford's call for all hands on deck. These are some pics from Saturday (credits to Terry and Jean-Marc) and I am told that Sunday was another fun and work day.

On Saturday, a party of 7 or 8 managed to do many of the remaining never ending details in the clubhouse whilst Lorna Novosel and John Brennan along with help from Terry Macartney-Filgate waxed BWY, the yellow towplane. Dennis Dyke and Jay Allardyce did a good job cleaning the tile grout on the walls and floors in the new washrooms, Dave Ferguson and Dennis' Father (Malcolm) re-stained the back wall after 40 years.



Doug Bremner did the most amazing job of carpentry in the back room to complete the window trim and Dennis and Jay applied three coats of clear varathane. Meanwhile Jean-Marc was busy doing all sorts of jobs to finish the wall around the electrical panel and clean up little details. What a perfectionist !! Sergei and Roy were busy repairing the electrical panels. The master painter at work Peter Meszaros was seen finishing all manner of work in the washrooms and was planning to come back during the week to complete the painting - thanks Peter. Anthony Kawzowicz was keen to hang all sorts of things on the walls, Phil Hinton helped out with disposal of oil and the Facilities Director Herrie Ten Cate ferried all manner of material from Home Depot to SOSA. The Burany's are not to be forgotten of course and Steve was busy hanging a cabinet in the kitchen whilst Olga cleaned up after him and organized the kitchen. Dave Springford, well what can we say, as usual he was involved with everything and Virginia Thompson arranged the seating so that it doesnt look like a waiting room.

On Sunday, another group including Bob and Sean Coulton, Tom Coulson, George Haeh, Scott Hube, Steve Robinson, Chris and Neil Wilson, and Jay Allardyce continued work in the clubhouse while Keith Hartley, Spencer Hunt and Jerzy Szemplinski washed and waxed the LS4 and Junior trailers.

What a nice place we have. Thanks to all the helpers!