February Working Party

Back to Records Back to Racing Back to Homepage	Working Party 2005 Saturday/Sunday 26th/27th February 2005 Compiled by Michael Swarbrick	PLEASE READ the ROWS from LEFT to RIGHT and THEN DOWN the PAGE	Back to Records Back to Racing Back to Homepage
Click on photos for a bigger picture. Click on browser 'back' button to return to main document. Photos by Michael Swarbrick These photos were all taken on the Saturday, I was unable to come on the Sunday. If you get to the bottom of the page you will read all the jobs that were completed. My apologies to all the Sunday workers and the Saturday ones that I missed.	Click on photos for a bigger picture. Click on browser 'back' button to return to main document. Photos by Michael Swarbrick Norman, Mick and Dave admiring their handy work	Click on photos for a bigger picture. Click on browser 'back' button to return to main document. Photos by Michael Swarbrick The new position of the red buoy found floating in the river. It was painted yellow on the Sunday. See bottom for as it is today.	Click on photos for a bigger picture. Click on browser 'back' button to return to main document. Photos by Michael Swarbrick The new position for the anchor, moved to make way fro the flag pole (An old mast donated by Auntie Wainwright)
The flag pole after receiving its first coat of paint	Not sure what this is	Norman putting the second coat on it	Geoff and Bryan deciding which end to start at
Applying the second coat	Ratters sorting out the painters	Chris and Stephen deciding where to start in the passage to the toilets	Chris painting the ceiling
John and Jim painnting the ladies changing room	Jim doing the difficult bit		? and Stephen sharing out the paint
Where shall we start		Lynne making the tea	Barbara and Audrey cleaning the Snug
	Michael and Ivan setting about the slipway	Ivan getting down to the nitty gritty	Michael
Giles had just finished power washing the top plastic boards	Giles working on the kitchen, oops! galley window.	Dave taking over	Peter getting ready to go on the roof
Dave making sure they were safe	Peter, Daniel and Dave settinng up the new weather station	.
Peter finalising the installation	Jessica Little Miss Mischief	Jessica and Scot	Rebecca and Scot's brother
Frank keeping an eye on the bar	Brian and Therese picking up all the rubbish	Brian pling up the rubbish alongside the skip	Hazel looking for her next job
Brian and Ian building the safety gate to the jetty	Putting the finishing touches	Ivan telling Ratters what he wants moving	Michael coiling the hose pipe
Alex and Norman surveying the work		My contribution was cementing round the bottom of the OOD box	The buoy and anchor with the new picnic tables

Message from Alex Ratcliffe, our Facilities Manager:

Thank you very much to all Working Party Volunteers for making the weekend (Saturday & Sunday 26th & 27th February) such a success. The amount of work got through was unbelievable.

The jobs you have done are as follows.

EXTERIOR

Fitted safety gate on jetty Fitted netting on fence leading to jetty.
Fitted spreader brackets and spreaders on flag mast.
Primed, undercoated and glossed flag mast.
Secured mast tabernacle to concrete base.
Glued wood spacers on all panels of winch cover to stop flexing.
Winch guard bolted in position.
Cemented around base of OOD. box.
Painted exterior steelwork of OOD. box.
Fitted 2 base unit cupboards and worktop in OOD. box.
Cleaned all plastic exterior and windows of clubhouse.
Dug out all grass and weeds from paths.
Both sides of slipway strimmed.
Made 2 plinths for anchor and buoy.
Painted and lettered buoy.
Dug out ground behind green container.
Removed all chains and timber from sides of slip.
Main gate sign stripped of previous lettering.
Fitted new cable on club welder.
All litter etc., picked up from club grounds.
Dingy trailer and camping area cleared of overgrown bushes etc.

INTERIOR

Lounge windows and frames cleaned, woodwork repainted, ceiling vents cleaned.
Storeroom cleared and cleaned.
Galley walls and ceiling painted.
Ovens, microwaves, ‘fridges cleaned.
Passage walls and ceiling to toilets painted.
Ladies and Gents changing rooms painted.
Tiles and fittings cleaned in toilets.
Library windows, frames and fittings cleaned.
Food and drink laid on Sat and Sun.

There are two large jobs planned for this summer.
The patrol boat garage roof needs replacing and the television room needs decorating.
Volunteers would be welcome for these tasks.

Once again on behalf of the committee and myself, thank you for your help. Ratters (Alex Ratcliffe - Facilities Manager)

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