Copyright: Kirklees Model Boat Club 2010-2012 Click Here to view previous Gala Day Reports Steam - Click thumbnail to enlarge Paddle - Click thumbnail to enlarge Mountfleet - Click thumbnail to enlarge Click thumbnail to enlarge KMBC Steam and Paddle day combined with Mountfleet Models Open Day. Weather was very kind (we missed all the over night heavy rain). Good attendance with a good turn out on the water of both Steam and Paddle powered craft. Along with other Mountfleet kit built models. Thanks to Model Boat Bits, and all other clubs from the area who attended. We hope you enjoyed the day and see you next year. Awards were given for the best Mountfleet model and best Steam powered model. Award also given for best KMBC Steam craft. See awards and photos below Thanks once again to the ladies in the tea tent for there excellent service keeping us well fed and watered throughout the day.  Click thumbnail to enlarge With very wet conditions throughout the event the day was still enjoyed by many club members and visitors from around the area. Various tug towing events throughout the day were enjoyed by contestants and many thanks to Brian Ward and his wife of Mobile Marine for the event. Prize winners are shown below being presented with trophies by Mr Tom Gorman: Click thumbnail to enlarge Adam Holmes for Best Junior with HMS Bermuda Chris Lilly for Best Newcomer with Fishing Boat ‘Our Lass’ Gary Dyson for Best Novelty with ship ‘Vegesac’ Richard Simpson for Best Tug with ‘Envoy’ Geoff Ingle with the Frank Dyball Trophy for Paddle Boat ‘Iona’ Report of the day: The day started early with a short spell of drizzle rain whilst we were setting up the tents. Weather brightend during the day with only a short sharp shower in the afternoon but did not dampen anyones enjoyment. 6 Traders and members from around 20 clubs for all over the North of England attended the event. A good time was had by all, many people taking to the waters to demonstrate there models with many other scale models all looking great on the water, with many taking part in the ‘parade’ at 2pm. Many thanks to all those who attended and we look forward to seeing you all again next year. A special thanks to ALL club members and wives who helped in the setting up and running of the successful event yet again this year.   List of attendees: Leeds Large Scale Models Model Boat Bits Jim Warner Mountfleet Models Deans Marine Scale Hobbies Click thumbnail to enlarge Raffle prizes Apologies to Model Boat Bits, Photo corrupted from the event. No Item Winning ticket No Donated By  1 R.T.R  Speedboat Peach 142 Robbe UK  2 Saturn 2.4 Ghz Radio White 639 Stan Reffin  3 4 Ch 40 Mhz FM Radio Pink 1 Tom York MBC  4 2 Ch 40 Mhz AM Radio Yellow 298 Model Boat Bits  5 Tamiya Uss Missouri Blue 951 White Ensign  6 12Month Sub to Model Boats Blue 974 My Hobby Store  7 15 amp Speed Controller Blue (Tony) Electronize  8 20 amp Speed Controller Blue 935 Scoonies  9 25 amp Speed Controller Blue 758 Mtronicks 10 20 amp Speed Controller Peach 45 Dawn Mist 11 20 amp Speed Controller Pink 95 Mtronicks 12 Revell Predator Plastic Kit Peach 188 SHG 13 £25 Voucher Prop Shop Blue 826 Prop Shop 14 Car Aftercare Kit Peach 279 Benfield Motors Guiseley 15 £25 Voucher Peach 357 Flying Models 16 12 amp Speed Controller Pink 51 Electronize 17 10 amp Speed Controller Peach 280 Mtronicks 18 RC Helicopter Green 116 M B Models 19 £25 Gift Voucher White  625 Ikea 20 £20 Gift Voucher Green 140 Marks & Spencer 21 £20 Gift Voucher Green 195 Mobile Marine 22 Selection of Glues Pink 381 Deluxe Glues 23 Battery charger & 4 batteries White 875 Component Shop 24 Set of Crew Figures White 732 George Turner 25 3amp NMH Batt & Servo Yellow 165 Model Sport & Servo Shop 26 3amp NMH Batt & Servo White 692 Model Sport & Servo Shop 27 Tin of Foxes Biscuits Yellow 386 Foxes Biscuits 28 Belt Drive & Motor Green 40 Slipway & Deans Marine 29 Servo Tester & Electric Motor Blue 767 Action & Deans Marine 30 £25 Gift Voucher White 750 Mobile Marine 31 £20 Gift Voucher White 688 Halfords 32 Selection of Tools Green 274 Jotika 33 25% off Voucher White 929 MMB Models 34 £10 Gift Voucher & Chocolates Peach 225 Wilkinsons and Batleys C&C 35 Biscuits Yellow 138 Foxes Biscuits 36 Selection of Plastic Aircraft Kits Blue 825 Model Zone 37 Selection of Plastic Aircraft Kits Pink 479 Model Zone 38 Boxes of Chocs and LED Torch Pink 167 Batleys C&C and Maplins 39 Boxes of Chocs and LED Torch Yellow 340 Batleys C&C and Maplins 40 Selection of Tools Peach 495 Scoonies & Maplins 41 Brass Etch Primer & £10 Voucher Pink 325 Phoenix Paints & Model Flags 42 Model Boat Mag’s & £10 Voucher Pink 246 My Hobby Store & Model Flags 43 Selection of German Ships Yellow 192 Halifax Model Shop 44 Selection of Plastic Kits Blue 822 Morley Models/Model Zone/Model Timbers 45 £10 Voucher & Screwdriver Set Peach 314 Macs Mouldings & Maplins 46 £10 Voucher & Box of Chocolates Peach 123 Model Flags and Batleys C&C 47 2 Boxes of Chocolates Blue 74 Morrisons and Batleys C&C 48 2 Boxes of Chocolates Green 431 Morrisons and Batleys C&C 49 Car Cleaning Kit Pink 278 Gary Dyson KMBC 50 Soft Drinks Yellow 431 Britvic 51 Soft Drinks Blue 920 Britvic 52 Fruit Hamper Pink 106 Asda 53 Flower Arrangement Yellow 325 Elaine Bowker KMBC 54 Flower Arrangement Blue 87 Elaine Bowker KMBC 55 Battery Charger Yellow 284 Scale Hobbies 56 RC Helicopter Yellow 53 Large Scale Models 57 Box of Chocolates Yellow 489 Batleys C&C 58 Model Battleship Green 112 Jim Warner A Massive thank you to all those who kindly donated prizes for the event. Many Thanks.. Click thumbnail to enlarge Club Visitors (click to enlarge) Clubs Attending included: York MBC Kingsmill MBC Bradford MES St Helens MBC Bridlington MBC Mutal MBC Leeds Bradford MBC Rawdon MBC and a few others from around the country Apologies to Rawdon MBC, corrupt photo Click thumbnail to enlarge Finally, we hope everyone enjoyed the day and we look forward to seeing you all again next year. Hope you made the ferry on time Ron !! Click thumbnail to enlarge Now becoming one of the most popular events in our calendar. With many clubs and traders in attendance and the weather being most kind on the day. A well done to all those who help setup and participated in the great day. Thanks to those who kindly supported the raffle with the donations being greatfully accepted. Special mention to the ‘Help for Heros’ display and a big thanks to all who supported them. Sunday the 11th December, a good turn out for the annual Christmas lunch with over 50 members & family attending. A wonderful meal was enjoyed by all, with friendly staff on hand. After the meal a presentation and the annual ‘Gotchas’ were performed. A short speech from the club Chairman Phill Bowker and the award of the Ron Broderick Trophy by club President Brian Daffern to a very surprised Gary Dyson. The trophy is awarded to the club member / members who have shown great enthusiasm towards the club over the last year. This was then followed by a presentation of M&S vouchers to the ladies who ran the tea tent and sold raffle tickets throughout the year at our many events, Pat Reffin, Karen Behan, Val Hayes, Lynne Eccles, Kathleen Stone, Cath Idle and Audrey Senior. The presenation was then followed by the Christmas raffle, many thanks Ann Daffern and Elaine Bowker for their work in collecting the raffle prizes and selling the tickets on the day. Following the raffle, Stan Reffin produced his usual crop of amusing Gotcha’s (see below) Many thanks to all those who made this an enjoyable event MERRY CHRISTMAS 1                                    2                               3                                       4                                    5                               6 Stan’s Annual Gotcha’s 1) Rodger ‘must remember to tighten his nuts’ Shepherd 2) Adam ‘I can’t stop eating’ Holmes 3) Ronnie ‘When’s the next event’ Rodley 4) Bob ‘Were’s my mouse traps’ Astley 5) Raymond ‘I must do the house keeping again’ Binns 6) Last but not least Stan ’we always get you back..’Reffin