The
Newsletter of the csma
Ipswich Group
(Internet edition)
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September 2009
A Bridge Too Far
Wednesday 9th September
Peter Best has been involved with researching and
producing a TV documentary on what went wrong with the Allied operation of
World War 2 that provided the plot for the movie "A Bridge Too Far".
He has helped recreate the radio usage conditions at
Note our original speaker Pip Wright is currently recovering from an
operation and we will be re-booking him when he is available.
Food
from the Hedgerow
Wednesday 23rd
September
This month we return to the “Westerfield Railway” where
we welcome the return of Maureen Hatton who will show you what you can and
cannot eat from what you find in “Food from the Hedgerows” no need to book but
please be prompt for 7.30pm start, or maybe enjoy a bar meal beforehand.
Britain’s
Best Mrs Mop
Wednesday 14th October
Join us in the Conference Centre at the
Kesgrave Community Centre for a talk by
Deborah Preston, to learn some more of the secrets and the high and low lights
of being “Britain’s best Mrs Mop. The
lights will dim at 7.30pm
Noggin & Games Evening
Wednesday 28th October
October 28th, we return to the Westerfield Railway for
our noggin from 7.30 pm, (or earlier if you plan on trying the meals as well)
no doubt the cards & dominos will make an appearance as usual. No booking
needed, just turn up.
Wednesday 11th
November
Join us at the Kesgrave community centre for
an illustrated talk by Peter Rout from, 'Blast From The Past' (BFTP) vintage
speedway group on “Speedway” giving us an overview of UK speedway from it's
inception in 1928 to now. All being well
we should have at least one “bike” on show, also some of the old “leathers”
Usual start time of 7.30 and no need to book.
Ipswich Group Clubnights
Our clubnights are usually held on the second
Wednesday of each month, starting at 7.30pm at The Conference Centre of
The Kesgrave
Community Centre.
which can be found off
For up to date information of forth coming Ipswich Group events see one of the following:
The latest
edition of your newsletter the
Group Notes
in Motoring and Leisure
For the latest information on Ipswich Group
Events visit our home page at:
www.pjw.btinternet.co.uk/csma.htm
Or contact a member of
Your Ipswich Group Committee
Secretary Jim Garrard Chairman Jim King
e-mail: ipswichgroup@csmaclub.org Treasurer Paul Whiting
Committee Dean Butlin
Val
Garrard
Editor Bob
Thomas Dave Gibson
e-mail: eangliacentre@csmaclub.org John Hamblett
Maria
Hamblett
Mikki
King
September Competition 2009
Below is a list of clues to which the answers are
all sweets, biscuits or chocolates all you have to do is work them out. Some of them are no longer available.
1 High class thoroughfare.................................... 11 Good children get these.........................................
2 Dark Occult.................................................... 12 Sport for princes....................................................
3 Frankie Vaughan wanted it............................... 13 Arrange marriage partners......................................
4 100% Au........................................................ 14 Dairy holder..........................................................
5 Noisy insect..................................................... 15 Capital granite.......................................................
6 Locals from George Cross island..................... 16 Up out there..........................................................
7 Ten cent tavern................................................ 17 Even more up out there..........................................
8 Shy fungi......................................................... 18 Lost them..............................................................
9 Gem orchard................................................... 19 9, 10, 11...............................................................
10 Wobbly infants................................................ 20 To be eaten al fresco.............................................
Answers to Bob Thomas by Friday 18th
September 2009 Please.
Answers
for July/August Quiz 2009
Below are a list of scrambled letters which when unscrambled are all Palindromes words, phrases or sentences which are spelt the same backwards and forwards.
You just have to work out what they are. (Hint: The
letter in Capital is the first letter)
|
1 |
ceRacra |
Racecar |
|
9 |
mmdDaaiimmt |
Dammit Im mad |
|
2 |
aavtoRrto |
Rotavator |
|
10 |
gGodo |
Go dog |
|
3 |
ttooeNnii |
No
tie it on |
|
11 |
nnoiottwW |
Wont it now |
|
4 |
lliooSsggoo |
Solo
Gigolos |
|
12 |
pposTto |
Top spot |
|
5 |
Attyooa |
A
|
|
13 |
mmubuDd |
Dumb mud |
|
6 |
nnotodD |
Don’t
nod |
|
14 |
ahhmMasaa |
Ma has a ham |
|
7 |
ttaamLlee |
Late
metal |
|
15 |
assttacWwaiia |
Was it a cat I saw |
|
8 |
ooeerddvvreenN |
Never
odd or even |
|
16 |
sstteverRiioo |
Rise to vote sir |
And just to keep you busy
17. What
do you call a group of Moles Labor or Labour.....................................................................
18 What
do you call a group of Owls Parliament..............................................................................
19 What
do you call a group of Parrots Company of Flock..................................................................
20 What
do you call a group of Rabbits Herd, Nest, Colony, Trace Drove or
21 What
do you call a group of Cats Clowder or Clutter................................................................
July/August Quiz Results 2009
Jim & Mikki King 21
points
Jim & Val Garrard 21
points
Brian & Tricia 20
points
Ron & Dorothy Willett 20
points
Paul Whiting 20
points
Jeannette & Peter Phillips 19
points
Remaining
dates for your Diary 2009
Wednesday
November 25th
our last “noggin” of the year will again be at the
Westerfield Railway, turn up for a 7.30pm start. (or earlier if you plan on trying the meals
as well) no doubt the cards & dominos will make an appearance as usual. No
booking needed, just turn up.
Wednesday
December 2nd
This is the one you’ve been waiting for, the annual
“Xmas Beetle” will kick off at 7.30pm in the Kesgrave community centre. Come and join the festive fun and see who can
complete their “tree” quickest. No need to book, just turn up, the more the
merrier. Tea, coffee and mince pies will be on offer as usual.
Please note change of date for this
event which will be the first Wednesday in the month this time.
A DATE FOR YOUR DIARIES
WE ARE PLANNING A LONG WEEKEND WITH A COACH TRIP TO
THE D-DAY BEACHES IN
(
FROM
FRIDAY25THJUNE TO MONDAY 28THJUNE2010.
COST FOR THE 4 DAY TRIP (HB) WILL BEAPPROX £300.
MORE DETAILS LATER
RAMBLING ROUND RAMSHOLT
13 of us met outside the
Ramsholt Arms on a sunny, very windy evening to work up a thirst with a walk
along the narrow overgrown path alongside the river Deben. A stroll through the water meadows led us up
the hill to the
A
time-out was called for with a look inside the Church where there are some very
unusual 19th century tall enclosed wooden pews, a 15th Century font
and a 13th century open stone coffin which was used to wash and
prepare the dead before burial.
As
our twilight ramble resumed we passed through some typical rural
That
thirst was finally quenched over a pint or two in the Ramsholt Arms followed by
the usual natter.
Jim
King
Visit to
BT’s House of the Future
On
August 12th two groups of 15 members enjoyed a very interesting
visit BT’s “House of the Future” This
was such a popular visit that many people were disappointed as we were limited
by numbers. Never fear, if you wanted to go & missed it, we are planning a
return visit next year.
Our
guide for the visit, Mark Whittle, spent an hour with each group, showing the
sort of equipment that many homes will have in the not too far distant future.
Naturally, computers have a large influence on the workings of our familiar
home appliances, even now your T.V, Video, DVD players & many other gadgets
have computer technology built in to help them operate, but you will soon be
able to tell your home P.C to carry out various tasks by logging on from work,
or your mobile phone. Heating, air conditioning, lighting, all operated
remotely. Sensors around the house will show if any family member, & which
ones, or even an intruder, is there & which room they are in.
Most
homes now have freezers & microwaves, how about a combination? Currently
under development we were told is a freezer with, for example, a Pizza in it,
can, when you tell it, convert to microwave and cook your pizza so it’s ready
when you get home.
Fancy
3D television? It’s already there, we’ve seen it, you still have to wear
special glasses, though nothing like the old red & green ones we had in
cinemas many years ago.
Want
to speak to your bank manager? He’s probably in an office in
Many
thanks to Dean Butlin for organising this visit.
Jim
& Val Garrard
Picture Treasure Hunt -
22 July 2009
This
time, you are getting an organiser’s view of the event.
The
committee had decided that
The
next step was to take the pictures. Luckily for me, Bob Thomas had offered to
help in the preparation, and he had a camera, so about 2 weeks before the date
he and I set off round the route taking the pictures. As well as Bob with the
camera, I had a clipboard to write down exactly where each picture was taken,
and the details of the route we took. At various places, we were approached by
people who wanted to know what we were doing. After reassuring them that we
were not Council Tax snoopers, we got some useful information, and most
important we got clearance to use some of the more private footpaths. This
meant we could set up a completely circular walk, with no back-tracking
required. Bob gave me some useful pointers here, especially regarding the choice
of pictures; we needed to be sure the content would still be there at the time
of the event, so nothing that was likely to be moved. Also, it is polite to not
photo items inside private homes. This is on top of the usual rules about
everything being visible from the road or footpath. So we got pictures of the
bells for St Mary’s church in the separate tower (apparently unique), of the
site of John Constable’s house, of a statue in the former nunnery as well as of
the village sign and War memorial.
Armed
with the data, we could now create the competition. We decided on which photos
to use, and the exact order they would appear on the walk, so I could write
down the directions for the participants to follow. My thanks again to Bob for
assembling this information and printing up copies ready for the event.
On
the evening of the 22nd, Bob and I arrived early to get ourselves
set up in the car park. The first job was to walk round the route and check
that everything we had photographed was still there - it was. So now all we had
to do was wait for someone - anyone even - to arrive. Eventually they did,
although one or two groups did have a few problems in finding the starting
point. A case of “hunt the treasure hunt” it seems.
Once
the participants set off, Bob and I retreated inside the pub for our meal, and
waited for the teams to return. The
For
me, organising the event has given me the chance too explore at least part of
the village of East Bergholt in some detail, and with Bob’s help to put
together treasure hunt with a mixture of relatively easy and some harder
pictures. I apologise for the impossible one, but it seems that the
participants enjoyed the event, which is what it is really all about.
David
Gibson