No 76

TheDECENIBER 2OO I/JANUARY 2OO2

EDITORLA.L

For some reason it seems a long time since the last one, but it's that time of year to wish everyone a lvlerryChristmas again. Maybe it was the lack of events during the summer, but whatever, let us hope that we have seenthe last of the foot & mouth problem, allowing a full rally programme once again and reindeer back on the sleigh.

I see that admission charges have now been dropped at national museums, although not ar regional sites likeDuxford, as they will not get replacement funding to cover loss of income like the nationals This comes at therighttime. aswearearranginganothercoach trip to London forthelvluseums in the spring, details of r.vhich arenot finalised yet.

We need to add a few new titles to the video library, so if members have any suitable tapes which they are f'ed

up of watching, we would be pleased to offer a home to these - see Neville Cutler on Club nights.

Our stock of club sweatshirts is being topped up with more L & XL sizes ordered Stock held by Pauline

You r.vill see elsewhere in this issue that there will be a short EGIvI prior to the start of the January club night

RALLY PROGRESSWe ai-e siiii iuoking ior peopie ro fiii positions at the next aiciham Raiiy, as some present holders r,,ui1l not beavailable on the rally dates. Dave Neame has agreed to take on the Vlotor Cycle section and Peter Webb as

Ring Vlarshall, but we are still looking fbr a Safety Officer, Crafc Tent Organiser and a Canrp Site VlarshallPlease contact Bob Starling if you can help or require details. We hope to have a replacement tbr the r,vorn outcommentary point trailer arranged soon. The Raliy Committee will have f-ewer meetings this year, which r.villreduce demands on the time ofboth club and scoutinq members Bob Starling sends his seasons sreetings to allrally participants, and also advises that anyone who did not receive there attendance placiue fbr Eastertbrd lv1iilcrank-ups any time in the last few'years should contact hirn, as there are still sorne not claimed

MEN,IBERSHIP NEWSA reminder that membership renewal time is here, lor which a slip is printed at the tbot of a page.We welcome the following new members -

Terri Sweeting from Good Easter, Margaret Goodherv from Maldon and Janet Stinton fiorn Wickham Bishops.We are sorry to repofi the death of one of our past members. Peter Smith iiom White Colne was for many years

a weil known figure, both within the club, attending Aldham on rnany occasions with his Fordson E27N or seed

dresser and for his r.vork with the scouting organisation. We send our condolences to his wif-e Gill and farnilyMegan and Daniel

EDITOR: KEN AUSTIN 01,173 717007

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EVENTS DIARY (If i've missed something let me know)

CLI,ts NIGHTS ARE NOW FIELD IN TFIE WI\ENHOE FOOTBALL CLUB SOCIA- CLU3.

LOCATED NEAR TIIE ESSEX LJNIVERSITY, COLCFIESTER. Vleetings normallir hei'j ,;ir i,,e i-rsi

Thursday, 8 p.m

Directions to our new venue- Lettt,e Colchester on the At33 totycu'c{.s Clctclott.'[1trrt right ctt the top r\i

Clingoe Hitl (Lhiversity totr.,er.t:;een on right) onto the Bt02T.sigrtpostecl Alt'e.s:fitt'cl <t St O.syrh, thetr tuke the

first teJi (.stitl l02Z) tott,arcl.s Atre.y/ot'd fttot LVivenhoe) at next tru.f/ic lights. In hul.f'tt nrile, ut the next cross-

rr,tac{s hear.the.flootttight), ntrn right; tyilhin a.fbt'1'cu'c{.s lhe errlt'crttce gule i.s.seerr ttrt I'tttrr lcft.

LIse the tk-tor on cnd of'the btriloling.\een to yotu' le.ft o.t yott ettler thc car put'k.

\4E}.IBERS As.E WELCOVIE TO BRING GUESTS

Wed 5 Decernber Steam railtour, Liverpool St.-Ely -lpswich-Colchester (1922-2004). Liverpool St

Thu 6 December Clubnight. Free Christm:rs Buffet on the normal first Thursdav 8 00 p m.

Sat 22 December CIub co:rch to Thursfbrd Christinas Concert Places all soid

Thu 3 January EGM & Clubnight Quiz night

Thu 7 February Clubnight. History of i/C Eneine Generating Sets in UI( Telecoms,l900-2000 Tom F

w/e 25126 May ? Woolpit Steam Rally

ThuIFri 617 June Suftblk Showw/e 8/9 June Aldham Rally

FORTHCOIVTING CLUB EVENT DETATLS

CHRISTNIAS BUFFET -Thursday 6th December

Our December meeting at lVivenhoe FC Social Club will take place on the normal tirst Thursday. with the

usual liee buffet. The ralfle proceeds this year will go towards the buf]'et cost. as we had no rally income to

fund rhis. Hopefully we cAn cover most of the 11100 outlay tiorn the raflle.

THURSFORD CONCERT - Saturday 22nd December. (AIl places sold out)

The coach will leave the nursery in Church Lane. Little Tey at 9.00 am and pick-up at the Cowdrav Centre in

Colchester at 9.15 am. We needed to change our orisrinal planned stopping point tbr lunch, being advised by

the coach operator that no suitable parking facility exists fbr coacires in Fakerrham Therefbre we r.vill now be

calline at Hoit, returning as last year via Swailham, lbr a meal at the Red Lion.

.IANUARY CLUB NIGHTEGNi for vote on AGVI date change proposal, follorved by QUIZ NIGHT arranged by Alan N4attin

FEBRUARY CLUBNIGHTIllustrated talk on the History of Internal Combustion Engine Generating Sets in U.K. Telecoms. 1900"'2000

This presentation by our new Chairman, Tom Fisher, should, if all goes well, be a frrst for our clubnight, with

the use of an "electronic slide projector". I believe that much tirne has gone into the preparation of this.

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}-(EPORT ON RECENT CLUB EVENTS

REPORT ON CLUB 2001 AGM, Thursday 4th OctoberSome 23 members attended. We were unfbrtunately unable to show the video on Ransome-Raprer WalkingDraglines as planned after the AGM; we had the tape, but iound a brand new TV set had just been installed,but r.vithout the video recorder which had previousiy been there !

CONNTITTEE CHANGESOur lone-standing Chairman, Dave Culham, did not stand for re-election, having expressed a wish for a

break. Torn Fisher now takes over this role, with John Chiles taking over from Tom as Vice-Chairman and

Nevii Cutler taking over the Vidoe Library from John. Dave remains as an ordinary comnrittee rnember, withall other posts remaining as before. We thank Dave for his contribution over the years, doing an admirable joband proving well suited to the role, keeping us all in hand r.vith his jovial manner Tom also takes on thefunction of clLrb liason rally liason ofllcer on the raily committee

AGNI DATE CHANGEDuring .inv Olher iJtrsine.s.s it r,vas s:r,rgested fi'orrr the +loor *hat in crC:r t: e.cili:,.e l l.;3hr'l rrii--r;Jr,i.iie ai

future AGlvl's, the date of this be moved to co-incide with the Christiaas Bul1'et. A proposzrl to this eflect was

made from the floor, with a sinall majority in favour. Not being a pre-notified proposal and "vith

any such

change entailing a rule amendment, we have to noti! the fi"rll rnembership betore any change can be made, ifso desired, following a formal vote. To comply with this, we need to call an EGNI. which can takc place

prior to a normal clubnight. We therefore intend this to be held at the start of the next clubniuht meeting

THIS IS TO FORNIALLY ANNOUNCE THAT AN EXTORDINARY GENERAL NIEETING iS

calledforThursday3rdJanuary2002atWivenhoeFootball ClubSocial ClubatS.L)pm Forthepurposeofdebating and voting on a resolution to move the AGVI fiom October to December. to co-incide rvith theDecember buflet meeting, and if passed to then vote on an amendment to rule nurnber 7 - Date of AGNI .

Proposal. .....'[-httt lhe date ri the Anntral Gettcrat lvlectirtg be ntot,ecl.fl'om Oc'tober lo Deccntber.Proposed by Phil Copeman, Seconded by Brian lvlillsNOTE -

1 The purpose of this proposed change is to achieve a higher attendance at lirture ACVI's2. Voting is by full members only, not associate (spouce) or guests. As a higher proportion olnon-voting

,lruests would be present in December, the requirement to identify those so entitled must be realised

3 December has been a Christmas Butlet meeting for several years, but this is not to say it ,,i,ill ah.vays be so.

Ar1,'butlet would not start until completion of AGN4

Any member wishing to vote by proxy shor-rld either contact the secretary or provide writen authority to any

other artending member to register their vote.

WHEELS BY LANIPLIGT{1', club display. Satr,rrday 20th October, at Ipswich Transport ivluseumThe rveather-proof venue proved it's worth this year, with the usr.ral good attendance of both erhibitors andpublic The display qLrality gets better every year, with lon_e distance exhibitors and public again attending.The building roof is to be rener,ved, r.vith the help of a lottery grant, r,vithout glass in the ner;v structure, r,vhich

would allow our event to be held in daylight hours at any tirne olyear in firture, should r,ve rerluire

NOVENIBER CLUBNIGHT.The talk on the History olPaxman's on lst Novernber resulted in our highest

attendance since moving venue. Andrew Phillips talks reputation was no doLrbt responsible, and we were ltotdisappointed. The topic mainly covered the formative and earlier period, leaving opportunity for another talkon the later years at some fi.rture club night.

4-STEA}T RAILTOUR REPORTS

The steam railtour on Saturday 3rd November, fiom Peterborough, via Ely. ipslvich, Parkeston, Colchester.to Fenchurch Street saw a frrst return to home territory for B I 61264 Time-keeping was good. as was theturn of speed, number of line side spectators and passengers.

The foilowing day's steam railtour from Hampshire to Walton and Sudbury provided rnan)'opportunities ro -view the large Nlerchant Nar,y class loco, and ilindulging in some car chasing, the stops;rllor.ved some leap-tiogging to trim it several times. Time-keeping was alright until the return fiorn lVaiton qot a bit involved atKirb.v Cross, where fbr the first time in years, a train too long to fit in the passing loop had to contend withone conting the other way! As advised. the roLrte details had chansed, so anyone ,,vaiting at Colchester Torvntbr it on the way to \,Valton would have sworn r.vhen it passed thern by, instead cailing there on rhe r.r,ay back.

The following Saturday came the steam railtour fiom Liverltool Street to Low'estoft via Colchester and

Nonvicir, then back via Saxmundharn, Ipsrvich, Colchester The outward journey to Nonvich wenr r^,ell. withsuperb steam exhaust effects in the cold but sunnv rveatirer, but trouble struck at Nonvich A hot axle boxbearinc resulted in the train being terrninated there, with the loco unable to continue I understancl that it leftLasi -r;t"iia on a low-io;citr. but ,viih;:o u;hicul:,i- ac:JSs:; Ni.-,,:-,'i;ch. lt flrst llr,,elcd'.u:d.er its o',.,n p,,-'..rr- tcDereham, via the preserved Vlid-Norfblk line tiorn Wymondham, to be transf'erred tl'om rzril ro road

The last of this years stealn rail tours invasion. on Wednesday -5th December rvas zinother Liverpool Street -Elv tour. with Southern Railway Vlerchant Nar,y class i5005 ('ttttaclicttr Puci.fic' scheduled to return viaIpswich (1853) and Colchester (192.2-2004). This'"vas the evening befbre clubnight. so I had to sta\ in toget the Restorer finished. br-rt it was a dark, wet and r,vindy night

The trvo remaining tours to Ely rnentioned in the last edition have nor,v been cancelled

NIEIIBERSHIP Sti BSCRIP'tlON RENEwALThis rvas dr-re fiom Ist Novernber (except if first joining after 1st June this year)

No changes are proposed fbr the coming year, so rates remain as:

Adult 15 00; Child (under i6 on 1st Nov) 12 50;

Joint (husband/wifle/partners) 1,7 50. Family (2 adults - children) S10 00Joint or Family membership gives entitlemenr to one copy of the Restorer

Apostal renerval slip is provicied lor use ilnot renerving at club nights - please retLrrn to the NlembershrpSecretan., Pauline lvlattin, Jesmond, Clturch Lane. Little Tey, Colchester COo IHX

Ple:rse renew the follorving NEETEC Nlernberships

Name(s) & Address

I enclose I (Payable to NEETEC) Please note below any change to address,

Note- Postcode changes for CO7 5xx, CO7 8xx, CNi3 5xx, CM7 Sxx are due to takeIfyou are effected and know your new code, please detail this, and any other change

postcode or telephone

place soonabove