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Newsletter - 3rd June 2018
 
In this issue: Good news about:  Weed,  Clothing website; Ladies Sailing; The Work Group; A photographic competition; The Summer Barbeque evening; a members' survey coming soon; Sailability; GDPR.
A Photographic Competition Opportunity

Over the years we have had some cracking pictures taken on and around our lake.  Now here is an opportunity to take some stunners and enter them into a competition being run by Surrey Life Magazine.  They could be of our lake; up close sailing; wildlife; or any other aspect of our great club and estate.
Here is a link: 
http://www.surreylife.co.uk/competitions-offers/competitions/beautiful-surrey-photography-competition-2018-entries-open-1-5523428. 

When you have taken your amazing photographs, please send the best ones to newsletter@papercourt-sc.org.uk so we can all enjoy them.    Perhaps the best of the best could be printed and put in the clubhouse.
The Papercourt Clothing Website is Up and Running

At last our clothing partners - Essex Embroidery - have been able to provide us with a dedicated website page from which you can order our Papercourt Clothing

Head for this link and place your orders:
https://www.essexembroideryandprint.com/papercourt_sailing_club.php?selectcat=Papercourt%20Sailing%20Club

Don't worry if you misplace the link, it can also be found on the Papercourt Website under the clothing tab.

Below are a couple of examples of what is on offer - more on the website
Weed - IT IS GOOD NEWS SO FAR

This is a very little picture of some weed, because due to the efforts to harrow the lake bottom earlier in the season, we seem to have very little weed so far this year, and sailing is unaffected at the moment, which is a huge improvement on the floating islands of weed we had this time last year.  (I can confirm that I sailed yesterday and hardly saw a weed at all - Ed)
Ladies Sailing is Back - Monday 4th June 6.30pm onwards

The forecast is warm with a nice sailing breeze, so come down Ladies and have the lake to yourselves.  Some of our lovely instructors will be around if you need a hand, the barbeque will be lit, and of course the Bar will be open for post sail refreshments.  If you need more details contact Jane Hayden on jane-hayden@outlook.com. 

Next one is Monday 2nd July, so if you can't make it this time, put the date in  your diaries now.


An Update from Successful Sailability


We held another successful Sailability session on Friday, and we took a massive 32 people sailing - despite being a little low on volunteer sailors. The Wheelyboat is becoming a real hit and our clients are really enjoying a new type of experience on the water.

Our next session is on the 15th June and is the official launching of the WheelyBoat and we have the Mayor of Guildford, RYA officials and the donors that made it possible coming along. Events get under way at 2pm so if you want to see what we get up to, please come along, lend a hand, and you will be very welcome.


 
The Summer Barbeque and Games Night - Booking Now Open 23rd June

Forget Ascot, Goodwood, Wimbledon and Henley, the Summer Event of the year is at Papercourt, with our very popular Barbeque and Games Night.   Tickets are a ridiculously cheap @ £5.00 per Adult, and £3.00 per child, for a fab barbeque and lots of games to play or not play as you wish.   Spend the (almost) longest evening of the year, enjoying our lovely surroundings, and having a feast and fun with Papercourt friends.  Bring your family and friends too.  Booking details on the poster below.  Please make sure you let Karen know if you are able to come, as this is a catered event,  and in particular if you are able to bring a Salad along to help the catering team out.  If your family has a favourite game they would like to share - bring that too.    This really is a Papercourt Social event for all Papercourt Members and friends, food is yummy and games are entirely optional.


 
The Work Group - They came, they saw, they worked, they had fun

The good news first:

Four members turned out to tackle a number of tasks following the plea for help in the lat newsletter.

Every one of them announced they had enjoyed their stint very much and were keen to help further in the near future.   So what did they do?

Each took on a task/s they were happy they could manage. These included:

Repairing the 10 wheelbarrow deflated tyre inner tubes and pumping them up.

The replacement of the window glass in shed 1.

Replacing the broken paving slab covering the upper pond overflow pipe with a larger flagstone cemented in its place.

The replacement of missing protective rubber skirts around the pontoons. Work is still continuing on this item.

So I am sure that all PSC members would like me to express our gratitude to them for giving their time and expertise freely for the benefit of us all.

They were: Roger Roodhouse, Peter Ferguson, Stas Lawicki 

PSC is a club run by its members for its members and the above is a great example of this.  Watch this space for details of the next Work Group day.

The bad news:

We don't yet have enough volunteers to keep up the work needed to  maintain and improve the club between the twice yearly work parties.

So please volunteer by contacting John Panting by text or phone on 07999 338616 or email: john_brenda@pantings.plus.com

GDPR - again!

Hopefully for the last time in a newsletter but please read this.   A few longstanding members will not have given the necessary permissions to comply with GDPR on their membership applications way back when.  These members have all received an email from membership@papercourt-sc.org.uk asking them to respond to keep us compliant with the new legislation.  If you are one of those members or if you think you have been a member for a very long time, but have not seen an email from membership, please either respond to the email you have already received, or contact membership to ensure that all is in order.  Thank you Judith McKnight, Membership Secretary


 

Coming Soon ...........................

The Committee have long wanted to survey the membership to make sure the club is meeting your expectations.  Coming during June will be a Members' Survey and we hope everyone will find a few minutes to fill it in when it pops into your inbox.   Watch the newsletters for further details.
Papercourt Website
Papercourt Facebook Page
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Papercourt Sailing Buddies
Papercourt Sailability on Facebook
Papercourt Clothing

Whats Coming Up at Papercourt

Wednesday Cruising  - Every Wednesday 6.30 to dusk until September
Sailability afternoons -  15th and 29th June

Ladies Sailing - 4th June and 2nd July


Summer Barbeque - 23rd June



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