Upcoming Events
Tuesday 28th February 2012: Anglia Marine Model Club Monthly Meeting
- monthly meeting to discuss club business.
Club News ...
...relating to public and private events, shows and exhibitions. For upcoming dates in the club's diary go to the calendar in the menu on the left.
Saturday 20th August 2011: Derek Harbottle Challenge - Ship Handling
Club members took turns to steer their vessels around the course against the clock. Penalty points were picked up for hitting the bouys or going off course. The winner was the competitor who picked up the least penalty points or, where penalty points were equal, the quickest time prevailed.
The final positions were as follows:
| Position | Skipper | Points | Time |
| 1st | Laura Fletcher | 0 | 05:10 |
| 2nd | Andrew Bigg | 1 | 03:37 |
| 3rd | Harry Bigg | 2 | 04:51 |
| 4th | Steve Bigg | 2 | 05:11 |
| 5th | Geoff Fletcher | 2 | 07:18 |
| 6th | Dale Howlett | 3 | 03:47 |
| 7th | Robin Yates | 3 | 04:58 |
| 8th | Steve Bigg | 5 | 06:32 |
| 9th | Pete Loveland | 6 | 06:18 |
| 10th | Tom Lockhart | 6 | 08:37 |
| 11th | Don Howard | 7 | 08:56 |
| 12th | Roy Smart | 8 | 06:57 |
| 13th | Rick Willoughby | 9 | 05:30 |
| 14th | Dave Jones | 11 | 13:14 |
Saturday 6th & Sunday 7th August 2011: Blisworth Canal Festival
This was the first year that AMMC have attended the Blisworth Canal Festival and the club were positioned on the playing field behind the village hall. A varied display of members' boats were laid out in the marquee and the club's portable boat pond was set up, allowing visitors to have a go at controlling the club boats.
The club's chairman, Robin, was also inside the club marquee demonstrating the building of a model boat kit to anyone who was interested.
George Harold Middleton......passed away peacefully on 17th February 2011, aged 75 years at Cynthia Spencer Hospice. Dad to John and Nick, Daughters In Law Caroline and Lisa. Grampy to Charlotte, Thomas and Victoria. "Sadly missed by us all" Cremation private. The Service of Thanksgiving will be held on Wednesday 2nd March, 2.30pm at The Church of St Mary & All Saints, Holcot. No flowers by request. Donations for Cynthia Spencer Hospice may be sent to B. Hollowell & Son Funeral Directors, 148 Beech Avenue, Northampton. NN3 2JN Tel (01604) 79 22 22 www.alastfarewell.co.uk, www.bhollowellandson.co.uk/donations |
( - Obituary as published in the Northampton Newspapers on 23rd February 2011) |
George was a great supporter of Anglia Marine Model Club and it was he who first granted AMMC permission to sail on the pond at Holcot Poplar Farm and treat it as their own, his support and interest will be sadly missed.
Friday 12th, Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th November 2010: International Model Boat Show, Warwick
This year the AMMC club stand was in a prominent position adjacent to the sailing pool and looked exceedingly smart with all boats displaying matching information sheets, members wearing the club uniform and new banners being displayed.
In addition to an excellent selection of various marine models, the club also had a dedicated Victorian section on display. Members also provided the public with several sailing exhibitions on the pool, with our own Mick Huggett providing the commentary, and children visiting the show were delighted to be able to try their hand at radio controlled sailing with free use of the club's 'have a go boats' during the lunch hour.
Friday 1st, Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd October 2010: Stoke Bruerne Village At War
In keeping with the theme of this show, our members provided a comprehensive display of wartime marine craft which attracted a lot of attention from both the visiting public and the show participants.
Sunday 5th September 2010: Chairman's Scrap Model Challenge
Club members were challenged to build a straight running boat from recylced materials. Each boat must have 1 motor, 1 prop, 1 rudder and no radio. It was also compulsory that the model must fit in a 20 inch cube.
On the day, a swirling breeze made this a very entertaining event that was eventually won by Ron Smith.
For pictures of the other Chairman's Challenge entries visit the AMMC Photo Gallery.
Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th August 2010: Holdenby House Good Food Show
With our members all wearing their new AMMC shirts, the club made a good impression with their first appearance at this show.
The exhibition marquee and the 'have a go' boats maintained a constant stream of visitors throughout both days and we look forward to being able to add further events at this venue to our 2011 bookings.
Saturday 31st July 2010: 6hr Challenge
This well supported club event, organised by our Habour Master Dave Jones, took place on our home water at Holcot from 3pm to 9pm.
8 teams comprised of 2 or 3 club members, driving in 30 minutes sessions, took part in the challenge to continously drive for 6 hours while maintaining scale speed. Non competing members offered their vocal support from the club marquee.
Lesley Loveland and Meriol Smart made sure everyone was kept well fed and watered with the barbecue food and beverages provided by the club and the delicious selection of cakes baked by Lesley.
A great day was had by all!
The results of the 6hr Challenge were as follows:-
| 1st | Tid Tug | Robin Yates Ashleigh Yates Tony Newstead |
| 2nd | Aberdeen Pilot Boat No2 | Geoff Fletcher Laura Fletcher |
| 3rd | HMS Kent | Brian Inger Perce Harrison |
| 4th | Narrowboat Umbriel | Dale Howlett Katie Howlett |
| 5th | GT Tug | Tom Lockhart Roy Smart |
| 3rd Retirement | SS Harrison | Steve Bigg Andrew Bigg Harrison Bigg |
| 2nd Retirement | Smit Nederland | Phil Chatterton Oliver Chatterton |
| 1st Retirement | H.M.S Alderney | Dave Jones Pete Loveland Jamie Loveland |
Adjudicators:- Anne Riches & Peter Riches
Sunday 13th June 2010: Derek Harbottle Challenge - Ship Handling
This enjoyable club event, organised by Ron and Chris Smith, tested the boat driving skills of many of our club members.
Using any boat, entrants had to tow the club barge around an obsticle course and then dock. Points were awarded for accuracy.
With a large number of competitors, the event continued late into the afternoon. Pete and Anne Riches helped score the event with Ron and Chris.
The results of the Derek Harbottle Challenge - Ship Handling were as follows:-
| 1st | Oliver Chatterton |
| 2nd | Roy Smart |
| 3rd | Pete Loveland |