Category Archives: Patch News

Well March certainly lived up to the old rhyme “March winds and April showers…” Let’s hope the April showers aren’t as prolific as the March winds have been. We still managed to get some flying in although on the really … Continue reading →

February is a short month and I’m off to Marrakech at the end of it so I’m making an early start on Patch News, I’ve begun writing this edition on 18th February. Hopefully I’ll be sprawled out by a pool in … Continue reading →

I must begin this month with the very sad news that Frank Buckland’s wife Pam passed away on 8th January. I’m including the news here because I know many ex-members read Patch News and they may not have heard of … Continue reading →

Happy New Year everyone! I hope you’ve all had a brilliant Christmas and fantastic New Year’s Eve. Still got a headache? Serves you right, I have no sympathy for you at all!So who was lucky enough to receive some modelling … Continue reading →

Cripes Carruthers, another Patch News, I don’t know where the time goes! The November weather was much as expected really, some good days but also plenty of less good ones. The Midweekers got caught out by early morning fog a … Continue reading →

Autumn has certainly now arrived, and this month we’ve had a variety of weather including lots of wet and windy days. One windy Sunday morning only Woody and I turned up and, despite the strong winds, we both flew but … Continue reading →

In Part One of the September Patch News I explained that I would be away on holiday at the end of September and beginning of October so would miss the first flights of the models built for the Kline-Fogleman challenge. … Continue reading →

Ok, this is going to be shorter than usual as I’m away on holiday before the end of the month. All being well you’ll be able to read this on 1st October while I am in Mexico. This was the … Continue reading →

Well the summer has continued to give us some excellent flying weather; in fact some members have been moaning it’s too hot at the field! As predicted last month we have been joined by the bullocks and as a special … Continue reading →

Hooray, summer seems to have arrived at last! After a pretty lousy June July has been mostly good for us with plenty of sunshine and reasonably light winds for much of the month. Farmer George had been letting the field … Continue reading →