Category Archives: Patch News

It’s 10.30 on a Sunday morning and I should be at the patch, but it’s blowing a gale and there is light drizzle so I’m taking the opportunity to produce some light drivel of my own. The Hampshire Astronomical Group … Continue reading →

In Patch News last month I explained that I would be away on holiday at the end of September and beginning of October so would be relying on others to keep me up to date with patch happenings. Everything worked … Continue reading →

This will be rather an odd edition of Patch News as I’m off on holiday (yeah yeah, I know…again!), so it won’t include the last week of September. My aim is to complete this before I leave and, wi-fi permitting, … Continue reading →

I’ve made a quick video of some of the Deltas flying on Sunday. I didn’t film all that flew but you’ll get the idea of the fun! Other members filmed all the models and used ‘proper’ video cameras (I was using … Continue reading →

I am writing this on 1st September which is classed as the start of autumn but frankly August seemed like winter much of the time; it was mostly cold, windy, and very wet. However, some days weren’t bad (as you can … Continue reading →

Summer, what summer? July was really mixed up weather wise, we had some lovely weather at the beginning of the month but then it turned more like late autumn with wind and rain. Fortunately the last few days slowly improved … Continue reading →

This edition of Patch News is a little later than usual as I’ve been away for much of June. In fact I started writing this on 14th June in the hope that I can upload it to the website in … Continue reading →

Time flies and already it’s nearly June so time to report on May. The May weather was a bit of a let-down after some of the lovely weather we had in April, rather wet and fairly windy, although there were … Continue reading →

April saw the weather improve dramatically and for a couple of weeks after Easter it was perfect for flying. The Midweekers made good use of the weather and flew lots. Chairman Ron cut the grass a few times and the patch … Continue reading →

Last week Dougal Entendre sent me something he found in the April 1983 Epsom Radio Flying Club newsletter that seems appropriate for this time of year, he thinks it was written by the then editor, one Chris Hodson: “In the … Continue reading →