NEWSLETTER

AUTUMN 2011

IMPORTANT NEWS

At a committee meeting held on 11th

August 2011,

the committee accepted the resignation of our Chairman

Roy Carter.

Until the next AGM in March 2012, our vice-chairman

Mike King has been accepted by the committee

as Acting Chairman.

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Below is a list of future committee meeting dates. If you

have anything you wish brought to the attention of the

committee for discussion, please submit the details in

writing to either Lin Smith or Mike King.

They can also be emailed to either secretary@aadc.co.uk

or to chairman@aadc.co.uk Please attempt to send in

your request 10 days before the meeting, giving time for

the item to be put on the agenda. Thank you.

2011

29th September 24

th November.

2012

5th

January 23rd

February

AGM: 1st March

22nd

March 12th April 10

th May

28th June 23

rd August 11

th October

13th December

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR – Mandy Oxlade

Dear All

Welcome to the autumn edition of the club newsletter. I hope you are all keeping well.

The dry sports team has grown in size and we took the biggest team we have had in a while to Wamsad games this year. There were 16 team members. They have also had a successful time in each of the games they have attended. The team took part in the Rushmoor games on the 17

th July

and returned as team champions. We had second place finishes in 5 out of the 6 categories.

Away from the sports field the club have had their annual coach outing which was changed from Brighton to Eastbourne on the day of the trip due to an event going on in Brighton.

I would like to thank the members for their continued support over what has been a difficult time for the club.

The committee would welcome suggestions from the members at to what they would like to do on our social evenings.

Please remember that this is your newsletter and in order for the club to make each edition as interesting as possible we need your items. All items can be sent in the usual way.

Items can be sent or emailed to:

Mandy Oxlade Chris Brown 16 Barbel Close 33 Whaddon Chase READING AYLESBURY Berks Bucks RG6 1AQ HP19 9QW mandyoxlade@hotmail.com chriseboybrown@hotmail.com

THE CLOSING DATE FOR THE NEXT EDITION IS THURSDAY 3RD

NOVEMBER

Welfare Best wishes to members who have been unwell recently. We hope you are feeling better and look forward to seeing you again at the club soon. It is good for us to keep in touch with members we have not seen for a while, or who may be unwell. A Get Well card or letter can be sent to let them know we are thinking of them.

You can contact me on 01296 712889 or email me at

welfare@aadc.co.uk. IT IS IMPORTANT I KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO EVEN IF IAM NOT AT THE CLUB ON A WEDNESDAY I CAN ARRANGE TO GET A CARD SIGNED AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. Many Thanks Diane White Welfare Secretary **************************************************************************

HELP NEEDED Carole Bennett really enjoys coming to swimming and it is very helpful for her. At the moment her family are unable to bring her to swimming due to illness in the family. Carole lives in Station Road, Stoke Mandeville. She needs to bring her wheelchair with her but can manage to get in and out of a car. If you feel you could help her get to swimming, even if it is not every week she would be very grateful. She can be contacted on 01296 612337 Thank You

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From time to time members do need some help and we do not always know about it. Also some members may be willing to offer help to other members. If you would like to offer help or ask for help (not necessarily transport) via the newsletter please send a typed piece on A5 paper (if possible) to Mandy the newsletter editor. Details on how to contact her are in the newsletter.

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DO YOU ENJOY SEWING?

We need someone to make the club some “Drawstring Feely Bags”! These are used for a game we play at socials. It involves different size of bags (about 20, they do not all have to be different sizes, several of each size will be fine). Then different everyday items are put into the bags (by the person running the social) and competitors have to guess what is in each bag. Not as easy as it sounds! The club will supply the material and advice on sizes. We need them for the February social. If you feel you may be able to help please speak to Lin Smith. Thank You.

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This could affect you...please read! If you change your phone number

(especially your mobile number), address or

MEDICATION please let us know.

Also, if anyone would like to be contacted by

email, please let us have your email address

and let us know if this changes in the future.

We cannot help you without the correct

information. Lin Smith

AADC GAMES 18TH

JUNE RESULTS

Chris Baker: Gold Javelin, Discus, Club Throw, Skittles, Bronze

Table Tennis

Loretta: Gold Shot putt, Javelin, Discus, Medicine Ball, Club

Throw, Silver Wellie Throw, Mini Crossbow

Chris Brown: Gold Club Throw, Bronze Table Tennis

Michael: Bronze Shot putt, Medicine Ball, Club Throw Silver

Discus, W/C Slalom,

Cass: Bronze Shot Putt, Javelin, Medicine Ball, Mini

Crossbow, Silver Discus,

Sue: Gold Distance Foam Javelin, Target Foam Javelin,

Target Bean Bag, Foam Discus, Silver Darts, Bronze

Club Throw, Light Ball Throw, Wellie Throw.

Tony: Silver Shot Putt, Discus, Medicine Ball, Club Throw,

Bronze Javelin

Mark: Gold Shot Putt, Javelin, Bronze Discuss, Petanque

W/C Slalom.

Katie: Gold Light Ball Throw, Distance Foam Javelin,

Target Foam Javelin, Target Bean Bag, Foam Discus,

New Age High Score Bowls, Silver Darts

Jon Martin: Gold Club Throw, Bronze Javelin, Discus, Skittles,

New Age High Score Bowls

Mandy: Gold Table Tennis, Silver Club Throw, Bronze Shot,

Darts, New Age High Score Bowls

Myles: Silver Club Throw, Bronze Javelin

Bob: Gold Shot Putt, Javelin, Discus, Medicine Ball, Silver

Club Throw, Darts, Table Tennis, Wellie Throw

Diane: Gold Light Ball Throw, Distance Foam Javelin,

Target Foam Javelin, foam Discus Silver Target Bean

Bag.

WAMSAD GAMES 25TH

JUNE

Chris Baker: Gold Petanque, Skittles, Silver 100 meters Run,

Bronze Javelin

Loretta: Gold Discus, Silver Petanque, Bronze Shot Putt.

Rafal: Gold Shot Putt, Javelin, Discus, Silver Table Tennis,

Bronze Air Rifle.

Mark: Gold Bowls, Bronze Discus, Petanque.

Katie: Gold Boccia, silver Bowls, Javelin, Bronze Kurling

Mandy: Gold Discus, Bronze Javelin, w/c Slalom.

Myles: Bronze Skittles, Kurling.

Bob: Gold Shot Putt, Javelin, Kurling, Boccia, Bronze

Discus, Bowls

John White: Gold Javelin, Silver Shot Putt.

GOSPORT GAMES 9th JULY

Chris Brown: Gold Beanbag, Horseshoes, Skittles, Bronze Target

Javelin, Bronze Hoop Lara,

Chris Baker: Silver Hoop Lara

Loretta: Gold Giant Bar Skittles, Bronze Bowls.

Bob: Silver Basketball, Bronze Beanbag, Silver Target

Javelin, Gold Hoop Lara, Bronze Stickball.

Mark: Gold Golf, Silver Beanbag, Gold Petanque

Audrey: Bronze Lawn Darts, Horseshoe, Target Javelin

Myles: Bronze Basketball

Michael: Silver Lawn Darts

Derek Gold Bowls, Bronze Petanque

Mandy: Bronze Bar Skittles

Chris Brown Male Champion, 2nd

Bob Taylor

Rushmoor Games 17th July

John White: Gold Shot Putt, Club, Silver Javelin, Beanbag.

Mark: Bronze Shot, Darts, Beanbag, Silver Club, Skittles, Petanque, Gold Horseshoe. Myles: Gold Petanque, Skittles. Bronze Darts, w/c Slalom. Michael: Gold w/c Slalom, Horseshoe. Silver Discus. Bob: Gold Club, Sliver Javelin, Beanbag, Sjoelball, Chris Baker: Gold Beanbag Chris Brown: Silver Target Javelin, Gold Skittles Rafal: Silver Shot, Discus, Table Tennis Viv: Bronze Beanbag Mandy: Gold Shot, Discus, Javelin, Horseshoe. Silver Darts. Bronze

W/c slalom Audrey: Gold Target Javelin, Petanque Cass: Gold Discus Loretta: Gold Med Ball, Sjoelball, Bronze Javelin Katie: Gold Javelin, Petanque, Darts, Horseshoe. Silver Beanbag.

WELL DONE TEAM! I am very proud of my team members for what they have achieved so

far this season, so keep up the good work.

WELL DONE

On Sunday the 17th July we travelled to Farnborough, to Rushmoor Mallards games. Even though the weather was wet, our spirits were high. Between 15 members we were able to achieve 46 medals!!!! We also came second in all 5 categories!!!!! Leaving the BEST to LAST we also won the shield for Top Team!!! Everyone was really excited, as we haven't done this since 1995. WELL DONE EVERYONE FANTASTIC NEWS FOR OUR CLUB Mike King.

A DAY AT THE SEASIDE – 13 AUGUST 2011

After boarding the coach we were advised to avoid a „gay‟ day in

Brighton with an expected crowd of 100,000 plus. The majority

decided on Eastbourne as an alternative.

As usual we left in the rain and, as usual, we arrived in the sunshine albeit a bit windy. The helpful driver missed most of the busy roads by arriving from a different direction. When we arrived, we discovered there were the annual Air Show so many more people than usual.

We all went our different ways, and we decided, after a shopping spree on the pier, to get on the bus to Beachy Head. Our companions, Bill and Patricia, wanted to go on the top deck! After almost being blown away we got off and had lunch in the Beachy Head Restaurant – very enjoyable. When we walked across the road to catch the shuttle bus back, you very nearly saw us ‘wing-walking’ as we were practically on level with the planes! What a view though. After the bus brought us back down into the town via Birling Gap and a tour of the South Downs we tried to get into the Victoria Tea Rooms for a drink – it was so busy they suspended service so we crossed the road and had tea and coffee in the Pier Hotel, very comfortable and a good view of the last of the air display.

At the end of the very enjoyable day, the coach was waiting and with not much traffic on the roads got us home in record time.

Our thanks to Lin for her impeccable organising even down to the sunshine again. Perhaps next year, Lin, you could do something about the wind – if you’ll pardon the expression! We will look forward to that!

Tony and Barbara Hawkins

THE DAY WE WENT TO BRIGHTON Eastbourne!

Saturday morning we boarded the coach ready to go on the club trip to

Brighton BUT THEN Mike announced there was a parade going on in

Brighton which meant a lot of people and problems parking and holdups getting there. After consulting everyone on the coach it was decided to go

to Eastbourne. When we got there we discovered there was an air

show that weekend, an added bonus. Thanks to our great driver Steve, we got parked easily and all set off for a day by the sea. The weather was very kind to us and everyone seemed to have a good day. Comments made about the day: “We had a great day, thanks to the committee for all their hard work in organising it” M and P.

“I had a wonderful day, thanks to Lin helping me and for arranging such a well run day” D. W. Thanks for a lovely day. Eastbourne was great, lovely to breathe the sea air. Looking forward to next year. J.W. The day was good, the weather nice and the planes awesome. L.B.

Everyone seemed to have a good day. Thanks to everyone who passed the sweets round the coach. Maybe next year you may join us on a good day out.

IMPORTANT SWIMMING NOTICE

Jim has agreed to take responsibility for the swimming

on Wednesday evenings. However, if you encounter

any problems that Jim cannot solve, please speak to Lin

Smith or Mike King. Meanwhile the committee thanks

Jim for taking charge of this important element of club

activities.

MEMBERS CHOICE – NOVEMBER SOCIAL

It was decided at the last committee meeting that it was

high time the members had more say in what they want

from their social evenings.

With this in mind, we have not yet organised an activity for

the November social. Instead we want you, the members

to let us know (beforehand please) what you would like us

to arrange.

Check out what we have in store for you in September,

October and December and then drop us a line, by note or

email with your idea for November 3rd

.

Lin Smith, Secretary.

Joke from John White

A man went to the doctor‟s with a carrot in his right ear, a cucumber in his

left ear, and a banana stuck up his nose. “What do you think‟s wrong with

me”‟ he asked. “Simple” replied the doctor. “You‟re not eating properly”.

RUSHMOOR SWIMMING GALA

If there is anyone interested in competing in the above event

please let me know as soon as possible. The gala takes place on

Saturday 15th

October.

Chris Brown.

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Happy Birthday

Three club members are celebrating “Mile Stone” Birthdays soon.

Chris Brown was 65 on Monday August 22nd and retires at the end of the month.

Katie King will be a teenager when she celebrates her 13th Birthday on September 17th.

Viv Barrett will be enjoying her 50th Birthday on 18th October.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THEM ALL.

JIM COUZA’S BBQ

On Saturday 20th

August a group of 10 members attended the above

event. We had a lovely time enjoying the surroundings and the lovely

music. John White, Chris Baker and I had a successful day with the

raffle. We won 12 prices between us. I would like to thank Karen and

John for lovely day.

Chris Brown.

Interesting History

There is an old Hotel/Pub in Marble Arch, London, which used to

have gallows adjacent to it. Prisoners were taken to the gallows (after

a fair trial of course) to be hanged.

The horse-drawn dray, carting the prisoner, was accompanied by an

armed guard, who would stop the dray outside the pub and ask the

prisoner if he would like “ONE LAST DRINK”.

If he said “YES”, it was referred to as „ONE FOR THE ROAD‟.

If he declined, that prisoner was „ON THE WAGON‟.

England is old and small and the local folk started running out of

places to bury people, so they would dig up coffins and would take

the bones to a bone-house and re-use the grave. When re-opening

these coffins, 1 out of 25 coffins were found to have scratch marks

on the inside and they realised they had been burying people alive.

So they would tie a string on the wrist of the corpse, thread it through

the coffin and up through the ground and tie it to a bell.

Someone would have to sit out in the graveyard all night (the

graveyard shift) to listen for the bell; thus someone could be,

„SAVED BY THE BELL‟ or was considered a „DEAD RINGER‟.

Now, whoever said history was boring!

Lin Smith

ANOTHER JOKE FROM JOHN WHITE

“I‟m suffering from terrible constipation” said the patient to his doctor.

“What have you been eating?” asked the GP. “Snooker balls” replied the

patient. “I had two reds for breakfast, three blues for lunch and ten browns,

a pink and a black for dinner”. “I think I know what the problem is” replied

the doctor. “You‟re not eating enough greens”.