2012 Programme

January 21st:  AR's Birthday Lunch: from 12.30 at Haven Ports Yacht Club Lightship, at Suffolk Yacht Harbour, Levington. Chicken Fillet or Vegge option with apple pie to follow: cost £12. "Our Favourite Books and Characters" with contributions from Keith White, Brian Hammett, Sue Harper, Judy Taylor, Rik Butcher.    Booking necessary - as places are limited - to Rik Butcher at rik.butcher@talk21.com, 01780 470362; secretary@tarseast.co.uk. 

March 31: Visit to the Nottage Marine Institute at Wivenhoe.  Mike Downes will meet us at 11am, and, after a talk about the Insitute’s objectives and achievements, will show us around the building, including the boat workshops. A pub lunch (or picnic) will be followed by exploring the quay and then tea offered by Melanie Whitehead.  Contact: secretary@tarseast.co.uk

April 13: Visit to the Cambridge Polar Museum, including the Scott Polar exhibition. Tars members should meet at the Museum’s Foyer at 1.30 pm for 2 pm.  There is much to see and hear, for example the North and South Polar explorers equipment – including their boats.  Contact: secretary@tarseast.co.uk.

May 27: Signalling from Mars, a guided tour of the Greenwich Royal Observatory, London, including the Historic Observatory and the Planetarium.  Meet at 11 am. There would be a small charge. Lunch is available at the Observatory’s nearby restaurant or at the newly developed Maritime Museum extension, well worth an optional afternoon visit.  Contact: Rik Butcher, Tel: 01780 470362, or e-mail: rik.butcher@talk21.com

July 7^th Oulton Broad Day: Dinghy sailing – yours or others.  Meet at 10 am at Penney and Ian Northover-Smith’s, at 5 Ice House Quay, Commodore Road, Oulton Broad, Lowestoft, Suffolk: NR22 3QU.  Book with them on Tel: 01502 560926 or e-mail: northovers@tarseast.co.uk.  Bring a packed lunch.  Tea provided.

July 21^st -22^nd: Swamazons Camp at Walton and Frinton YC with the Old Gaffers Association.  Swallows and Amazons dinghy race round Swallow Island.  Contact the OGA organizer; Pete Elliston (01206 391870; ecseC@oldgaffersassociation.org) for camping and to make bookings.

August:  to be confirmed

September 8^th Broads Sailing Day, will go ahead subject to sufficent numbers wanting to take part. Contact John Holmes 01367 570982 e-mail: John@fts.me.uk.

October 20:  Tars Eastern Literary afternoon:  Speakers Hugh Lupton, talking about the ‘Homing Stone’ and ‘Old Peter’s Russian Tales’ and author Julia Jones, talking about the Arthur Ransome influence on her trilogy of childrens’ books.  It starts at 2pm at the United Reform Church Meeting Room, Whiting Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1NR.  Contact william@tarseast.co.uk

November 17:  AGM at Pin Mill Sailing Club, with lunch earlier at the Butt and Oyster Inn.  Speaker to be confirmed.

Enquiries to the Secretary: Rik Butcher