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RNRN90 Summer A4 Issue 90 Summer 2016 The journal of the Russell Newbery Engine Owners & Enthusiasts Club Name up in Lights Arabia - Job Done! Rally Round Up Administrator “Sorted” Braunston Bus Cuts Monty’s Next Update www.rnregister.org.uk WHO’S WHO CONTENTS Front cover: Aylesbury Arm at Puttenham [Kevin McNiff] Back cover: Russell Newbery in lights [Kevin McNiff] RUSSELL NEWBERY REGISTER LTD 3 CHAIRMAN’S CHAT President: Dr Ian McKim Thompson FROM THE EDITOR Vice Presidents: Lady Carol Stamp, Mrs Susan Gibbs, Allister Denyer, Graham Pearson, Eleanor Phillips 4 MEMBERSHIP MATTERS Web site: www.rnregister.org.uk The Russell Newbery Register is a non profit LONG LIVE THE KING! distributing company limited by guarantee. ROUND HOUSE Founded: 1994 Registered in England No: 346943 Officers: Chairman: Norman C Mitchell 5 AUTUMN GATHERING REVISITED t: 01452 415420 [email protected] Secretary: Kevin McNiff 6 STILL GOING STRONG m: 07866 424988 [email protected] FOR SALE Directors: Jim Comerford Bob Scott Administration (membership, finance): Rob Davies 7 RALLY NOTES 55 Noddington Lane, Whittington, Lichfield, Staffs. SURPRISE RALLY VISITOR WS14 9PA t/f: 01543 432079 m: 07801 842337 [email protected] 8 RALLY REPORT Newsletter Editor: Kevin McNiff [email protected] Newsletter Production: Andrew Laycock m: 07870 294580 10 RALLY PHOTO ROUND-UP Administration (merchandise): Neil Mason Hillcrest, Chapel Lane, Westhumble, Surrey. RH5 6AH 12 MONTY’S SAGA CONTINUES t: 01306 889073 [email protected] Rally Organisers: Bob Scott and Andrew Laycock [email protected] 13 BUS CUTS IN BRAUNSTON Webmaster: Andrew Laycock [email protected] 14 A SILLY NOTICE? RN UP IN LIGHTS RUSSELL NEWBERY REGISTER PROPERTY LTD A non profit distributing company limited by guarantee 15 ARABIA - THE JOB COMPLETE! Founded 2004 Registered in England No: 5316384 Directors: Bob Ainsworth, Rob Davies, Dave Martin, 18 DAGENHAM FITTER IDENTIFIED Bob Scott. 19 ON ANOTHER TACK Unless otherwise noted,© Russell Newbery Register, 2016 Autumn Gathering RN DIESEL ENGINE COMPANY Please let Neil know Proprietors: Dave Bixter (m:07812 039110) Deborah Bixter (m: 07966 403132) Showroom: RN House, The Locks, Hillmorton, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 4PP t:01788 578661 your food order. Engineering workshop: 4 Oak House, Royal Oak Way North, Royal Oak Industrial Estate, Daventry NN11 8PQ t: 01327 700023 See page 5. Email: [email protected] Web site: www.russellnewbery.com Field Engineers: Ian Crompton m: 07831 841108 Next edition Richard Milligan m: 07973 826260 All contributions for the Summer edition will be gratefully received. Do not worry about format — in true RN fashion the editorial team can cope with [almost] anything! Please supply photographs as separate JPEG or GIF files. Corporate Member Copy deadline is 14th September 2016 2 RNR Newsletter : Summer 2016 Chairman’s Chatter Apparently we are in summer though apart from our Aylesbury Rally time, we seem to be having winter rain and storms! I’m sure you will all join me in thanking all involved with the Circus Field event for an outstanding weekend. Here in Gloucester we are working flat out to get the National Waterways Museum up and open for July 29th. Should anyone get the chance to visit our museum following that date you will find a whole new and interesting apologies as I shall be away with Pauline concept on displays, interactives and celebrating a minor birthday of hers. explanations. I just hope we meet the target date! Enjoy your boating during the rest of the year. May I wish you all a splendid Autumn Gathering at Alvecote and please accept my From the Editor Here comes summer – well our summer edition anyway [!] – which continues in full colour format, despite the change to a new size. Members I spoke to at the Rally were pleased with the new format which is now business as usual. We will be addressing the contrast issue with black and white photos in the Autumn edition, it is only an additional step or two in reformatting the images from colour originals. The Rally, which was a great success, is now history as the team look to preparations for 2017, though it features highly in this edition. Aylesbury Canal Society have a location and building to be proud of and should be on all boaters’ bucket list of places to visit. Even the basin at the end of the canal is well worth the trip, where you can trolley out your Waitrose shopping direct to the boat and then visit the theatre or Wetherspoons. Elsewhere within, we have a volunteer for the administration and finance role; part 2 of Arabia’s DM2 installation and an update from Monty Vann’s National rebuild. Here’s to hoping we will see some decent boating weather soon.! RNR Newsletter : Summer 2016 3 Membership matters We welcome one solitary new member but I David Heatley, Crewe Not an RN owner but believe that there are 2 more in the pipeline: still very welcome Long live the King! As you know I put my job as Register Whilst I am sad to go after the privilege of Administrator up for grabs at the 2015 AGM. being at the ‘helm’ for 17 years, I have been at The response has been so underwhelming, it long enough. I am sure that Andy will take but I was not too surprised. Who would want a the Register to the next stage and add dead end job like mine! considerable value. We have agreed that we will effect the handover over the coming Wonders never cease, at the end of this months, September being an initial target year’s AGM, Andy Todd appeared before me date. at the top table and said that he would be interested in stepping into my shoes. I That date, however, is not cast in stone. promptly ‘nailed’ him to the seat beside me Watch this space, more in the next that had only just been vacated by Director Newsletter. Jim Comerford. After a short discussion and, despite what I told him about my duties, he still said that he would like to take it on. Round House While rising in Atherstone top lock, I noticed the use of curved bricks on the corner of the lock keeper’s house [no longer, sadly!]. I hadn’t really looked at other times but it stood out for some reason. All the other walls appear to have the normal design of brick, like the modern example behind. Maybe they had a few dozen left after building the locks! Full range of of RN Spares and service items available from stock together with engines on display at Hillmorton. Full range of Boatyard Services including Engine servicing and repairs, Boat blacking, Full boat repainting service, Boat building and repairs, Plumbing & electrics, Weld repairs. GBBS Hillmorton Ltd. & Russell Newbery Marine Diesel Engines 01327 700023 / 01788 578 661 mobile 07812 039110 www.russellnewbery.com email. [email protected] 4 RNR Newsletter : Summer 2016 Autumn Gathering ~ Alvecote 16th to 18th September The Autumn Gathering sees us make a return along the towpath side of the canal, please visit to The Samuel Barlow at Alvecote feel free to do so. Marina. The date will be Friday 16th to Sunday 18th September. The weekend will be You can arrive at any time from Friday very informal, with the only organised item morning, if you are mooring on the marina being on the Saturday evening, when we will side. If you intend to moor along the towpath have a natter and gather in the upstairs bar you can arrive at any time, normal CRT with a finger buffet. There will be a small mooring rules apply. If anyone will be visiting charge of £5.00 per head for the Saturday by car, there is ample parking on site. evening to cover costs. To round off the Saturday evening, we can have an informal I hope you can make it along for our final RN musical session, if any of our musicians would event of the year. like to bring their instruments along. Please book breakfasts and Saturday evening buffet with Neil as soon as possible. No, the editor hasn’t forgotten this was in the last edition, but we thought it wise to keep it on the radar! Craft Activities For those of you who either missed the Greeting Card and Jewellery making activities at the Rally or enjoyed them so much you would like another go, these will be available all day on Saturday. A good opportunity to make a Christmas present or two. I also have a few ‘Paper Engima’ kits if you missed that at the rally. Please bring a Pringles tube for this. [photos Norman Mitchell] On Saturday and Sunday mornings, you will be able to enjoy a full cooked breakfast for £5.00 per head plus a £1.00 donation for tea, coffee or fruit juice. The final booking date will be Friday 9th September, please email me [email protected] Can you also let me know if you would like the breakfasts. Some boats will be moored along the marina banking, with others in the layby moored stern on. If any of you would like to moor RNR Newsletter : Summer 2016 5 Still enjoying living afloat Twenty years ago Harry Arnold of Waterways both determined to stay aboard and have no Images and I managed the shipment of 14 thought of moving ‘back on the land’. narrow boats to Ireland. Amongst those who made the journey was a boat called Wyton I can’t believe that there is anyone else of this which George and Ruby Stoddard-Stones age bracket still living afloat, unless you know lived on.
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