Summer 2000
From the Secretary
Our Autumn meeting in Cambridge has been ably masterminded by Stephen Gibson. It will run from late afternoon on Friday 1st September to the afternoon of Sunday 3rd September and will be based on Downing College. This is one of the few places in Cambridge that has adequate parking.So in this newsletter, a lovely Summer meeting, newsletter contributions from the floor of the house, news from foreign parts and the prospect of aeroplanes, cars, more aeroplanes and the sport of kings (and queens) in Cambridge. I look forward to seeing you there.
Andrew Clymo.
Meetings
Shenington 2000
French Meeting, Toulouse, June 1st - 4th 2000
Chris Linton with Carol, Sydney Agnew with Celia and Geoffrey Fearnley with Gerlinde were the only Brits present. Arriving in the Pink City we dined in the centre surrounded by scores of pavement bars and even street dancing.On Friday we visited the Aerospatiale Complex seeing the assembly of the Airbus 340 and 330 inter alia. A very pleasant gastronomic dinner cruise ended the day.
The next day saw us at the Cite D.C'Espace walking through a real Mir space station and discussing astro physics with our guide. After the second five course lunch of the weekend we saw a show in the planetarium and drove to a charming Chateaux for the gala dinner.
There were 73 people at the meeting, about 30 German, 27 French and of course the 6 English. (We're 10 short somewhere - Secretary) A fine and enjoyable weekend with a full and interesting programme, accomodation in a comfortable hotel right in the centre and ambient temp. of 26-27C deserved more effort from the BMPA. Perhaps more of our members will be tempted into next years meeting.
Geoffrey Fearnley