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Billy Briggs
It is with great sadness that William Briggs,(Bill)has passed away on the first of April at the age of 93.He was a long standing member of SSC having joined in 1968.Taking on many of the tasks of running the club he was Commodore in 1979-1980. Bill was also a Trustee for many years. The first Dinghy he owned was a Mirror 32223 called Noddy, which he built in the kitchen, moving on to Noddy Too
Published 18:46 on 14 Apr 2024
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Nigel Hemming
A message from Pam Hemming to all club members: Nigel Hemming, a long-standing member of SSC, sadly died on 4th March , aged 82. He had been Secretary, Membership Secretary and Training Centre Principal, having qualified as a dinghy instructor and senior instructor well into his sixties. Most of all he just loved sailing at Slaughden and chatting to everyone there. Nigel's funeral will take
Published 17:34 on 27 Mar 2024
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Fitting out Supper Saturday 30th March 2024 Menu
Please book by 16th March to facilitate catering procurement and click >> MORE to see Menu or check out the event on the calendar
Published 13:57 on 2 Mar 2024
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Commodore's Blog - 29th January 2024
SSC Commodore's Blog - January 2024 To those of you who weren't able to be at the Arctic Antic on New Year's Day and partake in the delicious soup and turkey sandwich lunch provided by our new Social Secretary, Kathy and her team of helplers, a belated Happy New Year from your Commodore. Although this can be a very quiet and somewhat depressing time of year for many of us, behind
Published 17:36 on 29 Jan 2024
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Outboard Motors
When the membership renewals were being carried out at the end of last year we failed to renew the outboard motor storage. I have now corrected this error and renewed the outboard storage for this year. All members who have an outboard stored at the club should have today received an invoice for the storage. If you no longer require the storage or you believe that you have an outboard stored at
Published 16:58 on 29 Jan 2024
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!
New Year's Day dawned grey & windy--- butabout 30 members arrived at Slaughden to enjoy turkey sandwiches, mulled wine & mince pies kindly provided by Kathy (Page ) and helpers. Racing was planned for the afternoon this year due to the difficulty of getting the safety boat in at low tide. Actually it worked well as the wind strength had decreased a little: but it looked pretty cold to me. But- 7 intrepid
Published 18:56 on 7 Jan 2024
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2024 Membership Renewals
Hi All Members! Anyone wishing to change their Membership Type* and/or current Dinghy, Tender, Kayak, Engine information please contact clubcoordinator@slaughdensailingclub.co.uk ASAP or by 10th November latest. Renewals will be automatically be created on the 19th November 2023. You will then receive an Invoice which is due for payment by 31st January 2024. *Note that Family Membership only covers children under 18 as at1st January 2024. 18 and over
Published 17:21 on 11 Oct 2023
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RYA L2 - Congratulations!
Congratulations to all candidates that successfully passed their RYA L2 Dinghy Course over the weekend of 24/25 th June. It was also great to see that the club investment in 6 x Laser Picos for training is being put to good use. A huge thank you to Peter Lock our Senior Instructor for leading this course and to all the Dinghy Instructors and Sue Lock for their support.
Published 19:52 on 5 Jul 2023
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SLAUGHDEN SAILS NEWSLETTER
Your beloved Commodore calling!! Please could members send any articles, photos, illustrations, jokes (within reason!) for the next Edition of "Slaughden Sails" which we are hoping to publish round the time of the King's Coronation. If you could send to Terry Sheppey, the Editor, tsheppey@gmail.com. Many thanks, Robert
Published 04:11 on 22 Apr 2023
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YOUR COMMITTEE NEEDS YOU!
Dear Members, Please see the attached letter from Robert requesting new members for the club committee. Thank you.
Published 20:08 on 11 Oct 2022
