A good time was had by all at the Templeton Hotel, Templepatrick last night. The whole thing was very well organised by Eveleen McMaster and the food and service were excellent. Old hands and new joined in the craic and banter but some regulars we meet on the hills were missed - maybe next time.
Colin Lown did MC for the prize giving. Maurice McBride again won the shield for coming top in the XC League but there were no entries from the diminishing hang gliding side. Eveleen had also organised a draw for prizes which were won by Ian Fraser, Jennifer Bates and Tom Carson.
The last stragglers were leaving close to midnight - all well fed and watered!
Today (Saturday) I took a trip out to Big Collin. Sites Officer Alastair McMaster had done a great job filling in the potholes at the gate and along the lane. The wind was initially SW with sun and scattered Cu. Then a massive bank of black cloud with what looked like rain slowly started approaching from the East whilst the wind on the hill was SW! Eventually the black cloud arrived and the wind swung SE - but no chance of a flight as a blizzard came on and the hill turned white in a short time! Another typical flying day. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_MecUgbv1w.
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