THE BREVET CLUB (CANTERBURY) Inc
CANTERBURY’S CLUB FOR AIRCREW
C/- AIRFORCE MUSEUM OF NEW ZEALAND, PRIVATE BAG 4739, CHRISTCHURCH 8042
COMMITTEE
Patron: Kevin Jones 027 471 7565
President: Keith Jolly 027 453 0988
Vice President: Mark Wilson 021 253 4652
Secretary: Mark Wilson 021 253 4652
Treasurer: Kenn Cox 021 543 459
Graham Bethell 027 222 5558 John Humphreys 027 659 5280 Roger Read 021 0632518
Ross Cammell 027 274 9813 Russ Cross 0210386222 Graeme Thomson 021 633 181
Our social activities have been a bit up and down for the last year or so and hopefully we can make the future a bit more stable. It would be really great to draw up the plan for the year and not DEVIATE! However, the practicality is such that a bit of flexibility now and then may be needed. Time was that if changes were made there would be a bit of quid pro quo and we feel that recently the museum has been a bit fast and loose with changes and we have expressed our concern. Pin the enclosed programme wherever you keep such things and we will review our performance in a year or so.
This is our first newsletter since our AGM and our members have decided to stay with the status quo and leave our administration appointments as they are. We appreciate your confidence in us.
If you haven’t seen our refurbished lounge, I’m sure you will be pleasantly surprised, it looks very smart with new décor and carpet. Members of the committee have had a serious clean out of the back room making things more manageable.
Our recent hosting of the meet and greet for the 36 Aircrew Course reunion was well received by all. On a personal note I was delighted to catch up with my flying instructor Bruce Johnston and was then devastated to learn of his passing.
The gathering to celebrate the life of Hadyn Clarke at the old Wigram Mess attended by Brevet Club members, the model aero club team, and guides from the museum was a grand event. I mentioned the membership requirements and we were delighted to discover that not only did Hadyn have his pilot’s brevet, he also qualified as a member as a signaller and gunner, definitely an unusual combo, but not so much perhaps in the RAF and the time.
Our next luncheon will be at the Chateau on the Park on September 2nd, please advise and pay Kevin and Diann. The next lunch after will be October 14th in our Brevet Lounge and as guests we will have Vietnam Vets Reunion.
Keith Jolly
President
A group of men, all aged 40, discussed where they should meet for lunch. Finally it was agreed that they would meet at the Ocean View restaurant because the waitresses there were gorgeous.
Ten years later, at age 50, the friends once again discussed where they should meet for lunch. Finally it was agreed that they would meet at the Ocean View restaurant because the food and service was good and the wine selection was excellent.
Ten years later, at age 60, the friends again discussed where they should meet for lunch. Finally it was agreed that they would meet at the Ocean View restaurant because they could dine in peace and quiet and the restaurant had a beautiful view of the ocean.
Ten years later, at age 70, the friends discussed where they would meet for lunch. Finally they decided that they would meet at the Ocean View restaurant because the restaurant was wheelchair accessible and had an elevator.
Ten years later, at age 80, the friends discussed where they should meet for lunch. Finally it was agreed that they would meet at the Ocean View restaurant because they had never been there before.
All the crazy stuff happening in the big wide world reminds me of a 1970’s Time Magazine front page showing a log floating in a river with a bunch of ants (world leaders) each of which had a paddle in the water and each claimed they were the one successfully steering the log. The observation was however that the log was simply following the current.
Nothing much has changed in 50 years.
Jan 19 Tue First Club Day
Feb 02 Tue Club Day
17 Wed Lunch – Chateau on the Park
Mar 02 Tue Committee/Club Day
16 Tue Club Day
30 Tue Club Day
Apr 13 Tue Club Day
25 Sun ANZAC Day
28 Wed Lunch – Brevet Lounge
May 11 Tue Committee/Club Day
25 Tue Club Day
Jun 08 Tue Club Day
22 Tue AGM/Lunch – Brevet Lounge
Jul 06 Tue Club Day
20 Tue Club Day
Aug 03 Tue Committee/Club Day
17 Tue Club Day
Sep 01 Wed Lunch – Chateau on the Park
19 Sun Battle of Britain
28 Tue Club Day
Oct 12 Tue Committee/Club Day
27 Wed Lunch – Chateau on the Park
Nov 09 Tue Club Day
23 Tue Club Day
Dec 08 Wed Committee/Christmas Lunch – Brevet Lounge
21 Tue Last Club Day of the year
Jan 18 Tue First Club Day of 2028
Saw this image in a recent Flypast magazine
STAY WARM!!!