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Our very own Donk (and quite a few other Islanders) were misled into thinking he was attending a formal presentation for HH the Administrator, Mr Fairhursst, but as Sqn Ldr Menage was about to hand over a spoof, long service award to Mr Fairhurst, he called Donk forward and presented him with the following award:
AWARD OF THE AIR OFFICER COMMANDING IN CHIEF'S COMMENDATION
On Saturday 3 July 1999 Mr Tim Locking, a SERCo employee from RAF Ascension Island, was returning to the UK for leave. During the flight another passenger became abusive to the point that his actions threatened the safety of the aircraft. Much has been written in the UK and overseas press about 'air rage' but this is the first instance of this nature on a RAF aircraft. Mr Locking's actions prevented a serious flight safety incident and he has been awarded an AOC-in-C's commendation. Few of these awards are made in any year, even fewer are made to civilians and the nature of this selfless act has resulted in an immediate award, something that truly demonstrates the high regard in which Mr Locking is held.
Tim Locking (a.k.a. "Donk")
received his award
The citation is reproduced in full so that all Island residents can see the full explanation for the immediate award of the AOC-in-Cs commendation.
AWARD OF AIR OFFICER COMMANDING-IN-CHIEF'S COMMENDATION
MR T A LOCKING
CITATION
On Saturday 3 July 1999, Mr Locking was a passenger on a Tristar aircraft flying from RAF Ascension Island to the United Kingdom. During the flight another passenger sitting nearby, who was intoxicated, rapidly became abusive to the cabin crew after being prevented from smoking in the aircraft. He then became violent and began lashing out at anyone attempting to pacify him. The passenger's behaviour was a significant cause for concern, and the crew members, unable to suppress him, sought help from Mr Locking, who then accepted responsibility for subduing the man who was, by then, attempting to make his way to the cockpit.
Mr Locking calmly endured physical and verbal abuse from the passenger, suffering cuts to his face, bites, and damage to his clothing in the process. As the crew had no suitable means of restraining the passenger, Mr Locking alone was responsible for preventing him from causing further trouble until the aircraft was able to divert to land at Tenerife some four hours later. Once at Tenerife, the passenger was handed over to the Spanish Police; it took four policemen to overcome him.
The dangers of disruptive passengers are highlighted frequently in the media. Mr Locking was simply another passenger on the Tristar, but he bravely tackled a difficult situation which, if left unchecked, could have quickly escalated into a severe flight safety incident. He took decisive action when others did not, and it was only through his prompt action that a major risk to the safety of the aircraft and its passengers was averted.
By his purposeful and effective intervention, Mr Locking rendered to the Royal Air Force a service which, in its selfless resolve and courageous execution, was above and beyond the call of duty. Accordingly, Mr Locking justly deserves, and is hereby awarded, the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief's Commendation.
HOME OFFICE MINISTER IN LONDON HAS SAID SAINTS WILL NOT HAVE THEIR BRITISH CITIZENSHIP UNTIL 2001
A Report For BBC World Service "Calling The Falklands" By Simon Pipe (SP) 22/10/99
A Home Office Minister in London has said St. Helenians will not have their British citizenship restored before 2001. Barbara Roach told this week's meeting of the Overseas Territories Consultative Council that the issue will not be included in the Queen's Speech next month. She said Business Managers had not found time for it in the next session of Parliament. There's no guarantee it will even be included a year from now. The Liberal Democrat MP, Bob Russel (BR), is a leading campaigner on the issue. He gave me his reaction.
BR I am disappointed. I think it's still time to play for and everybody should continue to lobby 10 Downing St. To get this in the Queen's Speech. It should be a non-controversial item, for St. Helena anyway. I accept that perhaps for some of the other Overseas Territories there might be problems but, St. Helena, as far as I am concerned, is a simple case of restoring citizenship which never should have been taken away. If the Government aren't going to be putting it in the Queen's Speech this time, having produced the White Paper in March, which I think we all agreed was the right way forward, there will be a sense of further betrayal.
SP You say it's non-controversial. That is because I think there are not many M. P. S WHO would oppose the idea. But, it actually quite complicated because Barbara Roach, the Home Office Minister said this week to the Overseas Territories Consultative Council that they would have to visit all the territories before they could draft this legislation.
BR Well, I find that quite extraordinary. It may well be that they have to visit some of the Overseas Territories but there's no need to make a visit to St. Helena. After all, St. Helena was attached to England before the Union of England and Scotland. I have been there only a few weeks ago. I have met the people. They are wonderful people and I believe that they have been treated badly and I want to see them have their British Citizenship restored. And, if it means a separate Bill just for St. Helena, while the problems of the West Indies and elsewhere are sorted out, then so be it. St. Helena is a special case, I would argue.
But, if it's all bad news and its not going to be in the Queen's Speech, I do urge people to continue with the other two aspects and that is to build up the economy of the island and also to press ahead still with the need for better access and by that, we mean the airstrip.
SP There's one concern that people in other parts of the world might try and gain British citizenship by first getting citizenship of places like St. Helena. What do you say about it?
BR I think that's quite simply blocked because you then have legislation that only the Government of St. Helena can grant citizenship to people who want to be St. Helenians. I would hope they wouldn't stop me having citizenship of St. Helena but clearly they wouldn't want some Mafia type people coming through the back door. I don't think that is a serious problem.
As we all know, Napoleon died on St. Helena and I am sure that as we go on into the new millennium, if he could look back on what's happened, he would be mightily amused that a Frenchman can now get access to the United Kingdom far more easily than somebody from St. Helena can.
SP The citizenship proposals in the White paper also call for reciprocal arrangements on access. That could give UK Citizens greater rights to enter and even live in the Overseas Territories, including the Falkland Islands. And, that's a matter of concern for Councillor Mike Summers (MS) who represented the Falklands at the Consultative Council. He says the same right of access could ultimately be granted to people from the countries of the European Union.
MS The situation at the moment is that Great Britain has opted out of the part of the Treaty Of Amsterdam, I think it was, that did away with border controls. Britain still has its own border controls so, to that extent, our immigration is protected. But, if Britain ever opted to relinquish those border controls and become a full part of the Union (and this is a debate that goes on here in Great Britain) then the situation could change for us. We need to be absolutely clear about that, that we've got our position protected.
We urge all UK readers to send a letter to your Member of Parliament urging the restoration of British Citizenship for Saint Helenians. Please see issue number 1455 for a draft letter. Thank you
CLLR. MIKE SUMMERS TALKS ABOUT FISHERIES WITH EUROPEAN UNION OFFICIALS
SP On Thursday night Cllr. Summers left by train for Brussels to speak with European Union Officials about fisheries. Agreements with Argentina may be in place with more progress hoped for but that only affects home wasters.
MS There is one major issue in which the European Union is Directly involved and that is the multilateral high-seas control issue. I want to brief the E.U. on the discussions that we've held recently and what we think the outcomes are and to get some idea from them on how they see the thing moving forward in the multilateral sphere.
SP There are plenty of other example in other parts of the world. Recently Canada have achieved a high-seas agreement.
MS Indeed and the European Union has been negotiating with others a high-seas agreement in the South/East Atlantic. So, the European Union has an amount of experience already in negotiating these types of arrangements.
LETTERS| From the Editors: (lots of them)
Congratulations to Donk, it's good to have a hero on the Island. There is no truth in rumour that he is engaging on a speaking tour of the clubs and the school. Timely remember from Donk -ALCOHOL AND ALTITUDE DON'T MIX. Well done from all at the Islander. WE haven't forgotten to put page numbers on, the preperation of this week's edition has been fraught with technical difficulties, but hey we managed. Amazing seas, fantastic rollers, crashing waves. The newly aquired barbeque area was decimated by the waves, the large wooden picnic table was last seen floating towards Recife. Watch the rollers but remember to keep safe. Congratulations also must go the team effort which went into last
week's issue, don't know how you all fitted into the Islander suite. To "The Islander" 25th October 99 Dear Editors, There was, however, one area which is causing considerable ill-feeling amongst visiting tourists and that is the exorbitant and quite unsupportable total of the charges which are being levied upon them by the various organisations on the island. It will help readers to become aware of the scale of these if l list them-
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(From previous Column) Last week several tourists left vowing never to return. One described it as "The great Ascension Island rip off" I can fully understand this justified reaction.I will make some specific comments. The £27.50 baggage charge for a single tourist is outrageous. It costs almost four times as much to land a suitcase than the additional charge of £7.50 for the tourist! I suggest a single £10.00 charge for tourist and bags to be the maximum which can be commercially justified. The "Administrators fee" is for entry permit. He may well feel that for short term, bona fide tourists, this can be waived. If not then I am sure £5 would more than cover recording costs. Most hotels, in return for business they are receiving from their
guests, are happy to collect and deliver guests to their arrival point
as part of the overall service they provide, this should be covered
by the accommodation terms, which should be inclusively costed. "Add
ons" are a source of irritation which erodes the overall pleasure
of the stay. They should be eliminated. As for the "Overseas
Charge" the above comments also apply. It appears that it is
for "correspondence" In 40 years of traveling I have never,
previously, been asked to pay a hotel for corresponding with them
to stay with them and become a customer. This should be scrapped forthwith. My suggestions are fair and reasonable. They would reduce costs to perhaps £15.00. The number of tourists are small. The overall reduction in revenue would be negligible but tourists would leave happy with a desire to return and, more importantly, speak well of the island's administration abroad which is not happening at the moment as last weeks Internet messages show. If the island is serious about attracting tourists (and I am not convinced that they are) then they would make a fruitful and positive start if they were to adopt my suggestions forthwith and undiluted. The other festering sore is that visitors are not told of these charges before arrival, which is quite wrong and smacks of deception Curnow Shipping Company Ltd should be asked to advise everyone, in detailed breakdown, at the time flights or berths are being arranged. It would be helpful for the island's tourist relationships if the Administrator could call a meeting of all those involved in the areas I have highlighted using this letter as the agenda, require them to be positive and undefensive, place themselves in the position of the tourist with an open mind and be concerned to rectify the present, unacceptable-iniquities. Yours sincerely, Derek Cheesbrough
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Why does a Booby have red feet? Does the water go into the bird's eyes when they dive in the water? How does the Frigatebird chase the other birds to get their food? What can we do at home to save electricity? Can we have recycling on the island?
These are some of the questions which I've tried to answer for the enquiring minds of the children at two Boats School. I came to Ascension to work with the school following a cry which said "Why do all these scientists come to Ascension but never leave behind information which is useful for the children and teachers?"
Well I'm not sure if I am the reply which Betty Joshua was expecting but I hope that I have gone some way towards bridging the gap between scientific jargon and the questions in children's minds. In my short time in the school I've talked to most of the children whether it was while I was dressing one of their number as a Red-footed Boobie to explain their fantastic adaptations or setting them off on a piece of GCSE coursework which will investigate the threats to the seabirds. The school is developing a policy on Environmental Education so I have been able to share my experience in this area as well as more practical tasks and visits. I have worked with Middle 1 to design some new displays for the museum and I'm sure some of you will be asked to fill in a questionnaire about environmental protection designed by Year 9.
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), for whom I work, are part of the UK Overseas Territories Conservation Forum which is particularly concerned about the threats to the seabirds. Ascension Island of course has its own species of Frigatebird but it is also an important breeding area for the Gannets, Noddies, Trophies and Wideawake terns. It is only through working with people on the island that we will find solutions. As an Education Officer I think the children are some of the most important people on the island. I have found their enthusiasm and concern for the environment heartening. My visit is part of a longer-term commitment by the RSPB to ensure that future generations can have the wonderful views of seabirds that Middle 2 and myself enjoyed.
Next time I am sat with a group of kids in a cold, windswept hide in the UK trying to point out a small brown bird that just disappeared behind a bush I will remember the fantastic ease of showing children birds here on Ascension. The Frigates and the Fairy Terns actually came to investigate us - what a joy!
I have also spent a lot of time just talking to people here on Ascension, listening to what you have to say about the Mexican thorn and the feral cats. Thank you to all the people who have taken time to share their views with me and for the many of you who have been perfect hosts. I've been taken to many corners of the island by friends but there are still many left to see, I hope I have the opportunity to come back. A special thanks must go to all the staff at Two Boats School who have made me feel so welcome and have made a real effort to make the most of my visit.
Rachel Sharp
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The Atlas IIA launch of a US Navy communications satellite has been delayed. The launch is now scheduled for 22 November at 04:29 local time from pad 36B, Cape Canaveral Air Station, FL. The next shuttle launch is now scheduled for 2 December at 09:32 local time from pad 39B. During this mission the crew of the Shuttle Discovery will replace equipment and perform maintenance upgrades to the Hubble Space Telescope. Although no new scientific instruments will be installed, they have many maintenance tasks planned over 4 days of extensive "spacewalking."
The Caribbean was visited by yet another hurricane last week. The eye of Hurricane Jose went right over our sister base, Antigua Air Station. The base suffered minor structural damage as well as water intrusion to some of its buildings. Base personnel are still gathering data on the total extent of the damage. As a direct result of the hurricane, our weekly military channel flight was not able to land at Antigua on its way back to Patrick AFB, FL. By reducing the cargo load, the DC-8 aircraft was able to fly directly into Patrick AFB. Unfortunately, several personnel were scheduled to depart for Antigua. Some people decided to stay at Ascension and work here while they waited for the next flight. Others postponed their work at Antigua and opted to fly into Patrick AFB.
Ascension AAF had several important personnel on the base last week. First, we were visited by Colonel Byron Evans and his executive officer, First Lieutenant Ray Escorpizo. Col Evans is the commander of the 45th Logistics Group and is stationed at Patrick AFB. Both Ascension AAF and Antigua Air Station fall under his command. During his one day visit to Ascension AAF, Col Evans looked at several of our current construction projects, as well as some that we have projected for the near future. He was also able to meet with the Island Administrator as well as receive an informative tour of the Ariane tracking facility.
We also have a team on base from Patrick AFB that is upgrading all of our desktop computer systems. Basically, we are migrating from Windows 95 to Windows NT. We will also be converting our e-mail system from Microsoft Mail to Microsoft Outlook. So, if you have been unsuccessful trying to e-mail personnel on the base over the last few days, it was probably due to these upgrades. The team was originally scheduled to depart on the Wednesday morning channel flight; however, it looks like they may have to stay another week to complete all the necessary upgrades.
Probably the most significant team that visited us last week was an environmental team from Patrick AFB. The team conducted a very thorough examination of our facilities and processes. During his visit on the island, Col Evans received the preliminary findings brief from the team just prior to their departure back to Patrick AFB. Of course, the evaluation is not a "one-time event." The Air Force is involved in a continuing effort to ensure our current practices comply with international and federal environmental laws and policies as well as correcting problems from years past when such laws did not exist. Once the report is finalized, the 45 Space Wing will begin to prioritize and procure funding for any required corrective actions.
Our cargo ship, the Merchant Vessel Ascension, arrived at Ascension Island last Friday. Luckily for us, the ocean was very cooperative and we were able to commence unloading operations within a few hours of the ship's arrival. By early Sunday evening, we had completed all stevedoring operations and the ship was on its way back to Port Canaveral, FL. During its stay here, we unloaded 59 items (47 sea vans, 5 refrigerated sea vans, 1 flat rack, and 6 break bulk) and loaded 54 items (28 empty sea vans, 13 full sea vans, 5 refrigerated sea vans, and 8 break bulk). Overall, a very successful and safe operation. Kudos to all involved!
As I reported in my last article, the wind turbines were down for maintenance most of the week. Even though that maintenance effort was successfully concluded, the wind turbines are down again albeit for an entirely different reason. For the last week or so, we have been running the power plant generator #3 at or near peak capacity. This process is used to burn out the excess carbon buildup in the generator's stack heater. During this process, we shut down the wind turbines because of safety. As you may not know, we have three power sources that all tie into the base power grid: the four diesel generators at the power plant, the four wind turbines, and the photovoltaic farm near the runway. The wind turbines provide several hundred kilowatts per hour of energy to the grid; however, they have one major disadvantage. Due to variations in wind speed, the amount of power delivered can fluctuate quite dramatically, even over the course of a few seconds. When this happens, the diesel generators have to compensate for the fluctuations in order to keep the power output at a steady rate and frequency. As I stated earlier, during this process of cleaning the stack heaters, the diesel generator is operating at or near peak capacity. If the wind turbines were operating at the same time, we run the risk of a power plant shutdown due to the inability of the diesel generator to compensate for a major fluctuation in power output from the wind turbines. So basically, over the next few weeks as we work on the power plant generators, expect to see the wind turbines shut down for extended periods of time.
Here are the results of last week's National Football League scores (note: bottom team is the home team):
Kansas City 35 Detroit 24 Washington 20 Baltimore 8 Carolina 9 Dallas 38Cincinnati 10 Philadelphia 13 San Francisco 16 Indianapolis 31 Miami 16 Minnesota 40New Orleans 3 Denver 23 NY Jets 23 NY Giants 31 New England 24 Oakland 24Green Bay 31 Buffalo 16 Cleveland 3 San Diego 3 Seattle 26 St. Louis 34Chicago 3 Atanta TBA Tampa Bay 6 Pittsburgh TBAOver in major league baseball, as some of you may know, the New York Yankees won the American League Championship while the Atlanta Braves won the National League Championship. The two are now fighting it out in the World Series. As of Monday when I submitted this article, the New York Yankees lead the best out of seven series by 2 games to 0. This second straight loss at home puts the Braves in a tight spot as the teams head to New York for game three on Tuesday.
Only eleven more days until the last Dew Pond Run of this millenium. Remember, all great journeys begin with one small step. Until next time,
Major Larry Martin
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Dear Friends,
I found myself admitting to the Senior School at last Friday's Assembly that I don't really believe in time. Of course I know it's necessary for measuring things and we would be in a muddle without it, but it seems unreal, a man-made concept that doesn't always seem to work. Waiting in the waiting room at the Dentists can seem a lifetime, the deadline for The Islander comes round before you've had time to change a floppy disc.
This past week has flown, mainly because so much good news has come rushing in.
First there was an enquiry for infant baptism, and we've managed to arrange that during our Family/Parade Service next week.Then came a Fax from Bishop John saying that he has after all got a cancellation on the RMS so he will be on the island from December 6th -14th; consequently we have had to organise a meeting of the Church Council to make arrangements for his visit.
I suddenly realised that the Bible Study clashed this week with the Heritage Society AGM, so that has had to be rearranged.
With so much going on it then became necessary to re-think our Sunday Service pattern for the next few weeks. There will be no 10am service on November 7th so as not to clash with those brave souls attempting the Dew Pond Run; on November 12th the Remembrance Day Service will begin at 10.50 sharp, and there will be a Christingle Service on December 5th at 7pm. Add to that special services on December 12th so that we can all meet our new Bishop, and before we know it it will be Christmas.
Not to mention the Millennium!Yes time, if it really does exist, sometimes flies.
But there was more good news to come.
The 'new' organ has recovered from its sea voyage and come to life!
Yes, God is good.
As the poet/priest George Herbert wrote
"Seven whole days, not one in seven, I will praise thee
E'en eternity 's too short to extol thee."
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The Met Office Weather Report
Statistics for the week ending 17th October 1999.
| Max (deg C) | Min (deg C) | Rainfall (mm) | |
| AIRHEAD | 28.5 | 21.3 | 2.3 |
| TRAVELLERS | 26.4 | 19.1 | 8.1 |
| GEORGETOWN | 29.0 | 22.0 | 1.0 |
| RESIDENCY | - | - | 5.9 |
| ST. HELENA | 20.7 | 14.4 | 4.8 |
| FALKLANDS |
11.7 |
-1.1 |
14.9 |
| BRIZE NORTON | 15.6 | 2.1 | Trace |
ASCENSION SEA SWELL FORECAST ( based on data available on Monday afternoon) : NNW'ly 2.0 to 2.5 metres, gradually falling to WNW'ly 1.5 metres by Friday.
Sea temperature around Ascension Island : 24 degrees Celsius.
ASCENSION ISLAND: A pleasant week with showers mostly falling overnight and above average temperatures. A little cooler and cloudier over the weekend.
ST HELENA: A even more cloudy week than the previous one with light showers and some fog every day, the sunniest being Thursday and Sunday with 3 hours each. Nearly a degree drop in temperature this week has posed the question 'when is the weather going to warm up?'. A fresh breeze moderated from midweek.
U.K: A cool but sunny start to the week, though with strong easterly winds, soon gave way to much more unsettled weather by midweek. Spells of rain or showers, heavy in places, continued through the weekend, though it did become milder.
FALKLAND ISLANDS: Spring arrives in the Falkland Islands! Often strong westerly winds throughout the week, but with the only rain falling on Monday and temperatures rising above 15 degrees on five of the days, a very pleasant week.
No doubt some of you have heard on the news this week about the large iceberg approaching the Falkland Islands? For those who haven't, the iceberg broke free from a glacier in Antarctica in 1992 and has been drifting free ever since. Originally 110 by 50 km in size, it has shrunk to 77 by 38 km today, and is now drifting past the southern tip of Argentina at a speed of around 12 kilometres a day. The main danger posed by the iceberg is to shipping in the area, especially from smaller bergs which break off the main berg. As it extends several hundred feet below the ocean's surface the large iceberg would run aground before coming too close to the shore of the Falklands.
On the subject of ice, a study by a team of scientists from the University of Maine revealed last week that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, which people have worried was being affected by global warming, has actually been melting for thousands of years. Their study reports that the ice sheet has been retreating since the last major ice age and, barring another ice age, will disappear in around 7000 years, with or without human influence. There is enough ice contained in the West Antarctic Ice Sheet to raise global sea levels by around 5 metres!
The anagrams from last week were all American states:-
Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Minnesota, Wisconsin, New Hampshire and Louisiana.
Something more graphical this week,
An arch is in the form of a circle with a straight line base. If the width of
the base is 16 metres, and the height of the arch is 6 metres at its maximum,
what is the radius of the whole circle?
Good luck.
Axel.
Hello everyone!
We share with you this week some of the activities that have taken place in school over the past two weeks.
Literacy
We are all aware that Literacy unites the important skills of reading and writing. Speaking and listening are very much a part of this process and good oral work enhances pupils' understanding of language in both oral and written forms. In our Literacy sessions, whether they are taking place in the primary or the secondary sector, all pupils and their teacher get to grips with a chosen text. The text or written word, which may be in the form of an extract from a story, a story, information texts or poetry, for example, becomes the main focus for the sessions and this is shared by the teacher and the pupils in a variety of ways. One of the aims of Literacy teaching is to expose children to a wide range of texts with different degrees of difficulty. They experience these through reading independently as individuals or groups under the guidance of the teacher or through whole-class teaching with a shared text.
The kind of written work that follows on from the shared and guided reading and the listening and speaking takes many forms, and during the process of writing there is interaction between the teacher and the class. Over the course of time, the teacher demonstrates specific writing skills which the pupils use to improve their writing performance based on what they have learnt about a variety of writers and their writing styles. As a result of this, pupils develop in their ability to use language to suit the task they are set and there are many pleasing and satisfying outcomes. It is often very encouraging to see pupils so involved in their writing that they are reluctant to put down their pens when time runs out! Yes, it happens..........honest!Awards
Arising out of the work in Literacy, two examples of effective writing were given recognition by teachers in the past week. To celebrate their success, at our Awards Assembly on Friday morning, .James Menage, a Year 3 pupil and Marion Leo from Year 10, received certificates for the special effort they had made in producing good written work based on different texts within their classes. Shaun Stevens was given a Special Mention Certificate, which gained him five housepoints, for consistent good effort in English class and homework. Well done to all three of you. These pupils were presented their certificates by our special guest. Miss Rachel Sharp, from the RSPB, who also gave the Primary School an interesting talk on two of Ascension' birds, the frigate and the red- footed booby.RSPB education Officers visit
We have been most fortunate to have Miss Sharp in our school working alongside of our teachers and pupils over the past week. Her visit to us stemmed from an earlier visit to Ascension by Jim Stevenson, also from the RSPB. Miss Sharp has shared her knowledge on environmental matters with our pupils through talks, discussions, outdoor trips, art and project work. She leaves behind with us, ideas on the formulation of an environmental policy which should, once its drawn up, assist us as a school in finding ways to develop positive attitudes towards becoming more responsible for our environment and its sustainability. I thank you Rachel, and we wish you a safe return to the UK.That's it for this time. Next week it's the turn of Middle Two.
Betty Joshua
Headteacher
ASCENSION PREMIERSHIP 1999/2000Atlantic Raiders: Captained
by Tony Reynolds This new elite team
has desires on taking all the treasurey.
Bellboys: Captained
by Darren Bedwell Bellboys return again,
hoping on improving on last seasons successes.
Two Boats Rowdies: Captained by Tich Fowler New captain, new desire. Heard it all before? We shall see.
Harts: Captained by Richard Joshua Last seasons League Winners.
Everything to lose, or win?
Rangers: Captained by Robert Williams Rangers return, full of spirit. Ready to rock!
Georgetown: Captained by Nicky Herne no one would bet
against old dogs Georgetown. Do so at
your peril.
The League will start
on 6th November ’99.
Kicking off the new
Season will be Bellboys and Georgetown at 17:00, referee Leroy Peters.
Continuing on Sunday
will be;
1st game
Rangers vs TB
Rowdies 15:00, referee Johnny Hobson
2nd game
Harts vs Atlantic
Raiders 17:00, referee Martin Joshua
Remember Top Goalscorer, Player Of the Season, Goalkeeper Of the Season are all for the taking. As always, the prestigious Man of the Match will be given at the end of the game.
Treasurers Report
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1998/99 Treasurers Accounts |
Income |
Expenses |
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Opening balance |
£16.73 |
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League entrance
fees |
£700.00 |
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League trophies |
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£349.65 |
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Equipment (balls,
flags etc.) |
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£148.52 |
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9-a-side entrance
fees |
£210.00 |
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9-a-side &
6-a-side trophies |
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£169.88 |
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Presentation
wines |
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£57.54 |
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Miscellaneous
(polish, etc.) |
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£4.45 |
Totals
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£926.73 |
£730.04 |
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Balance carried
forward |
£196.69 |
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At the start of the season the Ascension football league did not own any footballs, flags, whistles etc. We also needed new goal nets for the Georgetown pitch, but there was no money available. We decided therefore to try finish the season with a more healthy bank balance which if maintained will allow successive committees to purchase such essential items when needed. Hence the big difference in opening and closing balances.
Thank You
What with all the excitement of starting
the new season, I forgot to appreciate
the contribution that Johnny ‘ Ice-man’ Hobson brought to the Premiership last year.
And to other helpers whose small accomplishments allowed the Premiership
to run smoothly. I hope you will again give your support.
Thanks.
Thanks goes to Johnny
Hobson again! and Leroy Peters for agreeing to have a go at refereeing.
Thanks and admiration to previous referees who have returned to suffer
abuse for another season.
Fans/Supporters
Come on down to
Georgetown Stadium and support your fellow men as they battle for the
title honours.
Last season there
was a goal scored at every single game! I am sure this season will not disappoint. Place your
bets now!
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