My thanks to all who organised the Casino Night at the Volcano Club and all who took part. Hope you didn't lose too much at the Blackjack tables, but then it's all in a good cause!

What was really good was to see so many people really enjoying themselves and having a good time. And then thanks to members of the Golf Club who have contributed well over forty bottles for the Bottle Stall through their tournament last Sunday. Again I hope it was a good competition and fun for everyone who took part. Lets hope that's how it is for everyone on Saturday at the ADF.

In the Royal Air Force Cycle of Prayer which I use most days we remember the work of the Chaplains and the people they serve on the various RAF stations around the world. But I note that this next Thursday we are asked to pray for "All congregations celebrating the Ascension of our Lord" Right and proper that may well be, and I might be wrong, but I can't help having a sneaking feeling that there are fewer and fewer congregations that meet together for worship on special occasions, especially during the week.

I believe that at one time, when the Ascension Day Fair was held on the day itself, it began with a service in Church. Somehow I can't see those days returning; now there is no service on either Ascension Day or to begin the Fair. On Ascension Day everyone who can wants a lie-in to begin a day off work, and on the day of the Fair we are so busy setting everything up on the morning that such a service would 'get in the way' of what was going on. What was once a Holy Day has become a holiday, the Fair moved to a Saturday.

In the account of the Ascension of Jesus into heaven in the Acts of the Apostles we are told that "while he was going the disciples were gazing upward to heaven. Suddenly two men in white robes stood by them and said "Why do you stand looking up to heaven….and they returned to Jerusalem"

There is maybe a lesson for us here. Being a witness to the Ascension is not primarily about holding a service, gazing up to heaven. It is about taking your faith with you as you go about your life in the 'ordinary' world.

Enjoy your day off. Enjoy the Fair. But remember to thank God for your life, your work and your play, every day.

New Year Honours 2002
Now is the time to submit nominations for the New Year Honours 2002. These can be made by members of the public. Outstanding and innovative service to others, which can be pain or unpaid especially service to a voluntary body or to the community are the qualities required. Nomination forms can be obtained from my Office but they need to be completed and returned by 5 June 2001

Comfortless Cove
Noticed how tidy the Cove is looking of late? Full marks to the Scouts for carrying out a major clearing and tidying exercise. Thank you.

LETTERS

ASCENSION
ISLAND

POST
OFFICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

No.15/01

NEW STAMP ISSUE

"AGE OF VICTORIA "
1837 - 1901

On Thursday 24 May 2001 the Georgetown Post Office will release a new stamp issue entitled "Age of Victoria ".

This issue is part of a Crown Agents Stamp Bureau mini omnibus and comprises six stamps and a souvenir sheet and features the following:

Stamp 1 (15p) show a Great Britain Victorian Penny red stamp which was used from the Island and cancelled with a Ascension Island postmark

Stamp 2 (25p) shows the Church Parade with Marine Officers - 1901.

Stamp 3 (35p) shows the starboard profile of HMS Phoebe which was launched in 1890 and visited Ascension Island in 1894.

Stamp 4 (40p) features the building "The Red Lion" - 1863.

Stamp 5 (50p) depicts a photograph of Queen Victoria without her consort Prince Albert

Stamp 5 (65p) shows a portrait of J D Hooker, Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew who visited the island and later sent seeds and seedlings to improve the mountain gardens.

The sonvenir sheet features the machinery hall at the Great Exhibition in LOndon in 1851 whilst the stamp insets incorporates a scens from Queen Victoria's funeral at St George's Chapel in Windsor.

The stamps and souvenir sheets are printed on CA watermark paper by the House of Questa Ltd, using the lithography process.

Mint sets costing £2.30, souvenir sheets priced at £1.50, official first day covers with stamps at £2.80 and official first day covers with souvenir sheets at £2.00 will be on sale at the Georgetown Post Office for a period of three months from the date of issue. They will still be available to collectors from the Philatelic Burear for a further period of twelve months providing stocks last.

Sets of stamps at £1.50 and First Day Covers at £2.00 will be on sale at the Georgetown Post Office for a period of three months from the date of issue. They will still be available to collectors from the Philatelic Bureau for a further twelve months provided stocks lasts.

These and previous stamp issues are available from the Post Office Web Site.

L.J. Moyce
Postmistress
Post Office Georgetown
21 May 2001

ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL TURTLE SEASON

The turtle nesting season is now drawing to an end and although there is plenty of work still to be done monitoring the hatching nests, we thought that this would be an opportune time to fill you in on the season's developments of the current turtle project funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Environment Fund for the Overseas Territories. Although the project is co-ordinated by the Marine Turtle Research Group based at the University of Wales, Swansea in association with the Administrator's Office, most of the work is undertaken by Island residents under the auspices of the Ascension Island Turtle Group, an all inclusive organisation working under the umbrella of the Heritage Society. Many people have worked very hard this season carrying out a diversity of tasks detailed below:

Monitoring
By the time the season is over, there will have been 5, 000-6, 000 nests counted on the beaches around the island, and monitoring of hatching is now underway. This is an important undertaking which has been carried out by a hardworking team encompassing: Julian Anthony, Jackson Armstrong, Andrew Bennett, Helena Bennett, Jackie Ellick, Ray Ellick, Julia Henshaw, Daryl Sim, Jonathan Stamp and Karl Yon; all co-ordinated by Robert Frauenstein. This year's total is less than that in either the 1998/1999 or 1999/2000 seasons. It is unlikely however, that the low numbers are a result of a decline in the population, as such inter-annual fluctuations are common in green turtles. Being herbivores, the availability of the food in this species is linked closely to climatic conditions that can vary dramatically. In addition, as most females of this species nest every 3-4 years, low nesting years are inevitable. However this does reinforce the need for continued monitoring of this endangered reptile. It will not be until we have had several more years' data that we will truly have an accurate appreciation of the status of the population. However, there is room for cautious optimism. Although the green turtle is found nesting all over the world, few sites are as remote and densely nested as Ascension Island. In addition, whilst frigate birds and fish may eat the hatchlings there are few land predators and the threats from the human population are practically non-existent. In some countries people eat the eggs and meat of turtles, with neither adults of hatchlings reaching the sea….thankfully a practice that no longer occurs here!

Stranded Turtles
This year 29 adult turtles have been rescued from the rocky shores around the island following 40 reports of turtles in difficulty. These females come ashore to lay their eggs and then become disorientated on their way to the sea and become trapped on the rocks. The main hotspots for stranded females are Deadman's, Porpoise Point and the English Bay beaches. With additional turtles being trapped on structures in the sand on Southwest Bay. By regular checking of key trouble spots at dawn, prompt reporting from the public and the quick reactions of Turtle Wardens, Works and Services and US Base personnel only 3 females died as a result of stranding this season, significantly less than in previous years. We hope to further promote this initiative in association with the AISPCA who have offered to sponsor some signs with the emergency contact details should people find turtles in trouble. Many thanks to all who helped.

Public Awareness
There is no substitute for awareness among local people, but especially among visitors. To improve this we have continued to distribute FCO sponsored leaflets produced during the previous Darwin Initiative Turtle Project. We are having more printed at the moment. Please contact us if you need any to distribute. Additionally, as turtles are so much a part of the heritage of the Island, we have produced a display at the turtle ponds that shows how the turtles were harvested in days past. Additional plans include a full size replica of a hatching nest that would be the centrepiece of a natural history exhibit. The Ascension Island Turtle Group are currently in the process of seeking sponsors for the exhibit. If you know of anyone who may be of assistance, please get in touch.

Turtle Tours
The turtle talks and tours given by Helena Bennett and Robert Frauenstein each Wednesday and Friday have been a great success and in their first year, 209 individuals have attended. By charging each participant, the aim is to allow this venture to become self-sufficient and raise some of the costs of supporting beach monitoring. Thanks to staff of the Administrator's Office for handling bookings, the Islander Newspaper for running the weekly advert and the Heritage Society for the venue and logistical support. It is planned to continue and extend this initiative in the future. Additionally, we have organised some "hands on" involvement for the local youth groups with Scouts, Guides, Brownie and Cubs all being involved in post-hatching nest excavations to help release hatchlings. This forms part of a study that Turtle Project personnel are conducting to investigate the success of nests on the different beaches. By the end of the current week over 100 nests will have been thoroughly investigated; a significant undertaking!

Thorn Trees
Although the Mexican thorn is spreading widely across the island, the more observant beach users will have noticed its lack on all turtle nesting beaches. All large bushes have been removed from turtle nesting areas. Minimal work should be needed to keep on top of this pest species with respect to marine turtles. If you are on the beach and see a plant growing…on Ascension you are best to pull it up.

Visiting Turtle Biologists
At present Drs Annette Broderick and Brendan Godley (with daughter Ellie) are here to help collate this year's information and plan for next season. In addition University of Wales Lecturer Dr. Graeme Hays together with PhD students Corrine Martin and Sally Richardson are on island to attach satellite transmitters to females leaving Ascension Island as part of research funded by the Natural Environment Research Council. These new state-of-the-art-transmitters, produced in association with the Sea Mammal Research Unit in the UK record the depth and duration of dives in addition to speed and position of the females and transmit these data to us via polar orbiting satellites. This will enable us to study the diving behaviour of females during their migration from Ascension to Brazil unlocking yet more secrets of the biology of these fantastic creatures.

What to do with hatchlings?
It is now peak hatching season and it is likely that if you are out and about that you may come across hatchlings. If at night, help them to the sea as they may be attracted to lights and become disorientated. If by day, it is best not to release them as they will be eaten by Frigate birds or predatory fish. If the hatchlings are in the sand with their noses sticking out, it is best to leave them. If the hatchlings are crawling on the sand they should be kept in a bucket lined with damp sand (not water). The bucket is best stored in a cool dark place until nightfall when they should be released.

Little by little, we are making a good situation better. If you would like to be involved in any of the initiatives associated with the project then please contact us:

MARK MACFEE SETS THE RECORD STRAIGHT ON GROWING CABLE & WIRELESS BUSINESS ON THINLY POPULATED REMOTE TERRITORIES

A press conference with Mr. Mark MacFee, Executive Vice President Northern and Atlantic Islands for Cable & Wireless plc took place at the Malvina House Hotel. Media present were Jenny Cockwell from Penguin News (PN), Corina Goss (FIBS) and J. Brock (SARTMA). Cable & Wireless are growing their business in the Falkland Islands as well as on other remote territories like Ascension Island and St. Helena.

Mr. MacFee has come to the Falklands and will ultimately travel to Ascension to see how those businesses are growing. Seeing that he has taken over his post recently a trip to the South Atlantic was very necessary.

MM: We had a bit of a change around of Territories within Cable & Wireless as in the past we had about 20 businesses reporting to one person. As you could imagine, the businesses were spread all around the world and had become quite difficult to manage so we have divided the countries up. Since last year I have responsibility for the northern Caribbean and Atlantic Islands, previously I was in charge of finance in the Caribbean region. The territories for which I'm responsible go from Bermuda down to the Falkland Islands, probably the widest area of responsibility anywhere. It sounds totally absurd, but actually, being on the same time zone, it's quite good from an operational point of view particularly as business is increasingly transacted on the internet or over the telephone. That's why I am here, to familiarise myself with the Falklands and Ascension, as unless you have been to a place you can hardly appreciate the size of the market or the composition of their business plans.

MM: Very good, actually. I have been very surprised. It reminds me of that film, "Local Hero." A big oil magnate went to take over a small Scottish village and it turned out the other way around as he was so impressed with the life in the village. I've been lucky with the weather. It hasn't been very windy. It's fantastic. I know that at Cable & Wireless we have a difficulty with serving the Camp, and the people there. It's technically very difficult to do that on an economical basis. But in Stanley our performance, in terms of the level of service and keeping the number of faults down, is the best I have seen anywhere by miles. It's quite a tribute to the team here actually.

PN: Are there any plans to fix the Camp system or is it expected to be pretty much the same?

MM: Half of the Camp system is sponsored by the Government and there are agreements to make improvements, however I don't think these are going to be anything dramatic. I am quite looking forward to talking to the Chief Executive and the Councillors tomorrow to just see what the plans for the development of Camp are. We have built and we operate a system according to the spec that we were asked to do a few years ago. But obviously everyone wants faster internet and I think we have to ask how are we going to provide this in the future. What is the best way? What is it going to cost? It's very difficult, particularly as the Camp is a huge area which is sparsely populated.

MM: I understand that from the middle of June, the 18th of June is what we are targeting at the moment, we are hoping to double the bandwidth out of here. We are restricted largely because of the satellite link. Most mainland places are connected with cable. I think we are also looking at the possibly of making the link "A" Symmetrical which means you have more bandwidth coming in which is great for downloading things off the internet, and then a smaller bandwidth going up with all the instructions on it. But it depends on how many space segments are available on the satellite link which is getting pretty full.

MM: No. Not unless you discover something fantastic in the Falklands as it would be very, very costly. I think we've had a quote from between £60 Million to £90 Million. The problem is you could never support that with the population you have. One of my other territories is Bermuda which is quite a big banking and insurance centre. We have declined to re-lay another cable there and we've brought capacity on a competitor's cable.

SARTMA: Cable & Wireless have individual businesses in the South Atlantic and questions have been asked about standardising prices and people paying for services rendered by Cable & Wireless on other islands when they get home. Has there been any progress on this?

MM: Actually, the progress is going on at the moment to try and standardise the billing system and customer service billing system. Until that's in place, I think the administrative hassle of doing it with the few people that would want the service isn't worth it. Certainly, we have a similar problem in the Caribbean. If you can imagine people on one island travelling to another who want to be billed at home and we can just about do it. We have cellular roaming now but that's on a separate billing system. And, we are undergoing a huge project trying to bring all the billing systems firstly up to date and then the same in every island. Certainly the Falklands, St. Helena and Ascension will be on the back of that but I think that's a few years off, to be honest.

SARTMA: Cable & Wireless stocks have been on a roller-coaster ride recently and this has affected related businesses in Japan, the United States and elsewhere. According to an interview by SARTMA with Steve Baker in April, this fluctuation in stocks will not affect the South Atlantic Businesses. What stock market fluctuations do affect South Atlantic Businesses and why?

MM: I think the fluctuations in the Cable & Wireless share price are for two reasons as I see it. One reason is the complete decline in the tech stock market which was overvalued. That was led by the demise of the Dot Comms. But from our point of view, Cable & Wireless has followed a strategy of just concentrating on Data and IP, and to this end we have sold Hong Kong Telecom, we have sold most of our mobile operations, and we sold all the cable ships. We have also come a long way in re-inventing the company to concentrate on a corridor between America, Europe and Japan. It sounds a great strategy which I strongly believe in but unfortunately, in the middle of it the price has died. So, I think this year has been a bad year but I think the strategy is absolutely right. I think that's where the future of Telecommunications will be. However the Falklands and the other South Atlantic Islands are in the other arm of Cable & Wireless, what we call Regional Businesses . And, they are doing O. K. We are running businesses now and we are no longer the colonial arm of the British Government as we started as, over a hundred years ago. We have to make a decent return in all of our businesses and I think we managed to do that last year in the South Atlantic. We haven't always done that and it's a difficult thing to do in these small Islands. One of the things I have been talking to Staff about here is trying to find ways to make telecoms a bit more sexy on the Islands, if you like. It's like, when you go to England now everyone talks about the internet. Everyone has a mobile phone, everyone shows off the tiny phone they have or the colour phone they have or the new faceplate. And, I'd love to get that knowledge, that enthusiasm here in the Falklands and get people interested. Part of that comes with trying to put a few tailor made packages to people so perhaps you could get a good deal at the weekend, if that's what you want, and you pay a little bit more in the weekdays. There is more than one way of skinning a cat which could give everybody a win - win situation. I want to get that kind of enthusiasm going. These ideas largely come from our interface with the American side of our Company which is very good at marketing.

SARTMA: Last year Cable & Wireless had problems with call-back companies. This seems to subsided and, according to Steve Baker in his most recent interview with SARTMA, this was due to the poor service that is offered by these companies.

MM: We make a rate of return here which is fairly average and if it got any worse it would be one of those situations where you would consider selling up. Call back operators effectively by-passing Falkland's infrastructure and the profits from call-back systems go overseas to people who do not invest in the infrastructure. Were this to continue on a significant scale a downward spiral begins where it is no longer worth replacing technically obsolete investments and you'll get a lousy system with worsening quality and the whole thing grinds to a halt. Governments are waking up now to realise the potential damage call back causes and in Bermuda they banned it completely. I believe it's almost equivalent to an offence to use call-back there. Some Caribbean islands decided to allow call-back on a licensed basis. Parts of that licence presumably will demand royalties to help with the cost of the infrastructure. We are against it here as there is a very small customer base supporting quite a heavy infrastructure. And, if anyone starts siphoning that off, we are naturally going to get upset. We brought the equipment here to block call-back but we've never used it because the poor quality of call-back calls have deterred people from using it. The poor quality is due to increased competition in telecommunications, mainly in the States, which has lead to over capacity and the turning of telephone traffic into almost a commodity market. People will buy minutes on block from various carriers and the price will be driven up and down depending on the Market for a certain day. Call-back operators shop around for the cheapest carriers involving a process known as re-file and sometimes calls can be re-routed in a huge circle when one carrier sells it to another who sells it on to another at the wholesale level. And I understand from talking to people here, that's what's been damaging the quality of call-back. We have certainly noticed a huge drop-off of calls that are coming in from call-back, as our machinery does detect it, and we are quite grateful for that but things will change. Things are never the same for two or three months in the industry now, as technology changes so quickly.

MM: This is why I am very keen to generate what I call 'noise.' I had a fantastic boss who's an American and he thought if you just generate noise and what any economist would call elasticity, when you drop prices, you get more calls. I think if we can do that, obviously we will try and drop the prices. I think that's one of the long-term problems. There is this perception world-wide that prices are coming down and if you are in the States you probably think a call costs a dime anywhere in the world. (Until you have red the small print.) The reality is that prices will come down but we've got to find ways to keep spending at a level which creates a proper return. Otherwise, my bosses will ask why are we here.

PN: And with the increased internet facilities will there be an industry price rise?

MM: Hopefully not. Not with the increase in bandwidth we are planning for June. A classic example is that we used to get a lot of money from faxes. That's all on e-mail now, it switched virtually overnight. Having said that, it doesn't matter if we get the same turnover, we've also got to become more efficient in the business unit here which is quite difficult when there's only a small amount of people. They are making a very good effort and as long as we get the same return at the end of the day, we can offer better value and keep customers happy.

FIBS: You mentioned about mobile phones recently. Is there potential market for mobile phone service here?

MM: That's a very good question. I think there is. Just before coming here I spoke to our Mobile expert in Cayman and he reckons he's clear to come down in late June or July to have a look at the market and what is feasible. He gave a quote before to the General Manager here that was somewhere in the region of £3.5 Million which, for 2,500 people, makes it quite difficult to get your money back before the equipment goes out of date prior to the next technology arriving. However there are lots of ways we can look at this. He is going to come down to assess the market and also the technology. If we do introduce mobile, it will be a case of a cell site here in Stanley and one at Mount Pleasant. Hopefully, if we cover the road in between, and offer good services, voice-mail etc. there will be a market. I think visitors coming in more and more want to click on to a system here and make calls. Certainly it's a far more exciting way to think about a business, isn't it, to grow it rather than thinking of doom and gloom. I'm quite bullish about it. I would be disappointed if the business case couldn't be made. We certainly will have a go at it.

Mr. MacFee is planning a trip to Ascension Island to look at the business there and he says that he wants to go to St. Helena at some stage but not on this trip. He's been impressed with the fact that Cable & Wireless in the Falklands can make a return on such a small customer base. This is a lesson that other Cable & Wireless businesses on other small islands have become adept at in an ever-increasing technological communications market.

Note: FIBS will be conducting a separate interview with Mr. MacFee on "One to One." That programme will be transcribed at a later date. (100X Transcription Service)

1st Ascension Cub Scouts Raft Race

Last Sunday saw the culmination of 5 weeks of "shipbuilding" by the two sixes of the 1st Ascension Island Cub Scouts.

After much hammering, sawing, painting and tying of rope of a quality worthy of Harland and Wolf shipbuilders, the two sixes prepared to launch their vessels for a duel on the high seas of English Bay.

The two sixes, photographed below with their "helpers" before the race, battled it out against each other, and quickly decided that paddling was too much like hard work, and decided to push and pull their respective craft (it also stopped them sinking !!!!!).

With safety cover from the RAF gemini with Flt Lt Richard Burke at the helm and Chil (Kim Harper) ready to dive in, followed by Bagheera (Ian Andrews) and Baloo (Alister Harper) in the water to assist with rescue if required, the sixes made their dash for the finish loudly cheered by friends and family from ashore.

Alas there was no outright winner, as both sixes landed at the finishing line together.

The two rafts, having declared a marine write-off by Lloyds of London, were abandoned by the cubs for the more tangible delights of soft drink and BBQ food, prepared and cooked by Akela and Raxa (Malcolm and Karen Lawson), before being helped in this task by their friends and family.

Shane Green unfortunately could not claim his rightful place in Green sixes crew due to a dislocated shoulder. Hopefully next time ????????????

Thanks also to Sharon Andrews for helping out and taking the photographs, and to the RAF who helped transport for the rafts and provided safety cover to stop the cubs drifting off to Brazil.

Bagheera

By the Headteacher -
Mrs Betty Joshua

SCHOOL PAGE

www.ais.co.ac/school/

Hello from TBS!

Accompanying the page this week is Year 5's written work on the theme of Friends. We hope you enjoy reading it.

So, what else has been happening in TBS over the past week or two? A lot really, but it's not possible to write about everything, so here's a selection of general activities to share with you.

New children
We welcomed Alec Lawrence and Kayshai Henry to the Reception and Year 2 classes (respectively). Both children have settled quickly and are enjoying being with us.

Year 11
Our six oldest students officially left school on Friday, 11 May and we said our goodbyes to them at assembly. They are now on study leave and are coming in for external exam sittings during this and next month. So, it's not all over yet! We do wish them (Julian Anthony, Mario Anthony, Verena Benjamin, Ashley Lawrence, Marion Leo and Phillip Stevens) all the very best of luck with their GCSEs, and for the future in whatever direction their lives take them. These students have been part and parcel of school life right from the Primary stage, so they really can consider TBS as their second home!! The seventh student who became a Year 11 member during the first term of this year is Jason Moyce. Jason continued his course work here and by 'distance learning' with Prince Andrew School (PAS) in St. Helena. It was necessary for him to return to PAS last term to be there in readiness to sit his exams with the examining boards he started out with. So we include Jason and wish him good luck in his examination undertakings as well as for the future.

Awards Assembly
Friday, 11 May saw a number of our parents join us at Assembly to witness their children receiving well-earned certificates. The awardees were as follows:

Word Processing Certificates were presented to Year 11 students Mario Anthony and Phillip Stevens, and several members of staff were presented with certificates in First Aid, Manual Handling and Working Safely.
House-points calculations revealed a change of ribbon for the cup and totals for three weeks were as follows: a tie for Huxley and Beale on 23 points and a win for Connelly on 29! Well done to the Green Team!!
We're sorry there are no pictures of our awardees this week - maybe we'll get them in next time.

Visits
Classes have been on visits in connection with topic work. Lower School visited St. Mary's Church, Year 8 the Museum and Year 11 the Georgetown Playground (to see whether they could still fit in the swings or what??).

And that's it for this week ….

Betty Joshua
Headteacher

Sports New From Two Boats Club

The Sports Presentation Nite at Two Boats Club on Saturday night typified the sporting-spirit, serious challenge, fun and entertainment that the organisers, participants and spectators witnessed and enjoyed during the competitions over the last few months.

Congratulations to all those who received trophies. To those that didn't quite make it this time-be warned: Another round of sports will be starting in the not-to-distant future.

TWO BOATS CLUB SPORTS RESULTS
SPORT		WINNERS	RUNNERS-UP
DARTS 501 DOUBLES	A SIDE	PATTY YOUDE & DAVID LAWRENCE	ERROL HERNE & DARRIN O'DEAN
DARTS 501 DOUBLES	B SIDE	MARTIN ANDREWS & LYN LEO	DUANE MARCH & CHERYL ROBERTS
DARTS MICKEY MOUSE DOUBLES	A SIDE	ERROL HERNE & DARRIN O'DEAN	BILLY MINTO & ROY JOHN
DARTS MICKEY MOUSE DOUBLES	B SIDE	LAWSON HENRY & JOHN JOSHUA	DELPHIA & CYRIL LEO
DARTS 301 SINGLES KNOCK-OUT		MARK ANTHONY	BARRY PHILLIPS
DARTS KNOCK-OUT LEAGUE		SHARP SHOOTERS	CUNNING LINGERERS
DARTS LEAGUE		MILLENNIUM BUGS	LET 'EM DOWN
DARTS LEAGUE HIGHEST SCORE		DUDLEY BOWLING
DARTS LEAGUE HIGHEST FINISH		MIKE MORELLI
BADMINTON BOY'S UNDER 15'S		ARRON PETERS	LEROY FOWLER
BADMINTON GIRL'S UNDER 15'S		KELLY LEO	TARA SIM
BADMINTON WOMEN'S		LAURA HANDLEY	CHERYL ROBERTS
BADMINTON MEN'S		DUANE MARCH	CYRIL LEO
SNOOKER DOUBLES		LYN LEO & MARTIN ANDREWS	SELWYN HENRY & ALONZO HENRY
SNOOKER SINGLES	A SIDE	LYN LEO	MICK ABBOTT
SNOOKER SINGLES	B SIDE	BILLY MINTO	IAN WADE
SKITTLES KNOCK-OUT LEAGUE	A SIDE	LET 'EM DOWN	TIDAL WAVES
SKITTLESKNOCK-OUT LEAGUE	B SIDE	MIXED POWER	SMASHERS
SKITTLES CHAMPIONSHIP LEAGUE		LET 'EM DOWN	SECRET WEAPONS
SKITTLES HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL SCORE	LADIES GENTS	VERA JOSHUA ROBERT BEDWELL
SKITTLES HIGHEST SPARE	LADIES GENTS	LUCY LEO SHARDIE YON
SKITTLES HIGHEST AVERAGE	LADIES GENTS	EILEEN LEO BOBBY LEO

Hash Trash

Hash #853

19th May 01

Hash Hares: The Major and The Skipper

Hash Hounds: Frank-n-Furter, Thunderthighs, Crystal Tips, Fugitive, Rat Boy, Morticia, A-Drain, Fruit Bat, Fido, Penguin, Twin peaks, Ivor the Engine, Human Mattress, Kum Soon, Drip, Yeti, Chris, Graham, Corinne

Thank you for filling in AD, I'm surprised you didn't know where or what I was up to!

What a turn out - everyone was out to play today; vehicles were squeezing into the tightest spots. 2 Bar checks and 6 'O' checks declared the on-on was towards the pig sty with our 1st 'O' check, and over, under and the dreaded UP, Up, UP with relief to find the O. Then of course down past catchment (where 2 of our hashes namely Fugitive and A-Drain decided to try and leas the pack astray) and up to towards the Dew Pond. With a nice little rest and sights being taken in.

No not up to the DP or back but down the side of the mountain (imagine if it had been raining! Abseilers have nothing on our lot) down we went sideways some on bums through the tunnel and along to meet Elliots. This is where our 2 lost sheep came scurrying back to join us. With all assembled, back towards the catchment area to find Human Mattress's fan club waving him on, home arrow and through the tryffids - heading back found Human Mattress bounding along, with Rat Boy taking it easy on the ankles, Fido and TP decide to battle it out to get home first, Rat Boy catches on and leaps into Linford style, Human Mattress only had to take 3 big steps to get home, Fido screeches into TP's ear to make her loose concentration - what a hash - what a finish.

Rewarding drinks and fab grub supplied. Great hash guys.

No Hash next week due to celebrations yippee

Hash Saturday 2nd June 01 Ivor the Engine

Hash Scribe: TP

Golf News - From One Boat Golf Club

On Sunday 20th May 2001, we had 57 players take part in the three person Texas Scramble, Stapleford competition. This is an annual event organised by the Club in support of raising funds for the Ascension Day Fair. This year was no exception as we donated 39 bottles of liquid and a six pack of beer to the church. I am very grateful to all players who gave so generously.

The weather conditions for the competition was excellent with cloud cover for most of the morning. We had as is expected in a Texas Scramble some very good scores, infact only 9 points separated the lowest and winning scores.

No less than twelve two's were scored:

George Thomas	Patrick Sim	Christine Scipio
Martin Joshua	Andrew Bennett	Richard Joshua
David Beard	Gavin Yon	Lawson Henry

Each of the above teams scored two two's. The following other teams each scored a single two:

Betty Joshua	Ollie O'Dean	Fiona Bennett	Myrtle Joshua	Raymond Cranfield	Gary Thomas
Muriel Williams	James Bennett	Brian Henry	Stella Burke	Jeffrey Joshua	Melvyn Moyce
John Joshua	Patrick O'Dean	Mervyn Crowie	Jack Whitaker	Paul Thomas	Neil Joshua

I should give a special mention to Richard Joshua as he drove the par 17th Green 311 yards and his team scored an eagle two.

In third place for the stapleford were Christine Scipio, Richard Joshua and Lawson Henry on 50 points. In second place were Norma Thomas, Martin Cranfield and Eric Crowie on 51 points. In first place after beating the aforementioned team in a playoff with a par 4 on first hole was Betty Joshua, Muriel Williams and John Joshua.

John Joshua was also presented with a hole-in-one trophy having score a one on the par three 6th hole on Sunday 13th May. Congratulations to John and all the other winners.

We enjoyed a lovely curry/rice lunch after, prepared by none other than our very own number one Chef Brian (Leggy) Legg.

The next competition is on Sunday 3rd June which will be the monthly medal. Please also note that on Friday 8th June starting at 4.30pm we have the Scouts Annual novelty competition. This will be a nine-hole medal play on the front nine when each player will partner a scout. This will be followed by a fish fry, Danny willing? Please come and support the Scouts.

Once again many thanks to all players for taking part in ADF competition and to the committee for their support.

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	Max (deg C)	Min (deg C)	Rainfall (mm)
AIRHEAD	30.5	22.5	0.0
TRAVELLERS	28.5	20.5	0.5
RESIDENCY	30.1	16.1	0.4
GEORGETOWN	32.0	23.0	0.0
ST. HELENA
FALKLANDS	9.0	-0.8	6.3
BRIZE NORTON	18.7	4.8	19.6

Dr Godley with Jonathan and Karl	1st Ascension Guides with some baby turtles
Scouts on Turtle Watch	Thats not a turtle
1st Ascension Guides at Long Beach	Dr Godley & 1st Ascension Scouts

The Islander - Thursday 24th May 2001

Scouts and Guides Go Turtling

Biggest fish of the year so far!

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