Bury Metro Model Flying Club

Committee Members 2011

Honorary Members
Chairman:

Warren Sherman

The job of Chairman is a simple one, Delegate and be done! Let the minions do the work.
Joking aside, the chairman's job is a hard and very responsible task. Behind the scenes, Warren does a lot of time consuming work for the club. Propwash, the BMMFC News Letter is just one of the many tasks he undertakes along with his duties as Chairman.
A good Chairman though, will always delegate tasks to his slaves.....sorry committee members. But, it is his responsibility to make sure that the committee do the jobs they are tasked with and do them well.
This is something that Warren has done very well during the short time he has been Chairman.
If something needs doing, Warren will make sure it gets done. This is what the Club needs and as you will have seen over the past months, something the Club has benefited from.

Warren was elected Acting Chairman after Sid Mathews sadly retired. This was at the time of year when quite a lot of important events were taking place. One being the Fun Fly Open Day in September and then the run up to the 2009 AGM.

It is a very heavy load that has been placed on Warrens shoulders and so far, he is doing a fine job, as you can see from the photo, as he did have Dark hair before being elected Chairman.
 

Email: chairman@bmmfc.com
Secretary:

David Wilson
(Also Website Administrator/Webmaster)
BMMFC Information Tel: 07715 411 628

Email: secretary@bmmfc.com

Email: admin@bmmfc.com
24 Firgrove Gardens. Rochdale Lancashire OL16 3AF Mobile: 07
715 411 628

I have now been delegated the job of Club Secretary as well as all the other little jobs I do.
This is NO easy job! Running the website and being Secretary is going to be a challenge but I will be putting in all my efforts to do both jobs and doing them right. Until I get into the swing of things though, a little patience is needed to give me time to settle into the job. I hope I can do it as good as Dave Cooper who I can always look to for a little help.

As Webmaster and Administrator of the website. My job on that side of the fence is to run the website in a way that all members can easily find the information they need quickly and enjoy the website to it's full potential. I can only do this from the feedback of members. If you have any suggestions, I will look into it and where possible, incorporate it into the website.
If anyone has any constructive suggestions regarding the website, Navigation, Information Posted etc. Please contact me.

Thanks to all for your support
Dave. Secretary.
Admin & Webmaster www.bmmfc.com

If you have any problems using any part of the website, please contact me at the above email address.
If needed, I also don't mind paying you a home visit to show you.
(this will be free of charge, just have plenty of coffee on the boil)

Treasurer:

Ian Watts
Email: treasurer@bmmfc.com

4 Kingsbridge Avenue Ainsworth Bolton   BL2 5QJ. Tel: 01204 398 634

Ian looks after the financial side of the club. A very responsible position that takes up a lot of time. It is Ian who allocates the funding for the general running of the Club like Paying Rent for the field, Maintenance and running of the Mower, Funds for equipment etc. needed for the Flying Fields.

Managing Club Membership Records is another of Ian's duties. A long and tedious process which takes up a lot of time and organisation, especially when nearing the time for the AGM.

Ian is a Fixed wing man who builds his own models, one of which is a Superb Spitfire that is a pleasure to watch.

Events Committee
Chairman Events Committee:

Rob Tomlin
Email:
rob@bmmfc.com
Mob:
07967607356

Now then, Rob has taken on the task of organising events such as the recent and fantastic Fun Fly Open Day Sat 19 Sept 09. More events are in the pipeline which take up a lot of Robs time to organise.
Rob also has the unofficial job as photographer. Being a professional, his photo's are used for Propwash and loads more can be seen on the Club Gallery site and Rob's personal website.
Events Committee:

Declan Collins
Email: declan@bmmfc.com

Our most recent, and youngest, elected member to the committee is Declan, or Dec as he is known. Dec worked closely with Rob and the committee throughout 2010 to help organise and run events. Now, as part of the Events Committee and general committee, Dec has a lot to do. Declan has been a member of the club for a few years now and as one of the younger members, he brings a lot of fresh ideas to the table.
Committee Members
John Durkin
Email: john@bmmfc.com
John is over on the "Dark Side" (helicopters) although he does come round to the fixed wing field on the odd occasion to try and fly his planes. Recently elected to the committee, December 2010, John is the spokesperson for the heli lads. As Fixed Wing and Heli's fly on separate field, it is very important to keep good communications between the two and John is just the man for the job.
Peter Futers
Email: peter.futers@bmmfc.com
Pete is the handy man around the field. The "Club House" as it is now officially known, is fitted with a fully working kitchen with cooker, sink and many other mod cons all thanks to Pete. Along with a couple of club members, Pete worked hard to fit out the club house and can be seen tinkering around whenever he is at the field, trying to improve on what is already a good job.
Jock Lindsay
Email: jocklindsay@bmmfc.com
Jock used to do all the mowing of the Helicopter and Fixed Wing Strips, along with the Pit areas and paths. But, sadly the weather was starting to get the better of him so he passed the job onto someone else. He still does a very important job at the club meetings and events by helping to raise funds selling the Raffle Tickets.
Gerald Black
Email: gerald.black@bmmfc.com
Gerald is the "Back Seat Driver". He is quite happy to sit at the back, chewing his gum and dozing off. Then Suddenly, he comes to life with quite a few good ideas. Joking aside, Gerald puts a lot of time and effort into any task he is appointed to do and he does not stop until it is finished.