Category Archives: West Manchester Radio Club

items relating to my own radio club The West Manchester Radio Club.

Events, West Manchester Radio Club

West Manchester Radio Club Christmas Party 2024
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Last night, I enjoyed a brilliant night at the West Manchester Radio Club‘s Christmas Party.  Every year, my club puts on a tickets only Christmas Party where we all have a get together, have a lovely buffet and enjoy a quiz.  At the end, the ticket price includes a random draw for a bottle of something for you to take away.  Although, I never seem to win the whisky..!

For the last three years, being the Secretary, I have stepped up and done a quiz with a range of categories to make everyone have a jolly good think.  As it is only for fun, the club provides a box of chocolates for the winning team.  This year, the winning team scored 42 out of 50, the worst team, ah hem, 11..!

The buffet we enjoyed was organised by Janet LePuy (thank you) with caterers T&T Sargeants from Leigh who supplied a lovely spread of food, and plenty too..!

Christmas Party

Here are some Christmas party pictures taken courtesy of Peter Nutt G4WLI. Thanks Peter.

If you are into amateur radio, and live in the north west of the UK, then you really need to think about joining this very socially active radio club, it is well worth the membership fee and effort of coming down to the club shack.  Oh, and you don’t always have to wear a Christmas jumper..!

Radio Rallies, West Manchester Radio Club

Red Rose Summer Radio Rally 2024
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Red Rose Summer Rally 2024
West Manchester Radio Clubs summer Red Rose Rally

Yesterday, as club secretary, I visited the summer Red Rose radio rally organised by my club, the West Manchester Radio Club.

The clubs usual hall was out of action, so we were asked to hold it in a much smaller room.  It was quite tight getting all the vendors into such a small space, however, it it was managed.  Our chair, Les, was busy with his own stand, so I was asked to thank everyone for coming and do the raffle draw with the RSGB.  Lamco and the RSGB were sponsors of the raffle,  and a small digital hand hand was raffled at the event.

All in all, a lovely little radio rally and I am proud to be the club secretary.

In order to visit the next rally, please see this link…  https://wmrc.co.uk/rally.htm

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Becoming the Secretary of the West Manchester Radio Club
Becoming the Secretary of the West Manchester Radio Club avatar

After clubs started opening up after COVID, I was asked by the committee of the West Manchester Radio Club if I would be so kind to support the club and become the club secretary.

My main concern was that I live 65 miles away..!  And, I won’t be at club every week.  However, since I mix business with pleasure, I am still able to get to club one or two times a month.

So with this concern mentioned, the committee was still happy with this, and so I accepted the position with pleasure as “Acting Secretary” until the next AGM in January 2022.  This will allow the club some stability and help to “get the club going” post COVID.

I must say, I find it a great honour to be asked, and I will do the job to the best of my abilities.

The West Manchester Radio Club’s website is at… http://www.wmrc.co.uk/