2005 AGM
Niels presented the accounts for the year and gave a summary of the main items of expenditure. He described the successful Swiss World meet.
He talked about the upcoming meets and asked for a show of hands for interest in the
European meet at Bad Lippspringe at the end of April and
beginning of May. There were about twenty
hands raised. Major Paul Moore from RAPA was present and advised that camping was available and that he could be
contacted regarding local B&B. He said that Air Berlin fly to Paderborn from Manchester, Stansted and
Southampton and that early bookings could be as low as £20 each way. RAPA are prepared to pick up from
Paderborn. Beer is still cheap.
The main British meet will take place as usual on the last weekend in June, and is
once again to be at Target Skysports at Hibaldstow.
Niels is also hoping to arrange another weekend around September - maybe a repeat of the freefly introduction.
Jack Felstead has had other commitments and is not able to continue running the POPS record attempts this
year, but Pete Knight and Billy Payn have agreed to take this responsibility. They are planning a number of training weekends with an
attempt sometime in mid year, probably at a different drop zone. Watch the web site and the POPS mail list for information.
Niels said that he had discovered that Lesley Gale had recently "come of age" and that in
recognition of her services to sports parachuting that he intended to grant her honorary membership.
As the POPS AGM finished in good time, we had the opportunity to invade her "Brit Chicks" presentation
and steal a minute or two to present her with her membership and a framed certificate. Welcome to the POPS
Lesley, we hope to see you on our next big way attempt.
Photo Pete Shew
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