- TN27 News
The number of people we can accommodate on the Raid is around 120. About 120 expressions of interest have been already been submitted – 20 in the last week. We know that there are various people (safety boat drivers, catering crew) who are not on the list yet. At some stage we will need to… Read more: TN27 News - Monday night curry
It could be a chicken tikka marsala from Glasgow, a korma from Madras, a satay from Malaysia or one of countless curries from around the world. Or something complementary. The choice is yours. Bring your dish on Monday around 6pm to the Shed along with $5 for the kitty and something to drink. - Arthur River expedition
Endra and Dennis have organised some ripper expeditions in the recent past – the last one to >>Lake St Clair<<. They are at it again, with a five day trip to the Arthur River and environs in North West Tasmania on the drawing boards. Pencil in the 22nd – 26th October, and speak to them… Read more: Arthur River expedition - Holiday in Hobart Opportunity
Endra O’May writes: - Trading ketches
With daylight saving ended and the evening sun sinking not long after 5pm the season for armchair sailing has arrived. A good way to start it is by viewing a couple of oral history videos about the coastal trade. They were made by Gary Kerr a couple of decades ago when there were still plenty… Read more: Trading ketches - Going places with Lily Barnett
Many of us remember Lily as the teenage daughter of Ros, back when Ros was effectively coordinator of the Trust and organised a couple of Tawe Nunnugahs. Lily shot a very nice video of the 2013 Raid. She has since gone on to bigger things, including being a Pennicott skipper out on the Tasman Peninsula.… Read more: Going places with Lily Barnett - More than 90 EOI’s for Tawe Nunnugah
Yep, we’ve hardly advertised and they are rolling in 7 months ahead of the event. Don’t forget to submit yours – find the form on the TN27 webpage >>here<<. - Mid month Mediterranean on Monday
Yep, it is that time again. Bring your hearty winter dish, now that the indian summer we had been enjoying is over, plus $5 for the kitty and a bottle – Chianti would be appropriate. After 6pm. - Skiffs – from Tin Can Bay to Augusta
Perusing the results from a recent competition shows participation from crews ranging from south-east Queensland to Western Australia via Tasmania – not a bad geographical spread! Of course the LBT was right up there. - Wooden Boat Centre activity
The team have just finished laying a new deck on a large ‘plastic boat’ tied up on the Greg Guy wharf. It really is very nice and worth a look. Good article about it in Southern Wooden Boat Sailing >>here<<. - Social Event in Shed Saturday afternoon
Shouldn’t affect anybody, but the Shed will be used for a family occasion from 12 noon through to about 2.30pm on May 2nd. - Monday night British
If you have lost track of where we are up to in the year then the LBT menu roster is here to help you. By Monday we will have started into May which means it’s back to British. Bring your baked beans and chips, something to drink and $5 for the kitty after 6pm. - AWBF April newsletter
Read the latest from the Australian Wooden Boat Festival >>here<<. As usual lots of good stories, including one about our very own Tawe Nunnugah, and an invitation to submit an EOI if you wish your boat to be part of the festival.. - Tas Men’s Shed GrantThanks to the Tasmanian Men’s Shed Association for the $5,465 grant for ancillary lifting equipment and a mobile gantry. Wooden boats are heavy, so this will save a few backs, besides being a safer option than a collection of chain blocks.
- Aged Care Community ConsultationWhen: Monday May 4th, 2.30 – 3.30pm Where: Franklin Bowls and Community Club, 3395 Huon Hwy See flyer below for details Franklin Aged Care Community Consultation We invite everyone in the Franklin community who is over 65 to attend, and their family, friends and neighbours, to discuss aged care needs in the community. When: Monday… Read more: Aged Care Community Consultation
- Sunday movie at the Palais: Dean Spanley
‘A reminder that our next movie night at the Franklin Palais is this Sunday, 3 May with doors open at 6pm and the movie getting underway at 6:30pm. ‘”Dean Spanley” In this 2008 comedy-drama set in Edwardian England. Strained weekly visits between the emotionally distant, grieving father Horatio Fisk (Peter O’Toole) and his dutiful son Henslowe (Jeremy Northam) take an unexpected… Read more: Sunday movie at the Palais: Dean Spanley - LBT Monday night dinner April 27th: change of plan
Dinner for this night was originally advertised as a BBQ , forgetting that we had planned to have carbonara using food stock left over from the Anzac morning breakfast. So we all (except for the cooks) get a night off from the kitchen. Bring $20 and a bottle. Proceeds to go to Legacy. - Mr Cool takes advantage of the warm
The Franklin Frosties seem happy to ignore the season and the weather, but we were impressed with this pic of Ryan taking advantage of the current indian summer we are experiencing, beer in hand. - The work goes on
The Shed may have been stripped out in preparation for the concrete floor, but wooden boats wait for no man (or woman) and the maintenance work still goes on inside. - Boat award for Smithy
Many of the us remember Ian and Trish visiting us in the second half of last year so that Ian could supervise a dinghy build over at the WBC. We saw them often on Monday evenings. Ian has just won the Classic Boat (UK) ‘Modern Classic’ award for his Ranger class ‘Volunteer’. Read all about… Read more: Boat award for Smithy
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