The Environment Agency have responsibility for managing flood risk in this country, and have asked the Thames Estuary Partnership (TEP) to arrange a series of evening talks and weekend open days to update communities and organisations across North Kent on the Environment Agency’s Thames Estuary 2100 project.

There is a meeting and exhibition in Gravesend as follows:

Woodville Halls “The Kent Room”, Tuesday 15th July, 6-9pm.
Town Centric, St George’s Square, Saturday 19th July 10am-4pm drop-in.

as well as at other reasonably local venues.

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We have just posted a mailing with the Club Book, the June issue of Gravesend Reach, an important letter from the Commodore and a reminder of forthcoming social events.

Apologies for the delay with the Club Book. There were some quite major problems aligning contradictory data from a number of different sources. This also showed some gaps in our tracking of membership subscriptions. Now we have the data in good shape, the task should be easier and quicker next year.

It all went out second class on Tuesday afternoon, so you should receive it by the Solstice. If you don't - please get in contact; there are some members for whom we don't have valid addresses - you might be one of them!
[Submitted by James Gray]

Gravesend Sea Cadet Corps became affiliated members of Gravesend Sailing Club in April 2008.
Signing the Agreement Although an informal arrangement had been in place for the past year, the arrangement was finally made official. In the photo, the cadets watch Commodore Penny Davies and Sea Cadet Chairman Ian Dunkley sign the agreement.

This is the first instance of affiliated membership, but the club would be pleased to consider applications from other appropriate organisations.

Sail Past 2008

Saturday 3rd May 2008

A fine May day with a good turn out for the third and final sail past for Commodore Penny Davies. A detailed briefing at 1000 by rear commodore Hugh Morrison set the scene for a well ordered sail past with everyone saluting the club in the right order. The following boats took part.

• Widgeon Commodore Penny Davies
  
• Ozone Friendly Vice Commodore Roy Turner
  
• Moonfleet Peter Fletcher
  
• Widgeon Steve Davies
  
• Prion Chris Cook
  
• Widgeon Jim Twyman
  
• Dee Gee
  
• Enliven
  
• Zenith
  
• Gamekeeper
  
• Black Sheep
  
• Poquito
  
• Sea Genista Rear Commodore Hugh Morrison
  
• Thalia Rear Commodore Leon Ferguson

[Submitted by dave thompson]