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http://www.highpeakmac.co.uk
 BOB
NICOL is one of the most regular contributors to ModelFlight and
I always look forward to receiving his e-mails. We have seen some
brilliant model photos, cartoons and comments from Bob. His club, High
Peak Model Aero Club, was one of the earlier clubs to appear on the
'club scene' page and there has been a link to High Peak on the 'links'
page for a long time. Now we take a look at his club website, which I
have visited many times.
The opening page, shown here, displays a
comprehensive menu of links to the many pages on the site and the main
panel carries links for a local weather report and immediate access to
details of the club and a membership form in Acrobat format. There is
also a link to the Guest book for both signing and viewing.
Also on the homepage is news of the award of the
Peter Derbyshire Trophy 2000 to Dennis Richardson for the best model
in the club with his Bristol fighter
referred to below. Congratulations also to young Grant Merrick
for winning the trophy for most improved newcomer - this young man of
around 12 to 13 years of age has progressed from beginner to advanced in
something like 4 months!
The website uses a frames design, with the
navigation buttons to the whole site being permanently visible in the
side frame. There is a wide variety of pages to view, including one or
two unusual ones like the Bookstore page and TV Stars
which tells of High Peak's moment of fame when they were chosen to
feature in a TV documentary. Other pages are About Us, Related Sites
(pleased to see a link to ModelFlight there - thanks,
Bob!), Who's Who (pictures of club members and officials), Our Planes,
Our Helis, Site Pics, Swap Meet, Maps, Visitors, Items for Sale and an
e-mail link.
The club Swap Meet is clearly an event
well-worth attending - there are pictures on the site from this year's
event which show it to be a well-attended occasion with loads of goodies
changing hands. The 2001 Swap Meet is advertised for the Sunday after
Easter (which makes it Sunday, 15th April, 2001), to be held at Buxton
Community School. There's indoor catering and an auction towards the end
of the day.
My favourite pages are those featuring club
members' models on the Our Planes and Our Helis pages,
like these thumbnails of Andy with one of his large collection of
helicopters, Richard and
his Buckmeister and Terry and his Chipmunk. There are also some
pictures of Dennis Richardson's lovely scale models which have
appeared on the 'photo gallery' page in the past, a couple of which I
use as background wallpaper on my desktop, like the shot of his
prize-winning Bristol fighter at bottom right.
It's a big site with lots of information and
pics, and it's very nicely maintained by High Peak's webmaster who just
happens to be - you've guessed it - Bob Nicol!
http://www.highpeakmac.co.uk
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