February 4, 2012 | No Comments »Posted in Member Updates, Other News

Welcome to the new Menestrel Website

This is the all new Menestrel Site. We have moved everything from the old site and done our best to preserve the original order of content.
If you are a current member and want to know your login details contact Peter Berkin
As a member you can now publish ...Read More »
September 30, 2006 | No Comments »Posted in Other News

September 2006

Pictures from Brian Gowland’s home in North Wales.
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August 31, 2006 | No Comments »Posted in Other News

August 2006

Pictures from Kemble 2006
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May 31, 2006 | No Comments »Posted in Other News

May 2006

Engine Cowlings available from France
Re the cowlings, Mr Largiller will be making them as soon as he receives the deposits(£50 each), Alain will bring them to Kemble in his motor caravan in August,
Four have been ordered, these are for John Webb, Terry ...Read More »
July 2, 2005 | No Comments »Posted in Other News

July 2nd

There was a lively gathering of Menestrel builders at Kemble on Saturday 2nd July. Much useful information was exchanged and there is a real possibility that we may be able to cut costs on metal bits by pooling our requirements – especially with fuel ...Read More »
June 30, 2005 | No Comments »Posted in Other News

June 2005

Steve Chilcott is building a Menestrel in New Zealand and has just made contact. He sais:
“I can appreciate the materials problem as when we started on the D18 I could not get any of the timber here at all. Then we came across a company importing Western ...Read More »
June 5, 2005 | No Comments »Posted in Other News

June 5th

Thanks to the efforts of Brian Gowland we have a report of the Morpeth trip – those of us who did not make it have missed out on a lot!!! — Read on!….
Our rendezvous on the Saturday morning (21st May) was at the old wartime fighter station ...Read More »
June 1, 2005 | No Comments »Posted in Other News

June 1st

Two new members! Cutting Lists added to builder’s notes. New Links.
Watch this space for details of Kemble and hopefully a report on the Morpeth Meeting!
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May 21, 2005 | No Comments »Posted in Other News

May 21st/22nd

Brian Gowland has organised a visit to Roger Partington’s workshop in Morpeth near Newcastle, (over the weekend of May 21/22)to view his advanced construction. The fuselage is finished and includes the engine and instruments installed. Currently working ...Read More »
April 22, 2005 | No Comments »Posted in Other News

22nd April 2005

Terrible the way the weeks fly by! At last I have timber ready to collect and will be driving over to Thruxton tomorrow to collect my first batch of Douglas Fir for the fuselage sides.
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