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Corposant

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"Vital Spark" update
« on: December 21, 2009, 09:46:02 pm »
In the "Most realistic" thread of last October, Phil Parker asked about my picture of the Vital Spark.

http://www.modelboatmayhem.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=20031.25

I have just received the Vic32 newsletter, which has a little snippet about the situation last Spring. Herewith the front cover and page 6.





What a pity the BBC destroyed most of the tapes!

Mike
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Re: "Vital Spark" update
« Reply #1 on: December 23, 2009, 09:10:59 pm »
Looks good. How do I join ?

Phil
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Re: "Vital Spark" update
« Reply #2 on: December 24, 2009, 10:32:34 am »
Hi Phil

I have just spoken to Nick Walker on the telephone. He says that all are welcome to join "Friends of the Vic 32" and to use the standing order form on the back of the newsletter. The annual amount donated is optional (min. £10). Here is the back page but I'm pretty sure it can be downloaded from the website:
www.savethepuffer.co.uk



Another couple of pictures from the website:





Even after about 13 or 14 years, Anne and I still have very happy memories of a great "holiday" - she enjoyed the scenery and food - I enjoyed stoking the boiler!

Mike
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Re: "Vital Spark" update
« Reply #3 on: December 24, 2009, 12:48:19 pm »
Does Anne know you refer to her as a 'boiler' ?
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Re: "Vital Spark" update
« Reply #4 on: December 24, 2009, 02:18:53 pm »
Not as far as I know - I'm still in one piece! - but after 46 years of married "bliss", she's still hot! (And pretty good in the kitchen too!)

Mike
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Re: "Vital Spark" update
« Reply #5 on: May 20, 2010, 07:45:00 pm »
Here's Vital Spark on Tuesday (18.5.2010)............
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Re: "Vital Spark" update
« Reply #6 on: May 21, 2010, 11:53:41 am »
Great picture! Where was it taken? It looks like the former VIC 72.

Hopefully the other "Vital Spark" (aka VIC 27, "Auld Reekie" & "Maggie") will be fully restored before long.

Mike
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Re: "Vital Spark" update
« Reply #7 on: May 21, 2010, 12:41:18 pm »
I guess that it is alongside the Arctic Penquin at Inveraray.
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..well can you land on this?

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Re: "Vital Spark" update
« Reply #8 on: May 21, 2010, 01:02:19 pm »
Inverary it is   :-))
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Re: "Vital Spark" update
« Reply #9 on: May 21, 2010, 02:15:57 pm »
Thanks gents.

Mike
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