Saturday

Long Common Room invaded by giant member .....
Before many people were awake, the flue lining company turned up.  An inflatable heavy duty protective device was inserted into the chimney and cement put around it.  The whole setup then dripped mucky water and filled the room with a nasty smell.  Once the cement had solidified a couple of days later, the offending item was removed, leaving a nice round flue with no leaks.

More ingenuity .....
Chris Pepper needed a lathe in order to turn an old broom handle into part of the rope dryer.  Failing to find one, he improvised with a belt sander fixed upside down on a Workmate.  It worked, but at the expense of one of Graham Christian's sanding belts which was ruined in the process.

..... there's fire
The Working Week always generates vast quantities of rubbish, some of it generously donated by members and others, who take the trouble to drive up to the Club with it. All of it is sorted, metals sent for scrap and combustible materials burnt.  The remainder is taken to the tip - thanks to Simon Amatt for organising that.  Andy Dobson spent about three hours making sure that the fire did its job efficiently.

Gardeners corner .....
John Lister carried out his usual assault on the nettles and thistles.  Club members may not be aware of many of these plants around the premises.  That is why; they don't like what John gives them.

The inevitable rescue
It couldn't have been Working Week without a rescue callout.  Two people went overdue on a Top to Cwm Dwr through trip.  Janine Graham and Jenny Burrows failed to meet up with them at the Cwm Dwr boulder choke and just as more people had changed to start searching, the missing party reappeared at Top Entrance.

Despicable behaviour .....
Their excuses are not worth hearing, but our correspondent managed to catch this image of Allan Richardson and Clark Friend closely observing the Ladies toilet.