Welcome to our family website

With the family ever expanding and spreading out throughout the country it was decided that a family website might be in order. It is hoped that news, photos etc. for all our family events may be posted here to help keep all family members informed as to what happened and hopefully this may become an easy way to share photos of family gatherings.

 If you have any information you would like added to this site please forward it to:- webmaster@remlaps.co.uk Alternatively pass on your comments by using our guestbook

Hertford Spring Bank Holiday 2011

What a great weekend. Barbara & Mike, John, Jenny & Louise, Sarah & Luke all camped at Hertford for the weekend and were joined by Alastair & Michelle on Saturday to be introduced to the newest member of the family Iris who seemed to enjoy the camping experience. Weatherwise we were very lucky with only a small amount of light rain but quite strong winds. Luckily our pitches were nice and sheltered and the wind was not to much of a problem. Sunday saw us visiting the Royal Gunpowder Mills at Waltham Abbey. A very interesting place to visit on a beautiful site. Interesting exhibitions on a historic industrial site that was in use making explosives & developing rockets from 1651 to 1991. Well worth a visit, to much to see in one day. We managed two barbeques over the weekend in the dry fine evenings albeit a little chilly.  All in all not quite the weather that we are used to on family camps! Looking forward to next time.

Well its Spring time again and with the weather in Britain getting increasingly warm and settled Steve goes on a trip to Uganda as part of a church work party. You can follow his exploits on his blog http://remlapgs.blogspot.com/

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Many congratulations to Alastair & Michelle on the birth of baby Iris

Dave has started on his PhD this year, something to do with the synthesization of vitamin D its all a bit over my head but we wish him well with the research

We would like to wish Phil, Claire, Thomas & Emily the best of luck as they embark on their great adventure to a new life for a couple of years in the Cayman Islands. We wish them well and look forward to seing all the photos. Phil & Claire are getting on well in the Cayman Islands. Phil loves the job and the family are getting used to the hot weather. They regularly post photos on Facebook so you can all catch up there.

Sand sea and stingrays Update

Congrats to Steve. All at Sea was broadcast on 27th May  No it wasn't just a brief view of his back but a full face speaking role!

Sand sea and stingrays

The Kent Kite Flyers were asked by an ITV film crew to take part in filming part of a new TV show called “All at sea”, this involves Bradley Walsh, chef Rosemary Shrager and presenter Mark Durden Smith sailing from Cornwall to London stopping off at ‘Hidden Gems’ around the south coast. The researchers had heard of the Margate Kite Festival on third weekend in September and had managed to arrange to meet the world renowned kite maker Peter Lynn and have him demonstrate some of his kites.

Stephen had assumed that he would turn up and fly some kites to give background interest to the main filming. The day was awful it was blowing around 23mph and was grey and overcast. He has very few kites that will fly in those winds and when Peter Lynn found Stephen, a lone Kite flyer on Margate beach, he wasn’t sure he would be able to fly his kites either. 

By the time the film crew arrived with Peters bags the wind had slackened a little and Stephen was asked if he would help with the kite. They set about burying a large plank of wood with a rope round it to anchor the kite and then Peter produced the kite they were to fly. This was a 10metre wide 25 metre long Sting Ray (picture taken two days later at the Margate Festival) with Stephen’s help this monster was launched and then bought down again so that when the “Cast” arrived they would have no idea of the size of the kite which it turned out they were going to have a go at flying.

Need less to say they were aghast at the size and latter after they crashed it even more amazed that they could stand inside the kite whilst Peter repaired it.

After the filming Mark asked if we had any steerable kites they could have a go with Peter only had a large light wind kite so Stephen offered the use of his ‘Peter Lynn Vibe’ a training kite for boarders & buggiest, he then spent about half an hour teaching Bradley Walsh and Mark Durden Smith how to fly this small foil kite. Unfortunately this wasn’t filmed but we can’t all have our five minutes of fame.

It is believed that the series is due to be screened in the Spring 2010 but we suspect all you’ll see of Stephen is the back of his jacket. It will be obvious thought It has Kent Kite Flyers in gold right across it.

Remlaps Afloat!

John, Jenny, Mike, Barbara & Steve took to the canals for a weeks cruise in Sept 2008. An illustrated diary can be found by clicking on this link

Stephen Hawking!

Sorry that should read Stephen - Hawking!

After a wonderful week afloat with his brothers Stephen used the gift given him by Richard and David and spent an afternoon in the fields around Eynsford in Kent with three other hopefuls, two Falconers from Eagle Heights and Four Harris Hawks.

This was a wonderful experience not only learning about the art of ‘Hawking’ but also the natural habits of this American Hawk which are used to good effect when used for hunting. The readers will be pleased to know that the birds where unsuccessful that afternoon. (no fluffy bunnies were hurt during the making of this experience)

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