I'm just looking at getting back to racing after a very long break (20 years).
However for some of the mean time (and still am) I've been into Heli's.
Our club just about folded two years ago.
But what has happened is that the club has as big a social element (chatting, drinking cups of tea, drinking more cups of tea, etc..)
This has transformed things as people want to be there and feel the club and it's future belongs to them.
We do have a few "odd jobs" but then every club does, as a group everybody mucks in and those who don't find themselves on the end of light hearted micky taking.
You find the group that does not help are the sort that don't like been the butt of jokes
We have gone from 20 (hard core) members to having to cap the membership to 60 and add a waiting list this year.
So if you can get the club nights to be enjoyable word gets round and people come
Hope this gives you an "outsiders" view.
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