Midland Master Athlete # 247 December 2015

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1 Midland Master Athlete # 247 December 2015 Featured article MMAC and Leamington C&AC s Sue Harrison with the rest of the GB Womens Ultra Team Holly Rush and Jo Zakrzewski;

2 In a few weeks time it will be Christmas and the editorial team would like to take this opportunity to wish our readers a Happy Christmas and a peaceful and healthy New Year. Some fixtures are already in place for 2016 and details appear elsewhere in this issue. We hope these will be well supported. For some light relief we have included a part of Joyce s Quiz just for fun! However, if you wish to compete in the whole quiz you can access this on MMAC makes a donation to the Macmillan charity for allowing us to use the quiz. Our best wishes to you all LOU and MARGARET. ================================================================================== We welcome the following new members: Ross Jones W & B; Anthony Roper Bristol & West; Robert Grey; Aaron Brown C & St; Dwane Butterley Leic. WC; Graham Moffat Holm P.; Andrea Burnett Cent; Jillian Roginski Harborough.Matthew Biggs Dudley & Kingswinford; Tracey Bosworth Cannock & Staffs.; Michelle Buckle Newcastle (Staffs) AC; Adele Dixon Nuneaton; Sean Fenwick Harborough; Nigel Haycock Cannock & Staffs. Paul Leaney Charnwood AC ==================================================================== IAU WORLD 100K RUNNING CHAMPIONSHIPS: WINDSCHOTEN, HOLLAND 12 SEPTEMBER 2015 Great Britain sent a team of three men and women to the event, one of the ladies was MMAC and Leamington C&AC s Sue Harrison This was Sue s third championship 100k, her last being in 2013 when she won the bronze medal in the European Championships in Belves, France. The 2015 championship consisted of 10x10km laps around the northern Dutch town, which had last hosted the World Championships in It was also the 40 th running of this race in the town which embraces the event with street parties to cheer on the runners. Sue had started out with a clear pace plan with the intention of bettering her BMAF W40 record of She stuck to her plan covering the first 10k in Through the next 70k her splits were very consistent 45.26, 45.21, 45.43; 45.23; 45.52; 45.43; After the first 10k lap Sue was 20 th and then slowly moved through the field and by 80k she was 8 th. Slowing slightly over the last two 10k laps in and Sue finally crossed the finishing line in 10 th place a huge 8 minute improvement to record The European and World Masters championships were also held in conjunction with the World event and Sue s performance saw her 7 th in the European and 2 nd in the World Master W40 championship. Her time improved her BMAF W40 record and also moved her up to 5 th on the all time list. Such was the quality of the race that no fewer than 16 women broke the 8hour barrier, the most ever in a race. Additionally, five national records were set and the ladies race winner, Camile Heron from the USA ran the fourth fastest time ever by a woman athlete. CONGRATULATIONS SUE!! Thanks to Les Barnett (coach) * * * * * * * * * * We are pleased to report that Rebecca Harrison was awarded a vest when she became the 200 th member to join the Facebook group.

3 MIDLAND MASTERS AC COMPETITION VESTS AVAILABLE FROM SUTTON RUNNER The MMAC vest has been updated to include the club badge. It is white with red vertical band bearing The club name. This is a must for your kit bag. The mini-mesh vest is (plus postage and packing) Women s vests to order at the same price. Existing vests can have the new badge put on at the shop for a charge of 2.00 Please send your order to: Sutton Runner, 268 Jockey Road, Sutton Coldfield B73 5XL Telephone first to confirm sizes in stock ( ) Shop open: MON-SAT 9.00am 5.30 pm Fixtures MMAC Cross Country Championships Wolverhampton 17/1/2016 Colin Simpson Memorial Handicap 7/2/2016 see entry form AGM Relays Venue to be arranged 17/4/2016 Track and Field Championships Nuneaton 5/6/2016 BMAF Indoor Track and Field Lee Valley 12/3/2016 Cross Country Championships 13/3/2016 Road Relays Sutton Park 14/5/ VIRGIN MONEY LONDON MARATHON 2016 The Club has been awarded 1 place for the VMLM CRITERIA FOR APPLYING FOR A CLUB ENTRY. 1. The member applying must be a First Claim Fully Paid Up Member Priority is given to members who have not received an entry before. 3. Evidence of rejection must be supplied In the event of not getting enough applicants then 2 may be waived. Entries via the VMLM Ballot will have heard if they are successful in October. If you are a 1st Claim Member to MMAC and wish to apply for a Club place then please send evidence of your rejection to the Club Secretary at irenenn@aol.com Other Club members should apply through their Open Clubs. Applications must be received by 31 st December latest as we have to formally apply by 22/01/2016 to qualify NEW ARRANGEMENTS FOR PAYING SUBSCRIPTIONS & ON LINE ENTRY TO EVENTS FROM 4 th JANUARY Please note that the AREG system is being replaced by Opentrack from 4/01/2016 This can be accessed through bmaf.org.uk where you will see a new screen. You should use the member logon using your address. When this is accepted as correct you will be asked to define a new password this can be your old one or a different more memorable one. If you experience difficulty then a help line will be available. Alternatively you can renew your subscription online, by going directly to PayPal and choosing the option to pay for services to mmac.treasurer@virginmedia.com or only if desperate by post to MMAC Treasurer, 249 Boldmere Rd, Sutton Coldfield, B73 5LL (Cheques to MMAC - receipts only if sae included) Subscription rates for 2016 are 15 plus 2 for a posted Newsletter plus 13 EA Levy for First Claim MMAC members. Entry to MMAC Events will be changed and we shall let you have details when available. If you have already entered the MMAC Cross Country your details will have been recorded. Entries will not be possible using the AREG route after 4 th January 2016 so it is advisable to enter now to avoid delay. Watch the MM website for further details Apologies for any inconvenience but our BMAF Officers are working hard to implement the new system which should be far more cost effective and efficient in the long term. There will be a period of changeover when new systems will have to be learned so please bear with your Very trying Acting MMAC Membership Secretary Irene Nicholls irenenn@aol.com

4 MIDLAND MASTERS ATHLETIC CLUB President: Martin Wilkinson Life Vice-President : George Phipps Chairman: Irene Nicholls, Rainbow Cottage, 15 Meadow Lane, Alvechurch B48 7LH IRENENN@aol.com Acting General & Membership Secretary Treasurer : Martin Wilkinson, 249 Boldmere Rd. Sutton Coldfield B73 5LL mmac.treasurer@virginmedia.com Editor: Margaret Simpson, 87 Willow Rd. Solihull B91 1UF colmarsimpson@btopenworld.com Asst. Editor: Louis Satterthwaite ========================================================================= MIDLAND MASTERS A.C COLIN SIMPSON MEMORIAL 5 Mile HANDICAP am on Sunday 7 th February 2016 at John Henry Newman College, Chelmsley Wood, B37 5GA within the Centurion Grand Prix 5 Mile Series Entries close 29 th January No entries on the day for MMAC H/Cap Numbers are collected on the day. Registration from am Members who have already entered the GP Series may enter the handicap at no extra cost but must complete this form to record their estimated 5 Mile time. Other entries please send 5 payable to Centurion RC ( 7 if paid on the day) This also allows entry into the Open Race with associated prizes. COLIN SIMPSON MEMORIAL HANDICAP am 7 th FEBRUARY 2016 At Chelmsley Wood SURNAME.. M / F... FIRST NAME(S)...Tel No... ADDRESS Date of Birth UKA Club Age at MMAC No... Best performance at or near 5M in last12 months Distance...Time... Entries: MMAC Handicapper, c/o Adrian Lloyd, 24 The Crescent, Hampton in Arden, Solihull, B92 0BP. acrlloyd@solcl.net I declare that I am fit to enter the event as chosen above. I understand that I run at my own risk and that the organisers will in no way be held responsible for injury, accident, damage or loss incurred. Signed... Date...

5 Mick Smedley Also an accomplished bike racer shares his other interest with our readers Back in the mists of time, 1970 to be precise, I decided to finish my Motor Cycle racing career, which had filled my life for the previous 6 years, due to marriage planning for a family etc: Leathers and machinery were all sold off, my helmet was retained and is currently, yes you guessed it, in the loft. In 1964 having hand built a 125cc BSA Bantam from a frame from the then disused Derby Canal, I progressed to being in the top 6 in the country. Then I had the chance to ride a locally built 8 speed Yamaha, the brain child of Brian Woolley a stock producer of Shep shed. Brian also had many other machines one of which was an ex works East German Kriedler of 1961 vintage, which I also rode. After few seasons of mixed success I was given the chance to ride the Yamaha in the 1969 Ulster G.P. on the road circuit around Dundrod, just outside Belfast. During this race, which included two days of practice also, I found myself pitted against the works machinery entered by world 50cc Champions of East Germany's Kriedler, Spain's Derbi not to mention exotic bikes from Holland, the worlds mecca of 50cc racing at the time, which was quite an eyeopener. My lap speed was an average of 67 mph, which was up top for a private machine, however the Works bikes were lapping the 7 mile lap at 81 mph. In 1981, having watched the first London Marathon on the television and missing the adrenalin boost of competition, I decided to try running with the aim of running in the 1982 race, which I did (3hr 36min) eventually reaching 2hr 46min in 1986, and after many, many years of athletics the rest is history. At the beginning of this year I heard from an ex-racing friend of mine (Motor Cycle), of some machines going for auction and guess what, yes one was a 1978 ex works 50 cc Van-Veen Kriedler which he had been British Classic Champion on for two years. I couldn't resist the opportunity. The machine which came with many spares is a watercooled 6 speeder which revs up to 16,000 rpm (the rev counter starts at 8,000), is capable on a good day of 120+ mph I bought it with an excited handshake. So that's it, after 46 years I will be racing again, which brings me to the number 46, yes it is the number used by the current Moto GP rider Valentino Rossi, which he has used since he started. I am, together with many thousands of others a great follower of Valentino. Don't get me wrong I don't profess to be a Rossi, but I wonder if he will be still racing at the age of 68? Mick Smedley

6 BMAF 10k Track & Walks Championships BMAF Decathlon & Pentathlon Championships Held at Alexander Stadium, Birmingham 19/20 September 2015 MMAC RESULTS 10k Track M35 1st Phil Gould:33:52.7 M40 1st Michael Aldridge 32:57.9 2nd Mark Couldwell 33:05.3 M50 1st Michael Kingsbury 34:50.4 2nd Paul Rogers 35:09.5M60 1st David Oxland 37:39.7 M65 1st Arthur Daley 41:23.7 2nd David Jones 45:55.2 3rd Adrian Lloyd 48:04.8 M70 1st Roger Wilson 45:19.8 2nd Philip Brennan 49:31.9 W40 1st Steph Spencer 41: k Walk M65 1st Peter Boszko 1:02:19.0 W45 1st Julie Bellfield 1:10:20.1 Pentathlon Wt M50 1st Steve Pomeroy 2825 M55 1st Kevin Murch nd John Moreland 3449 M65 1st Barry Hawksworth 3945 M70 1st David Kuester nd Richard Jegou 2675 W35 1st Lynette McKeown 2342 W50 1st Ruth Bird nd Marion Loveridge 2763 ü W55 1st Deborah Murch 3431 Decathlon M40 1st Jason Cashmore nd Ed Saunders 2635 M45 1st Derek Hateley 3674 M60 1st Rashpal Singh 3807 M65 1st Dave Cowley 5721 M80 1st Tony Bowman nd David Burton 5202 British and Irish Masters' International Midland Masters age group results 12th V50 28:33 Phil Parry M Bristol & West/Midland Masters 2nd V55 24:21 Monica Williamson W Leamington/Midland Masters 3rd V70 25:12 Martin Ford M Cheltenham/Midland Masters 1st V65 25:47 Angela Copson W Rugby & Northampton/Midland Masters Open Race 2nd V35 21:27 Phil Gould M Kenilworth Runners/Leamington/Midland Masters 2nd V65 27:26 Peter Banks M Coventry/Midland Masters Rugby 10 mile Sunday 27 December 2015 MMAC age graded results

7 MMAC 10k CHAMPIONSHIPS Held with the WILNE 10k on Sunday 6th September Michael Aldridge Wootton Road Runners M Mark Johnson Mansfield Harriers & AC M Gareth Lowe Clowne RRC M40 3 1st Orlando Corea Birchfield Harriers M Gordon Lee Leicester Coritanian AC M Mark Couldwell Charnwood AC M Paul Whittingham Sutton in Ashfield Harriers & AC M Phillip Gould Kenilworth Runners M Danny Keating Corby ac M Michael Kingsbury Charnwood AC M Christopher Wood Silson Joggers AC M Michael Morley Birchfield Harriers M50 3 4th Geoff Lowry Amber Valley AC M Simon Riley Leamington C & AC M55 1 3rd Russell Parkin Derby AC M50 5 5th Eleanor Fowler Nuneaton Harriers AC W Peter Dimbleby Birchfield Harriers M40 6 4th Jason Brotherhood Coventry Godiva Harriers M35 3 2nd David Oxland Notts AC M Louise Insley Heanor RC W Michelle Clarke Telford AC W Robert Fox Long Eaton RC M Howard Andersen Coventry Godiva Harriers M55 3 2nd Darren Edwards Wolverhampton & Bilston AC M Joseph Mulenga Coventry Godiva Harriers M35 4 2nd David Daniels Cobra Running & Triathlon Club M Ged Naylor Clowne RRC M50 6 1st Monica Williamson Leamington C & AC W55 1 3rd Ian Gower Coventry Godiva Harriers M Alan Maplethorpe Long Eaton RC M Penelope Barber Tipton Harriers W Jill Burke Heanor RC W Steph Spencer Derby AC W40 2 5th John Birch Matlock AC M Louise Lowe Clowne RRC W40 3 1st Peter Banks Coventry Godiva Harriers M Christine Kilkenny Cannock & Stafford AC W Jacqueline Robson Clowne RRC W Andrew Johnson Leamington C & AC M70 1 3rd Roger Wilson Stratford-upon-Avon AC M Eric Robathan Centurion RC M55 6 6th Adrian Lloyd Centurion RC M65 2 6th Jeanette Robathan Centurion RC W50 3 6th Derek Poole Holme Pierrepont RC M Val Carter Birchfield Harriers W45 2 4th Alexander Davidson-Elliott Birchfield Harriers M Brian Worthington Birchfield Harriers M Michael Butterly Derby AC M75 1 5th Ann Gray MMAC W June Johnson Leamington C & AC W Sandra Poole Holme Pierrepont RC W Ivor Denning Wrekin Road Runners M80 1

8 BMAF CC RELAY CHAMPIONSHIPS : WEST PARK : LONG EATON SATURDAY RESULTS WOMEN W35 1 Heanor RC (34.38) L Insley 11.47; C Smith 11.57; L Palmer Telford AC (35.16) M Clarke 11.37; D Sanders 12.36; C Martin Long Eaton (37.40) S Harris 11.05; L Smith 13.48; J Smith Denbigh H (38.50) V Whitehead 13.02; T Williams 12.52; E Collins Dulwic h RAC (40.00) S Benattia 13.00; K Crowe 13.14; M Lennon 13.46; 6 E Cheshire & Tameside (40.02) J Ridgard 12.59; A Oldham 13.53; M Vaughan Bournville H (41.31) M Hensman 13.19; JU Glynn 14.53; E Holden Mansfield H AC (41.54) B Armstrong 13.13; D Stewart 15.46; K Johnson E Cheshire & Tameside (42.30) M Kay 13.24; N Richards 15.30; C Daley Home Pierrepoint (45.42) C Hayes-Gill 15.09; J McGeorge 15.16; J Inglis Prestatyn RC J Edwards 15.36;A Reid 15.23; J Lewis Notfast RC (4704) J Wilson 18.05; C Upton 15.07; D Wakefield Redhill RR (48.02) B Barnes 14.45; T Yates 17.27; K Walsh Ilkeston RC (53.35) S Bates 19.32; E Bennett 15.51; P Pigot DNF Bournville H N Tautscher 15.28; G Bermingham W45 1 Dulwich R AC (38.22) C Elms 11.14; R Tabor 13.37; N Richmond H Pierrepoint RC (41.27) S Bignell M Mills 15.08; L Salkild Long Eaton RC V Verudeven 14.02; J Mather 14.15; K Benson Matlock (44.55) N Dick 13.32; T Whittaker 15.41; K Morley 15.42; 5 Mansfield H AC (47.57) M Collinge 15.11; D Winfield 16.38; H Shone Notfast RC (51.42) C Kempster 17.23; A Brown 16.52; K Fisher DQ Heanor RC A Shipley 13.49; R Fisher 14.14; J Burke W55 1 Prestatyn RC (44.37) S Rogers 14.59; D Richards 15.17; G Waring Westbury H ( M OPalmer 15.41; E Noonan 16.15; S Hune Long Eaton RC (48.58) C Rowe 14.57; V Lindsey 16.57; k Crockford Bournville H (50.01) P Williamson L Pymm 1756; E Lepa Notfast RC (56.15) S Needham 18.46; C Clarke 19.19; A Taylor FASTEST LAP: W35 L Palmer 10.54; W45 C Elms 11.14; W55 E Lepa MEN M35 1 Leic Cor. (50.25) C Jordan 9.48; ~G Lee 10.01; L Renou 10.27; G Deacon 10.26; M Powell Salford H (51.10) W McCartney 9.56; C Tulley 10.34; R Hughes 10.10; R Brook 10.26; J Kovacs 10.34; 3 Richmond & Zetland (52.49) S Middleton 10.26; C Jones 10.22; T Lambert 10.19; D Hack 10.49; K Harker 10.53; 4 N Derbyshire RC (53.20) R White 11.02; C Adams 10.05; T Clayton 10.50; P Sorrell 10.49; 5 Wol.& Bil. (53.30) D Smith 10.15; D Brazier 10.25; G Briggs `0.27; D Edwards 11.28; LMoreton Long Eaton RC (56.10) R Harris 10.25; I Chant 11.09; M Boardman 12.02; S Hardy 11.36; M Rocchelli 10.58; 7 Matlock AC (57.09) P Wilmot 11.46; C Allen 11.32; A Lessiter 11.42; C Hallas 12.08; I Phillips Birchfield H (57.56) D McCarthy 12.45; P Dimbleby 11.24; S McCann 12.30; A Parker 10.43; M Morley Coventry Godiva (58.01) J Brotherhood 11.14; I Janes 10.51; M Brunt 12.00; S Clarke 12.14; J Gonzalez Heanor RC (58.15) T Holling 10.04; A Deeming 11.12; T Weatherson 11.33; P Winfield 12.36; E O Hanlon Salford H (60.22) D Hudson 10.37; T Temple 13.18; P West 10.49; G Thomason 12.50; M Shaw Ilkeston RC (60.51) M Earley 11.18; S White 10.59; I Hunter 10.51; R Bower 15.13; A Bird Ilkeston RC (64.53) D Millington 12.56; R Iliffe 12.43; C O Donnell 13.04; D Crilley 13.06; J Rice Denbigh H (67.00) T Benton 12.43; R Snaith 13.48; M Jones 12.31; M Toraido 12.31; D Davies 13.16; 15 Notfast RC (69.28) A Jackson 14.59; J Reichelt 14.45; S Needham 1525; A Dix 12.05; D Davies Charnwood AC M Makin M Couldwell 10.15; E Toone 10.53; P Swaine Wol.&Bil. I Pincher 13.28; l Brown M45 1 Mansfield HAC (51.42) P Butcher 10.09; P Shaw 11.13; M Johnson 9.41 A Wetherill 10.37; A Smith Salford H (52.16) P Simmons 10.26; R Allsop 10.36; D Lockett 10.38; R Tudor 10.33; P Leybourne Redhill RR (58.05) M Clapp 10.41; A Aram 12.36; N Cobb 11.44; F Lari 12.09; P Newton Charnwood AC (58.18) M Kingsbury 10.43; D Guess 10.56; G North 11.24; J Rees 12.00; R Pollard Long Eaton RC (58.46) E Murden 11.27; A Dickenson 10.56; T Doyle 12.05; T Blakeway 13.03; Baggs N Derbyshire RC (65.43) G Elkinston 12.02; A Lees 13.46; R Corker

9 12.36; P Kerry 12.47; S Bennett Leicester C. R Sheen Sparkhill H J Golding 11.51; J Hannon 12.34; A Caroll M55 1 Wirral AC (46.08) G Ratcliffe 11.41; A Devoy 11.58; K Buxton 11.27; D Norman Sheffield AC (46.33) J Turner 11.07; G Podmore 12.08; M Quinn 12.30; C Ireland 10.48; 3 Oxford City (47.06) R Grant 11.43; G Puglisi 12.19; S Thorp 11.46; B Green Leamington C&AC (48.27) S Riley 11.20; N Tawney 11.59; P Taylor 12.16; A Montgomery 12.52; 5 Barnet & District AC (48.48) Y Ben Aroya 12.14; J Bryan 13.05; P Ellis 12.02; D Wilcock 11.27; 6 Rotherham H (49.05) P Clemmens; P Shaw 11.59; T Eastwood 11.57; P Neal Long Eaton RC (49.07) A Maplethorpe 12.05; D Riley 13.00; R Fox 11.45; R Wilkinson Warrington AC (49.40) S Burthem 11.37; D Gill 12.52; M Ward 13.13; T McCarthy Matlock AC (50.04) A Marchington 12.17; A Whittaker 12.21; J Hurley 12.29; J Thorneycroft Denbigh H (50.54) V Belshaw 11.23; F Jones 13.02; C Baldwin 13.49; D Jones Bedford & C, (51.09) JU McMahon 10.35; C Andrews 13.18; B Goodyear 13.15; R Lands Dulwich Runners (51.34) S Smythe 12.29; N Webb 13.00; G Sullivan 12.24; M Mann Charnwood AC (51.39) M Whitmore 12.49; S Mellors 12.53; K Lomas 12.57; P Mensley Sparkhill H (53.19) T Akhtar 12.53; R Mills 13.08; A Wadworth ; B Crowley Notfast RC (77.07) A Watts 19.06; E Clarke 18.16; E Casebourne 20.00; C Green Coventry G. P Banks; Dulwich Runners A Murray 13.37; Salford H S Darlington M65 1 Rotherham HAC (38.02) M Marsters 12.34; M Palfreyman 13.04; R Tintiger Blackheath & Bromley (38.12) p Hamilton 12.50; R Brown 12.58; B Minting Bingley HAC (39.28) P Ellerton 13.18; T Kingham 13.53; B Parkinson Salford H (41.48) R Bowness 14.06; T Daniels 15.12; A Norman Prestatyn RC (44.22) S Hatfield 15.05; M Davis 15.08; G Hughes Salford H (45.39) R Towell 15.13; D Moran 14.33; V Murphy Leamington CAC G Roberts FASTEST LAPS M35 M POWELL LEIC. COR 9.43 M45 M JOHNSON MANSFIELD H 9.41 M55 J MCMAHON BEDFORD & C M65 B PARKINSON BINGLEY H Tom Morris would like to pass on his best wishes to everyone in the MMAC. We have found everyone in Hayle which is a World Heritage site very friendly there is a lot to learn about the history of the place and there is a very good Heritage Centre in the town. It has been a huge relief that I can relax a bit more now we have settled in down here, although I do miss you all. Bernie and I are walking more and have both lost a few pounds, which I assume is good for us. My son-in-law ran the Eden Marathon a few weeks ago so running has not dissappeared completely from our lives. After our move, there was a certain amount of chaos as you can imagine and the Gift Card that you generously presented me with (that I had put in a very safe place!) couldn't be found anywhere, much to my consternation. Last week I found it and after consideration we decided to order online a Kindle Paperwhite. The gift was and is very much appreciated. I shall continue to keep up to date with MMAC through the website and Facebook Group INDOOR INTER AREA 28 FEBRUARY 2016 LEE VALLEY If any members are interested in competing for MMAC at the Indoor Inter area match, please contact Elaine Mee jandemee@btinternet.com with your PB and which event(s) you would like to take part in. Application does not necessarily mean that selection is automatic.

10 lchristmas QUIZ This is an extract from Joyce s Quiz designed to raise funds for Macmillan. It is just for fun and MMAC makes a donation. If you wish to use the whole quiz and compete individually, click on or Answers will appear in the next issue. The answer to each clue is something named after someone (an eponym). 1.Knitted garment with an open front 2 Suction cleaning device 3 Whirlpool bath 4 Safety mark on a ships hull 5 Capital of USA 6 Your weak spot 7 Powdered form of crème anglaise 8 Used by visually impaired people degrees represents boiling 10 Any colour as long as it is black 11 A nearly waterproof 12 Airtight plastic food container 13 Widely used system of rapid handwriting 14 Top one and half mile race for 3 year olds 15 Traditional bedtime malted drink 16 Device used to carry out death penalties from French Revolution from French Revolution 17 Declaration originally made by Doctors 18 A nearly heat resistant plastic 19 Pink and yellow squares per slice 20 Spiral tube firework 21 Now known as Istanbul 22 Protect iron or steel with zinc coatings 23 Meringue based dessert 24 Enjoying what appears to be painful 25 Flashing at zebra crossings 26 The airport in Liverpool 27 Often given as a pot plant at Christmas 28 Psychological ink blot assessment 29 Seen as an omen in Thick cut of fillet stea 31 Presenile dementia 32 Miners safety device 33 Classifies wind speeds 34 Performed G&S Savoy works 35 Given a tampered drink unaware 36 Bomb protection built in the garden 37 Alternative to petrol driven engine 38 A small suit case with a rigid frame 39 Popular harmburger to clown around with 40 No.1 Cup is best known 41 One-piece gym wear 42 Staple outdoor footwear 43 Pre-fabricated temporary structure to cross river 44 Made with dots and dashes 45 Rigid air ship 46 An infrequently used brass instrument created for the Ring Cycle 47 Much derided UK contemporary art award 48 Visual method to show relationship between set Soft things 49 Commonest type of food poisoning 50 Six sides and six colour puzzles You can donate online at Thanks to Martin Wilkinson. OR via Paypal to joycesquiz@gmail.com OR send a cheque payable to Joyce s Quiz. PLEASE SEND COMPLETED FORMS and cheques to: Joyce s Quiz c/o Y. Roberts, 40 Priorsfield Road, Kenilworth, CV8 1DB If you would like additional copies please download it from or ================================================================================== CHRISTMAS GREETINGS FROM TO ALL OUR READERS MMAC COMMITTEE