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Welcome aboard new Crew Members of RRS DiscoveryTo improve the effectiveness of our night security at Discovery Point we have brought it`in house`. Michael Bird, a security guard from the previous contractor has joined us as amember of staff while the other position is being filled by Ed Feeney. Ed will be well known tomany of you because he has worked here for a number of years as weekend daywatch.We are pleased to welcome Tom Montague as the replacement daywatch. Tom had donesome work experience with us so he seemed the natural choice for the position. He will alsobe providing holiday and sickness cover for the nightwatch.The nightwatch will now also undertake all the cleaning duties which gives us many morehours of cleaning every week than through the contract firm we were using.The new system should not only be more efficient but it also has the added advantage ofsaving the company money.RRS Discovery Pro-Am Golf CompetitionWith the Summer weather being predominantly wet this reminded us that we’d had to cancelthe Pro-Am in 2006 due to a water-logged course. So you can imagine that we were slightlyconcerned that this year’s Pro-Am would be a wash-out as well!!However, the weather picked up and it was sunshine allthe way for our 25 teams who came along on the dayto battle it out for the podium position.Downfield is a magnificent Championship qualifyingcourse and one of the finest inland courses in the UK.This is probably one of the reasons that we had themaximum number of teams on the day.In this competition you have to play exceptionally wellThe winning team, DC Consultingto win and the winning team did just that, with a scoreof 17 under par. The DC Consulting team led thefield, runners-up were Alliance Trust and DC Thomson and Co came in an admirable third.A big thanks to all the teams who supported the event, we know from feedback that you allenjoyed the day. We hope you’ll be back on 3rd September 2009 at Downfield Golf Course.We would like to thank Mackay Boat Builders for sponsoring this event for the second year.THE SHUTTLEWINTER 08
The Discovery Dinner 2008The Dinner Organising Committee of Stewart Brymer, Michelle Lyall, Andy Lothian andDerek Soutar are putting together the final arrangements for The Discovery Dinner2008. The Dinner will be held in The Hilton, Dundee on Friday 28 November, with allproceeds going towards the ongoing vital restoration of RRS Discovery and the renovationof the Auditorium and creation of the new Learning Centre at Discovery Point.The guest speaker this year is Tom Avery, polar explorer, mountaineer, author andmotivational speaker. As one of only 41 people in history to have reached both the Northand South Poles on foot and a veteran of over a dozen mountain and polar expeditions,Tom Avery is well-placed to speak to us about his team’s record breaking journey to theSouth Pole and the effects of climate change on the unique environment found there.Our second speaker is Willie Hunter, a solicitor from Edinburgh who speaks regularlythroughout Scotland.We would like to thank all those individuals and organisations who have so generouslysupported the Dinner by reserving tables on the night, donating prizes for the Raffle,Silent Auction and the Grand Auction. Their continued support towards the work of theTrust is greatly appreciated.Tickets are still available, please contact Val King on 01382 309060 oradmin@dundeeheritage.co.uk for more information.VisitScotland – Tourist Information ServicesPhillip Riddle with the TIS teamIt’s over 5 months since the VisitScotland staff relocatedto Discovery Point and it seems as though they’ve alwaysbeen here. They’ve settled in perfectly and we’redelighted that we can offer additional services to visitorsto Discovery Point, with theirknowledge of the area it canonly enhance the visitorexperience.Chief Executive of VisitScotland, Phillip Riddle popped in tosee how the operation was going earlier this year and waspleased to see how well the staff had adjusted to their newsurroundings.Phillip was given a tour of the centre and ship by Phil Turnerand commented “I was very impressed with Discovery – theship itself offers such a sense of history while the rest of thevisitor attraction makes best use of new technology and film.A must-see visit for all!’Phil Turner and Phillip RiddleTHE SHUTTLEWINTER 08
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