{"id":1737,"date":"2026-08-13T09:55:54","date_gmt":"2026-08-13T09:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmbcmodelboatclub.com\/?page_id=1737"},"modified":"2026-10-09T18:39:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T18:39:33","slug":"latest-news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kmbcmodelboatclub.com\/index.php\/latest-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-0383ae238e58d98fb448381d2e0ba150 wp-block-paragraph\">Midlands Model Engineering Exhibition<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-6730063f7a155e36f93f3dc79c2bb56d wp-block-paragraph\">This is a reminder to all KMBC members that the club have a stand at the Midlands Model Engineering Exhibition which is being held Thursday15 to Sunday 18 October 2026 at the Warwickshire Events Centre, opening times 10.00 to 16.30 Thu-Sat and 10.00 to 16.00 on Sun.  KMBC stand is next to the tea stand so you can enjoy a cuppa while appreciating our members contributions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">More than 30 clubs and societies will be exhibiting and 40 specialist trade suppliers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Blades of Thunder helicopter display, Thu &#8211; Sun 11.30 &amp; 1.30<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Fosse Way Steamers parade Thu, Fri, Sat 2.00 &amp; Sun 12.30<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Gas Turbine builders association demonstration, Thu, Fri &amp; Sat 11.00, 13.00 &amp; 15.00 &amp;                      Sun 11.00 &amp; 13.00<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New Launch Ramp<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/kmbcmodelboatclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5527-rotated.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kmbcmodelboatclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5527-rotated.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/kmbcmodelboatclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5527-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/kmbcmodelboatclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5527-113x150.jpeg 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Members refurbishing the launch ramp to extend the reach to enable easier access to the water.  An elevated launch position  with the winch at waist height rather than ankle height allows boats to be positioned without bending.  The ramp now reaches to the bottom of the pond which makes the ramp more stable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Low Water Level<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/kmbcmodelboatclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5606-2-1-rotated.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1747\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kmbcmodelboatclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5606-2-1-rotated.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/kmbcmodelboatclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5606-2-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/kmbcmodelboatclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_5606-2-1-113x150.jpeg 113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unfortunately the water level at KMBC pond continues to drop this has led to the cancellation of KMBC participation in the Steam Day next month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Midlands Model Engineering Exhibition This is a reminder to all KMBC members that the club have a stand at the Midlands Model Engineering Exhibition which is being held Thursday15 to Sunday 18 October 2026 at the Warwickshire Events Centre, opening times 10.00 to 16.30 Thu-Sat and 10.00 to 16.00 on \u2026 <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/kmbcmodelboatclub.com\/index.php\/latest-news\/\"> Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr; <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1737","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmbcmodelboatclub.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmbcmodelboatclub.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmbcmodelboatclub.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmbcmodelboatclub.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kmbcmodelboatclub.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1737"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/kmbcmodelboatclub.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1737\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1759,"href":"https:\/\/kmbcmodelboatclub.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1737\/revisions\/1759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kmbcmodelboatclub.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}