Scarborough ex-Tablers' Association
Thanks to all who organised, attended and contributed to the extremely successful charity evening held at Scarborough Rugby Club in aid of Scarborough Disabled Swimming, the evening featured dancing and music by along with an entertaining interlude by “Twylight“ a high quality entertainment package including a large choir at the start of the evening and continuing to dancers and singer as the evening progressed, Twilight added sparkle to a well-attended event.
‘The evening also included a short play ‘The Carol Police’ written by Keith Johnson which gave a light-hearted take on how traditional carols could be viewed by over-zealous officialdom. The play – which has a clever twist at the end – was produced by arrangement with ‘Pint-size plays’.
A great evening was had and a total of £ 1600 was raised for the local charity which is Scarborough Disabled Swimming, the charity helps people with a disability and their family/carers access the benefits of swimming, may this be through swimming for leisure, sport or rehabilitation.
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The November meeting will be an all-ticket opt-in meeting on Friday, 11 November – our charity meal / musical entertainment / cash-free fun casino at the Crown Spa in aid of our supported charity this year, Basics Plus.
Please note:
1) This counts as an ‘opt-in’ 41 Club night, and therefore members will be paid for, and need only pay for any guests/ partners that they invite.
2) We do still need to know who will be attending for catering purposes of course – numbers to Steve Slade please.
3) The casino part of the evening is a fun event only. There will be some prizes but no actual money will be lost or won.
4) The deadline for 41 Club members to obtain their tickets for the Casino Night is 31 October.
Basics Plus was formed in 1990 to provide training and work experience for people with special needs. Over the years the organisation has developed projects which not only benefit people with learning disabilities but provides valued and much needed services to the local community. Through a range of activities Basics Plus is making a significant contribution to the region’s rapidly expanding social economy.
Open to members, partners, family and friends. Tickets (no charge for members as this is a Club meeting, and priced at £30 each for non-members to include the meal and coffee, entertainment and casino chips) are limited and going quickly, so I would urge members to obtain their tickets asap to avoid disappointment.
They are available from either me, Simon L, Stuart, Steve Slade, Mike Shingler and Richard Grunwell.
Gordon
Chairman, Scarborough 41 Club
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Members of Scarborough 41 Club have donated a timely Christmas gift in the shape of a cheque for £400 to help the local Salvation Army with their busy work at this special time of year.
Salvation Army representative Nigel Wood who accepted the cheque from 41 Club said that they expected to be very busy over the next few weeks and that the funds would help those in need a great deal.
The photograph shows (l-r) club secretary Mike Shingler, chairman Richard Grunwell, Nigel Wood, immediate past chairman David Henderson, treasurer Stephen Slade and membership officer Simon Lockley presenting the cheque at Scarborough Rugby Club on Tuesday, 15 December 2015.
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Scarborough 41 Club and Round Table recently joined forces to arrange a Race Night to raise money for the Round Table Children’s Wish appeal which arranges ‘Wishes’ to cheer the lives of seriously ill children and their families, be it a trip to Disneyland or meeting a pop star.
The event was held in November in a large function room donated free of charge by Scarborough Rugby Club, and attracted sponsorship from a number of local firms:
Organised by a joint committee of Richard Grunwell, Steve Slade, Simon Ward, Ben Kitto, Mike Shingler and chaired by Simon Lockley, the event raised a total of £2,000, and was attended by 108 people including Round Table Children’s Wish representative Alan Collins who travelled all the way from Coventry for the evening!
The photographs shows member of the committee proudly displaying the cheque at the Rugby Club.
Scarborough 41 Club meets approximately once a month for an evening dinner meeting and anyone interested in joining can obtain more details by clicking on the following link: http://c8310982.myzen.co.uk/scar41cv2/contact-us.
Similarly, contact details for Scarborough Round Table can be viewed on http://scarborough.roundtable.co.uk.
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To all Santas, Elves and Rudolfs:
It has been a good effort this year, especially in view of Table numbers.
As for the bucket money which I’ve been taking to the casino each day ( don’t bother making the obvious remark), it was going very well up until Wednesday when I was told the coin machine had broken ( no doubt our buckets with the odd foreign coin and button in didn’t help!). Anyway it’s fixed again today, so I should get the figures out next week for Ben to issue.
Talking of Ben. Just to put the record straight. As Rudolf he sits in the dry in a heated car, while Santa freezes on the sleigh and the Elves run themselves into the ground! Indeed he admitted to me when we had finished Newby and Barrowcliff that he had the temperature set at 23c as he had to have the windows open to listen to Santa! QED.
Seriously though, please pass on my thanks to all the elves, both male and female, young and old, and I hope you enjoyed it.
Merry Christmas to you all and don’t forget, assuming you’ve been good, I’ll be back on Christmas Eve, so don’t wait up.
Table President Santa Mike
Update 16 December 2015
The total sum raised this year was £3,198.25. This was a record sum for the collection and included record takings on one evening of almost £500 around Peasholm. Well done again to everyone.
The photograph above is from the Falsgrave round, below they are from Barrowcliff.
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Background
– Whilst 41 Club has gained some new members in recent years, it was proposed that we should raise the profile via a ‘Membership Evening’
– The immediate advice from Round Table members who had tried a similar event, was that actually badging the evening with the word ‘Membership’ was guaranteed to frighten off any invited guests
– The Membership Officer – Simon Lockley -therefore formed a committee consisting of Richard Grunwell/ Steve Slade/ Simon Ward plus Ben Kitto flying the flag for RT88 to agree a way forward. We also had guest appearances from Mike Shingler & Nigel Sheppard, and David Henderson promoted the event online
– It was decided to host some type of social event, and this was rapidly followed by the notion of making this into a Race Night to generate some funds for seriously ill children
Progress
– The Membership Officer then spent an exhausting 3 months delegating tasks to others
– The Race Night started to take shape, and by ‘D Day’ – 20 November – Yorkshire Race Nights had been booked to appear at Scarborough Rugby Club, and 110 people had booked a place
– Jenny Slade plus her friend Victoria, and Elaine Lockley kindly spent several hours decorating the room with items donated by Boyes Stores
The Event
– There were a few last minute cancellations and additions but 106 people attended, with Ian Costello parting them from their money at the door.
– Scarborough Rugby Club donated a very large room free of charge and sponsorship from local companies underpinned costs and got us off to a head start. Thanks to: Lloyd Dowson/ David Duggleby/ Brian Davidson/ Raflatac/ Moore Stephens/ Pinkney Grunwells/ Care Micro/ plus Boyes
– Alan Collins – Ambassador for Children’s Wish – drove all the way up from Coventry to explain how the organisation provided customised ‘wishes’ to brighten the lives of children undergoing treatment for cancer and other serious conditions
– Simon L & Ben Kitto kicked off the event with a brief welcome then handed over to Tyrone from Yorkshire Race Nights.
– Simon Ward & Jim Hughes manned theTote and the racing started, pausing only for some excellent pie , chips & peas at 8.30pm plus a raffle hosted by Tony Peers assisted by Samantha Lockley
– Stuart Baines was tasked with capturing a record of the event
Conclusion
– Steve Slade arranged for money from the various sources to be counted during the event, and he was able to step forward at about 11pm to thank people for attending and announce a provisional net joint donation from 41 Club & RT88 of £2,000
– The local press are going to be invited to a formal handover of the money to Children’s Wish, and contact details to be supplied to encourage potential new members to get in touch.
Simon Lockley
Photos by Stuart Baines
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For our October event the venue was The Crescent, the food was first class as ever with a starter of
Salmon Pate, a huge Barnsley Chop for mains and Chocolate Brownie for pud, who could ask for
more ?!
Catering officer Simon was in buoyant mood having guessed the attendance correctly and only two
seats without back sides in place.
The speaker was Tabler Allan from Coventry 23 Round Table who are promoting the Children’s Wish
charity which aims to bring dreams to reality for seriously ill children. Allan explained that the
difference of Children’s Wish to similar charities is that each wish big or small is customised to the
wish of the child in question, and also allows siblings and up to two adults to join the child in the
experience.
Children’s Wishes have been such as trips to Disneyland and meeting their favourite characters
when there which make a big difference to the children and their families.
Scarborough 41 Club and Scarborough Round Table are to hold a joint fundraising evening at
Scarborough Rugby Club on 20 November for Children’s Wish. The evening is to be a Race
Night with a Pie and Pea supper. Cost £ 15.00 per head although the November meeting subs will
cover the cost for 41 Club members and partners.
Members are encouraged to bring wives/partners and guests. Simon Lockley is the main promoter
and would appreciate numbers to the Treasurer by 14 November.
Stuart
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Dear Fellow Members,
Simon Lockley and his group have been working extremely hard organising the Race Night on Friday, 20 November. I do urge you all to support him. This is a serious fund-raising opportunity for the Club and deserves a positive response from us all.
We had a good address earlier this month from Tabler Alan Collins, the ambassador for Round Table Children’s Wish, who made a considerable round trip to be with us that night to tell us all about Children’s Wish and the great work it is doing in supporting special wishes for seriously ill children. Alan is returning on 20 November, to support our Race Night. Please support, with your friends, families and colleagues, to make this event a success.
We will congregate at the Rugby Club from 7pm, with the first race planned for 7.30pm. After four races, there will be food (pie, peas and chips, plus a pudding) and a short charity auction.
This is our November club meeting, but will be on an opt-in basis, so apologies are not required. Do let us make this a successful evening, please!!!
Please confirm your attendance, with the names of your guests, to Steve Slade by noon on Saturday, 14 November. Tickets are £15pp to include your food and can be bought from Simon Lockley in advance or by payment to the Treasurer on the night. Please note that Club members and their partners do not have to pay the Treasurer as the cost will come from your standing order.
Best wishes,
Richard
Richard Grunwell
Chairman, Scarborough 41 Club
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We’re holding a Race Night on Friday, 20 November 2015 at the Rugby Club. Please note the evening begins at 7.00 for 7.30pm. More details to follow.
Here’s a video on the Children’s Wish charity we are supporting on the night. It was shown at our recent meeting at the Crescent Hotel.
Another video on the involvement of Table in the fund raising.
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