Wet but happy
Long Eaton Round Table, including Area Chairman George, hit the rapids of the National Water Sports centre in Nottingham for one of their club nights in June.
For the whole article and more pictures of very soggy Tablers, see the story on the Long Eaton website.
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A scene most Tablers won't witness through their own sights
Sports officer Mike Richardson has organised a great evening of clay shooting on Thursday 13th August for all clubs in Area 14. Points gained here all tally towards the Area Sporting Trophy, so get your teams signed up.
This is a great opportunity to shoot guns, have a few beers, a BBQ and socialise with other tables. Get some points on the board for your table!!!!!!!!!!
To book in email sports at area14.co.uk. Click below for details.
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Opening of new Sensory Garden
Rutland Manor Nursing Home in Ilkeston has acquired a new Sensory Garden courtesy of Ilkeston & District Round Table 285, with the help of Broomfield (Derby College), the Prince’s Trust and local businesses – and it incorporates elements from a garden which won Broomfield a Silver Medal at the Harrogate Show this year. The garden was opened by the Mayor of Erewash and Erewash MP Liz Blackman on 16th May.
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Swadlincote Round Table have been in the news recently to announce their first ever Cheap Car Challenge in aid of sufferers of rare genetic disease familial adenomateous polposis (FAP).
The challengers will travel from Swadlincote to Edinburgh, to London and Cardiff and then back to Swadlincote in a vehicle which must cost less than £200. The challenge will take place over three days from July 17 to July 19 and the first to arrive back wins the much sought-after Capital City Cheap Car Charity Challenge trophy (or the Six Cs).
Chairman of Swadlincote Round Table Stacey Ash said: “This idea started off as a desire to raise money for a specific cause. One of our members’ family suffered from this particularly nasty genetic disease and through them we realised that there was not much support in the way of groups to help with issues concerning the disease. By raising money we hope sufferers will be able to attend these support groups.”
You can read the full story in the Burton Mail here. There are also more details on Swad’s new website.
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The Tablers of Belper & District 278 are having their 60th Charter on Friday July 10th. Special guests are comedian Austin Knight and RTBU National President Dave ‘Sharky’ Barker. Venue is the splendid Makeney Hall in Milford, Derbyshire. Full details on the flyer.
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Long Eaton Tabler Paul Haskins will be setting out later in June on a 100 mile walk across Scotland to raise money for the Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths (FSID).
Paul is doing this in memory of Finlay McCaffery who died at the age of 8 months on 6th March 2005 (Mothers Day), Finlay would have been celebrating his 5th birthday on the day the walk finishes 21st June (Fathers Day).
For the full story, see the Long Eaton Roundtable website. Or skip the middleman and just pledge your cash on Paul’s Just Giving web page.
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The Geoff Hine Challenge Trophy
The Geoff Hine Challenge Trophy was started in 1956 to encourage the clubs of Area 14 to take each other on in a variety of sporting challenges. As with all things Roundtable, “sporting” is meant in its loosest possible sense. Challenges of the past have included table tennis, pub sports, badminton, rugby, golf, and many other mainstream sporting activities. But other challenges include Tippit (no, I’ve no idea either), marbles, Cardinal Puff-Puff (nope, still no idea), battleships, conkers, hop-scotch (surely some Ladies Circle ringers involved there), blow football (Circle here too?), wobbly ball, grave digging (!!), cranking (possiby a spelling mistake), and nut sucking (enough said, I think).
The trophy itself is the book of challenges as pictured. Lost in the archives since the mid 90’s, 2009/10 Area Chairman George Loydall has rediscovered it and dusted it off so that all the clubs in Area can compete again in whatever weird and wonderful events they can dream up.
The first official event to decide who has the trophy is Welly-Wanging at the Area Camp, Saturday 20th June.
Click on the tab at the top of the page for the the full rules, and some pictures from the original challenge record book. Alternatively clicking here will take you to the same page.
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On Saturday 23rd May Leicester DeMontfort 500 will be running the music event of the East Midlands – “Glenstock”. Venue is The Forge in Glenfield, Leicester and features live bands such as the Archer Marriott Band and Urban Shakers. Running from noon until 11pm, there are activities for all the family – any Tablers are more than welcome to help swell the numbers.
See flyer for more info. Glenstock Flyer (pdf)
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Chairman Stacey Ash wishes to invite fellow Tablers in Area 14 to their 58th Annual Charter on Thursday 24th September 2009. Venue is the Branston Golf And Country Club in Burton.
“Continuing with our tradition of presenting the finest after dinner speakers, this year we continue the trend with comedian Bob Webb”, writes Stacey.
All this for a mere £30.
See flyer for for booking details.
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You don't get many of those to the pound
Fortunately for the editor of this website, Ralph Willis from Derby Merlin had his camera on hand to capture incoming Area 14 Chairman George’s marvelous display of vegetable fondling at the recent Area AGM (see story below). George was definitely in his element copping a feel of some frankly stupendous melons presented by the lovely ladies from Circle.
Size doesn't matter, apparently
Can anyone explain why George saved his biggest smile for the next one?
One for the ladies?
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