Posted on December 12, 2011 by markdissington
I had the pleasure of attending the Leicester Ladies night. LDMRT 500 returned to their second home – the Grand Hotel – to put on a fantastic evening. From Brass Band through to menu, the whole evening ran under the stewardship of MC James (Steve) Farrar. Simon (clipboard) Riley took wine with every man and [...]
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Posted on December 12, 2011 by markdissington
I wanted to give you an update of the latest Tabling events in the Area. Thursday was Bingham & Radcliffe’s turn to hold their charter, ably resided over by Jason Hull. This was not only a celebration of B&C 59th year, but also the final year of Past Area Chairman Kevin Horn, our very own [...]
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Posted on December 11, 2011 by markdissington
On a cold and foggy night at the end of November, 36 brave men gathered to see who would emerge victorious in a competition of strength, skill and witty banter. This was of course the Area 14 10 pin bowling tournament! A fantastic turnout of 36 gents representing 9 of the 15 tables that make [...]
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Posted on November 1, 2011 by markdissington
Dear Area 14 We’ve just come off of two great weekends in a row of great Tabling. First of all we had the Grantham 60th Charter at Stoke Rochford Hall. What a venue and fellowship. Under the presiding Table Chairman John Whaler the whole night went well with great support from Area 14. They had [...]
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Posted on November 1, 2011 by markdissington
Greetings all, A magnificent evening was had by budding F1 stars last Wednesday (26th October) where 11 teams from Area 14 vied in treacherous conditions in Newark for the honor of standing on the podium holding a trophy which proved how great a driver they are! After a tense briefing basically consisting of put your [...]
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Posted on September 21, 2011 by markdissington
This weekend saw two great events. Friday night was at Trent Bridge cricket ground for the Area 14 Summer Ball attended by 120 guests, made up of not only Area 14 and Area 20 circle but also one of the doctors from the local Air Ambulance. Dr Tom gave a speech about the benefits of [...]
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Posted on September 13, 2011 by markdissington
Last weekend the might of Area 14 rocked up at Leeds University for the National Sporting Event. 55 strong in number, with advanced guard (golfers and drunks) arriving on the Thursday night, with the main horde coming on the Friday. For those lucky early ones it was a beer and curry whilst getting the layout [...]
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Posted on September 1, 2011 by markdissington
The summer’s over and the nights are drawing in. This can only mean one thing – Charter Season has begun! There a lots of events over the next couple of months, for more details on any of the following events check out the Calendar Page. 16th September – Area Ladies Night 23rd September – Swadlincote [...]
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Posted on August 24, 2011 by markdissington
Two of Area’s finest Tables clashed at Willows Sports Centre in Derby to compete for the Geoff Hine Trophy – Derby Merlin v Ashby. The sport chosen by the challengers was Indoor cricket. Two teams of 8 arrived and limbered up ready for the rules to be explained, with Mike Chewy Richardson needing to have [...]
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Posted on August 4, 2011 by markdissington
Special round table room rate agreed with The Swans Hotel and Restaurant, West Bridgeford Ladies Night Special – Friday 16th September 2011 Relax and enjoy your evening to the max (in true round table fashion) We have arranged a special discounted rate with the Swans Hotel and Restaurant, Radcliff Road, West Bridgeford Easy walking distance [...]
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