October 2010
September was a very busy month for the club, with one weekend in particular seeing us involved in events on three consecutive days!
Firstly the Golf Day.
A really good turn out of 42 golfers took part in team and individual events and the weather was kind to us. A very enjoyable round of golf was had by all. Many of our golfers have participated in this event for many years and it is lovely to meet up with these "old friends" every year. In the evening we had a lovely meal cooked by the excellent team at Sene Valley Golf Club and in total 56 sat down to the dinner accompanied by chat and banter about the days rounds.
The Team prize was won by Tim Moore and Martin Griffin with a creditable 45 points, narrowly beating Martin Davidson and Richard Botwright who had 44 points. The Individual prize went to Bob Musson with 38 points, although a brilliant 36 points secured second place for Val Makin.
Our Charter Member Colin celebrated his birthday on the same day and so a birthday cake was brought out for after the meal, although he may have been asleep by that time!
We raised around £700 for our Charities and this is a very good result in these difficult times, especially bearing in mind that our aim was to have a fun day.
Without the support of Sene Valley Golf Club, both in the office and the kitchen, we would not have been able to achieve such success and so in addition to thanking all who took part, playing and sponsoring holes, a big thank you goes to all the staff at the club.
Hawkinge Fun Day
This annual event is run by the Hawkinge Events Team and sees the village join together for a fun day out for all the family. There are lots of stalls and entertainment and, as we did last year, we again held a cake stall.
All of the cakes were baked by one of our members wives, Olive Taylor, and we are extremely grateful to her for giving up so much of her time for this. There were plenty of people to come and admire and buy the cakes and so we raised a few hundred pounds for our charites again. Next year we hope to do something different so watch this space!
Postling Cross Country Ride
The day after the Hawkinge Fun Day sees several of our members and their families up bright and early to run the refreshments stall at Postling Ride.
This event is run every year and involves dozens of local riders riding across country with optional jumps. Always a great day, this year was no different. Lots of brave horses and riders of varying ages and abilities jumping (and sometimes not jumping) some lovely natural fences. Before they set of and when they get back they can come to us for a burger or bacon roll and tea and coffee. Whilst their family wait nervously for their return they can also at least have something to eat (although I think many of them needed something a bit stronger!)
This event takes lots of organising to make sure we have the right amount of food and that we can keep up a constant supply of food and drink so many many thanks to our members for helping to make this day possible. We raised a fantastic £700 and we will be back next year!
EuroTunnel Collections and Racecourse Collections.
We had several really good days at these collections. In particular the race goers are always very generous when we run an exit collection at Folkestone Racecourse. It must be all the winnings. And we often get a few pounds from the Bookies on their way out too! If you ever attend one of the Race Days please look out for us and come and say hello.
Meetings
We held our last Business meeting at the Kings Arms in Elham this month. They have been very supportive of us over many years and we would like to thank them. As our membership base has moved slightly it was agreed that we need to be more accesible to those who live a little further away. The Drum at Stanford proved perfect as it is just of Junction 11 of the M20 and so is easy to get to from Hythe, Folkestone, Ashford and all the villages. We look forward to seeing them for our October Meeting.
Our Fundraising and Welfare meeting was held at the Five Bells in Brabourne where the new owners made us very welcome. The refurbishment they have carried out there is excellent and we all very much enjoyed the food.
Just a reminder.
We have a quiz night coming up on 23rd October at Brabourne Village Hall - full details are the calendar page of the website. Book a table if you can and help us raise some funds for a very worthwhile school in Ethiopia. One of our members, Roger Osborne, is going out there soon to take a look for himself at the work they are doing, so watch this space for more information and photos when he gets back..
Last but not least.
Don't forget we are always keen to welcome new members. If you feel you would like to get involved please fill in the contact form on the website. You will be more than welcome. Just come along to a meeting and see if it might be for you.
Also a reminder to let us know if you want to help on an odd occasoin here or there, perhaps help on the Christmas Float, come on our sponsored walk, etc.
And dont forget we are here to help local people and organisations, so if you know of a need somewhere, don't be afraid to ask. We are here to serve. Also take a look at the International Website link on our front page - it will tell you what Lions do all over the world.
We look forward to seeing you soon.
Members of Elham Valley and Wye Lions Club
Ordinary People, Amazing Things.
