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Performing Arts Centre and SCOTLAND the gap and allow the school to
meeting children before a quick Annual Dinner benefit from being able to access
stop at Sark and Alderney en The North of Scotland branch of additional funding to allow the
route home. Guests of the new Wooden Spoon staged its 10th building of a vocational training
Governor General, Sir Fabian Annual Dinner at the Marcliffe centre. The head teacher’s bid for
Melbon, Spoon Guernsey Hotel in Aberdeen. 290 people specialist status was so strong
Chairman, John Sarre, Treasurer, enjoyed the stories of guests of that the Minister granted this on
David Packman, Secretary, Max honour, Jason White and Chris the proviso that the funds were
Crouchley and Member, Stuart Cusiter, the city’s two current put back in place and thanks to
Hardie were invited to the Scottish Internationals. Also in Spoon, this will now become
Reception. HRH needed no attendance was Joint Honorary reality.
introduction to the foursome President, Peter Brown and many
already been doubled and they donned in recognisable Spoon members of the Aberdeen SUSSEX
are now hoping to reach ties and enthusiastically Committee. The event raised a First Project
£30,000. Spoon Surrey is working approached them with comments magnificent £10,000 for local The first project the Committee
closely with Anthony and about how well the Charity has Spoon projects. decided to support was the
Marianne Watts and the progressed on the Island. building of a kitchen in the ‘Living
Committee is currently sourcing a The Spoon team were pleased Skills Area’ at Chailey Heritage
local project worthy of this super and honoured by her comments. School in Mid Sussex. Chailey
effort on which to spend the Heritage receives no central
funds as a permanent memorial Future Events funding and relies on its own
to Harry.
Children at the Dorking Mini Rugby
To coincide with the Annual Golf independent fundraising to help
The Harry Watts Challenge
Tournament
Day, a team of Wasps Legends their severely physically
event was a huge success, based
Surrey Honorary President, John
will be playing against a Guernsey handicapped children. Spoon’s generously for the privilege of
SURREY around a Tag (Mixed) Rugby
Inverdale at the Dorking Mini Rugby
Tournament
XV on 6th September, followed project will help the older children seeing the Kukri Allstarzz, dance
Regional Golf Day Under 16/17 competition
Spoon Balloons ready for lift off at
by the Spoon Golf Classic & Gala gain a degree of independence as in front of the supporters.
As seems to be the norm these between teams from 10 local the Harry Watts Cha11ange Dinner on Friday 7th September they prepare for life after school.
days, Surrey Region kicked off schools and colleges. Each Yorkshire Chairman and friends on at La Grande Mare Golf & WEST MIDLANDS Funds have been presented to the Sussex Support
this year’s season of golf days participating team was presented
his cycle ride to celebrate his 50th
Birthday
Country Club. It is expected to be Young Support school and building work is well In addition to the Clubs, Wooden
with the first event at the Royal with a certificate and a match ball
Representatives from Spoon line up
a fantastic couple of days. For Liam Taylor, captain of Walsall under way. Spoon Sussex is also indebted to
Automobile Club, Woodcote signed by Rob Andrew by Danny
for a picture prior to the first
further details, please turn to the RFC under 11’s, raised £60 and the Sussex RFU in helping the
Park, Epsom. A record entry of 20 Cipriani, the rising Wasps England St George’s Day Dinner
Yorkshire St George’s Day Dinner
Events Calendar on Page 18. donated it to Wooden Spoon. Thank you charity. The end of season Sussex
teams had an enjoyable day’s golf star. Yorkshire Region hosted their first
Members of the Guernsey
On 20th October, the RWC final This is the second time Liam has The Sussex Committee would like Clubs Curry Night has adopted
on a superb course followed by St George’s Day dinner in April at
Committee meeting HRH The
Princess Royal on her recent visit to
will be played in Paris and just a supported Spoon for which he is to say thank you to the following Spoon as the charity of the
an evening meal and ULSTER a new Spoon venue and town, the island couple of hundred miles away, about to receive a Spoon Annual Sussex Rugby clubs that have evening and Spoon has also been
entertainment. Thanks to all who Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim The Royal York Hotel, York. the Guernsey Spooners will be and a Spoon ball signed by one supported Spoon over the last 18 able to raise money from Sussex
attended and supported the Carrick RFC held their annual Carter Jonas were generous in Spoon. Again 90 people attended organising a gala dinner, after of his favourite players, Jason months: Bognor, Brighton, home games in the County
Spoon cause so magnificently. International 7’s Competition sponsoring the event and there and raised £850 for Essex Spoon which the game will be shown Leonard. Burgess Hill, Chichester, Crawley, Championships.
from 4-6 May and made Ulster was also the support of Dickinson with more new members signed live. Ensure you join in the fun. Crowborough, Eastbourne, East The Committee has also
Dorking Mini Rugby Festival Spoon the nominated charity. Dees for the programme and the up.These two comparatively small Honorary Support Grinstead, Haywards Heath, received support from a number
Surrey Regional Committee Willie John McBride launched the drinks reception had the backing events raised about £2,500 for ISLE OF MAN Honorary President, David Heathfield & Waldron, Holbrook, of Companies who have kindly
supported the Dorking mini rugby event which had a strong mixture of great Spoon supporter, Black Spoon and Spoon Essex is most Banking on Success Duckham has made a charitable Horsham, Hove, Lewes, either nominated Sussex Spoon
festival where more than 2,000 of senior teams from throughout Sheep Brewery. The dinner, grateful to both Rochford and Standard Bank on the Isle of Man donation to his Region after Plumpton, Pulborough, as their charity or made generous
boys and girls play tag rugby. the UK, including a Ladies auction (superbly run by Martin Chelmsford for their continued have recently held a series of fundraising undertaken at some Shoreham, Uckfield, Worthing donations. The list is not
With the help of RAM Rugby, the Competition and an Under 20’s. Bayfield) and raffle raised around support. Dress Down days and donated of his speaking engagements. exhaustive but special thanks go
Committee organised an To help raise funds, the club £15,000 for Wooden Spoon – the proceeds of the fundraising This will be put towards the latest Sunshine Sevens to Edgars Cool Waters,
assault/obstacle course to occupy added 10p to each drink sold not bad for a first event in York. GUERNSEY events to their local Spoon project to build a new playground Spoon Sussex recently linked up Shoreham, Southern School of
those who were not playing and over the entire competition. A Thanks to Nick Scroggs for Royal Visit region. Thank you. at Reynalds Cross Special School with the East Grinstead Rugby Sports Massage, Haywards Heath,
awarded prizes to the winners of great tournament was had by all initiating the idea and his Members of the Guernsey in Olton, Birmingham. Club for the hosting of their 50th Southern Sporting Clubs,
each age group. The event was and at the finals Spoon was organisation. Committee of Spoon recently had Celebrity Golf Day Anniversary Sunshine Sevens Stratford upon Avon, Orange
successful in raising awareness of presented with a cheque for the privilege of meeting the Royal An array of stars contested the Lions Support rugby tournament. Square, Haywards Heath,
Spoon through a bucket £1,000. ESSEX Patron, HRH The Princess Royal Norman Wisdom Celebrity Golf The Shirley Lions and Spoon are The SpoonAAs participated in Heasmans Ltd, London, The
collection and wristband sales. Rochford Hundred RFC while she was on a visit to the Challenge at Castletown Golf working well together in the an the exceptionally strong Brewers Arms,
YORKSHIRE The Club held a very successful Island. The Princess Royal was Links on May.100 golfers enjoyed Region supporting a fun run and tournament and were represented
Harry Watts Cha11enge Birthday Challenge lunch prior to their fixture against visiting the Island to open the a magnificent round of golf a quiz event that has resulted in a by a young development team
Festival at Cranleigh Chairman of Spoon Yorkshire, Braintree. Over 90 people sat new £90 million magistrates’ before sitting down to a gala donation of £1,208 to the that performed superbly against
In May 2006, Harry Watts, a very Richard Smith, recently celebrated down to an excellent lunch and court as well as visiting the Dinner at the Hilton Hotel. Charity. the more experienced opposition.
popular 16 year old member of his 50th year by cycling 162 miles raised over £1,600 for Essex Stars including former Snooker The British Army team won the
Cranleigh RFC was tragically killed from Seascale on the Cumbrian Spoon. New Members were World Champion, Dennis Taylor, Making a Difference title beating the Dutch team
in a road traffic accident. His coast to Sandsend on the signed up from both playing Motorcycle TV presenter, Steve Jane Lane Special School in Susies Saloon convincingly in the West Midland’s Chairman, Phil Pemble
parents decided that they would Yorkshire coast. It involved a lot teams, thus extending the Spoon Parish, footballers, Ron Yates, Walsall turned to Spoon when it final. Spoon was well supported
gratefully receives a cheque from the
like to form a fund in his memory of sweat, a bit of blood (one of message further across Essex Terry Dolan and of course the lost one of its funding streams to by the Kukri Mobile Shop posted
Shirley Lions
and initiated ‘The Harry Watts his fellow riders took a tumble) Clubs. inimitable Sir Norman Wisdom. become a special status school. on the touch line selling the great
The Kukri Allstarzz helped raise funds
for Spoon with an impromptu
Cha11enge’. The number 11 but no tears and a few ‘bob’ (just The whole day was a great event With 120 children, all with a new range of Spoon branded performance at the East Grinstead
within this title reminds everyone over £1,000) was raised for Chelmsford RFC and substantial funds were raised physical or learning disability, Phil clothing. East Grinstead rugby
Sunshine Sevens
of the number on Harry’s rugby Spoon Congratulations on A similar event was held at for Spoon. Pemble and Phil Blunden club encouraged all manner of
SpoonAAs coach, Dave Muckalt
explains his strategy to Sussex
shirt and the original hope was to reaching both milestones. Chelmsford with the proceeds concluded after their visit that a fundraising including a donation
Honorary President and Wasps player,
raise £11,000. This target has being split between the Club and donation of £11,000 would plug from one gentleman who paid
Alex King at the Sunshine Sevens
6 Spoonews Summer 2007 Spoonews Summer 2007 7
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