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Reports of Past Events
Follow up on events and news
Santa Fun Run 12th December 2010
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and comment from one of the runners:
I just wanted to thank you for the Santa Run this morning. It was really well organised and although the course had been changed for safety reasons it did not matter. The fact you got so much media coverage shows what a great and unique event it has become. I was at the front on the start line so I will be on BBC and ITV! I was interviewed by Lincs Echo, and they got a photo of me coming over the line at the finish. I went back to Yarborough Leisure centre afterwards and went up to the gym! Whilst there (and still in full Santa outfit!), I was accosted by a Radio Lincolnshire presenter (who was doing some sort of live treasure hunt!) and interviewed about the Santa Run!
I also came 5th which was good.
Everyone I spoke to enjoyed it.
I hope you raised lots of money.
See you next year!
Glenn Moore.
PS Feel free to use my name/comments in any way you like for future publicity
Saturday 31st October was the 8th Lincolnshire Sausage Festival. Nearly
10,0000 visitors enjoyed warm autumn sunshine whilst sampling Lincolnshire
sausages and other Lincolnshire produce from over 50 stall in Lincoln
Castle. The attached photograph shows children taking part in a cookery
demonstration sponsored by Redhill Farm.
14th August 2010, the Rotary Club of Lincoln Colonia held their annual lakeside summer concert in the grounds of Ashby Hall, by kind permission of Eran Bauer.
The concert was a huge success and raised 2,000 pounds for Help for Heroes.
The cheque was presented by President Roger Sharp to Katie Wilson, a representative for the charity.
This was for: "Founding the Lincolnshire Sausage Festival and raising more than 100,000 pounds for local charities has earned a local club the prestigious Civic Award. The Rotary Club of Lincoln Colonia has raised money for charities including the Lincolnshire Air Ambulance, St Barnabas Hospital and St Andrews Children's Hospice, as well as supporting Queen's Park Special School, the Nomad Trust and Lincoln Women's Refuge. To help raise these funds, the Rotary Club started the Lincolnshire Sausage Festival in 2006, which last year attracted around 10,000 visitors. The club also started the Great Lincoln Santa Fun Run, which saw 1,500 Santas running five kilometres around the cathedral quarter in 2009, led by the Bishop of Lincoln."
Picture on left shows Ray Peters cooking at the Xmas Market, picture, right shows Pam Bentley in front, with John Roddam.
28th September 2009: the Exley Trophy was competed for at Blankney Golf Club. This is a competition between the 4 Lincoln Rotary Clubs and the
trophy is a team one, this year won by Colonia. There is also an individual
prize - which was won by June Gaulke, the only female player this year!(36
Points). 1st pic shows the contenders plus Harrold and Hansard. Other pic shows June and Peter with trophy.
Graham and Margaret Brown who visited us from NSW in 2007 sent this email 2009:
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Greetings to you and the Rotary Club of Lincoln Colonia from the Rotary Club of Corowa, NSW Australia. This is just a note to let you know that your Club was the subject of our International Toast at our last Club meeting. I looked up your website and was able to provide our Club with interesting details of your famous Santa Fun Run, the visit from Bassaro Castelli RC and your planned reciprocal 'scatter' visit. I recalled to the Club how, when we visited your Club in August '07, the White Hart Inn was undergoing refurbishment and we had an enjoyable social evening of ten pin bowls instead. Please pass on our greetings to Roger, Sally, Mark, Jill, June, Chloe, Pam and Des and all other Club members whom we may have met that night. Yours in Rotary Fellowship, PP Graham and Rtn Margaret Brown, for, President David Talbot, Rotary Club of Corowa. |
Friday 5th June 2009: Italian job: "Gondolier Peter Harrold takes Rachel Hanson for gondola ride".(Practice for later!).
Matt's Fund - 2008:
Extract from email from Bob Boulton Chairman of Matt's Fund:
May I say thank you for allowing Prof Patel and myself make the presentation to your members on the 25th November and the fantastic donation you made to our fund.
I know the Professor appreciated the opportunity, enjoying the experience, the hospitality and welcome showed by all. From his first consultation with Matthew we developed a confidence and trust in him and we are very pleased to be supporting his research work so ultimately many other young people will benefit.
We hope you found it interesting and informative, clearly we have a long way to go but each pound raised slightly lowers the height of the hurdle in front of us.
Please pass on our thanks to your members...
Nepal Trust
Presentation 16th September 2008. Guests included the Mayor Councillor Ron Hills, Ceris Jones C.E.O. and Tony Robinson F.D. of the Nepal Trust who gave the presentation. The purpose of this presentation was to bring the other Lincoln clubs onside with the Nepal project. The Nepal Trust is based in Edinburgh, so this was an opportunity to find out more. See full details and videos on the website.Update October, 2009 from John Roddam: Further to the news that our joint matching grant had been accepted I am pleased to tell you that all the papers have been submitted to R.I. Foundation and we now await news that the money is on its way to The Nepal Trust via ourselves. (The Sausage Festival and Ball, 25th October, 2008, raised funds towards the hydroelectric project for the above cause).
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