Photos - 2017
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Charity Horse Race - 27 January 2017
The first ever Charity Horse Race event in the 100 year history of the Club was held on Friday 27 January 2017.
It was an hilarious night with over 35 members and guests present - and raised nearly £300 for the Charity 'Friends of Friar Gate Bridge' (FFGB) - www.friargatebridge.co.uk
Many thanks go to:-
- Joanne Lawton (Master of Ceremonies) and Mandy Coons (Bookie) from FFGB for making everything run so smoothly.
- Howard Thomas (Chairman of the Trustees of FFGB) for obtaining owners for some 38 horses before the event even took place.
- Barrie Ladds for going 'over and above the call of duty' and single-handely manning the bar for all the thirsty punters.
- John Lewis for ensuring the heating arrangements were spot on.
- Ann Lewis, Helen Legg, Sheila Knowles and Emm Mansfield for all the catering.
- Malcolm Holden - for instigating the evening and providing the audio/visual equipment.
- Sponsors for each of the eight races:-
- Race 1 - Malcolm Holden - Six Sigma Limited (Business Advice and Consultancy)
- Race 2 - Dean Batchelor - Padlock Locksmiths
- Race 3 - Littleover Building Services
- Race 4 - Gone Fishing 4 Business - (Business Networking Club in Derby)
- Race 5 - The President's Cup - Mary Moore
- Race 6 - John Watson of Watson & Watson Limited (Health & Safety Consultants)
- Race 7 - Scargill Mann & Co - (Letting and Estate Agents)
- Race 8 - Ian Rushbrook - Personal Service Garage
- Mary Moore for giving a closing vote of thanks to everyone for all the hard work.
Midsummer Open
The annual Midsummer Open Doubles Event - sponsored by Impact Techniques (Ironville) Ltd and supported Knight Security Services (UK) and Blueline Homes Ltd - was a great success.
The Winners were John Colbourne and Ian Johnson (from Old Whittington BC) and the Runners up were Steven and Josh Hall. The Mick Bourne Trophy was presented by RBC President Eddie Springer.
Our thanks are due to all 64 participants for an excellent standard of bowling, which was a pleasure to watch - and to David Hayton and team who organised the event so well.
The 'in house' catering team and bar did a wonderful job - providing refreshments all day on request as well as a delicious buffet tea.
Police v Wharfedale
Rykneld were delighted to host the home leg of a league match between the U.K. Police Federation and Airedale & Wharfedale Bowling Club.
Both teams were well supported and we did our level best to make them feel at home.
Breakfast was served throughout the day - by the dedicated Rykneld catering team.
Many thanks go to the two team captains - Kevin Penny from U.K. Police and Steve Griffiths from Airedale & Wharfedale for organising their teams and staging a great competition which was a joy to watch.
A great bunch of people and we would definitely welcome them back next year.
Best of the Vets
Gold Letter Finals
Many thanks to Gordon Lathwell for organising the 2017 event.
It was good to see and hear John Lewis, back again, announcing the matches and providing the commentary.
Eddie Springer (Acting Club President) presented trophies to the winners - ably assisted by Mary Moore (Secretary).
Photos and captions showing who won what are as follows:-
Sounds Familiar
An evening of musical entertainment from the Midlands music group 'Sounds Familiar' - playing sounds of the 60's.
Featuring Chris Towe on Acoustic Guitar / Vocals - and Sue Coleman and Linda Kirtley on vocals.
Two hours of splendid entertainment with songs by The Seekers, The Mamas and Papas and other well known artists.
This was a 'sell -out event.
Annual Award Ceremony - 23 November 2017
The Annual Award Ceremony took place on Thursday 23 November 2017 at Mickleover Golf Club.
Prizes were presented by the Club President, Eddie Springer - ably assisted by Mary Moore.
Photos courtesy of Barrie Ladds and Richard Knowles.