GRAND CHRISTMAS DRAW & RACE NIGHT

 I am pleased to inform you that with, the addition of donations, the proceeds of the Christmas Draw after deduction of £100 for the First Prize were a very creditable £507.25, thereby reaching and slightly exceeding our target figure of £500. These proceeds will, of course, be added to the Senior Football Club Funds.

 

My thanks go to all who bought tickets, obviously, and to all of you and some of our players who sold tickets. Further thanks go to everyone who donated prizes and to those who encouraged people/orgaisations to donate prizes. I am sure that you will agree that there were 10 very excellent prizes.

 

The lucky winners were as follows ( details to be exhibited in the match day programmes on Boxing Day and on 2nd January as well as in the Clubhouse and in The Village Shop):

 

1st Prize: £100 cash - Winner: Beryl White of Rectory Road, Hook Norton                                            Ticket    52   

2nd Prize:Brewery Tour for 4 persons - Winner: Val Stratford, Netting Street, Hook Norton                      Ticket   520

3rd Prize: £25 cash: Winner: Lewis Cook (c/o Andy Rogers)                                                               Ticket   210

4th Prize: Sunday Lunch for 2 (value £20) at Sun Inn, Hook Norton - Winner: Jen Whitehead (via Andy)   Ticket   246

5th Prize: Italian Hamper: Winner: Dave Bruce, Banbury                                                                      Ticket   742

6th Prize: Basket with wine and 4 glasses: Winner Carolyn White, Banbury                                         Ticket 1435

7th Prize: Famous Grouse Whisky- Winner: Mr & Mrs Manley, Banbury                                               Ticket  782

8th Prize: Carva Champagne- Winner: Sue Marsfield (via Matt Carberry)                                                Ticket 662

9th Prize: Bottle Red Wine- Winner: Tony Claydon, Hook Norton                                                          Ticket 424

10th Prize: Bottle Red Wine - Winner: Mark Boyland, Banbury                                                             Ticket 184

 

Further thanks are also due to Tom, Gloria and Joe Williams at The Village Shop who kindly donated a cold buffet for those attending the above Draw and the Race Night. Finally, many thanks not for the first time this season, to Colette and Kerrie for looking after the bar and for their help, with their very able assistants, in other aspects of the evening, especially to Kerrie who operated the Race Video and refused to get fazed when a technical hitch arose before the final race.

 

RACE NIGHT

 

Attendance at the above further fund raising function for the Senior Football Club was disappointing, perhaps due to the earlier postponement of both our First and Second team matches and due to adverse weather conditions. Despite this poor attendance and the fact that a decision was made to reduce the number of races to 5 instead of 8,

a remarkable £419.80 was raised (what could it have been with a full house and all 8 races being run?) for Club Funds.

It has been decided that the other 3 races will be run during the hospitality period after the First Team match on

Boxing Day with a view to reaching and hopefully exceeding the target amount for this function after combining the takings of those on 19th December and those on Boxing Day.

 

For those prospective punters on Boxing Day who may be concerned about their chances of winning one or more race,

I will NOT be present, as I hope to be enjoying a short Christmas break in South Devon! My success on the 19th only goes to show that you don't really need to know anything about horses to select a winner(s). Just go with your intuition!

 

Good luck and Merry Christmas to you all!

 

Geoff