Spoon Regional Projects & Fundrasing 19
Essex
FUNDRAISING
ParC
new building at the Play After overcoming many business WARWICKSHIRE
and resourCe Centre shenanigans, Paul Theakston formed the Taking it to the Max...
For children and families with Black Sheep Brewery in 1992. 24 teams took to Maxstoke Park in late August
special needs for the 5th Annual Wooden Spoon Golf
Spoon donation: £50,000 Day. It was a hard fought affair with ‘Jock’s
Opened by: Jason Leonard OBE on Artherstone Hackers’ taking the honours.
9th September 2009 Carey’s Club Coventry were second with
woodenspoon.com/essex the team from Stoneleigh Deerpark Golf
Club in third place. Over £5,000 was raised
and there will be a repeat of the event at
Maxstoke next year.
woodenspoon.com/warwicks
Wooden Spoon and Black Sheep WALES
Brewery’s great relationship was brokered Head to Head for Spoon
by Tim Fee, the recently retired producer of The Rhondda Cynon Taff golf club celebrated
TV’s long-running soap, Emmerdale. After its 4th annual Golf Day. 20 teams, made
five years of sponsoring the Emmerdale Golf up of local businesses and rugby celebrities
Classic and Gala Dinner Paul’s enthusiasm went head-to-head raising £3,400 for
for Spoon remains as strong as ever. Spoon Wales.
During that time the brewery has expanded Lee Lewis of Hi-tech roofing Ltd,
considerably. commented, “What started out as a bit of
Black Sheep Brewery has also supported fun four years ago, has turned out to be a
two teams in the Four Peaks Challenge with fantastic golf day. Our fundraiser at St Marys
bottles of ale carried to the top of each has gone from strength to strength and has
mountain to the delight of the marshals. become a very popular fixture for all levels of
Paul has also made sure that his draught golfers at our region.
ale is on tap at the Spoon St George’s Day The trophies for this year’s event were
dinner in York whilst the bottled variety finds sponsored by SHS Scaffolding, Cardiff and
its way to top table guests at the legendary the committee would like to thank them for
Spoon Christmas lunch in Leeds. their continued support.
Jason Leonard with youngsters at the opening
Paul and Sue Theakston have helped
of PARC’s new play area
to stir a lot of smiles in Yorkshire and it is Lawyers Hit Rugby Stars for Six
only appropriate that the Yorkshire Region Spoon Wales were bowled over by a Cardiff
PARC was formed as a charity in 1997 are pleased to announce that Paul has been charity cricket night which saw a team of
by a small group of parents of special- made a Life Member of Wooden Spoon. ‘legal eagles’ topple opponents from the
needs children to provide respite and Spoon thanks Paul and family and all world of Welsh rugby.
mutual support for families in similar at Black Sheep Brewery for their continued Top South Wales solicitors Morgan Cole
situations. It has grown considerably support. took on and defeated a Charity XI at the
and now supports over 150 families, SWALEC Stadium raising £1,500 for Spoon
predominantly in the Braintree and woodenspoon.com/yorkshire More than 300 guests of Morgan
Chelmsford areas Cole were at the firm’s annual summer
The centre caters for children from 0-21 SHROPSHIRE garden party which this year included the
with various sessions throughout the week On Yer Bike for Spoon charity fundraiser cricket match which
such as Art and Music for 3-11 year olds, a Shropshire Region recently held it’s Annual Wooden spoon was kindly nominated as
support group for families with premature and Golf Day to which Spoon member, Keith the benefiting charity. The Spoon team
sick children, exercise groups for pre-school Jepson, decided to cycle, completing included former British Lion Gwyn Evans and
children, or three Youth Clubs. over 100 miles from his home in Bath ex-Welsh internationals Gareth Wyatt and
The need and demand for additional to Bridgnorth. Keith was joined on the Geraint Lewis and was augmented by team
activities and for increased capacity to challenge by his 59 year old father Frank, members whose employers had given a
eliminate the waiting led PARC to seek funding successfully raising a sum of over £1,800. £150 donation in return for a place.
to build a brand new Play and Resource To top off a great day Keith was part of the Brinley Groves, Chairman of Wales
Centre. successful winning team along with fellow Wooden Spoon, said, “It was a great night
Spoon Essex contributed £50,000 towards members, James Dobbs, Tom Denton and with a fabulous turn-out for Morgan Cole,
the build. Jason Leonard officially opened the Toby Isbell. Thanks to all the attendees and a firm with a long tradition of supporting
Centre on 9th September when he cut the supporters for helping to make a great worthy causes. I would like to take this
ribbon at the new home of PARC. event. opportunity to thank Morgan Cole for their
He said: “I enjoy it when you see the joy continued support of Wooden Spoon.”
on the children and young people’s faces, woodenspoon.com/shrops
when they realise it’s actually theirs and they woodenspoon.com/wales
can play and learn and grow as children.”
www.woodenspoon.com Autumn 2009 Spoonews
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