Radford Semele Sports & Social Club

NewsletterIssue 23 May 2015

68 Lewis Road, Radford Semele CV31 1UQEmail: info@radfordclub.co.uk Tel: 01926 330314 Website: www.radford-semele-sports-and-social-club.co.ukFacebook: Radford Semele Social Club

Opening Hours:Mon - Thurs 5pm - 11pm Fri 2pm - 11pm Sat & Sun 12 noon - 11pm

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CommitteeGeorgina Marshall Chairperson Terry Davidson Vice Chairman

Dan Burt Committee Member Fraser Clarke Committee Member Andrew Formosa Membership Secretary Veronica Ormerod Committee Member

OfficersDave Purdy Secretary Phil Sturgess Treasurer

The Grandfather ‘El Presidente’ George Heritage Vice-President

Quality Ales and LagersIn addition to the regular lagers, ciders & beers(Carling, Coors, Grolsch, Stowford andStrongbow Ciders,) there are always 2 guest alesto sample. Recently the choice of guest ales havebeen from a top quality list, the options beingeither Bass, Marston’s Pedigree, St AustellBrewery’s Tribute, Shepherd Neame’s Spitfire,Thwaite’s Lancaster Bomber, Timothy TaylorLandlord and Wadworth 6X! That has been mesorted recently, although maybe enjoyed myselftoo much on one occasion over the Christmasperiod, so I must finish the paragraph with‘Please drink responsibly’!

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…Since Issue 22Sam Green (24th Jan 1927 – 18th Feb 2015)June, Jeff, Andy and Nick would like to thank everyone for all the lovely cards and kind messages.Many thanks to Lotus Care District Nurses and Dr Collins for their help and support in the past yearand, of course, to Rev Peter Lister for a lovely service.

‘Run Forrest Run’There are a growing number of athletic types amongst the Club membership, and aftera specific event, be it the recent Regency Run or the local Wolf Run the Club fills upwith everybody in the respective ‘uniform’ of event t-shirts, quenching their thirst.Congratulations to the many that took part in the Regency Run around Leamington inmid-April. Not content with just 10k Abi Archer and Steve Malin successfullycompleted their first marathons, both raising money for charity inthe process. Abi ran the London Marathon in 4hrs 48min and raisedover £2100 for St John Ambulance. However, you can still donate

to the cause, www.justgiving.com/abiarchermarathon will still be ‘live’ for a shortperiod of time. While Steve completed the Shakespeare Marathon in 4hrs 56min,raising over £1,400 for a charity very close to his heart, SANDS (Stillbirth andNeonatal Death Charity) running with their logo on his top and with the names‘Cameron’ and ‘Harvey’, the boys Mandy and Steve lost to stillbirth. Rich Bartlettcompleted his second marathon at Milton Keynes, although his first in good health,beating last year’s effort by 15 minutes, posting a time of 4hrs 17mins.

Kerry Marron’s 50th

Happy Birthday to Kerry, congratulations on reaching this milestone, I am a little disappointed that I gotthere first though! Fantastic night was had by all, the Big Wednesday Band did an excellent job ofdrowning Kerry’s singing out, although they could do nothing about it whilst they were packing theirkit away, I believe in record time as well! Knowing full well what was going to happen, I did try and geta supply of ear plugs prior to the party, but all to no avail, unfortunately my apologies to all those thatwere forced to endure the screeching singing. Allegedly the Cats Protection League’s emergencyresponse team were on the way at one stage!

El Presidente’s new role!Congratulations to Stan Sabin, who now has the title to go with his ripe old age and looks, daughterKarina delivered his first grandchild on 27th April. Clive Dunn has been dusting off his single for the jukebox!

FeedbackWeʼd love to hear from you! Please let us knowyour thoughts on our Newsletter. Are there anytopics you would like to see covered? Would youlike to advertise your business? We distribute theNewsletter to all households in Radford Semele.We will be publishing our next Issue in earlyAugust 2015; the deadline for publication willbe Friday 17th July 2015. Please email the club,write or telephone on the contact details on thefront page, direct to the Editor(briangeorgepr@aol.co.uk), or pop in and see theBar Staff or Committee Members.

AdvertsIf you wish to place adverts in the Newsletterthere is a charge of £20, and forward the artwork(pdf or jpg file) to myself (briangeorgepr@aol.co.uk).If you havenʼt got any artwork ready, just let meknow and I may be able to assist, for a small feeof course.

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event with delicious fine food from Connoisseur Catering. With a reputation for

creating mouth-watering menus, you can rely on us to make a good time great. Whether you’re planning an

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every taste and budget. So, if it’s time to celebrate, call now and we’ll help ensure you

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The Community Hall Commi�ee

are currently seeking the services of a Handyman to undertake repairs etc inside andoutside the Hall. If interested please contact Pat Folle�, 01926 424550

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IN THE PIPELINEBig Al’s Golf Day and Band Night – 24th MayThe 17th running of Big Al’s Golf Day takes placetowards the end of May, on this occasion the Daywill be raising money for The Limes Care Home,Stratford upon Avon (The Limes provideaffordable, high quality care to older people andpeople living with dementia). Just £35 per playergets you a round of golf at Newbold Comyn andfood from the BBQ for yourself and family back atthe Club afterwards. Following the BBQProfessor Rockska will be providing the livemusic later into the evening with their selectionof music from Madness, The Beat, Bad Manners,Selector and The Specials.

Race Night in aid of Heart of Radford - 29th MayFollowing the success of the Quiz night our nextfund raising event will be the Race Night with aTwist!! This is a family night out which will be heldat Radford Semele Sports and Social Club on29th May 2015. First race will start at 7.30pm. Allproceeds will go to the ‘Heart of Radford Semele’

Can we encourage everyone to come along andhave some fun, win some prizes? Doing this youwill help grow the funds of the Heart of RadfordSemele.

Regulars (Groups and Teams)Premiership Super 7’sSince the start of the last football season we havea weekly competition in which members have thepossibility of taking a cash prize by justsuccessfully predicting the outcome (home Win,Lose or Draw) of seven Premiership matches. Lastseason one of the largest pots was approximately£300, but this season has seen that total eclipsedand to date the main pot now stands at over£1,000! The interest has now allowed us to startbuilding a second pot to keep interest in the eventof the main prize being won. Just £1 per go forthe chance to win over £1000!

Sunday BingoA number of ladies use the TV Room on Sundayevenings for several rounds of Bingo between 7pm– 9pm. Just £5 buys 6 books, with a ‘flyer’ for thefinal game, all giving you the chance to win aselection of grocery prizes. A relaxed evening andthe chance for a sociable chat while thehusband/family is left to do the washing-up fromthe Sunday roast.

Every Tuesday is a Poker NightOn Tuesday evenings, from 8pm a group of cardplayers use the Club for an evening of Poker in theTV Room. The group play for points and at the endof each month the top 2 with the most points areawarded a cash prize. Anybody wishing to join thegroup can just pop down and try their hand,sometimes there are just four or five people aroundthe table, other times we may have to think ofgetting the second table out.

Seniorsʼ Group – moving to ThursdayʼsThe Club opens its doors for the Seniors’ Group onthe first Thursday of each month to enjoy thefacilities and have a chat without the jukebox orlarge screen being used. Anybody wishing to joincan come down between Midday – 2pm on theThursday and have a chat with their fellow villagers.

ʻServingʼ the Community HallIf you’re planning a function in the Community Halland require bar facilities, why not consider usingthe Club’s instead of organising a temporary bar tobe set-up in the Hall? It just needs somebody tobe a member of the Club and allow us a little timeto organise the special licence, 10 working days,the only charge being a 50p signing-in fee, perguest who are not members.

Big Screen Sport ActionThe Club has one of the largest screens in the areato watch sport on and with two Sky boxes,including BT Sport, and a second large screenmonitor in the TV Room there are plenty ofopportunities to watch some of the major sportingevents, at the Club. Whilst the football season iscoming to a close very soon there are still manyevents that may be screened. Below gives a quickglance at the options

CricketEngland Cricket ODI FixturesIreland v England 8th May The Village, Dublin 09.45

New Zealand in England ODI Series1st ODI 9th June Edgbaston, Birmingham 1300hrs2nd ODI 12th June Kennington Oval, London 1200hrs3rd ODI 14th June The Rose Bowl, Southampton 0930hrs4th ODI 17th June Trent Bridge, Nottingham 1300hrs5th ODI 20th June Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street 0930hrs

England Cricket Tour of West IndiesFriday 1st May – 5th May Third Test Match 2.00pm

New Zealand Cricket Tour of England1st Test 21st – 25thMay Lord’s, London 10.00am2nd Test 29th May – 2nd June Headingley, Leeds 10.00am

The Ashes1st Test 8th – 12th July Sophia Gardens, Cardiff 10.00am2nd Test 16th – 20th July Lord’s, London 10.00am3rd Test 29th July – 2nd Aug Edgbaston, Birmingham 10.00am4th Test 6th – 10th August Trent Bridge, Nottingham 10.00am5th Test 20th – 24th August Kennington Oval, London 10.00am

FootballFA Cup Final - Saturday 30th MayChampions League Final - 6th June

MotorsportF110th May – Catalunya, Spain24th May – Monaco7th June – Montreal, Canada21st June – Spielberg, Austria5th July – Silverstone, GB26th July – Hungaroring, Hungary

MotoGP3rd May – Jerez, Spain 17th May – Le Mans, France31st May – Mugello, Italy14th June – Catalunya, Spain27th June – Assen, The Netherlands12th July – Sachsenring, Germany

TennisWimbledon 29th June – 12 July

2014/15 ROYAL BRITISH LEGION POPPYAPPEAL UPDATEAs at 22 April the Appeal total for Radford stoodat £2264. This is £93 more than the initialcollection total of £2171, which was notified inDecember 2014.£25 was received for the purchase of a wreathand £68 was generously donated by patrons ofthe Sports and Social Club, via the all year roundcollecting bottle which resides on the bar.The £68 also included a donation of £5 from theClub’s newest Life Member in lieu of not havingto pay his membership this year. Thanks Rob.

Once again, many thanks to all those whosupport the Appeal.

NOTEOver the weekend of 8 – 10 May the 70thanniversary of the end of World War Two inEurope will be commemorated by many eventsaround the country. See local press for furtherdetails.Stan SabinHonorary Poppy Appeal Organiser

Radford Semele FC Division 2 Championsand Philip Parker Division 2 Cup Champions

Radford Semele FChas had instantsuccess in returning tothe top flight of theLeamington & DistrictFootball League afterhaving a unbeatenseason in Division Two.

They have already succeeded in winning theirsecond trophy of the season when they beatWestlea Wanderers Reserves 4-1 in the PhillipParker Division Two League Cup. They are currentlyon for the quadruple, as they have two remainingcup finals in the upcoming weeks and have set theirsights on bringing home all four trophies this year.Huge congratulations to David Burns and JudithClarke on the season and we will have our fingersand toes crossed for the two remaining games.

Radford support ‘The Heart of Radford Semele’It has now been several months since weintroduced our plight to you, as “The Heart ofRadford Semele”. Firstly we’d like to just say abig Thank You to everyone in the village for thecontinued support and interest.Thank you also to Rob Spall and the RadfordSemele Sports and Social Club for helping usraise £225 on our first fund raising event. TheQuiz night was a great successWe’d also like to thank Mrs Green for the kinddonation in memory of her husband, Sam Greenfor £20.00. We have also received a furtherdonation from Stagecraft Youth Group of £158We have risen so far in total: £403.61

FANTASTIC news is we have now had our firstAED machine brought to the village. This haskindly been donated by West MidlandsAmbulance Service. The local shop has given noless than amazing support to this project. Theyhave generously offered to temporarily house theAED in their premises during shop opening hoursinitially. This will be displayed clearly in the shopwindow. When sufficient funds have been raisedto purchase a permanent cabinet, this will bemounted outside the local shop, ensuring 24houraccess to be achieved for the village.

Within the next coming weeks we will be deliveringleaflets to all residents in the village outlining howyou can support the project both financially andas a volunteer. This leaflet will include an emailaddress for people to contact the Heart of RadfordSemele so further information can be obtained andany questions can be submitted to us. The next fund raising event will be a Race Nightwith a Twist on the 29th May at the Club.