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| 2009
Annual Awards Celebration Dinner and
Dance |
A huge thanks to everyone that
attended our Annual Awards Celebration
Dinner and Dance at High Elms Golf
Course. I'm sure that we can all agree
that Nick did a terrific job along with
the other members of the ORR Committee.
The award winners were as follows -
- Running Achievement Award -
Annette Shrimpton
- Best Newcomer - Dave Burtonshaw
- Good Egg Award - Paul O'Grady
- Silver Tongue Award - Ali Amanat
- Personality of The Year - Graham
Johnson and Nigel Webb received a
special award completing over a 100
marathons
There were also the Grand Prix awards
which went to Eric Enock (2 awards),
Trevor Delahoy, Danny McLaughlin and
David Hurley |
| Review
of "A Beginner's Guide to Marathon
Running" |
Steve Wherle gave an entertaining
and informative talk this week on
Marathon
Running for novices. Thank you for your
efforts, Steve, and to the 34 members
who stayed to listen
 and ask questions
afterwards. He told us about the history
of the Marathon before pulling “things
you must take with you on Marathon day”
from a box of props – the first of which
was a pair of running shoes! Steve has
produced a number of helpful factsheets
on Marathon running which will shortly
be available on the ORR website. |
| 20th
Anniversary DVD |
The 20th Anniversary DVD is now
available to watch
online. Simply right click on the
video that you would like to watch and
click Play.
The web page may take a while to load
up, but it will be worth waiting for
.... |
| Update
- Credit Crunch Luxury Holidays in Spain |
The next batch of invitation
certificates for a week’s holiday in
luxury
 accommodation
in Spain or Tenerife for £150 have just
arrived. With flights to Malaga starting
from as little as £60 return, a family
of four could have a holiday in the sun
for as little as £390. If you’ve already
booked this year’s holiday, never fear
as there is no time limit specified on
this offer and you can go at any time of
the year including school holidays
(subject to availability).
Breaks in England are also available
under the terms of this offer.
To receive an invitation certificate
please click
here and simply leave your name and
address. |
| Tuesday
25th August |
Pub night with the man from
Lucozade. In the Buff after your run
with free samples for all. |
| Tuesday
29th September |
Pub night on sports massages with
ORR's very own Mike Abousselam |
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Wednesday 14th October |
Recording of Clive Anderson's Radio
2 show "Chat Room" at 7.15pm in Central
London.
Chat room is a topical talk show where
Clive is joined by a panel of
politicians, comedians and pundits who
speak their mind about the week's hot
topics. Click
here if you are interested in going
... |
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Sleeping Beauty Sunday 6th December at
1.30pm |
Christmas Pantomime at the Churchill
Theatre Bromley. Starring Claire Sweeney
of Brookside and Strictly Come Dancing
fame, get the festive season off to the
best possible start with a show to
enchant the whole family.
Book your tickets here |
To look forward to
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More cut price dining out suggestions and
vouchers
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Social ideas proposed by club members
BAILEY "TICKLED PINK" WITH PRIZE DRAW
WIN
 Rachel Bailey
has won the ORR shirt in
the Social Events Survey prize draw.
Rachel was one of 70 hopefuls with her
name in the hat. Draw master Liz Elms
pulled out Rachel’s name in front of the
expectant crowd of Tuesday runners, and
under the watchful eye of official
adjudicator and Club Chairman, John
Mackay.
An established Club member of several
years, Rachel is hoping to attend
discos, meals out, picnics, pub nights,
orienteering events and a Christmas
celebration as she looks forward to some
fun and exciting events in the coming
months.
Everyone who completed the Social Events
Survey by 31st July 2008 was entered
into the draw. 87 members responded to
the Survey, which closes on Saturday
16th August.
The results will then be analysed and a
calendar of events for the coming year
established.
Social Events Coordinator Nick Kasper
thanked everyone for taking part in the
Survey which he said “has yielded some
top quality data to work with”. From the
results so far he promised “There will
be dining out, pub nights, bike rides,
theatre trips, and events suitable for
children”.
Once all the results have been collated
Nick will present his findings in a
report to be published here on the Club
website and in Pulse.
Updated 13th August
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Full Survey Results:
 We
had great fun setting up Survey Monkey
to conduct this survey and found it to
be very good at getting a broad
cross-section of views for the first
time in the club's many decades of
existence! So thanks to everyone
who took part. To read Nick's summary,
please follow the link to the right:
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Future Events
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What |
When |
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Last Tuesdays of the Month
Don’t forget that the last Tuesday of
every month provides the opportunity for
a couple of drinks and a chinwag after
your run at the Buff. The
remaining dates for this year and some
other annual events are as follows: |
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Past Events
Bewl Water Bike Ride
& Picnic
This year held the
club's annual Bewl outing on the same
day as the
Bewl Water Fifteen race on
Sunday 6th July.
Anyone not running the Bewl 15 who still fancied a run round
the water should meet at the visitor
centre car park at 11am. Those fancying
a more leisurely cycle round the water
should meet at around 11.30am.
The plan was then for everyone to meet up
at 1pm for a picnic lunch - that
includes Bewl racers, "fun" runners,
cyclists and those who opted for the
really leisurely Sunday morning. There
will be a couple of things planned for
the afternoon or you can "do your own
thing" before meeting back up for tea
and cakes.
Should be a nice day (or afternoon) out
for all the family - bring your own
picnic and, if you can, some cakes to
share with the group. If you don't want
to bring your own bikes, you can hire
them once you get there. |
Sunday 6th July 2008
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2008 Annual Dinner Dance
| When: |
Saturday 17th May 2008 |
| Where: |
Darrick Wood Senior School
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Michael's report from Pulse 66 - 20th May 2008
"Thanks to Linda for a really good night out at Darrick Wood school where we celebrated our club and its running members!
The awards ceremonies when to a tee and one of the highlights of the night was Jan Lenton winning “Personality Of The Year” award for all her hard work and running over the last 20 years. Still regularly leading one of the middle distance and groups Nigel introduced the Jan as the winner to great applause!
Another winner was Grainne Riddell who walked off with the “Silver Tongue” for her professionalism in the art of conversation and ability to keep this going whilst running – often at great speed, and as Tonia introduced her we learned of her ability to talk right from her first night at ORR, and also that she is never backwards in coming forward !! Well done Grainne!
Karen Kent deservedly won the best new runner award having only been a member for less than one year, she tackled the start of her running career by jogging up and down the A21 until she could run for 25 minutes, then started ORR and miraculously and enthusiastically started entering races, including the London Marathon which she finished smiling all the way around, enjoying every minute!!
Peter Amos also explained the Grand Prix
Awards again and prizes were given to
those for different categories. See the
GP 2007-08 series results
here.
Thanks to Eric Enock and Barbara for putting on the lovely spread of food! Great cheesecake, not that I’ve got a sweet tooth, YUM!£ |
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