This popular and well established event was
concluded in June 2012 for the fourteenth consecutive year – in excess
of
£100,000 has been raised by the Cuckfield & Lindfield Club over
this
period through this competition for local and other charities. The
Club’s
experience has indicated that the demand for funding charities continues to
reach ever increasing financial heights – locally, nationally and
internationally. Pictured above:
the winning
team in 2010 from The Crown at Newick, with a total score of 32,000
points.
Horsted Keynes Parish Ladies won the Ladies' competition, Ansty
Sports & Social Club won the Mixed team competition and Mid-Sussex Spread
Eagles achieved the highest sponsorship amount
(£812) |
To find out more about next year’s
Marathon contest, please contact Alex Mackenzie on 01444 483465 | | For this
local event this year, the Club has supported St. Peter & St. James
Hospice
North Chailey, and Chestnut Tree House Children’s Hospice near Arundel,
together with other charities supported by Rotary. At the
entertaining
and very successful Presentation Evening, arranged with Andy and Linda Jones
and held at the Horsted Club Horsted Keynes, representatives from the two
hospices were presented with a cheque for £5,500 each. The Club made a
profit of around £15,000 for their charities together with just over
£2,000 raised by some event participants for their own
charities.What’s it all about?
Teams of six players – 36 teams this year - the largest number the Club
had ever achieved – Gentlemen or Ladies, or Mixed (with at least three
ladies), throw their darts for a period of one hour. Members of the team may
only throw three darts (one at a time) and the team must throw in strict
rotation. Participants much enjoy the event – their attempts are fun
evenings! There are prizes of £100 for the Best Ladies, Best Mens and
Best Mixed Team scores and, also, for the Highest Team Sponsorship.
Sponsorship
for the charities mentioned above was obtained, using the Club’s
specially
prepared form which allows for Gift Aid. Team members (or others) obtained
the
sponsorship monies based on, say, a cash amount per 1,000 points scored or a
straightforward donation.Attended by over 100 event
participants, guests and Club members and wives, the prizes for 2012 were
presented at the annual Presentation Evening and the winners
were;
Ladies: The Crown Inn, Newick. Sponsored by: Derek Hopkins,
Past President of the Club
Gentlemen: The Crown Inn, Newick.
Sponsored by: Bakers Timber Buildings, Bolney Grange Business
Park
Mixed: Ansty Sports & Social Club. Sponsored by: Savills,
Estate Agents, Perrymount Road, Haywards Heath
Highest Sponsorship:
Brooks Braithwaite (Sussex) Ltd, Haywards Heath. Sponsored by: Bentleys,
Chartered Certified Accountants, South Road, Haywards
Heath |
