Year 2007

The first round of this popular competion at Ardingly College on 18 January 2007 was organised for District 1250 by Cuckfield & Lindfield and master-minded by John Simpson (left), Chairman of Youth Activities Committee.

Ten teams from local schools took part, five in the Intermediate section (ages 11-13) and five in the Senior section (14-17). The judging panel, chaired by John Davey, declared the winners to be Great Walstead School and Warden Park School respectively.
Pictured (right) are Mid-Sussex District Council Chairman Edward King – who presented the prizes – with the members of the Great Walstead and Warden Park winning teams, who now go on to compete in the District final at Lancing College on 5 February.

The second round took place at Lancing College on 5 February 2007.

The Warden Park Cuckfield team competed against seven other Sussex schools and put on a very creditable performance but did not finish among the top two. The winners on this occasion were Downlands Community School Hassocks and Sussex Downs College Lewes. Shown left, the team is backed by their teacher and President Alex Mackenzie with other Club members who gave their support on the night. Great Walstead got a bye into the Area Final at Charterhouse School Godalming on 3 March.

(left) Izumi Hiramoto, an Ambassadorial Scholar currently studying at the University of Sussex, was the guest speaker at the Club meeting on 30 January 2007. During the course of her talk, Izumi described the fashions and history of the kimono and demonstrated the art of wearing the garment with elegance and grace.

(right) The Club lost a hard-fought ten-pin bowling match to the Haywards Heath club at Crawley on 10 February. Here Alex Mackenzie presents the trophy to opposing skipper Nigel Vokes.

Club members were guests of their wives at the Inner Wheel Club's Valentines' Evening Supper at Paxhill Park on 14 Februrary. Seen right: President Rosemary Hands flanked by President Alex Mackenzie and President-elect Richard Hands, and (left) winners of the booby-prize in the after-supper general knowledge quiz (no names ...). More pictures on the Inner Wheel Club pages