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DRC Annual Challenge Striking Contest

If it’s the DRC AGM, then it must be the annual challenge striking competition between Stepney and Bermondsey bands. Keen to rebuff their 100% losing record, Andrew Clark selected two teams for the call changes and method bands and even had rehearsals.

Ian Mills kindly offered to sit outside St Marys, Rotherhithe on a really cold day to judge the action.

Team 1 was Stepney call changes, team 2 Bermondsey call changes, team 3 Stepney method, and team 4 Bermondsey method.

The Stepney Band confidently waiting for the signal to ring first in the Striking Competition. Left to Right Kevin Turner, Elizabeth LeMoine, Greg Rose, Joe, Chris Giddins, Ed Bucknall, Jonathan Slack

The greater experience of the Stepney teams prevailed once again in both events. Although Ian did provide me with his score sheets, common decency (and being on the losing side) inhibits them being published here. However, Ian did comment that the Bermondsey call change band ‘obviously enjoyed ringing as it went on a long time’.

So, once again, we have a nice picture of Ian Mills presenting the Cup (and Saucer) to Elizabeth.

Ian Mills presenting the challenge cup and saucer to Elizabeth LeMoine

 

Pingbacks and Trackbacks

I have been getting lots of spam messages from people linking to our site using pingbacks and trackbacks. I have now disabled them by default on new posts, and have updated the status on some of the older posts that seem to be favourites of the spammers.

You can always override this disabling when you post if you have a really good reason to do so – I can’t think of one, but  may be missing a trick somewhere.

If none of this makes any sense, please feel free to ignore it.

Dates for your diary

As Xmas approaches, we are starting to get dates of the events that we normally support.  Please take a look at the list, mark them in your calendars, and let the organiser know if you will be attending –

Day              Date          Time          Event                                           Location                Organiser

Saturday      10/11         All day       Surrey Assn Training Day               Bletchingley           Alison

Sunday          2/12         14-16:00    DRC AGM and striking competition  Rotherhithe            Morag Todd

Tuesday         4/12         ???            Licensing new vicar                       Bermondsey           Alison

Wednesday    12/12       18-18:30    Carol Service                                Limehouse              Simon

Sunday           16/12       ????          DRC Xmas Party                            Simon&Janet apt    Simon or Janet

Wednesday     19/12       18:30 for 19:00  Ordination Service                 Rotherhithe             Jonathan

Thursday        20/12        18:30 for 19:00 Fr Richard first mass              Rotherhithe             Jonathan

I’ve also posted these events in the Calendar – please advise me of any errors I have made.

 

Loch Ness Marathon September 30th 2012

Only a fool does the same thing repeatedly and expects a different result. So having suffered pain and misery in the London Marathon in 2010 Andrew Clark from Bermondsey said ‘never again.’ This Sunday sees him running the Loch Ness Marathon – and this time there are hills!

 

Its Nessie – no apparently its Andrew after a training session

‘I have a couple of very good reasons for running,’ he argues. His friends Helen and Martin Marshall had premature twins earlier in the year. Peter and James were less than 2 pounds each when born and have needed a lot of help and support as they have grown. One charity that has provided this help is Pop’n’Grow and this is who Andrew is running for Sunday.

Peter and James

A small charity, just a year old, Pop’n’grow supply specially designed clothing to Neonatal Intensive Care Units and Special Care Baby Units. This clothing comes with a lot of support and understanding, designed initially when Paula Smith was sitting watching her daughter in NICU and realised how scary it all looked.

‘Any money that people donate will make a real difference to the charity and the families it supports’ explains Andrew. ‘Each baby grow costs £4.50, but with 209 NICU units around the country they are looking to raise in excess of £21000 a year to make sure they are all supplied.’ To find more information about Pop’n’Grow go to www.popngrow.co.uk or look for them on Facebook. If you can sponsor Andrew, please do contact him on quasi1981@hotmail.com

 

Article and photos from Andrew Clarke, captions from Webmaster