Sunday 31 October 2010

Kingsley Park Working Men's Club.

Newsletter November 2010.
Editor Matt Wright
Email m.wright@ntlworld.com
The Kingsley Blog
http://kingsleyparkwmc.blogspot.com/
Kingsley Park Working Men’s Club and Institute
120 Kingsley Park Terrace, Kingsley, Northampton, NN2 7HJ
Club Phone No’s
Steward 715514 or 711002
Secretary 719800
Email Secretary barryslasberg@kingsleyparkwmc.co.uk


Festive Opening Hours.

Friday 24th 11.00 to 23.30 Thursday 30th 11.00 to 23.00
Saturday 25th 11.00 to 14.00 Friday 31st 11.00 to 00.30
Sunday 26th 11.00 to 23.00 Saturday 1st 11.00 to 23.30
Monday 27th 11.00 to 23.00 Sunday 2nd 11.00 to 23.00
Tuesday 28th 11.00 to 23.00 From Monday Normal Hours.
Wednesday 29th 11.00 to 23.00



Christmas Raffle.
Tickets for this years raffle are now on sale priced at £1:00 for a book of five. You can purchase tickets at the welfare table, from the doorman or from behind the bar.
Draw takes place Tuesday 7th December at 8pm. Prizes to be claimed by Friday 24th December.
Charity Raffle of unclaimed prizes Sunday December 26th December.

Children's Pantomime.
This years pantomime Cinderella takes place in the concert room on Saturday 18th December 2010 2pm to 4.15pm.
Tickets are free for member's children and grandchildren only. And will be available in November as follows.
Friday 5th, Saturday 6th, Sunday 7th,
Friday 12th, Saturday 13th, Sunday 14th,
Friday 19th, Saturday 20th, Sunday 21st,
Friday 26th, Saturday 27th, and Sunday 28th.
Between 7.30 & 9pm each night from Paddy Mullally.



Letter of Thanks.We have received a letter from Opus Energy. Thanking us for the use of the concert room for their event to raise funds for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. They tell us that they have raised £2,000. Well done to all our members that supported them.



Obituaries.

John Collins sadly passed away on 9th October after a long and painful illness.
John had been a member of this club for twenty years and on the Committee for the last four years giving invaluable service on the Finance Committee.
He was a businessman in his own right and gave unstintingly of his time and expertise in support of the club.
Though he would never brag about anything, John refused to take the beer tickets or the quarterly honorarium granted by the membership.
If he couldn't say anything positive he would not say anything at all. He had and earned the respect of every member of the Committee and all those members he came in contact with.
He was ever ready with a smile and a wicked quip, even in the late stages of his illness. Many a lesser man would have given up well before John who performed his Committee duties until he was physically unable to do them and you never heard a complaint about the pain and discomfort he was constantly suffering.
We sadly say goodbye to a giant of a character; a consummate friend of the Club and an exceptionally nice man. He will be sorely missed by us all.
It was John's wish that the club raise funds for the new Haematology Unit at the General Hospital that is run by Macmillan nurses. We have already had two functions in aid of this and there are more to come. His aim was to raise at least £1000 for this project that meant so much to him. On his behalf you are invited to attend these functions or just drop the odd fiver in the bucket in the club.
Our deepest sympathy is extended to his wife Doreen and family.


Tom Porter. Our condolences to his wife Angie and to his children, family and friends.

Ken Ashby. Our thoughts are with his wife Rita, his children and grandchildren.

Geof Washington. Concolances to his wife Carol, children their family and friends.


Special Charity Event.


Macmillan Cancer Support and Northampton General hospital NHS Trust have joined forces to create a state of the art Macmillan Haematology Suite at Northampton General Hospital, providing chemotherapy for people with cancers of the blood such as leukaemia and lymphoma.
You may have noticed the green buckets on the bar and in the concert room after bingo sessions.

On Thursday 30th September during the gig by The 5 Tornadoes we raised £295. Our aim is to raise over £1000.
To help us reach our target we are holding an evening of top entertainment on Saturday 4th December in the concert room. Starring comedian Paul Le Vent supported by Boy/Girl Duo D V 8.

Tickets will be on sale shortly priced £2.00.

On the night there will be a raffle and bucket collection.


Games News.

On Thursday 7th October the Northampton Working Men’s Club Ladies Darts League held their annual Charity Pairs Knockout at Kingsley.
Kingsley provided both finalist in a thrilling game Katrina Birch & Lesley Page emerged as winners defeating Kathy Maclean & Heather Williams. Congratulations to both pairs.

Congratulations to Glyn Williams of the Air-Gun section for winning the town league indivisuals.

Congratulations also go to Kingsley A Crib team who were runners-up in the club knockout.

We would like to welcome two new teams to our exciting games section. On Mondays we have a new Pool Team and on Tuesdays we have a new Table Tennis team. Members are invited to give them support.


November Entertainment.

Wednesday 3rd Bluegrass Jam Session
Friday 5th Johnny Red Rock n Roll
Saturday 6th Red Thunder Rock n Roll
Sunday 7th Circus Duo
Friday 12th Tom Healy Band Irish Country
Saturday 13th Groove Connection Group
Sunday 14th Backstroke Duo
Friday 19th Ricky Swann Male Vocalist
Saturday 20th 2 Tones Group
Sunday 21st Mr Bip Vocalist 50’s to 60’s
Friday 26th Mystic Crew Reggae
Saturday 27th Paul Neon & the Saints Group 50’s to 60’s
Sunday 28th Kim Robinson Female Vocalist


BH Quiz Night every Wednesday.

Bingo every Friday and Sunday.


Special Charity Event. Saturday 4th December.

Starring
Comedian Paul Le Vent
Supported by Boy/Girl Duo D V 8.
Tickets £2.