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Fifth Fundraising Truck Rally at the Orwell

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The award-winning Orwell Crossing at Nacton will once again host this year’s fifth annual Crowfield Truck Rally on Sunday, 30 May from 10 to 4 pm.
The event boasts 14 new truck entrants this year and a special class for classic trucks.  It is hoped that the figure raised will exceed last year’s amount of £2000 for the East Coast Truckers’ Charity which supports disadvantaged children.
The public are encouraged to vote for their favourite truck from the 112 entrants in vintage and modern classes from East Anglia, Herts and Bedfordshire and one lucky voter will win a portable television.  These working trucks are polished to perfection as they compete for over 60 trophies including the shiniest diesel tank award.   Baker Hammond have donated 12 driver CPC training places to be auctioned off.
New this year will be Suffolk police with their safer neighbourhood team and a live outside broadcast from Felixstowe Radio.  The whole family can take part in activities such as a climbing wall, archery, darts, sumo suits and face painters.  The event comes to a close with a rousing karaoke in the evening.
Admission is £1 for adults with accompanied children free.
Enjoy a drink at Olive’s Bar at the Orwell Crossing and a carvery at £5.99 served from 12 noon to 9 pm.
For more information, contact 01473 659140 or visit the website, www.orwellcrossing.com

 

The 2010 AGM
By Mike Read.

I was asked to chair this meeting again this year and it was very well attended. The total number of votes cast was 131, which is a very high percentage of the membership.
The results were as follows; David Yallop 15, Kevin Alabaster 20, Ivan Hardy 41 and Rob Billman 55 votes. So Rob Billman was duly returned as the chairman for 2010/2011.
As it had been established at the March meeting, all the trustees and other officers had elected to carry on in their respective posts. And, as there were no nominations for any of the posts proposed either in March or from the floor at the AGM, they were all re-appointed.
The Scrutineering of the vote counting was undertaken by Brian Grady of the Institute of Advanced Motorists. He very kindly stood in at short notice in the absence of Rev. Geoff. Brendling who has recently experienced some domestic problems, in particular, the death of his father.
The only other point of note was that this was the last meeting to be minuted by Julie Salmons. She has diligently carried out this work for some time and thanks to her were recorded. A new meetings secretary is now needed urgently. Please note!
So, we had a successful AGM and can look forward now to a very active summer season.

 

 

Charity cycle ride from John O’ Groats to Lands End

A group of intrepid friends are in training for a gruelling cycle ride which will see them pedal from John O’Groats to Lands End in July 2010. The money raised will be given to The East Coast Truckers’ Children’s Charity to help fund the children’s convoy. One hundred trucks will take part this year on August 29th which is the Convoy’s silver jubilee event. Each truck carries a special child in the passenger seat and leaves County Hall, Norwich at 10 am for a day at Pleasurewood Hills Theme Park near Lowestoft. The journey home back to Norwich encompasses the Golden Mile on Great Yarmouth’s seafront at 6pm. It is always quite a spectacle. Seeing really is believing; the World’s largest and longest running children’s convoy.
Photographed on March 28th 2010 at DHL’s Thetford depot are Bob Hannam, a hypnotherapist; Richard Rogers who at 63 is the most senior cyclist and semi-retired and Vince Butler who drives for Paul Arthurton at Attleborough. The other three are employed by global logistics experts DHL at their Thetford depot; John Hughson, David Connett and Neil Lake who at 39 is the youngest of the team. You could argue David has the most important role following the cyclists in the back up minibus. The ensemble will leave John O’Groats on Friday July 16th. The schedule should see them in Lands End on Saturday 24th July; a thousand mile journey in 9 days. That equates to an exhausting average of just over 110 miles a day! Vince, Bob and Richard are not strangers to the route having already done it in 2008 when they raised over £10,000 for Chapel Road Special Needs School in Attleborough. When asked why he was doing it John replied that if he didn’t Vince told him he would break his legs! Old friends from the days they drove together with Securicor Omega Logistics, they are both members of the East Coast Truckers’ Charity. They both enjoy doing the convoy so much they decided they wanted to give something back. They would like to thank DHL at Thetford who are paying for all the minibus’s diesel and some cycle jerseys. Also thanks to haulier Paul Arthurton who is helping to pay for the minibus hire. 
If anybody would like to donate to the fund there is a website: www.milesmakesmiles.co.uk
I was proud to be asked along to take some photographs and write a short press release to help promote what the guys are doing. I hope the weather is kind to you all and I thank you on behalf of the East Coast Truckers for supporting our charity. I hope you are all stocking up with Deep Heat. Good luck. Safe journey.
Simon Waspe. Secretary. ECTC. 28th March 2010

Web Site Not Gone Live Yet Should Be Up And Running Soon: www.milesmakesmiles.co.uk

 

 

On the 24th Of March We have sad news (Shiney) DAVID STREET has passed away.

See More Photo's Of Shiney: Click Here

 

27 March 2010 Mark Shelsher Link To Radio Norwich: http://www.norwich999.com/news/index.php

 

ECTC Santa pod /Convoy

by MR VAIN » Sun Jan 10, 2010 5:11 pm

 

 

 

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