WOODEN SPOON 1st Thursday newsletter MARCH 2020
A note from our Sponsors Russell Meers & Gill LLP are Insurance and Mortgage Brokers based in St Johns, Worcester, founded in 1983, Karen Gill is the Senior Partner. Our aim is to provide the right insurance for you at the most competitive price. We offer professional advice for all your insurance needs and provide a high quality, professional and friendly service. As our service is made to measure for each customer we can visit at your business premises if required to discuss your insurance needs. It is important that you obtain the right advice and assistance when arranging insurance and here at Russell Meers & Gill LLP we can offer this. We have a team of professional Brokers
with many years’ experience to help you. If you don’t get the right advice this can have devastating consequences for your family or business. We also offer an excellent in-house claims handling service to ensure your claim is handled quickly and fairly by the insurers involved and that we help to take the stress out of your unforeseen circumstances. We also provide an Agency for the Yorkshire Building Society where advice can be given on products, new savings accounts and also offers an independent mortgage service.
Intro from chairman Greetings from New York – many apologies that I am going to have to miss one of our great First Thursday evenings. This is the first one I have been unable to attend for some considerable time. I am sure it will be another excellent networking evening and thank you to Russell Meers and Gill for showing their continued support in sponsoring one of our events yet again. 03/02/2020
Your Invite to Wooden Spoon's St George's Day QUIZ
I know we gather together to meet, laugh and enjoy each other’s company under the wooden spoon umbrella however tonight it is also right that we acknowledge the fantastic work that all the emergency services have been undertaking across our county and beyond. The recent floods have once again brought devastation to many areas and impacted severely on many homes and communities. I would like to pass on my thanks particularly to Jon Fraser and his highways BOOK NOW! team for their constant hard work and professionalism. I also think they have Thursday 23rd April kept us very fully informed of travel difficulties or arrangements. Subscribe
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You will be able to see Jon using these media and managerial skills as George's Day of QUIZ he again pulls together our annual quiz to beStheld on 23rd April at WRFC. The theme is St George’s Day, but your own national coloured Starring Jon Fraser! costumes are welcome. BOOK a Team
Wooden Spoon nationally continues to grow its reputation and in case you missed it, Wooden Spoon was selected by the Daily Telegraph as one of their chosen charities for their recent Christmas appeal. This raised a staggering £165,000 which will be used to support our objectives of helping disadvantaged across the BOOK children your team today..... Only £100 for a team of 5 including great food, a free British Isles. 03/02/2020
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We are always looking to increase our membership and this month welcome twoThisnew – your Carl Edgehill will be a members fab and fun night testing knowledge on all things and Jack McCaughtrie. We are always looking for new members and for only £50 a year with aEnglish!! free invitation to all our First Thursdays it is great value but also helps us help others. Please contact Laura Osborne for any We’ll start with a traditional English meal. Followed by various rounds of England-themed questions. membership enquiries- laura@headturnersearch.co.uk A host of fantastic English prizes are on offer Subscribe
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participants to celebrate is greatour about our country by wearing On the back of this newsletter you will see all our 2020 dates, not just the First Thursdays butall that also wine something typically English, from any period of our glorious history...... At tasting and annual race night. Both sell out remarkably quickly support. The September First the very least, you could wear red and white….. BOOK NOW!thanks to your great obviously don’t have to be English to attend, other nationalities Thursday will now be a “Double Bubble” with joint sponsors putting funds behind You the bar. This willdress be(andawargreat are welcome in your own national paint!!) Thursday Aprilfrom Hayward Details of teams and England-themed team names to Laura ASAP please one to attend and maybe to book the Friday off!! Thanks23rd to Alistair Wright and Simon from Offsite Date: Thursday 23rd April Servers. This will be strictly a member only First Thursday. Wooden Spoon's Time: 6:30
St George's Day QUIZ
Location: Worcester Rugby Football Club Host: King of Quizzes....Jon Fraser!
Thank you for your continued support; it really makes a difference. Starring Jon Fraser!
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BOOK your team today..... Only £100 for a team of 5 including great food, a free joker and raffle tickets
BOOK NOW! Thursday 23rd April Wooden Spoon's St George's Day QUIZ
Starring Jon Fraser! BOOK a Team
This will be a fab and fun night testing your knowledge on all things English!!
ALL PROCEEDS GO TO WOODEN SPOON WORCESTERSHIRE AND HELP TOWARDS OUR 2020 projects. Primary Sponsor - SME Solicitors SME Solicitors is delighted to sponsor this year’s Wooden Spoon quiz and
We’ll start with a traditional English meal. Followed by various rounds of England-themed questions. A host of fantastic English prizes are on offer The theme continues into the evening’s dress code, which requires participants to celebrate all that is great about our country by wearing something typically English, from any period of our glorious history...... At the very least, you could wear red and white….. You obviously don’t have to be English to attend, other nationalities are welcome in your own national dress (and war paint!!) Details of teams and England-themed team names to Laura ASAP please Date: Thursday 23rd April Time: 6:30 Location: Worcester Rugby Football Club Host: King of Quizzes....Jon Fraser!
wishes all the teams good luck. Call or email us for a personal, proactive approach to all your legal requirements, for individuals and business. 01905 723561 or info@smesolicitors.co.uk
Venue Sponsor - Baxter Williams
BOOK your team today..... Only £100 for a team of 5 including great food, a free joker and raffle tickets This will be a fab and fun night testing your knowledge on all things English!!
There will be more details to follow, but we wanted to give our members and supporters the first chance to book in a team as this is ALWAYS a sell out event!! https://mailchi.mp/25d7bb8d857d/save-the-date-wooden-spoons-big-fat-rugby-quiz-1178227
We’ll start with a traditional English meal. Followed by various rounds of England-themed questions. A host of fantastic English prizes are on offer The theme continues into the evening’s dress code, which requires participants to celebrate all that is great about our country by wearing something typically English, from any period of our glorious history...... At the very least, you could wear red and white….. You obviously don’t have to be English to attend, other nationalities are welcome in your own national dress (and war paint!!) Details of teams and England-themed team names to Laura ASAP please
ALL PROCEEDS GO TO WOODEN SPOON WORCESTERSHIRE AND HELP TOWARDS OUR 2020 projects. Primary Sponsor - SME Solicitors
How can you help? Simply join Wooden Spoon for just £50 a year. SME Solicitors is delighted to sponsor this year’s Wooden Spoon quiz and wishes all the teams good luck. Call or email us for a personal, proactive approach to all your legal requirements, for individuals and business. 01905 723561 or info@smesolicitors.co.uk
James Howards marathon for charity James Howard is Running 26.2 Miles for Wooden Spoon Worcester
younger and fitter and vowed that I would one day do it again. That time is now!�
“On Sunday 26 April I will be running 26.2 miles around London trying to get to the finish line of the 40th London Marathon. I am doing this challenge for the fantastic Wooden Spoon Charity.
Any donations would be greatly appreciated to help James cross the finish line. Please see his fundraising link below or contact one of the Wooden Spoon Committee to find out how to make a donation.
As a rugby player myself I have always followed the work done by the wonderful charity and wanted to give something back to the sport. I recently (semi) retired from the sport with the birth of my 2 sons and am hopeful that one day they too can feel the joy and comradery of joining a rugby club.
https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-portal/ fundraiserPage?pageId=1127092
I wanted to do a challenge (not that having 2 boys under 2 isn’t challenging enough) so have taken one of the charity places to run the marathon this year. I did the Marathon once before in 2011 when I was
For further information visit: https://www. worcestershireambassadors.com/ events/#!event/2020/3/19/ worcestershire-ambassadorsprostate-testing-event
Visit www.woodenspoon.org.uk for more information about our work.
2020 schedule of events Date
Event
Venue
Sponsor
6th February
First Thursday
Boleros
Kendall Wadley
5th March
First Thursday
Boleros
Russell Meers & Gill
2nd April
First Thursday
Boleros
Waldron Solicitors
23rd April
St Georges Day Quiz
WRFC
SME Solictors Baxter Williams
7th May
First Thursday
TBC
Sponsor Available
4th June
No First Thursday
2nd July
Scrum Wine with Me
Bottles
Spire Communications Worcestershire Mortgage Services
3rd September
Double Bubble First Thursday
TBC
Hayward Wright + Offsite Servers
1st October
First Thursday
Bottles
Kendall Wadley
November
Wooden Spoon Race Evening
WCCC
Worcestershire Mortgage Services
3rd December
Xmas First Thursday
TBC
Harrison Clark Rickerbys
t: 01905 734 640
e: info@modusagency.co.uk
www.modusagency.co.uk
We are always looking for new 1st Thursday sponsors Contact Vince Hopkins on vh@brigroup.co.uk