As in past years a raffle will be held at the Red Lion, Whittlesford after Flying Legends on the evening of Saturday 6th July, to raise funds for a worthy cause.
This year has the usual aviation connection, however it is also something that has no doubt touched all of us at some point in our lives or will in the future.
The link is here RAF Cpl Nick Lock
As usual we are looking for prizes and also people to buy tickets. Last year we topped the £200 mark, with your help we can do it again and hopefully help the serviceman obtain the treat he so deserves.
If you do make it to the Red Lion, make sure you say hello. We’ll be the loudest group at the pub.
By: EN830 - 26th July 2007 at 16:05
Cheques to the value of £282 has been sent today.
Thank you to everyone who took part.
By: PeterW - 20th July 2007 at 01:26
Hi Ian
Thanks for posting the book I won which arrived this morning. I think we all owe you a big thanks for organising this.
Cheers
Peter
By: EN830 - 19th July 2007 at 12:35
All but one of the prizes have been claimed, however we are still a few quid short from those who pledged money. If you did, and still intend to pay up, can you please forward to me as soon as possible, I would like (and think it’s important to) to post the cheque in the next week.
Thanks
By: EN830 - 9th July 2007 at 23:26
A Big Thank You
A big thank you to everyone who took part in the Raffle on Saturday evening, we broke the £200 mark, and if all the outstanding pledges come in we could be in the realms of £300.
Special mention should be made to the guys and girls at www.ops1940.homestead.com who not only had a whip around to bolster the coffers but also made the atmosphere at the Red Lion something special with their wartime renditions.
The was also a group of German pilots from Hamburg who joined in the fun and also put up with my very un pc reaction to them announcing that they were German.
By: EN830 - 5th July 2007 at 21:11
Alan l. has reserved another 4 :- 50, 87, 131 & 302.
84 Squadrons have been sold or reserved so far.
By: EN830 - 5th July 2007 at 20:36
106 & 109 have been reserved for the poisoned dwarf, Digsworth.
By: EN830 - 5th July 2007 at 17:28
1, 32, 124, 271 & 317 have all gone today to Peter W. I believe that these units at one time or another have flown from Northolt.
If anyone else intends reserving any tickets before Saturday evening at the Red Lion, please drop me a PM as I will not be contactable over the net as from 6.00 pm Friday evening.
By: EN830 - 4th July 2007 at 13:37
A few more bits to add, they’re really flying in now :-
6 Sqn Jaguar baseball cap,
Chipmunk 60th polo shirt, and
a Spitfire t-shirt
All donated by a well known aviation photographer, sewing machine operator and forum good guy.
By: EN830 - 4th July 2007 at 13:32
Another super prize, a copy of Alex Crawford’s book on the Hawker Nimrod and Fury. This has been kindly donated by a certain anonymous Australian gentleman with a passion for Tweed and old “British” Sports Cars. However due to the time constraints it won’t be in the pile of prizes at Legends, this anonymous gentleman will arrange for it to be mailed direct to the lucky winner.
By: EN830 - 2nd July 2007 at 20:00
Bumped due to a slight amendment to the prize list.
By: EN830 - 2nd July 2007 at 12:41
Prizes so far are :-
Mk XVIII Spitfire dummy cannon barrel;
Mk XVIII Spitfire wing bolt;
Rate of climb/descent gauge as fitted to Spitfires and lots of other planes;
Legends 16 month calendar;
A Book on Grey Paint, kindly donated by a man in Bedfordshire;
Two Books on the Great Escape, Exemplary Justice and the Longest Tunnel;
A bottle of Single Malt Whiskey;
A couple of Aviation related DVD’s including one on Concorde;
I am waiting confirmation that we will have a signed copy of a book by a well known avaition writer, who is a regular visitor to this forum and contributor to Aeroplane magazine;
A DVD Player; and
A profile of Spitfire Vc W3327 of 611 Sqdn by Cedric dela Nougerede signed by 11 Spitfire pilots.
By: EN830 - 2nd July 2007 at 07:48
18, 28, 33, and 230 are yours Seafury Fan, 7 had already gone.
By: Seafuryfan - 2nd July 2007 at 07:10
SH
7, 18, 28, 33, and 230 for me please 🙂
By: EN830 - 1st July 2007 at 12:59
If anyone would like to donate a prize to the Raffle please PM me.
I will list the prizes donated so far over the next week.
By: EN830 - 1st July 2007 at 12:47
55, 601 & 126 have gone to Lectra
By: EN830 - 1st July 2007 at 08:42
Three more sold to Rocketeer this morning :- 43, 210 and 249
By: EN830 - 30th June 2007 at 20:10
Also gone are:-
27, 82, 121, 137, 175, 218, 273, 342, 435, 457, 463, 501, 542, 576 & 608 to Texan Tomcat.
I make that £59 pledged so far, just over 10%.
By: EN830 - 30th June 2007 at 19:53
127 is yours Andy.
These have also gone today to Doc Stirling on Planetalk :- 7, XV, 46, 75, 138, 149, 196, 199, 214
By: AndyIngham - 30th June 2007 at 19:21
Raffle Tickets
Is 127 still available?
If so I would like to buy it.
How do I send the money?
By: EN830 - 30th June 2007 at 18:02
Had a call from a contact in the UK today, and it has been confirmed that some kind people at Duxford have donated a number of redundant pieces from their Spitfire, including a dive and bank indicator and glass fibre canon port. They have also included several T shirts and a calendar.
There is another item, which after a short discussion this lunch time we feel would be better off auctioned rather than raffled. Details of this will be posted a little later, it is well worth waiting for.
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