Events 2010
Ladies Night at the Langstone Cliff Hotel. The date is Friday 26th February.
Tickets are £40. Book early to get the best rooms in the hotel!
Your contacts for all this event are:
Rob Bennett: 01752 255007
or
Susanne Furse: 01409 211470
A cruise on the River Tamar from Plymouth to Calstock is arranged for Friday 30th July. The Spirit of Plymouth will cast off at 7 p.m.
Exeter Raceworld is the venue for a new venture, Evening Go-Karting. 6p.m. Sunday 10th October.
A day at the Races for the Haldon Gold Cup. The Trevaldo Suite at Exeter Racecourse has been booked for Tuesday 2nd November.
These events are organised by Rob Bennett and Susanne Furse
Rob Bennett: 07545 107070
or
Susanne Furse: 07812 029434
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Branch News
08/04/10
Ladies Night at Langstone Cliff
Mark Everett poses with a group of young members.
Once again, The South West Branch held their annual Ladies Night at the Langstone Cliff Hotel in Dawlish. We were honoured this year with the presence of our National Council Chairman Steve Barnett, and his wife Sandy, Richard Cockerton, Vice Chairman, with Carol, his wife and The Chairmen of the Trustees of the Benevolent Fund Mark Everett , who with his wife Judith, had made the trip from Scotland. National Council Member Tony Green and his wife Maureen were also attending our branch’s premier event.
The committee said it was great to see so many familiar faces from last year’s Ladies Night, especially in the current economic climate and they were delighted that everyone had made an effort to ensure it was a special and memorable night.
The evening was kicked off by a welcome of flowers for the ladies, and a table magician who really was ‘magic’. Mark Jenkins was again on hand to manage the evening’s events, our Irish bingo, red card yellow card, auction and raffle.
Once all the formalities were out the way, the entertainment began with no other than Abba, Planet Abba that is. The gorgeous ladies put on a fantastic show with some audience participation with everyone saying how professional and superb they were. This was followed a Disco which went on until 4am in the morning (causing some sore heads at Breakfast!).
Members of South West’s Committee with Mark and the Branch Cheque of £5,000
There were several highlights in the evening; A cheque presentation made by the South West committee to Mark Everett for £5000, Mark then made an excellent speech which hit the hearts of many and as a result, several extra donations were made and new members came on board. Luke Furse (Luke Furse Earthmoving Ltd) who had donated a mountain bike, challenged Chris Luscombe (Devon Plant Ltd) to cycle the length of the dance floor in his boxer shorts for a further donation. Another donation came from Steve Powisland (SPK Equipment Plant Sales Ltd) when Andy Rollinson (AWCS Ltd) revealed his new tattoo. Rob Bennett (Branch Secretary / Treasurer), put on some unscheduled entertainment at 3am on the mountain bike, pulling skids and wheelies on the dance floor!
The Lighthouse Club is stronger than ever in the South West. Of course many of the original members have now retired, but as fathers and mothers stand down from the companies they have founded, sons and daughters step up to take over. The opening photograph pictures seven young gentlemen who have grown up with parents who have supported the club for years. All seven have gone on to work in the construction industry and all are now members of the Lighthouse Club, meaning a new generation will take the club onwards into the future.
The event was again a resounding success, everyone had a good time, and a substantial profit was made for The Lighthouse Club.
13/02/10
C.I.O.B. Quiz Night
There was a full house at Plymouth’s Royal Corinthian Yacht Club on Jan. 29th for our second C.I.O.B./ Lighthouse Club Quiz Night. This was a most enjoyable, fun evening and it is now firmly settled into our annual calendar.
There were sixteen teams racking their brains, two of them crewed by Lighthouse hands. Rob Bennett, S.W. Branch secretary, captained a Hays team and the ‘Lighthouse Club’ team was captained by our national council man Tony Green. There was a good mix of construction people from contractors and consultancies, just right for a typical Lighthouse Club night out.
(l. to r.) The C.I.O.B.’s Tony Tucker with Tony Green, Rob Bennett and a cheque for £1,000
Presenting a cheque for £1000 to Rob and Tony Green, Tony Tucker, who was elected in 2009 as Chairman of the CIOB Plymouth Branch, said "We have supported the Lighthouse Charity for over 2 years now and are delighted to present this cheque to the Club, and we will be supporting the charity to the end of my term and hopefully beyond."
Despite Rob Bennett's team coming last in the quiz, Rob commented "It was a fantastic night, well organised and great fun. The CIOB events in the past 12 months have raised a superb amount for the Lighthouse Club and we sincerely thank them. Without donations to the club and our Benevolent Fund we would be struggling to help the many individuals and families who fall upon hard times within the construction industry.
The success of this, our second CIOB get together, can be judged by the fact that, on the night, around £700 was raised.
Ladies Night at Langstone Cliff
12/06/09
Attending our Ladies Dinner and Dance at the Langstone Cliff Hotel we had three star guests – The Bachelors, Con and Dec, with their silky smooth sixties songs, and our own Mark Everett, Chairman of our Benevolent Fund. It was a rather special night.
As they arrived, each of our lady guests was presented with a bouquet, a very successful plow which made them feel special right from the start. The excellent 4 course dinner was taken at a leisurely pace which put our 120 guests in a very generous mood for the prize draw and auction. Later in the evening everyone enjoyed the performance of The Bachelors before dancing the night away at the disco.
Four happy committee members present Fund Chairman Mark Everett with South West’s Branch donation
One of the highlights of the evening came when the branch proudly presented our Chairman of the Benevolent Fund, Mark Everett, with a cheque for £8,000. In his short ‘thank you’ speech Mark praised the efforts of the committee which, in two short years, had revived the fortunes and activity of South West Branch.
The event was a resounding success, everyone had a good time, and a substantial profit was made for our fund.
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Meet the
Team...
Branch
Chairman
Mike Philpott
01752 339890 (O)
01752 339892 (F)
07980 565118 (M)
Branch Secretary
Rob Bennett
01752 255007
M: 07809 608553
Welfare Officer (Devon)
Mrs Susanne Furse
01409 211470
01409 211283 (F)
07812 029434 (M)
Welfare
Officer (Cornwall)
David Jeffery
01673 881233 (O)
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