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GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELANDdo MoreRTCW get the callRound Table Children’s Wish will be granting more wishes for children with life-limiting illnesses, thanks to sponsorship from Matob Mobile.
Matob Mobile retails mobile phones, tablets and accessories for people who are hard of hearing, partially-sighted, or who have limited dexterity.
The company is part of Data Select, which is one of the UK’s largest distributors of mobile phones.
Chris Brookfield, digital marketing manager of Data Select said: “I’ve known of the excellent work of Round Table Children’s Wish for some time and when I told Data Select about the charity, they were equally impressed.”
He continued: “We will be making a donation to Round Table Children’s Wish every time we make a sale throughout the festive season. We feel privileged to help, and to be associated with the charity in this way.
Karen Winchcombe, director of Round Table Children’s Wish said: “We were bowled-over when we received the sponsorship offer from Matob Mobile and are very excited to be working with this company.
“Wishes do matter to the children and their families and the support from Matob Mobile will make a real difference.”
The famed university of city of Cambridge is set for another major institution as Round Table makes a long-awaited return.
Awareness of its emergence came at the start of October when it launched on Facebook. Now it is gearing up for its first meeting in the city next month.
The Brew House (how appropriate) on Kings Street will host the meeting on November 20 as it takes those first steps towards being re-chartered and firmly back in the Round Table family.
Hartlepool Beer Festival, now in its 19th year, continues to pull in the punters as 400 people attended the two day event held on 10th and 11th October.
Early indications show that the Table managed to raise £8,500 which will be donated to Hartlepool Families First and Hartlepool Carers.
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And the good news just keeps on coming as Telford & Wrekin Round Table edge closer to being chartered after a considerable period of time building up interest.
The Shropshire club, which has been meeting in Wellington – one of the main areas of Telford, has been aided by a thriving Ladies Circle.
It would prove a welcome addition to Area 5, which has two of the strongest Tables in the country in Lichfield and Penkridge, as well as Bewdley, the home Table of National President Steve Glaister, who last week made the short journey to meet the members of what is likely to be RTBI’s newest Table.
They are still looking for new members so spread the word. Find them on Facebook Telford and Wrekin Roundtable
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Since the launch of Movember in 2003, more than four million men worldwide have grown moustaches to raise
awareness about men’s health. This year, for the first time, primary school children can join in the growing fun too, thanks to
Miracle-Gro.
They’ve launched Gro-vember, where children can grow their own grass moustaches using our funny face
templates. The templates are part of our complete Gro-vember kit for teachers or parents, which is both fun and
educational.
For full information and to download a gro-vember kit for your Mini-Tablers, go to grovember.co.uk
While over at Saddleworth Round Table...
Fancy squeezing another beer festival into the schedule before the year is out?
Head over to Saddleworth, Greater Manchester on the 14th and 15th November to the Oak Room, The White Hart, Stockport Road, Oldham.
#RTFireworks2014
Do you know where your local, safe Round Table organised Fireworks event is being held?
We’ve got it covered.
With Bonfire night falling midweek, we have fireworks night events across two weekends, some midweek and even some spooky firework spectaculars!
Go to RoundTable.co.uk/fireworks to find your local event.
On the night, why not tweet with our firework hashtag #RTfireworks2014
Have yourself a bloody scary!With Halloween just around the corner, why not treat yourself to a frightening tipple?
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4 ounces prosecco 1 ounce freshly squeezed blood orange juice 1/2 ounce Campari 1/2 ounce Simple Syrup 1 ounce Blavod Black vodka, chilled
Directions:
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Grovember
Torquay seaside businesses are predicting a bumper pay day early in 2015 – with sales of buckets and spades expected to sell out.
Spokesman Sandy Shore said: “We thought we’d all shut up shop last month when the last holiday maker went home but we’ve heard Round Table are coming with their families in the new year so we’re looking at cashing in and flogging the rest of them!”
It comes on the back of the forthcoming Round Table by the Sea weekend which is will be hosted by the English Riviera town for the second successive year.
The family-friendly event, which is in aid of Round Table Children’s Wish, is being held in the Imperial Hotel between January 16-18.
Check out the Facebook page ‘Table By The Sea in aid of Round Table Children’s Wish’for full details of what’s included – but be quick rooms are going as fast as bucket and spades!
Bucket and spade shortage expected!
Keep us updated with your fireworks night events
On the day tweet us (@roundtablebi) using the hashtag #RTFireworks2014
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Rickshaw Challenge Ready to Ride with the Round Table Family
The Round Table family are being urged to again back the One Show’s Rickshaw Challenge in aid of Children in Need.
The Challenge was officially launched earlier this monthunveiling the five young riders who will cycle from ‘Salford to Walford’ over eight days from November 7, taking in the likes of Blackpool, Liverpool, Nottingham, Alton Towers, Coventry and Buckinghamshire before completing their journey on to the Eastenders set.
Tablers, Circlers, 41ers and Tangent members have all been pivotal in making the Rickshaw Challenge a success behind the scenes by amassing an army of volunteers to help with the fundraising.
This year is no different with the organisers appealing once again for our support.
Elissa Bryan, partnership assistant for Children in Need said: “Everyone at Pudsey HQ really appreciates the efforts that both Round Table and Ladies Circle put into helping us.We literally could not do it without you!”
The exact finish lines are still being finalised but volunteers at Alton Towers will get access to one of the rides.
Volunteers are needed for the following venues and if you have hi-viz jackets and collection tins and buckets take them along.
Friday 7th Blackpool
Saturday 8th Liverpool
Sunday 9th Buxton
Monday 10th Nottingham
Tuesday 11th Alton Towers
Wednesday 12th Coventry
If you can be a superhero and show your support email Caleb Watson [email protected] and Do More for Children In Need next month.
For more information on the Rickshaw Challenge click here
What are you doing for CiN?
We are gearing up for November 14th, but we need to know what you are planning to do for Children In Need!
On the day we will be giving full coverage via our social media channels of everything that Tablers and the wider RT family are doing.
Give us a heads up, and we’ll make sure we are talking about it.
What is Pula or Bust?
It’s a Banger Rally Challenge from St Austell to Pula Croatia.
It’s a grulling schedule that consists of day 1 (2nd October) – Plymouth, Day 2 –Arnac, SW France (about 100km east of Bordeaux) Day 3- Bormes-les-Mimosas, Cote d’Azur, South of France Day 4 –Lake Garda, Italy Day 5 – Pula, Croatia, and then back via Milan and the French Alps, arriving back in Plymouth on the 10th October some mere 2875 miles later
Who organises it?
It’s organised by Tom Marshall and Gary Warren and the guys from St Austell & District Round Table.
Have you taken part in it before and has it always been to Pula?
I believe this was the 3rd or 4th planned rally; last year was Barcelona or Bust.
This was my first year, as Area 19 Chairman I didn’t just want to just rock up at Tables business meetings for an hour and go home, I wanted to get to know
my fellow Tablers better. So with 3 Tables from Area 19 taking part in the Rally I jumped in one of two cars entered by Plymouth Round Table. Believe me we got to know each other!
How many teams were taking part and describe some of them and their cars?
Teams from all over the UK entered. Our car didn’t make it to the official start as we were on Table time, so we met up with the 130 plus cars at the ferry port in Plymouth. This was a real site, we had a Space Shuttle, Midget Clowns, Scooby Doo, and many more plus the guys from Torquay Round Table in a Scandinavian Sauna Car complete with towelling Dressing gowns.
Tell me about your team and the car you drove?
Our team comprised of the infamous Hinchliffe bothers Mark & Ben and Dave (I think his real name is Matt) a window fitter from Saltash. I hadn’t spent much time with any of the guys but by the end of the trip we all knew a little more about each other and I am sure we will meet again and reminisce over a pint or two.
Our car was quite modest, a Volvo V70 (The Silver Fox) complete with air con and full leather interior.
To keep us amused we had a bubble machine and megaphone to announce our arrival at
various intersections or set of traffic lights, basically any built up area where we could attract attention to ourselves.
What were some of the highlights of the trip - things you did, funny moments, places you stayed?
It was such an amazing trip with so many highlights, the gruelling 17 hour drive on Day 2
from Roscoff to Arnac in the Dordogne with my co drivers insisting with less than an hour until we reached camp site that
PULA OR BUSTMore than 400 participants from the UK have helped to raise £128,000 for six charities - so what is PULA or Bustall about? Tabler Extra Editor Lee McLaughlan spoke to Area 19 Chairman, Chris Luxton,
to find out more
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we stop and find the French equivalent to Special Brew to numb the pain of my slow driving. Cruising through Cannes and Monte Carlo and parking up alongside the rich and famous then to be moved on the local law enforcement. The amazing architecture of Venice, and the Millau Viaduct; the dawn swims
to ease the hang over from the night before. I learnt that there appears to be two Lake Garda’s in Italy, I would recommend the one with the big lake, not the housing estate 120km in the wrong direction!!!!
The area 19 Chairman (me) feeling the need for a late night swim and borrowing a Pedalo from the beach with an unknown partner in crime. And also the pod of Dolphins that accompanied our boat trip around the coast of Croatia.
But like all these things it’s about your fellow Tablers, meeting old friends for the first time.
What did the locals make of it as you drove through their towns?
Mainly a look of shock followed by a friendly wave, although the guys driving the car through Italy into Croatia with a machine gun and cargo net placed on the roof
might need to read up on recent history!
They were asked to dismantle their anti-tank gun and continue on their way,
Did you leave the car or drive back?
No, we had a nice two day drive back up through Milan and the Alps back to Roscoff
Where does this rank with everything you’ve done in Table?
No 1! The cost is on a par with NSW and I am slightly biased as Area 19 hosted the best ever NSW to date and conference hasn’t been too shabby either, but this has to be the best kept Round Table secret, although I understand that Tablers only made up 10 percent of the overall participants.
Like any event, Tablers get involved with, the camaraderie and friendship is hard to put into words. It’s just Round Table.
What can you tell us about next year’s - for anyone who wants to take part.
We are waiting on Tom & Gary to give us the thumbs up that
the Banger Rally Challenge will continue in 2015 I am sure it will, one thing is sure I’ll be booking in!
For more information check out www.bangerrallychallenge.co.uk or the Facebook page.Bangerallychallenge.
A one hour long Rally Special will be broadcast on Sky TV channel 212 and also Freesat channel 401 on Monday 10th November at 9pm. But the biggest thing that must not go unmentioned the 10s of thousands of pounds that gets raised for local worthy charities, the last total I saw was £120k !!!
Well done St Austell & District Round Table.
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Have you purchased your Santa Badges yet?
Let’s get quizzical!Round Tables across the UK and Northern Ireland are being offered the chance to participate in a brand new initiative from ITV to kick start the festive season in style.
The broadcaster is launching the ITV Text Santa Big Quiz on December 1 – and is looking for quiz organisers the length and breadth of the country within all the ITV regions.
So where does Round Table fit in?
Well, the option is there for Round Tables to host a quiz and use this to promote any of their festive activities, New Year events and ultimately raise awareness of the club to a captive audience and who knows where this will lead.
ITV are providing questions and a promotional poster for you to raise awareness of the quiz.
ITV will also use their social media channels to highlight the quiz. Use your own channels too, while the media team are on hand for advice to assist with PR.
What do you need?
A venue – Secure a free one if you can. Try your local pub as they will love the extra clientele
A quiz master – which of your Tablers has the personality to light up the room.
A microphone and PA (ask the host!)
Questions – these are provided by ITV
Quiz assistants – someone to take the entry fees and maybe mark – but the teams can do this!
A prize – ITV don’t provide one. Is the quiz for fun or can you or the venue provide a prize?
Complete with waterproof card and recruitment card, the christmas badges are perfect for giving away on the sleigh or at any Christmas activity. We even gave all Tablers a free badge with the autumn edition of Tabler magazine.
These are proving to be very popular and WILL sell out!
Priced at just £10 per 100 and available at roundtable.co.uk/shop or ring Marchesi House on 0843 507 3077
The Round Table Elves are busy preparing Santas sleigh - make sure Santas round is listed at RoundTable.co.uk/santa by emailing
Round Table. Making lifelong memories at christmas.
You set the entry fee and will know your market best. ITV suggest £5 per person as this goes to support the charities benefitting from the ITV Text Santa initiative. The entry fees need to be banked by December 5 (full details are with the quiz).
A Table with just two or three members could organise a quiz, while larger Tables might want to consider running more than one to increase awareness – the choice is yours!
If you think you have the time to organise a quiz – there is no obligation – then please email [email protected] we can forward you the details and PR tips!
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La Dolce VitaKick start the New Year with a trip to bella Italia – with not one but TWO opportunities to savour la dolce vita.
Grab a ‘pizza the action’ by taking your Tabling to new heights – and we’re not talking the leaning Tower here!
You have the choice of the delightful Ravenna – home to EIGHT Unesco world heritage sites – or the floating jewel of Venice and its legendary carnival. If the bank balance is deep enough and the boss says yes then why not do both!
First up is Ravenna in late January which is playing host to the Central Tablers Meeting – better known as CTM.
Go for the ‘molto bene’ four night option from January 21-15 – savouring cultural and culinary delights mixed with a heady cocktail of party, party, party. Optional extras include wine and beer tasting as well as a trip to San Marino.
There are four packages and discounts if booked and paid for by the end of this month. You won’t be alone as a number of RTBI Tablers are already booked in – and flights are available direct from Heathrow to Bologna (book separately). For more information and prices go to www.ctm2015.com
Details of the Venice carnival have now been confirmed for those looking to go the extra mile for Valentine’s day next year.
Running from February 12-15, the famed mask ball is on the Friday. While in Venice optional tours including ‘Romeo and Juliet’, where you will see how spumante is made or ‘Seductive Venice’ – following the footsteps of Casanova.
But be quick as bookings for this year’s chosen hotel end on November 11, while the deadline for packages is January 6, 2015.
Details, including packages and prices, can be found at www.booking.roundtable.it
Ever fancied lunch in London with a Tabling twist?
Meeting on the second Wednesday of every month from 1pm, the Lamb lunchtime club has been playing host to Tablers and members of the Round Table family for over 28 years.
There’s only one rule to the lunchtime club: wear a badge. Any member of the Round Table family is welcome to attend and bring guests along.
So if it’s a one-off visit or possibly a regular fixture in your diary, then head for The Lamb, Leadenhall Market, EC3
For more information contact Dave Leon on
The annual Hike and Bike returns to Ambleside on April 24 - 26 2015.
The event is for teams of four. Saturday involves a 15 mile hike with checkpoints (rest stops) and challenges along the way. The scoring is points based, you retain points for arriving at checkpoints on time and gain additional points for doing well with the challenges (it’s not just the fittest teams that win). Sunday sees you off on a timed bike ride with a quiz along the route, the event is all finished by 2pm.
The cost of the event is only £100pp and includes two nights bed and breakfast at Ambleside YHA, two packed lunches and an evening meal on the Saturday.
The event is very popular with many teams returning year after year so please book in early.
Contact [email protected] to reserve your team place or to get a booking form. You can find the event on Facebook (area 9) or tweet to @yorkshiretables and they will get you in touch with us.
Hike and Bike with Area 9
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What we are looking forward to in...November
Movie Album
Gig Sport
Comedy
The Hunger Games: Mocking jay, Part 1.
Nothing beats Oscar WinnerJennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen fighting for her life in the latest in the series.
Catch Hollywood’s hottest bow and arrow expert in cinemas from Nov 24.
For anyone with a teenage daughter in the house then all you’ll hear about is the new album from the current kings of pop One Direction, who release Four on Nov 17.
However, if you’re after one for your collection the Foo Fighters latest - Sonic Highways is out on Nov 10. For plastic pop there’s also Now 89 (who remembers the first one being on cassette and vinyl and thinking it was a fad?)
The editor has been stuck listening to George Ezra – one of the rising stars of 2014 – for the past month.
Having sold out his autumn gigs the Bristol-based ace has announced five more UK dates in February 2015 which went on sale last Friday. Not officially November - but hey!
With the rugby world cup looming large next year, the home nations undergo their autumn schedule with battles against the world’s best including the southern hemisphere quartet of Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Argentina. Get ready to scrum down!
Hilarious funny man – and occasional big screen actor – Omid Djalili is back on the road with his new stand-up show – Iranalamadingdong. Coming to a town near you certainly rings true as he’s on the road for seven months!
He’s even appearing in the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man so you can bet he won’t be appearing far away.
http://www.omidnoagenda.com/
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