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Area 20 dressage to music qualifier

The Area 20 dressage to music qualifier will take place on Sunday 13th August at Reaseheath College. Anyone interested in taking part, please fill in the application form and let Juliet Foden know – further details on the team page.

*** Announcement; Retirement of our President, Mr Bryan Struss ***

Life won’t be quite the same for the ECCTG from now on – our President, Bryan, has written to the committee tendering his resignation as he feels he is no longer able to play as active a role as he would wish – and although his presence will be sorely missed, he most assuredly deserves a  decent retirement after all he has done for the Club over many years.  He has been a Club official for over 40 years and a constant support at all our events – it will be very strange without him, but we will make sure we keep in close touch and we wish him a long and enjoyable and peaceful retirement.

The ECCTG committee thank Bryan most sincerely for his time, expertise, support, hard work and friendship.  We are sure there are many members who know Bryan personally or know of his work and contribution to British Riding Clubs (ours and Area 20) who would wish to send a personal message – if you don’t have his address from previous programmes, do write, e-mail or phone Libby and she will pass it on with pleasure.

Here is an extract from Bryan’s letter:

You all know that I have a great affection for the Club and hope that I shall be able to keep in touch with it and quite a few members. I was first on the Committee in 1973 – was Treasurer from 1976 – 1983, Chairman from 1983 – 2001, and President from 2001 – 2013 so I do think I deserve a rest.  All best wishes for the future. Bryan

Quiz Night Update

A really massive thank you to everyone for Saturday night – together we raised a whopping £702!! I’m sure all team members will appreciate the support his will provide at championships and also that both Nicki and Brook will be very grateful for the support it will offer for their forthcoming trip to France!

THANK YOU!!

What sort of training would you like?

ECCTG provides training as well as competition opportunities for its members – and we want to know exactly what sort of training you would like!

Thank to you all those who have already taken the time to complete our training survey – we’ll leave it open for a bit longer for any other members wishing to help shape the future of ECCTG’s training.

Quiz Night – Thank You Everyone!

A massive thank you to everyone who came along last night to support the club fundraiser. The atmosphere was great and we hope everyone had a wonderful time. It was a hotly contested quiz and we hope to put on a similar social again later in the year/early in 2014, for those wanting a chance at toppling “Quiz Team Aguilera’s” crown…

We are just totting up the proceeds and will let you know how much was raised soon.

A special thanks to those who donated prizes to the raffle, which was incredibly well stocked, to Tom Graham for being quizmaster for the evening, to those who were unable to make it but very generously sent donations in their absence and to Gwen Robinson for doing such a great job organising it!

Quiz Night and Raffle

Don’t forget to get your tickets for the Quiz Night on Saturday. Tickets are £10, to include supper, and are available from Brook Butler (07949 404941), Gwen Robinson (01477 535985) or Nicki Toomer (07834 208552).
There are some fantastic raffle prizes on offer on the night too: tickets for the Southview Show Jumping Masters, vouchers for Somerford and Kelsall, shower/cosmetics gifts, wine, chocolates, equine first aid kit, a woollen day rug etc etc. Get your tickets now!

QUIZ NIGHT!!

A quiz night will be held on June 22nd at Smallwood Primary School.

This is a fundraiser for ECCTG to continue supporting all its wonderful teams who qualify for championships so we expect to see all past, present and future team members there showing their appreciation for the club’s support!

Funds raised will also go towards supporting Nicki Toomer and Brook Butler who will be representing the club – and Great Britain! – at the World Riding Club Tournament in France at the end of July. See below for more details.

Tickets are £10 each to include supper. Available from Gwen Robinson (01477 535985), Nicki Toomer (07834 208522) or Brook Butler (07949 404941).