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Host: Countess Howe

Where: Penn Ho , Penn Street,Amersham, HP7 0PS

Event: fork supper

Reason: To help raise money for a new bus

Date: 12th January 2012

Time: 7pm

RSVP: amanda.foister@longridge.org.uk

If you love Longridge. You are invited to join us for a Fundraising Evening

To start with us asap.

 

If you are interested in working as part of the Longridge Team and helping to create a wonderful site Cafe, email or ring Amanda Foister

amanda.foister@longridge.org.uk  : 07540 411779

Looking for either a full time or two part-time cooks/cafe coordinators

Our 2012 brochure is now available from our website by clicking on this link. 

If you would like a printed version, simply email me your address with a note of how many copies you would like and we will send them off to you as soon as they arrive back from the printers – probably early January. 

As always, if you don’t see exactly what you are looking for in our brochure, give our Bookings Team a call as you may have an idea we’ve not thought of and together we can create something wonderful and new that suits your requirements

New Plans & Campaign for 2012

Our new plans include a ferry bridge to the island, creating an environmental garden, transforming the Wethered Hut into the Bed Shed and installing Winter Sports, such as ice skating, ice climbing and tobogganing to make our Winter season just as magical as our Summer season. 

All of these things rely on funding being secured and I will of course send you an email letting you know when each of these projects has been completed. 

Our main campaign for 2012 is Improving River Access, tidying up our existing paths, creating new ones and landscaping; all of which will allow our natural heritage to look its very best and more importantly allow access for all, including those who visit who have a disability.  Any help you can give realising this project – or any of our others – would be hugely appreciated.  Either money or time is gratefully received; we are particularly interested in securing the voluntary support from someone who could organise our events. We appreciate that few of us have much of either of these things to spare, so please spread the word of all that we do here, as the very best way to support the Longridge Charity is by using the centre and enjoying our adventurous activities.

Christmas Opening Times

We are all really looking forward to welcoming you back to Longridge in 2012.  If you haven’t already made your booking to visit us, our Bookings Office is open until the end of the 21^st December and reopens on 4^th January.  There will be a member of the team popping in the office most days between the 21^st and 4^th,  so if you have a booking enquiry then please email or leave a message and we will get back to you.

Have a wonderful Christmas and New Year.

The Longridge Team

http://longridge.org.uk/files/Longridge-Brochure.pdf

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Our 2012 brochure is now ready to download.

The Great Exhibition 2012 would love to work with Longridge in helping to promote the fantastic facilities we have for water activities for people of all ages.  The aim of the Great Exhibition 2012 is to celebrate everything that is Great about Britain, and that the charity work that takes place at places like Longridge is very important.  We are up as a Great on the website, and we want to get as many votes as possible for being Great.  Here is the link for the profile which please forward to as many people as possible and of course register yourself and VOTE! http://www.thegreatexhibition2012.co.uk/greats/longridge

When votes reach 500 their CEO Julie Benson will come down the centre for half a day and volunteer. They will also make a film to show all hard work that the centre does which will be put on our profile to show people our experience of volunteering at the centre.  This will enhance our profile, show people what we do, encourage people to make donations to our charity and visit our website and most importantly the centre.

If you agree, please vote for us....

Chales Allen a Board Director of LOCOG at Bisham Abbey on Tuesday, to showcase our success with legacy programmes such as Sportivate but last night at the Bucks Sports Awards, our rowing coach, Bret King was awarded Coach of the Year and Ian Bowditch, one of our most qualified volunteer coaches was runner up for Volunteer of the Year.  

Picture shows Hannah Bladen of Sport England talking to Charles Allen who is Chair of LOCOG's Nations and Regions Group, responsible for bringing about the UK-wide benefits of the Games behind a blend of Marlow Rowing Club and Longridge Rowing Club members...

Not only did our young rowers meet the chair of Sport England and...