L.E.R.T members enjoyed an educational night learning how make proper coffee at The Bean in Beeston. Alex provided an entertaining night discussing the whole coffee process. After the demo it was hands on, I must say that past chairman Dave Welsh showed great potential as a Barrsteward Barrista, check out his attempt below.
Dave Welch made his cup-a-soup look really pretty. ahhh
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To celebrate Rob Murdy’s year as chairman members of L.E.R.T treated him to his very own Little Britain experience. He was quite surprised at being cast as Andy as the smart money was on a Captain Manning Outfit. Dad’s army aside he arrived in great style from a stretched pink limousine, thanks go to Darren Hickling for arranging the chairman’s taxi . After a few drinks around Long Eaton we departed for the next location where a challenge awaited.
L.E.R.T members were then set the task to try and eat the amazing Flaming Burger Challenge at the Blue Bell in Attenborough. A flaming feast not for the faint hearted!
The Flaming Challenge Burger is packed with:
7 members of Long Eaton Round Table attempted the mighty 1kg challenge. But only two emerged Victorious, Steve ” The Bus ” Key and Dr Adam Connor.( Its always the skinny ones that can put it away )
They cleared there plate and got onto the Hall of Flame, complete with a ” I beat the Burger certificate ” I have been told on good authority that Steve was the only one who had a desert as well, tremendous. A fantastic ending for Rob’s year in the Chair.
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It was quite a year for saying goodbye to some long serving members , 5 tablers were given the heave Ho this year including 3 past chairmans. The sorry individuals were PC Dave Liddington, PC Mark Elm, PC Robert Westerman, Steve ” the tree ” Barker and Ian ” Geordie Boy ” Dane. They were suitable dressed up in attire relating to there jobs, all except for Robert who was going to be Bob the Builder but being as he’s leaving the club a year earlier than he needs to, he was deemed to young and dressed as a big baby. And a very scary baby he was. Darren Hickling had the unfortunate duty of changing the baby’s nappy, its a good job he regularly attends Rugby pratice.
I think past chairman Dave ” Disco” Liddington sums it up nicely with
Wanted to say a big thanks for everyone that turned up to make our night so much fun.
Didn’t know what to expect but in true tabling fashion you found our achilles heels.
What a way to finish my tabling career with more hair than I joined with when I was thirty.
Thanks again for making the night a memorable one yet again. Big thanks to murdy and Darren as these things take a lot of sorting and you did it so well.
Disco Dave
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The Vallée Blanche at Chamonix is one of the world’s great ski-runs, arguably the best in the Alps that is accessible by ski lift. But it is something more than that: it is the most challenging off-piste run in the Alps that a decent intermediate skier can safely and sensibly tackle. As such, it makes a brilliant climax to a week in Chamonix; indeed, it’s one of the prime reasons why Long Eaton Round Table and 41 Club decided to tackle the famous Vallee.
From Left to right, Ashley Campbell, Mark Campbell, Ski Guide, Graham Hill, Paul Smith, Robert Jones, Ramsey Dawson, Graham Marks and His Son Jake.
There are two dangerous aspects. The first is this initial climb down to get to the start of the run. You take the Aiguille du Midi cable car – which is pretty spectacular in itself – to above 3,800 metres. Then you rope up.
You emerge from the Aiguille du Midi station through a tunnel and suddenly you see why you are roped. You have to climb down a ridge, skis and poles in one hand, hanging on to a guide rope with the other, for about 100 metres, with sheer drops on either side.
Further down you have to cross a number of crevasses, and there are points where you are vulnerable to an avalanche. Needless to say all the chaps who attempted the 22km run made it down in one piece, I think it was the cold beer waiting for them at the bar that jeered them on. Well Done Chaps,
Cough! we won’t mention about the train journey at the very end and that Snowboarders were banned!!!
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Past chairman Mark Loydall kindly offered his services to discuss various different whiskeys on this LERT whiskey tasting night. The evening started with a few different bottles of single malt being sampled, we were told about their origins in Scotland and learnt about the different distilleries in the region. About 12 different whiskeys later things were getting a bit messy, we had all been doped into drinking whiskey made from maize oil and Nigel Glenister brought a whiskey so smokey it was like drinking a bonfire. All this on an empty stomach as well. All done in True tabling style. Cheers to long eaton sea scouts for letting us use their blue Auf wiedersehen hut. Bring on the chips !
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On Tuesday 13th March Long Eaton Round Table invited Beeston Round Table to a game of touch rugby.
Long Eaton Rugby Club kindly offered to take the rag tag Tablers and turn them into a fierce Northern Hemisphere rugby team.
Beeston turned up with a few young ringers but were no match for Greg, Pierre and Darren who happily showed of their rugby skills.
Daniel showed that his ball skills were not just exclusive to the football pitch and Adam, well enough about Adam and his balls skills!
Ian Dane twinkled whilst Chris kept his teeth pristine with a lump of plastic in his mouth.
Steve The Tree was a mighty foe for all but was happy to race Steve Key and myself to the bar.
A good night of Rugby and Table Fellowship was had by all.
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Santa in Training
Long eaton round table got off to a flying start on the first day of there Christmas collections this year. Santa decided he needed some practice climbing chimneys in preparation of the big day. So the guys at Erewash extreme kindly allowed him a go on their mobile rock face. We must say how agile he was compared to all the other climbers, he was up to the rooftops in no time at all, lots of practice we presume. If you want say hi to Santa or just add a little to the christmas collection he will on the long eaton high street again this Saturday. If you can’t make it to the high street at the weekend, Santa and his sleigh will be making the rounds to a street near you over the next two weeks ( see previous post for dates/locations ) All monies raised by long eaton round table directly benefit local charitable causes.
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Long Eaton Round Table will once again be taking Santa on his sleigh tour of Long Eaton for Christmas 2011. The sleigh will be touring around town starting at 6pm each day handing out sweets for the children and season’s greetings to all.
Long Eaton Round Table is committed to raising money to go towards local charities and causes. All monies raised by the Christmas collection help us fulfill this commitment.
Whether you are young, or just young at heart, we would love to see you so please come to the window or the doorstep and give Santa and his helpers a wave!
STREET ROUTES
Saturday 3rd Long Eaton High Street 9am – 4.15pm
Monday 5th Briargate/Curzon Street 6pm – 9pm
Start corner Briar Gate, Rose Court, Bracken Rd,
Bracken Close, Petersham Rd, Petersgate, Petersgate Close,
Bramble Close, Grasmere Rd, Ennerdale, Douglas Rd,
Trowell Grove, Kirkstone Court, Helvellyn Way, Kendal Rd,
Crowcroft Way, Rydal Ave, Curzon Strreet
Tuesday 6th Sawley 6pm – 9pm
Start corner Tamworth Rd/Victoria Street, Wilmot Street, Darley Drive,
Rowsley Ave, Baslow Close, Beresford Rd, Peveril Cresent,
Purdy Meadows, Pym Lees, Draycott Rd, Repton Rd, Twyford Rd,
Ingleby Rd, Hilton Close, Haddon Way, Repton Rd,
Weston Cresent, Elvaston Drive, Shirley St, Plant Lane,
Arnold Ave, Towle Street, Grosvenor Ave, Wilmot Street,
Rufford Rd, Portland Rd, Northfield Ave, Shaftesbury Ave
Wednesday 7th The Dales Estate 6pm – 9pm
Start corner Tamworth Rd/ Birchwood Ave, Berkeley Ave, Ruskin Ave,
Darwin Rd, Eliot Close, Elgar Drive, Kirkdale Rd,
Kirkdale Gardens, Milldale Rd, Lathkilldale Cresent,
Farndale Close, Ribblesdale Rd, Langdale Drive, Wharfedale Rd, Calderdale Drive, Borrowdale Drive, Dovedale Ave, Airdale Close, Rosedale Close, Sterndale Rd, Wensleydale Rd, Wilsthorpe Tavern
Thursday 8th Nottingham Rd/Station Rd/New Tythe Street 6pm – 9pm
Start corner Nottingham Rd/Norfolk Rd, Beech Ave,Mayfield Grove,
Doncaster Grove, Landsdown Grove, Florence Ave, Margaret Ave,
Cleveland Ave, Nottingham Rd, Grange Rd, Grange Drive,
Station Rd, The Hollows, Trenton Drive, Stafford St, Warwick Rd,
Cannock Way, Armitage Drive, Rugeley Ave, Litchfield Close,
Dunston Close, Thorneywood Rd, Recreation St, Chesterfield Ave,
Frederick St, Phyllis Grove, New Tythe Street
Saturday 10th Long Eaton High Street 9am – 4.15pm
Monday 12th Thoresby Rd/Wyvern Ave/Nelson Street 6pm – 9pm
Start corner of Wilsthorpe Rd/Thoresby Rd, Hawthorne Ave, Laurel Crescent, Vyse Drive, Booth Close, Sharpe Close, Ellis Close, Hooley Close, Hawthorne Ave, Ash Grove, Myrtle Ave, Tamworth Rd, Wyvern Ave, Lodge Rd, Riber Close, Quarndon Crescent, Glenfield Rd, Hathern Close, Meynell Rd, Lynden Ave, Manchester Street, Fair Lee Close, Trafalgar Rd, Hardy Close, Manchester Street, Collingwood Rd, Abbott Street, Charles Street, Sidney Street, Gladstone Street, Nelson Street
Tuesday 13th Breaston Holly Ave/Wilsthorpe Rd 6pm – 9pm
Start bottom of Holly Ave/Langmoor Lane, Thorntree Close, Stevens Lane,
Lawrence Ave, Grange Ave, Shirley Cresent, Holmes Rd,
Plackett Close, Burlington Close, Churchill Close, Delamere Close,
Earlswood Close, Far Croft, Stevens Lane, Main Street,
Risley Lane, Manor Court, Manor Leigh, Wilsthorpe Rd,
Maylands Ave, Belmont Ave, Grosvenor Ave, Park Street,
Wilsthorpe Rd, The Grove, Willoughby Close, Poplar Ave,
Hawthorn Ave, Maple Grove
Wednesday 14th Cranfleet Way/Pennyfields/Eaton Grange/Breaston 6pm – 9pm
Start corner Wilsthorpe Rd/Cranfleet Way, Cooke Close, Carter Close,
Bushy Close, Cranfleet Way, Brentnall Close, Fulwood Drive,
Sandwell Close, Pennyfields Blvd, Ferndale Drive,
Brecknock Drive, Copestake Close, Bronte Close, Shilling Way,
Farthing Court, Florin Gardens, Crown Close, Guinea Close,
Sovereign Grove, Wilsthorpe Rd, Derby Rd, Eaton Grange Drive,
Ashview Close, The Watermeadows, Paddocks View,
The Chestnuts, Copseside Close, Wilsthorpe Rd, Richmond Ave, Fearn Close, Birchwood Ave, Woodland Ave, Harrimans Drive,
Heather Cresent, Field Close, Maxwell Street, Mount Street,
Firfield Ave, Sawley Rd, Meadow Close
Thursday 15th Derby Rd/Breedon Street/Park Street 6pm – 9pm
Start corner Derby Rd/Breedon Street, Milford Ave, College Street,
Welbeck Rd, Bennett Street, Britannia Rd, Granville Ave,
Derby Rd, Russell Street, Shakespeare Street, Wellington Street,
Newstead Rd, Bohem Rd, Willoughby Ave, Wellington Street,
Dockholm Rd, Spinney Rd, Ingham Rd, Cavendish Rd,
Highfield Street, York Rd, Upper Wellington Street, Park Street
Saturday 17th Long Eaton High Street 9am – 12 noon or 4:15pm
Please note that while we try our best to reach every street on the plan, sometimes circumstances dictate that we are unable to get to them all before it gets too late in the evening for the kids to come and meet Santa.
If you’re a bloke aged 18-45 and fancy doing something different, then get in touch and we’ll pick you up on the way. There’s no obligation to come along again – we know you’ll want to anyway!
Long Eaton Round Table is always looking for new members; if you would like to find out more about us please view our pages and if you’re interested give us a shout – just go to Contact Us (on the left of the screen) to send us a message.
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Long Eaton Round Table will again be organising one of the best firework displays in the East Midlands on Friday 4th November 2011. All proceeds to go local charities. As well as fantastic display of pyrotechnics and a bonfire to enjoy, food and drink will be available to keep out the winter chill.
Venue is the Treetops Hospice, Derby Road, Risley . See map below.
Gates open at 6pm. Bonfire lit at 6-30, Fireworks start at 7-30.
Kids Fairground rides & glow sticks to boot
Burgers, Hot Dogs, Mushy Peas, Hot & Cold Drinks will be available
Admission is £4 for adults, £2 for children. fireworks leaflet 2011
http://www.treetopshospice.org.uk/fundraising/events/
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On Tuesday September 27th Long Eaton Round Table took part in an evening of Orienteering at Bramcote Park. Orienteering is an adventure sport that tests navigational skill and fitness in order to complete a course in the fastest possible time. The evening consisted of a few short navigational exercises around the park which gave a good taste of what was involved in this adventure sport. Thanks go to Hilary, Angela, John and Mick from Nottingham Orienteering Club for making it such a fun evening. If your interested in orienteering for yourself try the NOC website for more information.
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