Buffet Dinner Dance, Saturday, 1st October 2005

HARPENDEN PUBLIC HALL

7.00pm to Midnight

Dancing to Chapter Eight

Buffet Dinner

Licensed Bar

Giant Raffle

Dress Smart Casual

Tickets £15.00 (Booking Now Closed)

Proceeds to local charities and Harpenden Lions charitable funds.

Please download and display an A4 size promotional poster (PDF 55 KB).

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Highland Gathering 2005

VIPs

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Overseas Visitors (and film crew)

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Bands

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Dance

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Games

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Fun

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Fun Run animation - (582 KB) - Young participants in the Fun Run

Charity Stalls

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Stalls

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Miscellany

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Press Images by Ryo Hayashida - Courtesy Harpenden Review & Observer

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Highland Gathering - Sunday 10th July 2005

Harpenden Lions will be hosting another popular 'Highland Gathering' charity event on Sunday 10th July 2005 in Rothamsted Park, Harpenden from 10:00 am to 5:30 pm.  A family fun day out with a Scottish flavour, the Highland Gathering is believed to be the biggest such event outside Scotland. It raises significant amounts of money for many deserving charities.

Entry by Programme

Entry to the Harpenden Highland Gathering is by programme, obtainable from local shops and tourist information centres or by post for £3.00 each, online for £4.00, or at the gate for £5.00. 

Entry is FREE for children under 16 when accompanied by an adult.

Discounts are available for groups of 10 or more. 

A form for postal bookings is included in a  leaflet (PDF 2.9 MB), which includes full information on the event.

Enquiries about the event to  harpenden.lions@ntlworld.com.

Download and print a copy of the Event Layout - PDF 2 MB.

Events

There will be more events than ever this year. As well as an afternoon of arena events there will be popular Scottish attractions, competitions, numerous stalls and the beer tent. Traditional events during the day will include:

• Pipe bands
• Highland dancing competition
• Celtic dancing displays
• Solo bagpipe competition
• Fairground rides
• Arena displays selected from Air Cadets, Guides, Scouts and Cubs
• Fun run
• Heavy events - tossing the caber, shot putt
• Pig Roast
• Bouncy castle
• Beer tent

Video Clip

The Highland Gathering was re-established as an annual event by the Harpenden Lions Club in 1997 after a gap of 26 years. Here is a short video clip of a BBC News report from that first event.

WMV Format

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5.7 MB Version

2.6 MB Version

RM Format

Requires Real Player.

7.2 MB Version

Charities

The Highland Gathering is a charity fund raising event, raising money for different charities each year. This year the principal beneficiaries will be a selection of local youth organisations plus two major ones:

The Willow Foundation which provides special days out for seriously ill young people.

The Herts & Beds Pastoral Foundation which provides counselling for people with emotional and mental problems.

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Charity Golf Day, Thursday 23rd June 2005

Charity Golf Day 2005

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Once again Harpenden Lions will be holding our Charity Golf Day this year at Aldwickbury Park Golf Club, Harpenden.

During the last few years this event has grown to the extent that it is becoming a regular feature of the corporate entertainment calendar for many companies.

This is a great opportunity for players to entertain friends and clients at a very reasonable price. All the proceeds of the event after expenses go to Charity.  Last year the event raised £1,000 for Harpenden Phoenix Holidays, a charity that takes disabled people and their carers on holidays.  This year's charity will be Hertfordshire Charity for Deprived Children.

The price of £299 buys a Corporate Team of four people a sandwich lunch followed by 18 holes of golf and a three course dinner. There will be prizes for the winning team as well as a range of individual awards for the longest drive, nearest the pin etc.  Handicap certificates will not be required although the maximum handicap allowed will be 24.

More information available by e-mail: harpenden.lions@ntlworld.com

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Concert by the Lake for Sue Ryder Care - Sunday 5th June 2005

Concert by the Lake 2005

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An open air classical concert in the grounds of the Bowes Lyon estate to raise money for residents' care at Sue Ryder Care Stagenhoe Park. The event is organised in conjunction with the Sue Ryder home.

The concert is in the grounds of St Paul's Walden Bury, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, SG4 8BP,  the home of the Bowes Lyon family.

Music will be performed by the St Albans Symphony Orchestra and the Pegasus Wind Trio.

St Albans Symphony Orchestra
Wind and Brass Ensemble

The orchestra comprises professional and amateur musicians of a high standard from throughout Hertfordshire and beyond, presenting a full season of large-scale concerts in St Albans and the surrounding region.

The orchestra will play from the steps of the Chambers' Temple by the lake.

Pegasus Wind Trio

During the afternoon, prior to the orchestra, wind trio Pegasus will perform. Alice Gledhill (clarinet) and Martha Hardman (oboe) are third year students at the Royal College of Music.  Lully Bathurst (bassoon) is studying at the Royal Academy of Music.

Pegasus has performed at a number of events in London and is available for bookings including recitals and weddings.  The repertoire is wide ranging including classical favourites, jazz standards and popular show tunes

Information and Tickets

The orchestral concert starts at 4.00 pm. Gardens open from 12 noon. Information about ttargethe gardens is available from the National Gardens Scheme and from Gardens-Guide.

Price £10 per adult. Family ticket £25 (two adults plus children under 14 years of age). For tickets and further information please telephone Georgina Hewitt on 01438 871215 or e-mail Georgina, or purchase securely online using PayPal. Online purchases attract a small booking fee as shown below to cover the credit card transaction and other costs.

To make your afternoon extra special, order your picnic and wine from Champagne and Canapés on 01438 871224.

Cash bar and refreshments.

Poster

The poster for "The Concert by the Lake" may be downloaded and printed for your own use: JPEG (395 KB)  or Microsoft Word document (105 KB).

All proceeds will go towards residents' care at Sue Ryder Care Stagenhoe Park. Registered Charity 1052076.

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Music for the Month of May - Saturday 7 May 2005

Alice Gledhill and Sophie Bevan

A delightful evening in Rothamsted Manor for lovers of classical music.

By popular demand two of last year's performers will return, Sophie Bevan, soprano (right), and Alice Gledhill, clarinet. Both are students at the Royal College of Music in London.

Tim Sidford will accompany and also play some solo pieces. Tim is an accomplished professional pianist based in London. He has appeared at varied venues including the prestigious Wigmore Hall.

The venue is the Great Drawing Room in Rothamsted Manor.

The beneficiaries of the funds raised will be Relate Herts Central, Harpenden's local Relate Centre, which provides relationship counselling, family counselling and sex therapy. Herts Central will use the funds to support clients who cannot afford the full cost of counselling.

Relate services are available at their centre in St. Albans, and one of their counsellors is now also working from the Red House (Memorial Hospital) in Harpenden on one evening a week.

Tickets - £12 including a complimentary glass of wine - from Hairline in Southdown (tel. 01582 713238) or by e-mail. harpenden.lions@ntlworld.com

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