Ladies’ Fancy Dress Charity Pancake Race – Tuesday, 8 March 2011

Once again, Rugby Rokeby Lions are approaching local individuals, groups and companies in an endeavour to maintain the tradition of a Pancake Race in Rugby and also to invite any ladies to take part in this our annual fancy dress event, which is a strictly fun event to help raise funds for deserving causes in and around the Rugby area.

Apart from their own Lions’ Charities, this year’s designated recipients will be the Registered Charities of Rugby Crossroads Care & Rugby Guideposts.

Rugby Crossroads Care aims are to support carers, adults and children with disabilities, mental ill-health or are elderly or frail, to enable them to remain living in their own homes as independently as possible whilst supported by skilled, trained staff to help both the carer and the cared for.

Guideposts Rugby was formed to respond to the very great needs of local people with mental health problems; learning disabilities; children with special needs; older people with Alzheimer’s and other forms of Dementia. Their aims are to help people improve their mental health, in others to come to terms with disability and live more independent lives, seeking to reduce social exclusion and isolation and to promote equal opportunities, wellbeing and quality of life.

PRIZES

Race winner - will receive the Pancake Trophy and the company represented will receive the Pancake Shield to be held for one year.
Most sponsorship money raised - contestant raising the most sponsorship money will receive an inscribed Trophy.
Best fancy dress - will receive an inscribed Trophy.

RULES

Preliminary heats will be run followed by a final of heat winners and runners up, all over a course of approx. 100 metres in length.

• Contestants are to provide their own frying pan – 7 inches (175mm) diameter minimum - with the pancakes being provided by Rugby Rokeby Lions.
• The pancake must be tossed once during the race and holding of the pancake by fingers or thumbs is not permitted.
• Fancy dress should be worn by all contestants to add fun and colour to the event.

Sponsorship forms and monies should be produced before the event at check-in at the Three Horseshoes Hotel in Sheep Street at 11.30am on Tuesday 8 March 2011 for race start at 12.00 noon.

Please note: ALL CONTESTANTS RUN ENTIRELY AT THEIR OWN RISK.

To enter :-

Please contact and register with either of the Lions below by Tuesday 1 March 2011, at the latest, to ensure entry and a pancake on Race day.

 Lion Mike Swan      01788 521205
 Lion Terry Byrne     01788 576011
 Lion John O’Rourke 07904 216762

Receiving Charities this year

RUGBY CROSSROADS CARE
GUIDEPOSTS RUGBY
 & LIONS’ CHARITIES