Gemma’s Birthday Bash
On Saturday we all went to the Valentine, in Gant’s Hill, to celebrate the *cough* 21st *cough* birthday of our chair Gemma. Once Bayern Munich had soundly thrashed Borussia Dortmund, we were treated to a performance by our favourite band, East of Java.
(Left to Right) Sam, Gemma, Simon.
East of Java
Dave teaches Gemma to sing “Pretty Fly For A White Guy.”
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|  It was very difficult to photograph Marie – she didn’t keep still long enough! 🙂 | ||
WASH Waffle
Message from Paul Catterwell:
Kings Lynn Midsummer Weekend
News from Paul Catterwell of Kings Lynn Plus:
Flyer for the Kings Lynn Plus Summer Party Weekend
New Committee: 2013 to 2014
The 2013 – 2014 B&D Plus Committee
The newly elected club committee as of today have taken office! Go to the Committee page on our site to find out more details.
The Barking & Dagenham Plus 10 Pin Bowling Tournament, 2013
Strike!
This is taking place this Saturday, 2nd March 2013, at Dagenham Bowl in Dagenham. Assemble in the bar area at 7pm to take part!
New Programme! February to May 2013
We have updated our programme for the forthcoming three months. We will be going to the new National Plus Holiday in Northampton called FAB (“Fun At Billing”). We will also be visiting the London Transport Museum, sampling the delights of Camden Market, as well as instituting a new regular feature, our Pub of the Month. For more details please see our Events page.
Official Communiqué From Roland Rat (Superstar) to B&D Plus!
Roland Rat, Superstar. Yeahhhhh!
Around this time of year it is traditional for the President to make his address on the State of the Union. But whilst the people of the United States of America have to put up with some Johnny Fly-By-Night called “Barack Obama,” we here in Barking & Dagenham Plus have our own President – namely Roland Rat, Superstar.
Yes indeed, Sir Roland Rat has graciously consented to be our Honorary Club President. Roland now spends most of his time pursuing the Superstar lifestyle in Los Angeles, but he often corresponds with us via our club secretary (and number 1 Ratfan) Sanya.
We are honoured to have such an eminent dignitary bestow us with his favour: and furthermore, we are particularly grateful for Roland sending us a message on his recent re-appointment as President:
“ALWAYS AN HONOUR TO SERVE AS CLUB PRESIDENT OF THE B&D PLUS GROUP FOR ANOTHER YEAR.
LET’S RAISE OUR GLASSES AND DRINK A TOAST TO MANY MORE YEARS OF FUN FOR YA ALL IN EXOTIC BARKIN’ AND DAGENHAM YOU LUCKY PEOPLE YEAHHHHHHHH!!! LUV ROLAND RAT 2013”
“We have re-adopted Haven House as our chosen charity this year, and intend to raise even more money for it – at least ÂŁ750. One suggestion is to have another sponsored walk again, but this time in the nude. And not through the streets of Dagenham!”
Barking & Dagenham Plus Club AGM 2013
Last night, Charlotte Terry of Haven House Children’s Hospice visited us at the White Horse Pub in Chadwell Heath, where we were holding our club AGM. Charlotte gave a presentation on the work of the Hospice, which is for life-limited children up to the age of 19, and showed us a DVD of them in action. Whilst there, we handed her a cheque for ÂŁ523, which we had raised through our sponsored walk and darts tournament.
The cheque
Gemma (l) presents the cheque to Charlotte Terry of Haven House (r)
Charlotte with the participants in the sponsored walk.
The club agreed we would be helping Haven House again this year, which is the hospice’s tenth anniversary, and is aiming to raise more money than ever before.
In other news: the club held its elections last night. The committee for 2013 – 2014 is:
| Chair | Gemma Crader |
| Secretary | Sanya Preston |
| Treasurer & Memberships | Richard Leach |
| Activities | David Sands |
| PRO | Joe Gurney |
| General Committee Members | Allan James Sam Cummins |
The Adrian Pembroke Memorial Shield was awarded to the club’s PRO, Joe Gurney.
Joe Gurney (l) receives the Adrian Pembroke Memorial Shield from Gemma
Barking & Dagenham Plus 