Seeing the New Year in with Plus!
Happy New Year! We spent New Year’s Eve listening to our favourite band East of Java at the Valentine Pub in Gants Hill.
East of Java
Gemma rocks out!
Sam and Gemma sitting in a tree,
K – I – S – S – I – N – G đ
The most important question for the future of PLUS…
… is Should Joe keep his moustache?
Joe has valiantly spent a month taking part in Movember.
Barking & Dagenham PRO Joe Gurney has been taking part in Movember, to raise money and awareness for cancer research. He decided to go for a Frank Zappa style moustache, complete with tufty bit on the bottom lip. But the question now is, should Joe shave it off now the month is at an end?
Joe as he normally appears.
Cast your vote here!
Photos from the Area Bowling
Photos from the Area Bowling which took place at Dagenham Bowl, Gorebrook Road in Dagenham yesterday. Thanks to Steve Browning for sending me these.
Champ-i-ones! đ
Area Chairman Martin Posner presents a runners-up award… uh… I think đ
“Tale as old as time, song as old as rhyme…”
Don’t know who these are – probably some strangers who came in off the street looking for a game, so we took pity on them.
Programme Updated Yet Again!
Just to let you know that we will be having a Badminton tournament at Wansted Leisure Centre on Sunday … February 2013, and that the Area AGM will be at Dagenham Bowl in Dagenham on Sunday 13th January 2013. Meanwhile the RGT Pool Competition will be on Sunday 20th January 2013 at Namco Funscape in Romford. Full details on our Events page.
Area Video Games
Just a reminder that the Area Video Games Event is next Sunday, December 2nd 2012, 2pm at our venue, the White Horse in Chadwell Heath. There will be Wii and Xbox on offer. And best of all, it’s free!
Programme Update: November 2012 to January 2013
We have now updated our programme for the next three months. It covers from November 2012 until – assuming that the world does not end on December 23rd
WASH 2012
Pictures of us at WASH 2012, the national Plus holiday held at Manor Park Holiday Village, Hunstanton, Norfolk. WASH will return in 2013 on the weekend of Friday 8th to Monday 11th November.
Amanda & Tina
Gemma again
AJ & Dave
Charlie
Gemma
Amanda, Tina & Simon
Amanda & Simon
WASH 2012 – Live Football
Message from Paul Catterwell, WASH 2012 Bookings Officer.
You might detect a certain amount of, ahem, “partisanship,” in the following post, so I apologise to those concerned in advance, but I am reproducing it exactly as written.
For all the die-hard football fans,we are delighted to announce that this year Manor Park has an extension to their public showing licence so we can enjoy live football in the venue at WASH. The matches on are as follows:
Saturday 5.30pm Aston Villa v Man Utd (SCUM!)Sunday 1.30pm Man City v Tottenham4.00pm Chelsea v LiverpoolBookings are now looking to exceed last year and donât forget in usual WASH tradition we can take bookings (and find good homes) for anyone, or groups wanting to late book up until the day before just let me know and we will do the restSee you in 4 weeksPaul Catterwell WASH 2012 Bookings Officer
Baaarking Mad Charity Fundraisers!
Our Pirate band at the start of our voyage, outside The Spotted Dog in Barking …
Local residents reported a gang of Pirates staggering through the streets of Barking & Dagenham recently, shouting “Arrr!” and “Yo ho ho!” at passing traffic. However it turns out that they were members of local community group Barking & Dagenham Plus – raising money for local children’s hospice Haven House, by walking from Barking Station to Collier Row.
The group has also recently held its second Annual Darts Tournament – again to raise money for the same charity. The two events by themselves have raised some ÂŁ450 – the group plans to hold more events in the weeks and months to come.
Group chair, “Cap’n” Gemma Crader, 23, said:
“We hold events like the Sponsored Walk every year. This year, on a whim, we decided to incorporate a Pirate Theme! What I like most about Plus is that as well as being a social group for young people, we can help local causes and fun whilst doing so.”
Barking & Dagenham Plus is a group for everyone aged 18 to 35. It is part of the National Federation of Plus Areas – a nationwide network of similar groups – allowing young people to make new friends across the area and across the country. The local group meets every Tuesday evening at the White Horse in Chadwell Heath from 9pm, and has a full programme of activities including social events, sporting competitions, and group holidays both in the UK and abroad.
For more information, including how to join, please phone Joe on 07958 669339, or visit www.barkingdagenhamplus.com
… and at the end, outside City Pavillion in Collier Row.
WASH 2012 Newsletter
Courtesy of Paul Catterwell, WASH 2012 Bookings Officer.
With less than two months to go now, all the acts are booked, the DJ is booked and daytime entertainment planned, Paul is busy sorting out the half board option and making sure the bar has enough beer for us all.
The news is…….
On the Saturday we will be holding our School Fete. We will have several sideshows that you can play at using âWASHâ money, with prizes to win. We need volunteers to help run the stalls, possibly with a percentage of the takings to go towards your own club funds if it make a profit. We have several ideas already, but if you have an idea that you are prepared to arrange and supervise, then please get in touch. If you would just like to help supervise one our stalls, also please let us know. So far we have (excuse the strange descriptions in places!):
- Buzzy Wire (supplied and staffed by members of ASEA ,thank you)
- Bounce Ping Pong Balls into Jars (already staffed)
- Name theTeddy (already staffed)
- Treasure Map
- Human Fruit Machine (already supervised but volunteers need to be part of the âmachineâ)
- Bean bag skittles
- Tombola
Following on from the school fete, to complete the day we will finish with a âSchool Disco.â Fancy dress optional, but encouraged! Feedback from last year suggested that one of the best bands was the Sundaynight one – as so many people had to leave beforehand last year, we have invited Fully Funktional back this year to play at our school disco on Saturday.
Sunday night will have a real dance party atmosphere and during the daytime we have an activity which to our knowledge is entirely new to a Plus event and involves a little cultural education as well as some exercise. Please bring comfortable clothing and shoes.
Please remember when booking accommodation, that the âratingâ, ie gold, silver etc, is based on type of heating, not necessarily accommodation age or quality.
Any queries – email: wash@18plus.org.uk or phone Paul on 01553 670937
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