Mayor's Charity Events
Forthcoming Events from September 2011 to May 2012
This annual event is due to take place at Coombe Wood Golf Club, George Road, Kingston Hill.
A team consists of 4 players and entry costs £200 ( £50 per person). We only have space for 25 teams to take part so book your place early to avoid disappointment.
Tee off times from 9am, price includes coffee & bacon roll on arrival, 3 course lunch and prize presentation. Day finishes at approx 5pm.
Please call Claire or Alison in the Mayor's Office to reserve your team place now. Last date to book your place - Monday 10th April.
A special thanks to Coombe Wood Gold Club and their caterers for their kind support of this event.
Golf Day Information and Booking Form (opens in pdf format)
This year's Annual Charity Ball will take place on the unique Raven's Ait island venue. Tickets are £60 per person and includes a Reception Drink, 3 Course Meal (a limited amount of wine with your meal) and dancing the night away to a live DJ. The event will also include a Grand Prize Draw and small Auction. To purchase tickets please see the booking form below! Last date to book tickets Tuesday 10th April.
Charity Ball Information and Booking Form (opens in pdf format)
A special thanks to the following organisations for their support of this event: NPS Group, Broadland Guarding Services & Ravens Ait Island
Thank you for your interest in the Mayor's Charity Appeal.
Past Events
We are delighted to announce that the Night of Rock with the Reptiles was a great success and raised just over £2,000.
The Mayor would like to thank the Trustees of the Shirza Mirza Community Hall, Manor Park for letting us use their venue, Little Sister Blue (support act) and the Reptiles for their great performances during the evening.
We are delighted to announce that the Quiz Night held in February raised just under £1,400.
A big THANK YOU to Kishor and all the staff at MONTY'S RESTAURANT in Fife Road, Kingston for kindly donating the wonderful curry meal that was served at this event - their generosity and continued support of the Mayor's Charity is very much appreciated.
Also a special thanks to this year's Quizmaster, David Bodycombe and to Kingston College for kindly providing the venue again this year.
The Mayor wishes to thank all the Cast & Crew from St James's Players for the special performance of Dick Whittington they held at the Rose Theatre in January in aid of the Mayor's Charity. Also a big thank you to all the staff and volunteers at the Rose Theatre whose help on the day of the event was most appreciated.
We are delighted to confirm that this event raised just over £5,400 - an amazing result.
The Mayor's Pub Challenge - July to December 2011 - (NOW EXTENDED TO MARCH 2012)
Details of the winners of the above Pub Challenge will be announced shortly. A big THANK YOU to all the pubs around the borough that decided to take up that challenged and raised money for the Mayor's Charity over the last 9 months.
(photo Mayor, Cllr Codd receiving a cheque from Mr & Mrs Patel from the Daal Handi Restaurant).
Mr & Mrs Patel, with Rajendra Pandya, visited the Mayor's Parlour recently to present a cheque for £501 to the Mayor's Charity from the fundraising event they ran back in their restaurant in December 2011. Our deepest thanks to everyone involved in the organising of this event.
The Broadway Bar in Tolworth (Pub Challenge)
This event took place on Saturday 3rd December . More details will follow shortly about how much was raised but a special thank you to Kamini, Anil and Aruna who organised the event. Plus, we would also like to thank Martin Draper and Peter Rush who arranged the Quiz questions and everyone else that attended or donated to the raffle that evening.
Saturday 05 November - Craft Fair and Bonfire Night
We are delighted to announce that this event raised £600 and a cheque was presented to the Mayor on Friday 2nd December by some of the Mum's and School Children that help organise the event at St Luke's Church, Kingston.
Friday 21 October - Charity Race Night
This event went extremely well with 70 people attending. We are delighted to announce that this event raised nearly £1500 which is a wonderful result. Our special thanks to:
Race Sponsors: Champion Timber, W & W Contractors Ltd, The Garden Catering & Eric Samuelson
And everyone that attended or donated a raffle prize
Sunday 18 September - Great Kingston Charity Bike Ride
Local cyclists joined in the Mayor's Charity Bike Ride on 18 September. They cycled from the Guildhall in Kingston, along the River Thames to Hampton Court and around Bushy and Richmond Parks, taking in some of the area’s most beautiful scenery.
A range of local people took part including families and Council workers.
The last charity ride raised over £1000 for local charities. This year's donation is soon to be announced.
Wednesday 21 September - Charity Wine Tasting with Food Matching
After Reception drinks and canapés in the Mayor’s Parlour, where the Mayor and Mayoress were on hand to greet guests so they could see some of the Parlour treasures like the Great Mace. Majestic Wine very kindly provided an expert who ran the Introduction to Wine Course. We are delighted to annouce that just over £800 was raised from this exclusive event.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank Michael & Majestic Wine for their wonderful support. Also, a special thank you to Angell Catering for providing the wonderful food that evening.