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Don’t forget, this Friday is the Bridgewater Riding Club AGM!!

Bridgewater Riding Club Annual General Meeting
Friday 22nd January 2010 // 7pm
Hazel Pear (1 Hill Top Road, Acton bridge, Northwich CW8 3RA)

2009 was a fantastic year for Bridgewater Riding Club, lots of new members, lots of visitors, really busy shows and the North West Show Jumping Championships was one of the best yet. Of course none of this is possible without the hard work and dedication of an incredible committee the club is proud to have.

If you would like to get involved with the riding club then please attend the Annual General Meeting on Friday 22nd January. There are lots of things to get involved with, be it helping to set up the Friday evening before the show to  gathering sponsorship money – perhaps you have a skill which might be benefical to the club?

One thing is for sure you will be warmly welcomed, we take all comments on board from both senior and junior members, all emails and comments from competitors are always read out and discussed and everyone is encouraged to have their say so if you have any ideas come along and let us know.

We have a meeting once a month (normally the mid-week after the show) and setting up is for a couple of hours on the Friday evening before show weekend. We normally meet in a pub around Northwich and some members have tea before the meeting, so it’s a great opportunity to socialise and get some horsey gossip!

Even if you can’t help on show day, we still want to hear from you and you can still be part of the committee.

The food has been ordered, the DJ is booked and the trophies have been polished. All is ready for an amazing Saturday night, so get your glad rags on and we look forward to seeing you at 7pm this Saturday at Hartford British Legion.

If you’re firing up the Sat Nav, the address is
2 Bradburns Lane
Hartford
Northwich
Cheshire
CW8 1LS.

Just under 2 weeks to go and tickets are selling like hot cakes!

If you are coming to Presentation Night you must make sure you book a ticket beforehand! This is so we can make sure there is enough food for everybody – we don’t want you going hungry now do we?

We look forward to seeing you on Saturday 21st! The list of winners are in the points section of the site or download this PDF here.

Hi everyone!

So the time you have all been waiting for has arrived….

Visit the points page or click here to download the list of 1st to 4th points winners for all classes. Let me also remind you that there are special trophies on Presentation Night, for ring winner, overall junior and senior, combination of horse and rider, and the horse trophy. These are kept secret until Presentation Night, so you never know, it could be you! We will also be presenting merit trophies to some of you who we on the committee feel deserve special recognition. This could be for anything, so keep your fingers crossed. I would also like to make a presentation to our team of showjumpers who represented us at Mottram Show.

If you are first in any class, you will automatically win a championship rosette, with ‘Bridgewater Riding Club’ printed on the tails. Should you wish to have the printing personalised, please fill in the form with the text you want (tasteful, please!), and this will cost £3. If you have not won 1st place, you can still order a rosette, obviously this will be a different colour, and will cost £7, including personalised printing. For those who are new, these rosettes are HUGE.

OK. Sashes: These are available at a cost of £10, including 3 lines of printing. Both rosettes and sashes are gorgeous, and well worth the money. Please send back your forms by October 16th, as we need a certain length of time to allow for printing.

Presentation Night is on Saturday 21st November at The Royal British Legion Club, 2 Bradburns Lane, Hartford, Northwich, CW8 1LS. 7pm arrival for 7.30 presentation.

The winner of the junior quiz at the September show was Rebecca Gaskell, who was delighted to receive a rug as her prize. Well done Rebecca!

All that remains is for me to say some thank yous…..

I would like to thank my fellow committee for their hard work and dedication this year. We have had some very welcome new faces on the bench, and I feel it has breathed a little freshness into the club. Your dedication this season has been very welcome, and I hope you will all rejoin and continue into 2010. There are also members of committee’s families that have also helped out, thanks so much for this.

To our judges, stewards, ground staff and trade stands, thank you to you for your hard work and expertise. You have helped to build BRC into one of the most popular riding clubs in the country. To our hosts at CRS, Andrea and Ian, thanks must go for providing us with a fantastic showground and the maintenance that goes with it.

Lastly to yourselves. It has been great to see you all improve over the course of the year, and the appreciation you give us makes the hard work worthwhile. Long may it continue, and see you at Presentation Night!

Ruth

That’s right, the hottest night in the equestrian calendar is nearly upon us, as Bridgewater Riding Club’s Presentation Night tickets go on sale today!

The evening starts at 7pm. at Hartford British Legion Club in Northwich on Saturday 21st November.

Trophies and sashes will be awarded, games for the little ones, disco for everyone, not forgetting a raffle and we’ll even throw in some grub too!

DOWNLOAD YOUR TICKET APPLICATION FORM HERE.