Congratulations to Michelle Fripp who has won the £100 prize.
Her Balloon was found by Will & Jake O’Mahoney in Pottersbury, Northants.
They will be receiving a thank you gift for returning the tag.
Here’s the winning tag and receipt:-
Into the second week of a 16 week fitness programme leading up to my trek in October.
Here’s the plan
Thanks to everyone who supported this event.
I raised £320 towards my charity trek fund.
It was a beautiful day and at times the sky seemed to be full of yellow balloons heading off to who knows where.
I’ll announce the £100 winner on 25th June once the return slips are in
What a fabulous day we had.
A huge thanks to everyone that took part and a special mention to Dean and his team at Manor Of Groves for being such fantastic hosts.
Congratulations to the the Prizewinners:-
Len Greaves – Champion
Robin Trott- Runner Up
Len Greaves- Longest Drive
Matthew Burgess- Nearest the Pin
Dave Pickard- Mr Blobby
I managed to raise a massive £1,216 towards my charity trek
WOW !!
Here’s what happened in June 1991. You can click on the links to go to Wikipedia for fuller details
- June 3 – Mount Unzen erupts, killing 43 people as a result of pyroclastic flow.
- June 5 – STS 40: Space Shuttle Columbia carries the Spacelab into orbit.
- June 9 – A major collapse of ground at the Emaswati Colliery in Swaziland traps 26 miners 65 m below the surface. The men have access to a safe refuge chamber and are all rescued by a drill hole 30 hours after the rescue unit is first alerted.
- June 12 – Boris Yeltsin is elected President of Russia, the largest and most populous of the 15 Soviet republics.
- June 13 – A spectator is killed by lightning at the U.S. Open.
- June 15 – In the Philippines, Mount Pinatubo erupts in the second largest terrestrial eruption of the 20th century; the final death toll tops 800.
- June 17
- Apartheid: The South African Parliament repeals the Population Registration Act, which had required racial classification of all South Africans at birth.
- U.S. President Zachary Taylor is exhumed to discover whether or not his death was caused by arsenic poisoning, instead of acute gastrointestinal illness; no trace of arsenic is found.
- June 23
- Mesut Yılmaz, of ANAP forms the new government of Turkey (48th government)
- The first Sonic the Hedgehog game published by Sega. It’s also the starting point of the Sonic the Hedgehog series ever since.
- June 23–June 28 – Iraq disarmament crisis: U.N. inspection teams attempt to intercept Iraqi vehicles carrying nuclear related equipment. Iraqi soldiers fire warning shots in the air to prevent inspectors from approaching the vehicles.
- June 25 – Collapse of Yugoslavia: Croatia and Slovenia declare their independence from Yugoslavia.
- June 28 – COMECON is dissolved.
Lloyd’s of London facing £2.4bn of insurance claims
Recent natural disasters may cost Lloyd’s of London about £2.4bn, the insurance market says.
Claims from the Japanese earthquake are estimated at £1.22bn, while the New Zealand earthquake and flooding in Australia are put at £750m and £406m.
The impact of the recent tornadoes in the US has yet to be assessed, but Lloyd’s said that all the disasters will mean insurance rates rising.
Lloyd’s said that its financial health meant meeting claims was not an issue.
Chief executive Richard Ward said: “The Lloyd’s market is as well capitalised as it has ever been and, while claims from all three events could still evolve over time, the market’s total exposure is well within the worst case scenarios we model and prepare for.”
He added: “We expect to see a firming of rate as a result of this first quarter and the recent tornadoes in the United States.”
Last month, Lloyd’s reported pre-tax profits of $3.5bn for 2010, down more than 40% on 2009.
I’ll be holding a Balloon Race on 4th June 2011 to raise money for St Thomas Lupus Trust.
Entries cost just £1.50 each. The balloon that travels the furthest and has it’s card returned to me by the finder by 25th June 2011 will win the owner a cool £100.
I’ll be releasing the balloons from Hitchin Market Square between 10am and 3pm so if you are in the area and want to have a go please drop by and see me.
If you want to enter “online” deposit the £1.50 onto my JustGiving page
www.justgiving.com/John-Gardner2
and email your name and address to
enquiries@nortoncommercial.co.uk
I’d like to thank Marion from Hawthorn Software for donating the £100 prize. Please visit her firms website for information on what they do
Here’s what happened in May 1991. You can click on the links to go to Wikipedia for fuller details
- May 4 – Sweden wins the 36th Eurovision Song Contest.
- May 15 – Édith Cresson becomes France‘s first female premier.
- May 16 – Queen Elizabeth II becomes the first British monarch to address the United States Congress.
- May 18 – Somaliland withdraws from Somalia.
- May 21
- In Sriperumbudur, India, former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi is assassinated at a public meeting in Sriperumbudur, by suicide bomber Thenmozhi Rajaratnam; many others are killed in the explosion.
- Mengistu Haile Mariam, president of the People’s Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, flees Ethiopia, effectively bringing the Ethiopian Civil War to an end.
- May 24 – Authorised by Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir, Operation Solomon commences.
- May 26 – In Thailand, a Lauda Air Boeing 767 crashes near Bangkok, killing all 223 people on board.
Deal struck as Quinn reveals losses
Quinn Insurance, the leading insurance firm founded by tycoon Sean Quinn, had losses of 706 million euro in 2009.
As the staggering financial results were announced, administrators said a takeover deal has been finalised with US insurance giant Liberty Mutual and nationalised Anglo-Irish Bank.
All 1,570 staff in the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland will be retained under the sale, the administrators said. But as part of the deal and due to the huge losses suffered by Quinn Insurance, consumers in Ireland will be forced to repay 600m euro under a special levy.
Sit back and relax and have a three course dinner for four people cooked by me for you in your own home.
I’ll supply all of the food and even do the washing up afterwards! All you need to provide is the company and drinks.
To win this prize simply email your bid to:-
enquiries@nortoncommercial.co.uk
Minimum bid is £100.00 and bids close on 4th June 2011. In the event of two or more equal bids a tie break question will determine the winner.
All proceeds to St Thomas’ Lupus Trust
Thanks & Good Luck
John Gardner