ISSUE 199 SUMMER 2010 Lighthouse Club News

THE INDUSTRY CHARITY’S NEWSLETTER Founder Edward Ward MBE

It’s not too late to attend our Construction Industry Pack Up Your Summer Ball 2010 Summer holidays are a chance to get away from the trials of everyday Saturday 26th June 2010 life, but for some it’s not so easy… The Honourable Artillery Company, Troubles… London

Benevolent Fund Administrator for Respite Of course there are other reasons why a holiday There are still a few tables available for this Breaks, Dennis Tidmarsh explains how we’re might be beyond a family’s means at a time prestigious annual event. Tickets are priced at £160 helping families to get away from it all. “When when it’s most needed. 50-year old Kevin* was each or £1,600 for a table of 10. packing for our holidays, few of us consider the a self employed builder until poor health made For more information on the Ball please contact difficulties involved in travelling with a loved working impossible. Although managing to live Marian Webb Tel: 01895 829761 one with severe disabilities. After all, most of us day to day he and his wife Lucy* hadn’t e-mail [email protected] don’t need to. managed to afford a holiday for years. Since Kevin didn’t need special care they were able to Don’t Delay Book Today! But carpenter Jake* has to consider it. He’s choose their holiday and returned fully given up work to take on the exhausting role of refreshed from a week in the tranquil caring for his wife Marie* who suffers from acute surroundings of Lowfields Country Holiday polyneuropathy, which affects the peripheral Fishing Retreat in Lincoln. nerves throughout her body. She needs constant care and is confined to a wheelchair. I’ve been administrating holidays on behalf of For them getting away seemed an impossible the Benevolent Fund for over 10-years and it’s dream until we offered to fund a two-week extremely rewarding to give carers like Jake a Vitalise Holiday. rest, families a holiday when a parent is recovering from an accident or people like Kevin Don’t Miss Vitalise are a wonderful organisation offering and Lucy the chance to escape from routine. The Lighthouse Club Golfing Society respite care for disabled people and their carers. Autumn Meeting being held at The Jake and Marie enjoyed quality time together in In just one year we spent around £16,000 on Berkshire Golf Club, Ascot on 16th a relaxed environment, taking advantage of the holidays allowing 2 people and their carers a September 2010. accessible indoor swimming pool, lovely Vitalise break and 14 families (44 children and gardens, restaurant, licensed bar and leisure adults) a UK break in a hotel, caravan or As this is the last event being organised facilities at one of five centres across the UK. apartment. by Keith Chaundy we’re asking all our Since the centres are also geared up to take golfers to support it. Keith has guests on excursions Marie was able to enjoy a The more money we raise, the more families successfully arranged both the Pro-Ams trip to a local attraction (normally benefit. Why not imagine yourself buying an and the Autumn Meetings for 10-years impossible) whilst the 24-hour extra round of drinks on your holiday. Click on raising over £90,000. He would very nursing care and personal www.justgiving.com/lighthouseclub/Donate much like to finish on a high by smashing support provided gave Jake and help us help even more families to pack up through the £100,000 target. a well earned rest. their troubles”. Any golfer who has not visited the Berkshire *Names have with its two magnificent courses is missing been changed one of the great pleasures in golf. to protect the privacy of For full details on how to book contact: individuals Keith Chaundy Tel: 01883 624 155 E-mail [email protected]

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Hon Treasurer: T J Rodway FCA, 20 Yarnton Road OX5 1AT. National Office: PO Box 61, Ipswich IP1 3ZR Tel & Fax: 01473 231 831 Recommend a Friend… Richard Cockerton updates on new Shop Till You Drop… members and issues a challenge… Whether you’re buying groceries, retailer, Easy Fundraising simply record your visit I’m delighted to report since launching the books or travel, your favourite online to their website and reward the Benevolent ‘Swell Our Ranks’ campaign we’ve signed retailers will now donate a percentage Fund if you make any purchases. up 195 new members (45 since my last what you spend to the Benevolent The potential for this is huge! Ebay offer a update) and are now only 55 new recruits Fund. Want to know more? massive 15%, Amazon 2.5% or if you insure your away from our second milestone of 250. car with Direct Line we’ll receive £35.00. If we That’s when we can award a second holiday Most of us purchase goods online at one time all register and use voucher, this time for a massive £500. or another, for some it’s the only way to shop. this service every Remember every new member you sign up We’ve registered with time we make online gives you another chance to win; move quickly www.easyfundraising.org.uk. From now on purchases the money if you want your name in the draw. every time you buy from over 2,000 of the UK’s could quite literally best known retailers including Amazon, Ebay, come rolling in. Plus We’re doing well but we must keep Asda, and M&S up to 15% of your spend could as many retailers give momentum going. Often it’s simply about be donated to the Benevolent Fund at no extra extra discounts when cost to you. raising awareness of the good work we do. you buy online you The sixteen guys pictured below joined could even save It’s both simple and FREE to do! To register go money! when they heard how our South West to www.easyfundraising.org.uk and click on Branch had helped a local family in tragic Find a Cause at the top of the page. Then type That's all you need to circumstances. I’m challenging us all to in Lighthouse Club Benevolent Fund, fill in the do - apart from recruit at least one new member. To make it short form and you’re done. As long as you go remembering to easy I’ve enclosed an application form – The through the site to get to the retailers you want return to the site next Lighthouse Club is amazing. Pass it on!! they’ll automatically calculate your spend and time you’re shopping send us a cash donation. You can even see at online!! Go for it… sixteen new members the top left of the screen how much you’ve Shop Till You Drop!! raised! You still deal directly with your chosen Ain’t No Mountain High Enough…

Melanie Smith To keep intrepid Stuart Willy of FGS Plant from raising money for the Benevolent Fund … Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania is an inactive formed from sharing common goals of volcano, which hasn't erupted in hundreds of completing the challenge and raising money for thousands of years. It rises in two peaks to causes we believed in. 19,331 feet. After seeing someone climbing it Fit To Be Tied on Comic Relief Stuart decided he too would I’ve worked in the construction industry since I For all you gentlemen out there we’re scale its heights. was 16 and have always supported the Lighthouse Club enjoying many functions laid offering you the chance to both look and “It took time to prepare” said Stuart “My on by the South East Branch; they’ve even feel good this summer. And ladies if training involved extensive gym work, strenuous invited me to join the committee. you’re fed up with seeing your man in the hikes over Dartmoor and the North Downs to same old neckwear here’s your chance to get my legs used to going the distance and Completing this challenge was a privilege, I felt change it. several treks up and down Mount Snowdon. humbled by the experience and thanks to the support of family, friends and colleagues I Our brand new official Lighthouse Club tie The actual trek up Kilimanjaro was 100km (68.35 managed to raise almost £6,000 making it even is now available for you to purchase and if miles) uphill. It took 4½ days to reach the more worthwhile. we say so ourselves it’s really quite smart. summit and 1½ in descent. Although conditions They cost just £6.00 (including postage and were tough (3 days in everybody started to smell I’m already considering the Arctic Circle or packaging), £1.51 of which will be donated a bit from the lack of hot running water) there Everest Base Camp for my next challenge, again to the Benevolent Fund. was a real sense of fellowship. Friendships were in aid of my favourite charity. Watch this space!”

So why not update your image and help a Stuart camping above the clouds cause we know you believe in. To obtain an order form please contact Mandy Mallitt on 01473 231 831 or by e-mail on [email protected].

2 Lighthouse Club News - Issue 199 Notice of Annual The Lighthouse Club General Meeting 2010 Notice is hereby given that the 54th Annual General Meeting of the Lighthouse The Lighthouse Club is a non-political Club will be held on Monday 7th June 2010 at the RAF Club, 128 Piccadilly, organisation membership which is open to London, W1J 7PY. men and women associated with the construction industry. The aim of the Club is to promote good fellowship among its members and it has formed a Benevolent Fund which is devoted to people within the building and industry. Cases eligible for assistance include those suffering hardship through accident or illness, widows or orphans. The officers of the Club at 1st January 2010 were:

President: Mr Kevin McNicholas

Past Presidents: Mr I J Henderson CBE BSc FRICS, Mr K Clarke MRIBA MSc Dip Arch FRSA, Mr P Duffell KCB CBE MC, Maj.Gen. Sir Gerald Duke KBE CB DSO FICE, Sir William Francis CBE, Mr R C Ledger, Mr I McAlpine OBE DL, Lt.Col. Charles Newman VC OBE TD DL.

Honorary Life Vice Presidents: Mr D Armstrong, Mr N Ashley, Sir Anthony Bamford DL, Mr P E Capel MBE, Mr K R Chaundy, Mr M J Cummings, Mr M B Roddy, Mr R Wilson

Chairman of the Council: Mr S Barnett Vice Chairman: Mr R Cockerton Treasurer: Mr T J Rodway FCA Presidential Heights Administrator: Miss M J Mallitt Chairman Benevolent Fund: Mr J M Everett President of the Lighthouse Club is a two days. The intent is to slowly acclimatise high position to hold; Kevin our bodies before the ascent. On day four Council Members: McNicholas means to go even higher, we climb a long rising traverse to the 13,700 feet higher to be precise. He Netner Reguge 10,522ft, where we stay Mr I J Anderson OBE, Mr P Bouverat (co-opted), explains how and why… the night. Setting off again at 5 am I intend Mr T Brant, Mr R Cockerton, Mr P Cole, Mr J to take the steeper but shorter route (a Dennan (co-opted), Mr D Graham (co-opted), Mr A Green, Mr L Leslie (co-opted), Mr A Levett, To mark my retirement after 50 years in the four to five hour climb), involving a long Mr S McNicholas, Mr T O’Keefe, Mr R Smith, Mr construction industry and my second year scramble over steep scree; then following a D Tidmarsh, Mr G Walker (co-opted) as President of the Lighthouse Club, I am crest up to the summit, where God willing, going to climb Mt Toubkal which at my old bones and lungs keep going and 13,700ft is North Africa’s highest mountain. we get a decent weather interval. I have not given much thought to the descent, Why? I wish to show my gratitude to but I am working on it. everyone who works so tirelessly for the Lighthouse Club by climbing this mountain In these difficult times our help is needed and hopefully raising money to support the more than ever. I would very much Club in continuing its good work. appreciate any and all support. Sponsoring me couldn’t be easier, simply go to The climb itself whilst not technical is www.justgiving.com/kevinmc-nicholas. described as challenging, with altitude Kevin McNicholas sickness being a possible problem. All proceeds go directly to the Benevolent Leaving Imi Ourgland we climb to 6,000ft Fund”. and then climbing to 8,000ft over the next

www.lighthouseclub.org 3 Lighthouse Club Annual Accounts 2009 INCOME & EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER, 2009.

2009 2008 INCOME £ £ £ £ Membership : Annual Subscription 52,414 52,535 Investment Income: Bank Deposit Interest 82 3,559 Function Income: Ball & Draw 121,812 187,548 Annual Dinner & Draw 61,982 80,322

236,290 323,964

EXPENDITURE Newsletter Postage 2,713 5,075 Printing and Stationery 468 914 Publicity 6,353 2,245 Postage and Telephone 1,972 2,435 Office Costs – Ipswich 6,222 6,394 Club Ties and Scarves 1,062 783 Travel and Subsistence 883 431 Meeting Expenses 2,116 1,841 Salaries – Administrators 31,859 26,899 Audit/Tax Work 2,560 2,335 Depreciation 245 245 Donations - Lighthouse Keepers 100 100 Chinn Awards 1,440 1,440 Insurance 1,925 2,034 Sundries 713 335 Taxation 27 710 Bank Charges 1,123 1,233 Function Expenditure: Ball & Draw 105,998 158,823 Annual Dinner & Draw 44,625 73,508 Profit –Benevolent Fund 33,171 35,539 245,575 323,319

Excess of Income/(Expenditure) for the Year £ (9,285) £ 645

BALANCE SHEET AT 31 DECEMBER, 2009 2009 2008 ££££ Fixed Assets 20 265 Current Assets Sundry Debtors 6,590 8,027 Stocks 2,623 3,284 Cash at Bank & in Hand 116,405 143,274

125,618 154,585

Less: Current Liabilities Sundry Creditors 6,549 20,423 Amount due to LHC Benevolent Fund 103,985 110,038

110,534 130,461 Net Current Assets 15,084 24,124

£ 15,104 £ 24,389

ACCUMULATED FUND At 1 January, 2009 24,389 23,744 Excess of Income/(Expenditure) for the Year (9,285) 645

£ 15,104 £ 24,389

The financial information displayed on this page is an extract from the full audited accounts on which the Club’s auditors, Grant Thornton UK LLP, gave an unqualified audit opinion in May, 2010 Full copies of the audited accounts may be obtained from: T.J. Rodway FCA, 20 Yarnton Road, Kidlington, Oxon. OX5 1AT.

4 Lighthouse Club News - Issue 199 Lighthouse Club Benevolent Fund Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 December, 2009

Designated Undesignated Total Total Fund Fund 2009 2008 £ £ £ £

Incoming Resources Incoming resources from generated funds Voluntary income Donations from branches 452,876 452,876 428,744 Other donations 54,723 54,723 92,452 Corporate appeal 116,496 116,496 91,550 Dinner/Ball donation from Lighthouse Club 33,171 33,171 35,539 Investment income 8 545 553 25,677

Total Incoming Resources 8 657,811 657,819 673,962

Resources Expended Costs of Generating Funds Costs of generating voluntary income - 43,327 43,327 45,075 Investment management costs - 1,759 1,759 1,601 Charitable activities Cases Supported by Donation - 666,433 666,433 715,305 Care Holidays - 12,205 12,205 18,662 Governance Costs 5,925 5,925 6,166

- 729,649 729,649 786,809

Net Incoming/(Outgoing) Resources for the Year 8 (71,838) (71,830) (112,847) Total Funds Brought Forward at 1 January, 2009 58,811 607,171 665,982 778,829

Total Funds Balance Carried Forward At 31 December, 2009 £ 58,819 £ 535,333 £ 594,152 £ 665,982

BALANCE SHEET AT 31 December, 2009 2009 2008 £ £ £ £ Fixed Assets 316 358

Current Assets Other Debtors 1,158 1,916 Amount due from The Lighthouse Club 103,985 110,038 Cash at Bank 496,437 563,667

601,580 675,621

Current Liabilities Other Creditors 7,744 9,997

7,744 9,997

Net Current Assets 593,836 665,624

Total Assets less Current Liabilities £ 594,152 £ 665,982

Funds Designated - The Harry Collins Reserve Fund 58,819 58,811 Undesignated 535,333 607,171

£ 594,152 £665,982

The financial information contained on this page is an extract from the full audited accounts on which the Fund’s auditors, Grant Thornton UK LLP, gave an unqualified audit opinion in May, 2010. Full copies of the audited accounts may be obtained from T.J. Rodway FCA, 20 Yarnton Road, Kidlington, Oxon. OX5 1AT.

www.lighthouseclub.org 5 Girls Just Want To Have Fun… A Fine And when two of our branches held Ladies auction, raffle and Irish Nights, that’s precisely what they did… bingo but nothing compared with the Feast Ladies Nights hosted by our SOUTH WEST highlight of the evening and WESTERN branches are becoming when Chris Luscombe legendary for fun and fundraising. Since there from Devon Plant in the is nothing like an Abba song to get our accepted a challenge Dancing Queens moving both booked Abba to cycle across the tribute bands in the hopes of raising even dance floor in his South East more Money Money Money, for our boxer shorts. His Benevolent Fund. endeavours raised £100 instantly. Our There’s nothing like sumptuous food, fine Welfare Officer Susanne Furse reports on the guests were wine and stimulating company to get the SOUTH WEST event at the Langstone Cliff determined to Dance cash flowing and so it proved at the Hotel in Dawlish. “What made this year’s While the Music Still SOUTH EAST Branch Annual Dinner held event really special is people were talking Goes On and carried at the Ashford International Hotel in Kent. about it as a fantastic industry networking on partying till 3am opportunity long before it happened. We all making our event a Organiser Martin Dace commented work hard, often in competition with each resounding success. “Things got underway mid-afternoon as other but on the night over 120 people turned the first of our 145 guests began arriving up ready to play hard and a spirit of genuine WESTERN held their and immediately you could sense it was friendship prevailed. We were especially event in the luxurious going to be a good night, there was a delighted to welcome several of our surroundings of the Cadbury Country Club really lively atmosphere created right National Council with many guests deciding to make a from the word go. members and weekend of it and stay over. The efficient their wives. waitresses made swift work of serving up a After enjoying a delicious repast we Chairman of the sumptuous repast leaving lots of time for the settled down to listen to the first of our Benevolent Fund rest of the programme including an extremely after dinner speakers, Lighthouse Club Mark Everett gave successful raffle which raised over £600 thanks National Council Member Mr Alan Levett a speech which so to the well supported £5 draw. Before ‘Abba’ who reported on the activities of the touched the hearts took to the stage an extremely convincing Lee Benevolent Fund. He was followed by of those present we Evans impersonator had everyone in stitches. comedian and sports impressionist Aaron signed up several Then it was time to say Thank You for the James who had us all roaring with new members Music as everyone enjoyed the band, dancing laughter, in fact some of our regulars said and received a and clapping along to favourite tunes. Guests he was the best after dinner speaker number of cash ended the evening with a disco which carried we’ve had. donations on the them through to the early hours. spot. Of course as well as promoting Of course in the words of Abba When All is fellowship we never forget that our As well as ‘Abba’ Said and Done, The Winner Takes it All and as events are about raising cash. The raffle guests were with all our branch events the winner is always and Heads n Tails were especially entertained by a our Benevolent Fund, both functions were successful as the winners all donated table magician, we hailed a great success and raised substantial their cash prizes back to us. Aaron held a charity amounts. wrung every last penny out of the live auction items whilst the silent auction had amazing lots like a golfing holiday for two in Morocco up for grabs. A sign of a good night is when no-one A Fistful of Dollars wants to go to bed, a few guests retired early as they had to work on the Was the outcome when our SOUTH came from behind to knockout Daniel Walsh Saturday morning. They were greeted WALES branch hosted their Boxing Night from Dawlish with a perfect right to the chin in on their way to work by all night revellers at the Cardiff Marriott Hotel on 2nd April… the second round. who were still up at breakfast. Lots of fun and lots of cash, we raised over Organiser Graham Ponsford reports “Although The event which was sponsored by Chepstow £10,000 for the Benevolent Fund”. our Boxing Night is an annual event this was Plant International Ltd was an outstanding the first time we hosted it at the Marriott and it success. As well as being extremely enjoyable proved extremely successful. it raised £3,000 for the Benevolent Fund.

Over 165 turned up to enjoy a delicious meal Fighters at the boxing night and a fine display of the science of boxing as local talent from Highfield Amateur Boxing Club took on the might of the British Army.

10 individual bouts saw stylish boxer Matt Wells win the best boxer award. We were also privileged to witness outstanding performances from Lee Evans of Bridgend and from Keiran Daley of Highfield. Another highlight was when Tom Price also of Highfield

6 Lighthouse Club News - Issue 199 Some Acknowledgments Speedy Cash These are the companies and charitable trusts whose generosity enables our Benevolent Fund to do much of it's work. All have contributed £1,000 or more. Speedy Plc are celebrating the launch of Speedyretail.com their new fledgling (With Construction J French Plant Hire operation with a pledge to the Lighthouse Management) J. McArdle Contracts Ltd Club. Avondale JCB Sales Ltd Baldwins Crane Hire Keltbray Sales and Marketing Director Wendy Bates Barhale Kings Heavy Haulage Bell & Webster Conctrete Ltd Laing O'Rourke Infrastructure explains why “Speedy have always been a Benchmark Scaffolding The Mabey Group staunch supporter of the Lighthouse Club and Burdens Charitable Foundation Manitowoc Crane Group we want our latest exciting enterprise to C.A. Blackwell Mansell follow suit. Carey Group McNicholas Contruction Ltd Carpenters Company Ch Trust Morgan Leyzan Ltd Speedyretail.com is a new online business Chepstow Plant Morgan Sindall selling items like small power tools, hand CIOB Plymouth Mr & Mrs J.A. Pye's Ch Settlement tools, cleaning products, drill-bits and of Civil Engineering Contractors Association N.G. Bailey course that all important personal protective Clancy Plant Hire Parker Merchanting clothing and equipment. Clugston Ch Settlement Pinsent Masons Construction Management (With Aggregate Pirtek UK Ltd (Mr P Dunlop) For the first 1,000 orders we Industries) Resale Weekly receive we’ll be donating Rift UK £1 straight to the Construction Plant-Hire Ass Rock Asphalte Lighthouse Club Construction Skills Severfield-Rowen plc Benevolent Fund and CPI Mortars Sibbald Ltd we’re really looking Douglas Construction Sir Robert McAlpine forward to presenting a Fenwick Elliott LLP Skanska UK Finning (CAT) Speedy Plc cheque very soon. Gallagher Group Ltd Thames Water Galostar The Casey Group Geoffrey Osborne Ltd The Worshipful Company of Paviors Gilray Plant TRAD Scaffolding Gordon Dadds Solicitors UBM Charitable Trust Greenham VINCI Construction UK Limited Hawk Plant Hire VolkerFitzpatrick Limited Hays Construction & Property Volvo Construction Equipment Henry Boot W Long & Co Highways Magazine Watling JCB Hollowell Steam Rally Weldon Plant International Powered Access Plus those wishing to remain anonymous Better in Their Pockets and Ours…

BetterTax.org is committed to the we’ll make one too. For every successful tax construction industry working community refund we file in the next 12 months the specialising in obtaining the maximum tax Benevolent Fund will receive £52. Since we’re refunds for CIS or PAYE tradesmen. extremely good at what we do and only charge When choosing a charity to support the clients when we’re successful there should be Lighthouse Club proved the perfect fit… three winners in this, our clients, ourselves and of course the Benevolent Fund. More money Managing Director Roger Garcha explains why in everyone’s pockets, except of course the “When we began trading we were shocked at taxman’s. the number of tradesmen struggling to support their families when accident or illness We’re happy and proud for our clients and prevented them from working. Of course a tax ourselves to be associated with the Lighthouse refund is always a great help but we wanted to Club and delighted to be playing our part in do more and sought a charity that would suit helping them continue their admirable work for us - The Lighthouse Club is patently the ideal construction industry tradesmen and their vehicle. We discussed the idea with our clients families”. and all agreed that a small tax free contribution from their refund would be appropriate.

Of course we’d never ask our clients to do something we weren’t prepared to do ourselves so for every contribution they make,

www.lighthouseclub.org 7 Here Comes Summer…

And after such a snowy winter it will be most welcome. Why not make the most of the warmer weather by joining us at one of our branch events, you could dance the night away at our magnificent Summer Ball, cheer on your favourite at Ascot or maybe try for a hole in one at one of our golfing events... It’s summer, let’s turn up the heat and have a good time!

NORTH WEST O SCOTLAND WEST A Golf Day Golf Day AGM Annual Dinner 1 July 2010 25 June 2010 4 Oct 2010 3 Dec 2010 Tytherington Golf Club, Macclesfield Drumpellier Golf Club TBA Glasgow Hilton Contact Paul Murray & Contact Willie Patterson Contact John Barnard Contact John Barnard Murray Padkin 01236 433351 0141 779 8602 0141 779 8602 0151 3398113/0161 4303558 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] There’s still time to enter the 2010 [email protected] Lighthouse Club Run from John [email protected] O’Groats to Lands End - 9th/11th MIDLANDS L October. NOTTINGHAM C Golf Day River Trent Cruise 30 June 2010 • Drive through Britain’s most 4 July 2010 Edgbaston Golf Club Contact Laurence Bonner spectacular scenery River Trent SOLD OUT A • Overnight stay at Bowness Contact Pete Greaves 07974 002748 • Gala dinner at Lands End. 0162 345 8354/ 07943502590 [email protected] [email protected] Entry fee is £150 per car. The overnight stay will be included for LONDON G LHC Members. A £50/night charge SOUTH WEST N Royal Ascot - for non members will apply – An Go-Karting Ladies Day - Gold Cup excellent reason to join! 17 Oct 2010 17 June 2010 Exeter Raceworld Royal Enclosure Loge Seats For full details contact Tony Green. Contact Rob Bennett/Susanne Furse Contact John Griffin Tel: 01823 481111 07545 107070/ 07812 029434 O 0870 950 1735 E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] or [email protected] [email protected]

SOUTH WEST N LONDON G Haldon Gold Cup Day Royal Ascot - Coronation Stakes 2 Nov 2010 C 18 June 2010 Exeter Race Course Royal Enclosure Loge Seats Contact Rob Bennett L Contact John Griffin 07545 107070/07812 029 434 0870 950 1735 [email protected] or [email protected] [email protected] G G SOUTH WEST N LONDON Tamar Cruise N Christmas Lunch @ The Sheraton Aboard Spirit of Plymouth 3 Dec 2010 30 July 2010 The Sheraton, Piccadilly th Contact Rob Bennett/Susanne Furse Contact John Griffin 54 07545 107070/ 07812 029434 0870 950 1735 [email protected] or [email protected] Annual [email protected] NATIONAL: NATIONAL: Dinner NATIONAL: CONSTRUCTION LIGHTHOUSE CLUB INDUSTRY SUMMER BALL 8th November 2010 GOLFING SOCIETY PRO-AM AGM 7 June 2010 26 June 2010 Tickets £105 each 6 June 2010 RAF Club, 128 Piccadilly, London, The Honourable Artillery Company, Grosvenor House Tandridge Golf Course, Oxted W1J 7PY London Park Lane, London Contact Keith Chaundy Contact Mandy Mallitt Contact Marian Webb 01883 624155 01473 231831 01895 829761 • Fantastic Industry Networking [email protected] Opportunity [email protected] [email protected] • After Dinner Speakers • Prize Draw • Lighthouse Club Fellowship at It’s Book early to avoid disappointment! More details of these Best! and other up and coming events are available on the For full details contact Mandy Mallitt on 01473 231 831 or e-mail website - www.lighthouseclub.org. [email protected] Your Say This is your newsletter and your suggestions or submissions for stories are always welcome (with photos if at all possible). Send them in to: Sharon Peet, Lighthouse Club News, c/o Speedy Group Services, Ashton House, 1 The Parks, Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside WA12 0JQ E-mail: [email protected]

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