Charlecote Park
As the year progresses the deer at Charlecote
become less timid, and in September they were often to be seen quite close to
the house. On the first 4 weekends of October there will be regular Deer Park
Safaris, so book a seat and get close to the action, while hearing more from
the experts about the behaviour of these fascinating animals. There is a charge
of £5 for adults and £3 for children. Ring the number below to book a place.
On the 8th of October there will be another of
the special “100 verses” days, with poems from many sources.
Halloween weekend at the end of October brings
more events topical for children in particular on this theme.
A first for Charlecote is a “Boundary walk”
planned for the Halloween weekend, when you are invited to join members of staff
and volunteers in a walk around (most of) the boundary of the park. Ring the
office to find out more information.
For further details, please contact Charlecote Park on 01789 470277 or visit:
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-charlecotepark .
SHN Golf Day
Thursday 6th October 2011
The day will consist of an
18 hole competition with a shotgun start at 2pm on Thursday 6th October 2011.
The format will be a betterball stableford in teams of four. This will be
followed by a buffet, presentations, raffle and auction. You are invited to
come along and join up in a team. The cost for all of this is a mere £50.00
each. You will be required to register on the day before 1.15pm if possible.
Please contact Rebecca to register your interest.
Rebecca Mawle, Fundraising Co-ordinator, Lower
Farm Barn, Great Wolford, Shipston-on-Stour, Warwickshire CV36 5NQ
T: 01608 674929 M: 07940 716345
E: rebecca@shn-fundraising.co.uk
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Tailpiece
A man and his wife went to visit friends in
another part of the country and were taken to a racecourse. Having never been
to one before they were fascinated by the sight of horses chasing one another
round and they both kept betting all day till they had no more than a couple of quid left.
The following day the man persuaded his wife
to let him go to the course on his own. There was a horse at fifty-to-one in
the first race. So he put his two pounds on and it won. He was over the moon.
While his luck was in he put all his winnings
on another long shot and won again. He kept doing this all afternoon and every
time he won. He thought all his Christmases had come at once. After the last
race he counted up his winnings and they came to over fifty thousand pounds.
On the way home he passed a casino and thought
he might as well ride his luck. He went in and found himself in front of a
roulette wheel. He put all his winnings on number thirteen – the entire fifty thousand.
The wheel spun. The croupier announced, "Number fourteen.”
He walked home without a penny in his pocket.
When he got inside his wife, busy making supper asked “Well, how did it go then?”
He shrugged his shoulders, “I lost the two quid,” he said.
When you’re having a really bad day, just remember that
in just two days, tomorrow will be yesterday.
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