
thanks to Cath, Sue and Jean for manning our stall………………
At last the big day arrived and we were blessed with a warm, sunny day for the festivities. Many people on site put a lot of effort into making this gala day a success, and without doubt their efforts were rewarded. Table top stalls were in place by 9am and a steady influx of residents and visitors were soon arriving at the Condado Club. Some stallholders were there to sell their own goods, paying 5 euros a table. The Condado de Alhama golf society also had a stall, with lots of items on view which had been donated to the cause (all proceeds going to the charity). Also Louise from the club donated some fabulous cakes.

plenty to choose from…………..

who left Les in charge of the cakes?………………….

suppose this would have washed the crumbs off his mouth……………………….

better be quick darling before uncle Les comes……………
Also there were side events to raise money which included: a table map treasure hunt; tombola; pull a string prize; putting competition; welly throwing; splat the rat; guess number of jelly beans; guess weight of golf cake; Louise (from the Condado Club) donated some mouth-watering cakes which soon got snapped up.

stick a pin in the murcia treasure map……………….

pull a string and a prize every time…………………..

tombola and guess the number of jelly beans stall…………………

Lesley shows Phil how to putt…………………

Splat!………..beauty and the beast………..no prizes……….
Without doubt though, the highlight was the sponge throwing booth – several brave volunteers placed their head in the spongebob hole and subjected themselves to a good soaking! The visitors were only too glad to part with their money. Obviously health and safety rules were followed, with bright yellow plastic gloves being supplied. Graham started it off and I was pleased to say I got three direct hits! You could see the way the day was going to go when Les took to the booth – Paul went onto the roof and poured a massive jug of water over his head! So perhaps the gloves were pretty useless. When Lynn went in she not only got drenched from above, daughter Rachel emptied the sponge bucket over her! I have to admit that when it was my turn I bent the rules – I remembered I had a polythene cape in the car which had remained unused since a trip to the Florida theme parks 10 years ago! The kids loved throwing the sponges and I loved throwing them back at them!

no shortage of customers for this event…………………….

the kids loved it!……………

Graham was 1st up and got away lightly………………..

bullseye!…………………..

we do sometimes have isolated showers on Condado……………….

Rachel makes sure Lynn gets wet………………

my turn but I’ve seen what went before……………….
Winners of the various competitions were:
Guess number of jelly beans…………….Jill White
Guess weght of cake……………………Lou (J364)
Childrens putting……………………..Lewys Ford
Adult putting…………………………Darren (La Isla) ….by virtue of holing trick ball!)
Childrens welly throwing……………….Nicole
Ladies welly throwing………………….Carol Walton
Mens welly throwing……………………Nigel Ford (he’s used to it from Wales!)
Pairs petanque………………………..Charlie & Carol Walton
Mens petanque…………………………Burt
Ladies petanque……………………….Heather Hurren
Darts………………………………..Kevin Smith
Pool…………………………………Neil Simpson

petanque was fiercely contested……………
There was also a barbeque to keep the customers fed and of course drinks were plentiful. At the end of the day the gala for the Seve fund was better off by 654 euros – a fantastic achievement and thanks to the organisers and volunteers who put so much time and effort in. At our 1st committee meeting to plan the event myself, Brian and Paul thought that 500 euros would be an achievable target. At present and with the golf day & night still to come we have raised 1968 euros. There are still lots of events remaining so we would appreciate everyones support in the coming days.
I would like to thank people who have put so much work into the gala day:
Brian & Helen, Barry & Sue, Cath & Kev, Graham & Jean, Lesley & Phil, Heather & Les, Ken & Alicia, Stephanie & Roger, Louise, Blanca. Eli & Jan, Ian (Gibson), Karen & Dean, Linda & Colin, Peter (Reeves), Tina & Terry, Neil & Lynn.
Thanks to the mains sponsors of the gala who were:
7th Heaven (on the marina)
Paul & Rachel (Condado Club)
Barry
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