The Donations Evening was held in Woodcote Village Hall on Friday 29th November 2019. This event makes it all worthwhile for the Rally Committee and Association members as they see how all their voluntary efforts and hard work have paid off.
Awards
The evening began with the presentation of trophies to the best in class exhibits at the Rally by Mr David Taylor from Castrol Research in Whitchurch Hill. Castrol have supported the Rally for many years for which we are very grateful. Trophies were awarded to a range of vintage vehicles including cars, motor bikes, commercial vehicles, and, of course, steam engines.
Here are just a few of the highlights:
- The Castrol Research Cup for Motor Cars was awarded to Winni Gyngell from Sonning Common for a 1969 Morris Oxford
- The Dick Vernon Memorial Award for Tractors went to Andrew Beasley from Three Mile Cross for a 1933 Fordson N
- The Albert Goldsmith Award for Vintage Motorcycles went to Mark Johnstone from Crays Pond for a 191Sparkbrook 770V Twin Combination
- The Ran Hawthorne Memorial Shield for large steam was awarded to Phil Kerr for his 1910 Burrell Road Locomotive brought all the way over from New Zealand – not so local!
Special thanks go to Sylvia Goldsmith, who presented the Albert Goldsmith Award (mentioned above), and Margaret Ballard who presented the George Ballard Award for Veteran and Vintage Cars. Albert and George were long standing members of the Woodcote Charitable Association.
The complete list of Awards can be seen below.
Donations
Following a short interlude for refreshments, kindly provided by the Woodcote Village Hall Committee, and the draw for the donated raffle prizes, members of the Woodcote Charitable Association Trustees went on to conduct the all-important part of the evening by presenting cheques to local charities and organisation.
Here are just a few of the highlights:
- Woodcote Village Hall will use their donation to continue to improve this great village asset
- The Village Green Committee, alongside the Football and Cricket Clubs, will continue to improve the condition of the Village Green for everyone’s benefit
- The Cabin Pre-School will put their donation towards new interactive whiteboards
- The Woodcote Pre-School are planning to install a new awning for their new outdoor play area
- St. Leonard’s Church are hoping to add toilet facilities and Christ the King would like to undertake some refurbishments
The complete list can be seen below.
SPORTS/ACTIVITIES
£300* Woodcote Badminton Club
£300 Riding for the Disabled (Wyfold)
£400* RG8 Badminton Club, Woodcote
£200* Almshouses Bowls Club (Goring Heath)
£600* Thames Valley Tractor Club
£300* Reading Abbey Rugby Football Club
Youth
£350* 1st Stoke Row Scout Group
£500* Goring Heath Scout and Guide Group
£800* Oxfordshire (Wallingford) Army Cadet Force
Local Community
£1300 Woodcote Village Hall
£600* Woodcote Community Centre
£500 Woodcote Volunteers
£250 Checkendon and District Aid in Sickness
£200* Woodcote Conservation Group
£500 Thames Valley Air Ambulance
£200 Oxfordshire Fire & Rescue Service (Firefighters Charity)
£300* Woodcote Youth Club
£1300 Woodcote Village Green Committee (incorporating Woodcote Cricket and Football Clubs)
£200* Woodcote Amateur Dramatic Society
£600* Woodcote Correspondent
Seniors
£200 Goring Heath Almshouses
Churches
£200 Christ The King, Woodcote
£200* St Leonard’s, Woodcote
Juniors
£500* Cabin Pre-School Group, Woodcote
£500* Woodcote Pre-School Group
£200* Friends of Woodcote Primary School
£250* Checkendon Brownies
Education
£250* Langtree School, Woodcote
£700 Griffiths Higgs Educational Charity
£200 Stoke Row C of E Primary School
£300* Henley College (Public Service Courses)
£200* Bishopswood School
Charities
£500 Sue Ryder Care, Nettlebed
£200 Marie Curie Cancer Care
£200 Hearing Dogs for Deaf People
£200 Macular Society (Goring Group)
£500* Alexander Devine Children’s Hospice
Over The Years
Of the £507,000 donated since 1964, this is how some of our local organisations
have benefitted:
- £56,700 Woodcote Village Hall
- £17,765 Woodcote Village Green
- £15,090 Langtree School
- £12,475 Woodcote Youth Club
- £11,865 St Leonard’s Church
The 2020 Woodcote Rally will be held over the weekend of 11th and 12th July and we look forward to seeing you there. Watch out for news of exciting developments that will ensure the ongoing success of the Rally. We thank you for your continued support.
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