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We always
try and have as much fun as we can. Underlying this theme
are various awards, some
more serious than others. Most popular is the SPOTY
awards announced at the Annual Dinner. This stands
for Silly Person of The Year
and is highly sought after. Typically nominations for this
include inadvertantly driving away from a garage, having
filled up with petrol whilst on a club run without paying
! In my own case one year I attempted to repair a hired
portaloo at our show which was spraying Blue toilet fluid
over the occupants. I turned up at show control with my
face covered with the stuff - this earned me the SPOTY
award in the shape of a mounted piston.
There can
also be any number of 'minor' spoty's and all winners walk
away with an appropriate prize. These are normally hand
made by the Chairman and his 'little secret helpers.'
As a certain
Rob Brydon would say - "It's only a bit of fun."
The Clubman
of The Year is another award that is announced
at the annual dinner and is awarded by the Chairman to the
person who, in his opinion, has served the club 'above and
beyond' in some way. There
is also also a newish award for the Best Article Submitted
For The Club Magazine by a non committee member and is at
the discretion of the magazine editor.
Another
kind of award is the Enthusiast of The Year. The
Chairman awards points for attending club events and meetings
- this encourages a healthy competative spirit. The entrants
also complete an end of year quiz based on the years magazine
content.
The
2010 winners were - Clubman of the year - Gary
Robinson and Mark Swetman shared
the award this year . Enthusiast of the year was Ken
Lloyd. The editors award for best article went
to Alan Jones for his article 'Unfortunate
End to a Great Weekend.'
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