Area News Surrey Email: brightwell419@btinternet.com AC Jane Brightwell Tel: 0208 6579393 AAC David Pritchard Tel: 01372 457074 Danni Claydon BDS Essex
Our events this year started in January with a get together and meal at the Hurtwood Polo Club which was attended by around forty members and friends. Thanks to Will and Elaine Leslie for organising this for us, it was a great night at a lovely venue.
Jo and Flora
turnout grace our rings and he announces his presence so beautifully, braying for all to hear. They say variety is the spice of life and long may that be the case when it comes to turnouts. Enjoy your driving everyone.
Diary Dates Sunday July 24th – BDS Area 24 Summer Garden Party. All Area 24 members and friends are invited once again to Tye Farm for a social lunch and chit chat. Contact Jean if you intend on dropping in. Sunday 7th August – Pleasure drive from Barretts Farm, East Lane, Dedham, Colchester CO7 6BE. If you wish to go on the drive please phone at least a couple of days beforehand to let the organiser, Paul Mills, know to expect you and to find out times. Please take your BDS Membership Card Tel: 01206 323645 Mobile: 07850 642025 Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st August – Attelage de Tradition at Euston Park. Following the immensely successful event last year Eunice & Wally are planning a second event. Places are limited to 30, so if you are thinking of entering this fabulous weekend event get in touch with Eunice earlier rather than later. Entries close in early July. Sunday 11th September – Driven Dressage and Driven Dressage to Music competition at Blandings Farm. Two classes, one with music and one without, with places limited to 12 per class so enter early. Contact Elaine for more information. Sunday 16th October Area 24 – Communal Buffet and Annual Meeting at Exning Village Hall (CB8 7HF). As the season comes to a close come and join us for a review of the highlights and even some prize giving! Bring a plate for the buffet table. 11am to 2pm. Early December – Christmas Meal venue and date to be confirmed, but get in touch with Helen Seymour closer the time for more information.
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In February we had our Valentines Drive at Horton Country Park. This event was very well attended with members coming long distances to take part. It is quite a spectacle so early in the driving season. Thanks to the Rangers at Horton Country Park and Lawrence Saupe and Dave Steer for their help on the day. In March Gail Brownrigg arranged another evening at the Hurtwood Polo Club this time with guest speaker Colin Pawson giving a wonderful talk on Coaching. It was good to see so many members and friends attending. April saw our BDS Area Trec at the Bookham Equestrian Centre which was as usual organised by Helen and Dave Pritchard. A lot of work goes into this event and it is much appreciated. The weather was kind and we had a good entry of competitors coming to enjoy the day. This year our overall winner was a delighted Cherry Chidwick with her pony Crossfields Tommygun.
Cherry Chidwick WINNER BDS TREC 30.4.2016
When you read this newsletter we will have had our Area Show, so we are all hoping for good entries and fine weather. We will be holding a Drive and Cones plus picnic at Nicola Farm, Banstead on Sunday 7th August, so please make a note in your diaries. If anyone would like to hold an event please get in touch, we are always looking for new venues. Sunday 7th August – Drive and Cones at Nicola Farm, Banstead, Surrey. Details from Cherry Chidwick, Nicola Farm, Woodmansterne Road, Banstead, Surey. Tel. 01737 350052. Sunday 14th August – Chertsey Agricultural Show with driving classes and Osborne Qualifiers see Show website www.chertseyshow.co.uk November/December – Winter Social
Sussex East Sue Page AAC Helen Bridges AAC Louise Woodward AAC Pearl Hudson ROW Cathy Millard
Event Calendar Events for the remainder of 2016 are as follows: Sunday 14th August – Oaks Driving Club Annual Show (affiliated to the BDS) Saturday 27th August – Sheffield Park Drive Sunday 18th September – Lou’s Waldron Drive Sunday 16th October – Havenswold Drive Please see our website for more details or contact Pearl Hudson.
Tel: 07842 806855 Email: bds-sussex@hotmail.com Web: www.eastsussexbds.co.uk Tel: 01825 872030 Tel: 07854 460305 lwd@hotmail.co.uk Tel: 01323 509986 pahudson@aol.com Tel: 07887 654174
We want to try and plan some more impromptu pleasure drives. If you would like to be informed of any drives that may be arranged please send your email address to Pearl Hudson at pahudson@aol.com. We are still looking for more venues to hold BDS drives, so if you would like to host a drive can you also please let Pearl know. Even if you can only cater for two or three turnouts it would be good to be able to offer more drives to our members.
Magazine Issue 364 – Summer 2016