Silly Mini Sunday 2009 was a Mad Hatters birthday party, celebrating 50 years of the Mini.
The silly fun began on Saturday with a well attended Sports day of 3 races.
The 4-legged race kick-started (no pun intended) the crazy antics. Bandages were used to tie legs together, and came in handy afterwards !! Seriously, no animals or children were injured during the making of this event.
Compass M.O.C. won this race, Sue, Paul and Kayley Marshall.
Kayley wet on to win the pass the egg race (a balloon passed over the event banner without using hands.)
Then finally the mini-egg and t-spoon race again no use of hands, lots of imagination here.
Young Jack Marshall won this one.
Silly Mini cocktails kept the adults going, and fresh fruit juice donated from Juicemaster refreshed the children.
Sunday morning Crealy Park opened its gates to allow 50 minis inside for free. 49 of them classics.
We had the pleasure of seeing 8 Torbay Mods with their vespa & lambretta scooters joining us for the day.
Much fun was all too soon ended..... time to leave Crealy for the run to Dawlish. When we came out an amazing sight welcomed us...... an extra 36 minis. So when we had driven through Topsham and the beautiful grounds of Powderham Castle ending up at Dawlish Warren green, we counted a record-breaking 86 minis in attendance for Silly Mini Sunday. Loopy rabbit was there to say hello to the minis too !!
4pm at Dawlish Sands Holiday park was where the auction began with the talented Terry Baker from North Devon yet again as our auctioneer. The items we had were all donated from various businesses and valued approximately at around £700. We still have 3 items unsold, but the grand count up at the end of the auction showed that it had raised a whopping £662.
The tasty Hog-Roast cooked by Paul from Trixie Woods raised a very handsome £40. (50p donated from the sale of each bun)
Much fun during the raffle..... most winning tickets seemed to be held by Kay which to me means she must've bought loads!! Thanks Kay.
Then came the icing on the birthday cake.......... on stage, singing live... we had M.J.& 1 R. Marianne, Josie & Robin sang "Another Silly Mini Sunday" which was a word changed song originally done by the Monkees (Another Pleasant Valley Sunday). After a huge demand for an encore....... they performed a second time.
They were presented with a rather large Teddy which we hope will be a lucky mascot for them. Thanks so much girls, you were awesome.
Monday morning some of us that were still there went off to Paignton Pier for a grand breakfast followed by a game of "Silly Footy" A not so mini football was used, (NO hands could be used, and no feet.!!) Great fun...... Straight-A-Series Mini club won because they lost overall 4-1.
.
The biggest thank-you's to EVERYONE involved in making this silly mini event such a fun-filled sucess. This year we broke 2 records..... 86 minis there...... and......
£2,260.65
total raised for
Children's Hospice South West
Thank you’s go out to….. (not in any particular order..)
OES (Bill) Whipton - Exeter.....Chocolates and steam iron.
Mattell Toys - Nasmyth - Daventry.....Lots of Barbie stuff and toys.
Kaye & Nigel.....Switch panel and £10 trim voucher.
Phoenix Supplies.....£10 voucher, and setting up to sell products. Also for donating the coveted “ PHOENIX SHIELD “. Won by Lesley Harwood.
Peter - Dawlish beach manager
Simon - Beach Trading Shop.....Silly footballs.
Gerards - Dawlish Warren.....Devon teddies and wristbands.
Fox’s Paynes Sweets.....Mini and lambretta poppets.
Ian - Auto Glym South West.....Valet products.
Simon - Mini Sport.....Adverse camber kit, calendar & carry-bags.
Ingrid Oram - Powderham Castle.....Tickets and driving minis through grounds.
Joanna, Mandy and Sarah - Crealy.....Entry for 50 minis and their help and support.
Tracy Higgs & Steve Reading - Teignbridge Council.
Graham Thorn.....For paying our public liability insurance.
Elaine, Carol, Ray and all staff at Dawlish Sands Holiday Park, especially the entertainments crew who worked very hard.
Somerford Mini.....£25 voucher.
MiniSpares.....Mat set and parts booklets.
MiniWorld.....Mini 50 fleece/jacket.
Idle Gear.....Discounted event t-shirts stickers, and 2 tops for auction.
Westerley Exeter.....Mini memorabilia tea set. Cool-bags with Silly Mini Sunday logo.
Juicebox.....Fresh fruit juice drinks.
Josie & Nick.....Printing loads and loads and looooooaaads of stuff.
Morespeed.....Voucher.
Exeter FM.....Advertising, / P.R.
Presents - Dawlish.....Glass dolphin ornament and ‘Felicity’ ornament from Gift shop.
Stewart Norman (Jon Sellers).....Making of the coasters.
Sound-Galleries.....Producing/Recording the song.
M .J. & the 1 R.....For performing the song.
Home Direct.....3 x ‘always light’ torches.
Cowley Bridge Inn.....Dinner for 2 people in the Thai restaurant.
Hex Hold.....2 x sets of finger spanners.
Ger.....Updating the web site.
Jules.....Donating prizes, raffle items, red and gold hatter stickers and helping Ger with the website.
MOSS Europe.....Goody bags, mags, and 3x £10 vouchers.
Terry Baker.....Our fantastic auctioneer. £700 (Approx value of items) It made £662.
'Ettie' the mini.....For showing us the old fashioned side of mini-ing 49 years ago.
SolidGoldMike.....Who showed the different NEW side of mini-ing today.
Paul Tupman.....For attending the run from Crealy and bringing along an extra 35 minis.
Paul - Trixie Woods.....For doing a crackling Hog-Roast and donating £40 to CHSW.
Andrea Morgan.....or the yummy 'Silly Mini Sunday' chocolate bars.
ALL the helpful marshals and raffle ticket sellers etc.
Everyone who donated
Laney, Vince, Katy, Joe, Jon, Tim, Vicky, Josie, .........and all the helpers.
Mini
The silly fun began on Saturday with a well attended Sports day of 3 races.
The 4-legged race kick-started (no pun intended) the crazy antics. Bandages were used to tie legs together, and came in handy afterwards !! Seriously, no animals or children were injured during the making of this event.
Compass M.O.C. won this race, Sue, Paul and Kayley Marshall.
Kayley wet on to win the pass the egg race (a balloon passed over the event banner without using hands.)
Then finally the mini-egg and t-spoon race again no use of hands, lots of imagination here.
Young Jack Marshall won this one.
Silly Mini cocktails kept the adults going, and fresh fruit juice donated from Juicemaster refreshed the children.
Sunday morning Crealy Park opened its gates to allow 50 minis inside for free. 49 of them classics.
We had the pleasure of seeing 8 Torbay Mods with their vespa & lambretta scooters joining us for the day.
Much fun was all too soon ended..... time to leave Crealy for the run to Dawlish. When we came out an amazing sight welcomed us...... an extra 36 minis. So when we had driven through Topsham and the beautiful grounds of Powderham Castle ending up at Dawlish Warren green, we counted a record-breaking 86 minis in attendance for Silly Mini Sunday. Loopy rabbit was there to say hello to the minis too !!
4pm at Dawlish Sands Holiday park was where the auction began with the talented Terry Baker from North Devon yet again as our auctioneer. The items we had were all donated from various businesses and valued approximately at around £700. We still have 3 items unsold, but the grand count up at the end of the auction showed that it had raised a whopping £662.
The tasty Hog-Roast cooked by Paul from Trixie Woods raised a very handsome £40. (50p donated from the sale of each bun)
Much fun during the raffle..... most winning tickets seemed to be held by Kay which to me means she must've bought loads!! Thanks Kay.
Then came the icing on the birthday cake.......... on stage, singing live... we had M.J.& 1 R. Marianne, Josie & Robin sang "Another Silly Mini Sunday" which was a word changed song originally done by the Monkees (Another Pleasant Valley Sunday). After a huge demand for an encore....... they performed a second time.
They were presented with a rather large Teddy which we hope will be a lucky mascot for them. Thanks so much girls, you were awesome.
Monday morning some of us that were still there went off to Paignton Pier for a grand breakfast followed by a game of "Silly Footy" A not so mini football was used, (NO hands could be used, and no feet.!!) Great fun...... Straight-A-Series Mini club won because they lost overall 4-1.
.
The biggest thank-you's to EVERYONE involved in making this silly mini event such a fun-filled sucess. This year we broke 2 records..... 86 minis there...... and......
£2,260.65
total raised for
Children's Hospice South West
Thank you’s go out to….. (not in any particular order..)
OES (Bill) Whipton - Exeter.....Chocolates and steam iron.
Mattell Toys - Nasmyth - Daventry.....Lots of Barbie stuff and toys.
Kaye & Nigel.....Switch panel and £10 trim voucher.
Phoenix Supplies.....£10 voucher, and setting up to sell products. Also for donating the coveted “ PHOENIX SHIELD “. Won by Lesley Harwood.
Peter - Dawlish beach manager
Simon - Beach Trading Shop.....Silly footballs.
Gerards - Dawlish Warren.....Devon teddies and wristbands.
Fox’s Paynes Sweets.....Mini and lambretta poppets.
Ian - Auto Glym South West.....Valet products.
Simon - Mini Sport.....Adverse camber kit, calendar & carry-bags.
Ingrid Oram - Powderham Castle.....Tickets and driving minis through grounds.
Joanna, Mandy and Sarah - Crealy.....Entry for 50 minis and their help and support.
Tracy Higgs & Steve Reading - Teignbridge Council.
Graham Thorn.....For paying our public liability insurance.
Elaine, Carol, Ray and all staff at Dawlish Sands Holiday Park, especially the entertainments crew who worked very hard.
Somerford Mini.....£25 voucher.
MiniSpares.....Mat set and parts booklets.
MiniWorld.....Mini 50 fleece/jacket.
Idle Gear.....Discounted event t-shirts stickers, and 2 tops for auction.
Westerley Exeter.....Mini memorabilia tea set. Cool-bags with Silly Mini Sunday logo.
Juicebox.....Fresh fruit juice drinks.
Josie & Nick.....Printing loads and loads and looooooaaads of stuff.
Morespeed.....Voucher.
Exeter FM.....Advertising, / P.R.
Presents - Dawlish.....Glass dolphin ornament and ‘Felicity’ ornament from Gift shop.
Stewart Norman (Jon Sellers).....Making of the coasters.
Sound-Galleries.....Producing/Recording the song.
M .J. & the 1 R.....For performing the song.
Home Direct.....3 x ‘always light’ torches.
Cowley Bridge Inn.....Dinner for 2 people in the Thai restaurant.
Hex Hold.....2 x sets of finger spanners.
Ger.....Updating the web site.
Jules.....Donating prizes, raffle items, red and gold hatter stickers and helping Ger with the website.
MOSS Europe.....Goody bags, mags, and 3x £10 vouchers.
Terry Baker.....Our fantastic auctioneer. £700 (Approx value of items) It made £662.
'Ettie' the mini.....For showing us the old fashioned side of mini-ing 49 years ago.
SolidGoldMike.....Who showed the different NEW side of mini-ing today.
Paul Tupman.....For attending the run from Crealy and bringing along an extra 35 minis.
Paul - Trixie Woods.....For doing a crackling Hog-Roast and donating £40 to CHSW.
Andrea Morgan.....or the yummy 'Silly Mini Sunday' chocolate bars.
ALL the helpful marshals and raffle ticket sellers etc.
Everyone who donated
Laney, Vince, Katy, Joe, Jon, Tim, Vicky, Josie, .........and all the helpers.
Mini
To sum it all up in a few words.... nice, friendly folk, good times, pleasant staff at all places we were at, accommodation, grand run and a fantastic amount raised for the Children’s Hospice South West
Roll On 2010 let the Silliness Continue……………………………………………………
Roll On 2010 let the Silliness Continue……………………………………………………
