What a great evening we had, a huge thanks from all of us at The Last Hurdle™ to all who contributed, donated prizes, supported and our 30 guests who attended the event. We raised £456.00 for our charity The Lighthouse Centre! Beating last years effort by over £100. Thank you one and all!
As you can see the bad weather didn’t affect the enjoyment of the evening as we retired to the elegant dining room of the Northampton & County Club. Special thanks to the entire staff at the club for all their hard work on the night. The ingenious staff cooked the BBQ under an awning and wasn’t the food was delicious? The service was impeccable and attentive. Thanks, also go to the team at Braunston, our branded balloons and cocktail umbrellas helped create just the right atmosphere.
The Last Hurdle™ are united in our belief it is our duty to give back to the community and so we support local charities wherever possible.
Gemma Dearsley from The Lighthouse Centre, despite being informed of the requirement just a couple of hours before the event, gave a very moving speech describing how The Lighthouse Centre work with patients suffering from long term and terminal illnesses. Tissues at the ready!
Our glorious leader forgot the balloon ribbon so it was a bit of a rush to dress the room, click the gallery images to enlarge.
Thanks also to Jennifer from Miss Bumble Bees Bakehouse for the very delicious cakes, not a single crumb was left! A special mention and heart felt thanks to the talented Jon Farmer from JP Foto, who got snappy and took a few pics of the evening, strangely no pics of the delicious food though. I think he was a tad busy at that time!
The feedback we have received from the Bash has been amazing:
What a fantastic evening…..I love coming to your events everyone is so fab, well done to you and Gemma Dearsley – Ann Brebner
We received 45 raffle prize donations for the evening, from very generous local and some not so local businesses. Our own Sylvia Allen must take the credit for organising the majority of these donations… a sterling job! We have notified all winners via email and social media, but in case you missed it, here is the list of donators, prizes & winners:
The Winners
£20 Gift Voucher from Gretchin at Bohemian Finds won by Bisola Orimalade
Photo Shoot, Print & Voucher from James Thorpe Photography won by Richard Clues
GELeration Gel Polish from Louise at Beautique Beauty Therapy won by Karen Walters
£20 Voucher from Icing on the Cake won by Bev Jolley
A bottle of House of Commons Whisky from Tim at Bond Investments won by Mary Spillane
£10 Beauty Voucher from Jane at Blissfully Young Spa & Beauty won by Bisola Orimalade
A Tan Handbag from Yvonne at House of Carillon won by Ellie Green
A Cut & Blowdry with one of our Senior Stylists and a luxury hair treatment fromSeckingtons won by Gemma Dearsley
Any Hat from the website from Pam’s Happy Hats won by Jacqui Elmore
Box of 6x Bottles of Extra Virgin Olive Oil from Mark at OL Extra Virgin UK won by Rebecca Parfitt Taylor
2x Bottles of Wine from Stephen Collier at Blueknight Learning Ltd won by Tim Graham
Lunch for Two with a Bottle of Wine from our venue Northampton & County Club won by Jon Farmer
£10 Gift Voucher from Lauris at Gift So Good won by Russ White
An Indian Head Massage from Jolly Raval at Shivali Beauty won by Paula Olney
£10 Gift Voucher from A Most Marvellous Place to Shop! won by Jade Louise Care
Assessment and osteopathic treatment from Bob at Sollus Healthcare won by Richard Clues
1 Hour Dog Training/behaviour Consult (in Northants) from Graeme Hall, The Dogfather won by Sarah Hodgkins
2 Personal Training Sessions from Progressive Training Systems won by Roger Eddowes
1 month Membership from Progressive Training Systems won by Ann Brebner
500 A6 doublesided leaflets from Dave at OneFourSix won by Lisa Clayson
A half page advert in all 4 magazines for either Aug or Sept (terms apply) – Northampton Life won by Chris Lambert
Massage voucher (Indian Head, Hot Stone or Back, neck and shoulders) from Gemma at The Lighthouse Centre won by Tim Graham
Reiki healing voucher from Gemma at The Lighthouse Centre won by Karen Walters
Hypnotherapy voucher from Gemma at The Lighthouse Centre won by Mike Freeman
3x 1:1 Personal Training Sessions & A Nutrition Plan from Helen Ryan at Starlight Fitness won by Mark O’Connor
Full External house clean up to a 5 bed house worth up to £200 from Richard at R.C. Property Maintenance & Window Cleaning won by Jon Farmer
Bottle of Authentic Imported Russian Vodka from Martin’s Blinds and Awnings won by Ann Brebner
A DiSC Behaviour Profile and debrief session worth £140.00 from Jacqui Elmore at Ology Coaching won by Roger Eddowes
Bottle of Grants Scotch Whiskey from Inverter Drive Systems Ltd won by Ellie Green
A 60 second Corporate Promotional Video (worth £150) from Mr T won by Bev Jolley
£50 Permanent Makeup Voucher from Elite Contour won by Russ White
50x Printed PVC ID Cards (photo, membership or business cards) from ID Card Centre won by Martin Cox
Hypnotherapy Session from Set Your Mind Free won by Ellie Green
2 x sessions of 1:1 Business Coaching for Mums from Clearworks Coaching won by Judith Morris
Box of Cupcakes (6) from Jennifer at Miss Bumble Bees Bakehouse won by Sarah Hodgkins
Box of Cupcakes (6) from Jennifer at Miss Bumble Bees Bakehouse won by Caroline Robertson
Box of Cupcakes (6) from Jennifer at Miss Bumble Bees Bakehouse won by Joy Cooke
Canvass Print of David Coultard from mjofoto won by Spencer Tear
Summer Hair Care Hamper from Jo at Elizabeth Whites won by Ellen Willoughby
Mural Kit from Sarah at Charlotte Designs won by Richard Clues
Spring Clean from Time For You Northants won by Chris Lambert
Canvass Print from Braunston Ltd won by Jacqui Elmore
Box of Security Products from Nova Security won by Roger Eddowes
Body Shop Goodies from Val at Utility Warehouse won by Sarah Hodgkins
Body Shop Goodies from Val at Utility Warehouse won by Val Adaway