Newtown Defenders FB 30th November Special Sash Bash: 30-11-08

[Lily143]

Just bumping this up the list due to it's importance.

[srfb_loyalist]

absolute brilliant lads!!!

[marky-abbeyfb]

i mentioned this again at our practice tonight just to remind our members about it hopefully be a few of us heading over

[ndfb1984]

Originally Posted by marky-abbeyfb

i mentioned this again at our practice tonight just to remind our members about it hopefully be a few of us heading over

Hope so Mark.

[CraiGe]

I'll mention this on Thursday at practice.

[graham652]

As an exile living in Kent Ive only just heard this. I went on the supporters bus from the Three Crows as it was then, for years in the late 70s. Shocking news. I would love to have attended but I cant get out of plans already made.

How can I donate without attending?

Graham 652

[ndfb1984]

graham I was a member of the 3Craws bus at that time as well although just a young teenager at the time

[graham652]

Originally Posted by ndfb1984

graham I was a member of the 3Craws bus at that time as well although just a young teenager at the time

So was I. I went to Ravenspark Academy. We used to be up the back of the bus with half bottles of eldorado singing like f*ck. Ah they were the days. Cant mind many names, only Cocky (colin) Greenshields and his brother Gordon.

[ndfb1984]

Cocky is still going strong (havn't seen him for a while though) but unfortunately Gordon died tragically a few years ago. I was one of the younger ones on the bus, only about 14 when I started going.

[graham652]

Originally Posted by ndfb1984

Cocky is still going strong (havn't seen him for a while though) but unfortunately Gordon died tragically a few years ago. I was one of the younger ones on the bus, only about 14 when I started going.

Christ that has knocked the wind out my sails. Gordon was a bit wild in my day, but a good guy all the same. I was about 15 at the time. Cocy was a good bit older than me. Is the craws a Rangers pub now? Always used to be 50/50.

[newtown71]

Originally Posted by graham652

Is the craws a Rangers pub now? Always used to be 50/50.

You get the odd tim in now and again but its more or less full of blue noses.
Since the new owner has taken over the Newtown have started practising in the lounge.

[graham652]

Originally Posted by newtown71

You get the odd tim in now and again but its more or less full of blue noses.
Since the new owner has taken over the Newtown have started practising in the lounge.

I'll have to pop in for a pint next time i'm up the road.

[BunchOfGrapes]

Hope everybody had a good day supporting such a worthy cause.

[marky-abbeyfb]

hope everybody had a good day & there was lots of money made for the kids

sorry i never made it but this was due to family commitments

[jazza1972]

excellent day had by all and the sandy road played well, hope there was plenty money raised for a worthy cause and the kids have as best an xmas as is possible

[Monty]

im really sorry never made it over something came up i was ragin i missed it i hope you had a goood turn out and raised plenty

[ndfb1984]

On behalf of the band I would like to thank the following people/organisations for contributing to a worthy cause and great day.
Sandy Road Flute Band Refrew
Renfrew UPRG
PULSE Resources
Unity and the Cambuslang Volunteers Flute Band
Prince Kid and the Prince of Orange Flute Band Coatbridge
Lilly and Ayr Rising Star LLOL
Croft Bar
Irvine Somme Club
North Ayrshire UPRG
Frankie and the Staff of the 3Craws
Wullie Duncan
Robert Thornton
Jim Armstrong for kindly offering double the use of the limo than originally donated
The Newtown WAGS (all of them who made up the sandwiches)
Dougie and Hobo for getting the Sandy to dig even deeper.
If I have missed anyone then I'm sorry
We raised £1302 and the band have decided that we will make it up to £2000. We had about 100 people attending and I think I can safely say that they enjoyed themselves (maybe not when I was singing though).
George managed to say a thanks as well at what must be a really difficult time for him and his family.
To those who turned up and spent loads of cash THANK YOU.

[newtown71]

Had a brilliant day yesterday and suffered for it today at work.
It was a good turnout for a worthy cause and i hope everybody had a good time.
Sandy Road FB were sounding well and we'll be returning the favour in two weeks at their xmas bash in hateleys.
Well done to everybody involved and thanks to everybody for the donations and money raised.

[sandyroadster]

what can i say great day had by all was a pleasure to help out to such a worthy cause .looking forwards to seeing the newtown when you come up in a couple of weeks hobo srfb president QS