COPSHAW COMMON RIDING NEW YEARS HONOURS LIST.

 

 

The Copshaw Common Riding held their annual New Years Honours ceremony on Saturday 14^th February, again as in previous years this was a great success with a very good turn out to support the Common Riding.

 

The awards this year went to several local groups, all of whom do a great job in their own separate ways, and it was great to see so many of the groups represented on the night, I’m sure most were attracted by the sight of DJ Erub Knubnum and his wheels of steel, although sight might be a poor description as being vertically challenged, generally most could only see the top of his head!!

 

The First Responders were given £250 to help with their ongoing training and equipment needs. The Polysport was also given £250 and we are very grateful to them, for letting us use the facility on Common Riding day, the Garden Party/Sports/Disco/Sing Song is the latest in a long line of new Ancient Traditions to grace the big day and was very well received by everyone in attendance last year. The LLAGS were given £136.31 towards the Christmas lights fund, this added to the collection taken on the Switching Off of the lights Ceremony, made a total of £250 the LLAGS were very well represented on the night, although it was a bit unfair for it to be compared to an episode of Desperate Housewives!!

Newcastleton Primary School were given £1000 to go towards buying a new Smart Board, hopefully this will ensure that future generations of Copshaw kids are more smart than bored!!

 

We made a Special Achievement Award this year to acknowledge Libby Clegg’s Olympic Silver medal performance in Beijing, Libby received a specially commissioned slate, hand painted by local decorative slate specialists Sneddons (a Copshaw Common Riding approved decorative slate supplier)

 

The money awarded on the night took the total donated by the Common Riding since our inception to over £10,000, (not bad for 8 bored lads and a Transvestite!) all given to help Copshaw retain it’s unique position as a community that realises that you have to pull together to survive.

 

Finally our next big event is the Tub’s Ball, where the 2009 Tub will be voted for and unveiled, the early short list of candidates lying this year is exceptional and no doubt their campaign managers will be preparing plans for the election already, the Tubs Ball will take place in the Village Hall on the 30^th May, more details will follow in due course.

 

Gary Cuthbert.

Copshaw Common Riding.