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Last updated 23-03-10
News
- Cabaret Showtime – The next Cabaret is Sat 15th May. We are hoping that this will once again be a sell out, so are appealing to everyone to make a note in their diaries and lend us a hand.
- Upcoming Bars – The club have bars on the following dates April 15th (junction 24), 8th May (Corsham, Wiilts), 22nd May (BW Sports and Social Club), 19th June (Shurton). If you are able to help with any of these fundraising events please contact Alan Windsor or Steve Wright.
- 50th Anniversary celebrations – a date and a venue have been booked, Saturday 5th June 2010 @ Chilton Trinity School, we have invited a guest speaker (who has agreed) and also booked a comedian. Tickets are priced at £20 per person.
- Stewarding Course – the club have Roger Evans attending the club meeting on Monday 29th March to conduct a stewarding course. If possible we would like as many people there as available. It begins at 7pm and lasts approx 90mins! If you are able to attend please contact a committee member.
- Glastonbury Festival – the club still has some stewarding places to fill at the upcoming festival. If you are available please contact Alan Windsor or Steve Wright.
- Quiz Night – The next quiz night is being held on Friday 9th April at the Blake arms function room. £8.00 per team, max of 4 per team. Come alogn and have a good night as well as helping to raise money.
- Carnivoo Sports – with the clubs re-entry in the carnival sports, we have started off well, making the quarter final of the darts (before some very poor leadership decisions) and we have recently won the euchre competition, Congrats to all involved. And best of luck for the upcoming events. If anyone would like to take part in the remaining sports – Pool, Skittles, Football & Cricket
Issue 28 of The Cupboard Monster now on line
or you can download it here Word PDF
15-03-10
Pontoon Dinner Award winners
below are 5 videos from the Marketeers Pontoon Dinner 2010
The Road Crew Cup for Cart Personality |
The Presidents Cup |
Marketeers CC V.P. Association Stage Personality Cup Awarded by the choreographer and the stage committee for personality on stage  Mike Butt |
| The Alec & Vivian Bosley Presentation Shield Voted on by all club personnel for dedication to work out the cart  Steve Trunks |
The Clubman of the Year Award Awarded by the club committee for their Clubman of the Year  Marketeers Members 2009 |
The Marketeers Marketeer Trophy Voted on by all club personnel for their ‘Marketeer’ of the Year  Alan Windsor |
| The Admiral Blake Dipstick Shield Awarded for the Biggest ‘Dipstick’ comment or action of the Year Voted by the club in a secret ballot  Alan Windsor |
The Slade Award Awarded by previous years winner for Biggest Financial Mistake  Dan Cullen |
New Life Member
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- 50th Anniversary celebrations – a date and a venue have been booked, Saturday 5th June 2010 @ Chilton Trinity School, we have invited a guest speaker (who has agreed) and also booked a comedian. Tickets are priced at £20 per person.
- 50th Dinner letter Word Pdf
- 50th Dinner Form Excel Pdf
13-03-10
Marketeers Buy A Brick opening 27 02 10
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Photo By Bridgwater Photos
MARKETEERS Carnival Club unveiled its new shed in Bridgwater last week – built with a little help from its friends.
Hundreds of carnivalites turned out for the ribbon cutting ceremony at the new Bristol Road base, constructed on land leased from Bridgwater Carnival Committee.
Club members worked extremely hard to build the shed after last year’s carnival – bringing it in ahead of time and on budget.
But Marketeers treasurer Dave Kirk revealed that the generosity of members and carnivalites across the town helped bring in almost half the cash to fund the base.
He told the Mercury: “After we got turned down by the bank for a loan we decided to start a ‘buy a brick’ scheme, charging at least £50 a brick.
“There are 157 bricks in our wall of fame, which paid for about 45% of the shed costs.”
The special wall now stands proudly at the new base.
Last week’s opening ceremony also brought to an end a turbulent year for the club, which saw them leave their former base at the Halfway Inn.
Marketeers now hope its new home, which is double the size of their previous shed, can spur them on to greater glories.
Alan Windsor, Marketeers club captain, added: “The club would like to thank every single person and organisation for their help during the most difficult year in the clubs long and illustrious history.
“Without you help, generosity and kindness the club would have never made it to the position that we are now in.
“For all of your help we will be eternally grateful and it will never be forgotten by anyone at the club.”
By James Beal bridgwatermercury.co.uk
Added
Who Bought a Brick the Photos
166 Photos
Marketeers Shed Building
135 Photos
More Shed Building
43 Photos By Steve Trunks
Coming out of the shed 2009
13 Photos Photos By Steven Hooper
We also won two more cups for 2009
Weston Carnival:
Carnival Sprit
&
You Been Shafted
09-02-10
The Marketeers Carnival Club is pleased to announce that we will be holding an opening ceremony at our new shed on
SATURDAY 27th FEB we are hoping that as many people as possible can attend this historic event in the clubs history.
doors open at 3pm, there will be refreshments on site.
05-02-10
Added Old Folks Show Page
21-01-10
Updated Bristol Rd Photos
News
- Pontoon Dinner – the clubs Annual dinner will this year take place on Saturday 13th March 2010. tickets are the same price as last year (£22.00) forms and details attached.
- Pontoon Dinner letter 2010 Word-PDF
- Pontoon dinner form 2010 Excel- PDF
- Quiz night – the next fundraising quiz night will be held on Fri 12th Feb. 2010 in the Blake Arms Function Room. £8.00 per team, max of 4 people per team. 8pm start.
- Cabaret Showtime – The next Cabaret is Sat 13th February. Help is needed from all aspects of the club to ensure this night goes with a bang and is as profitable as possible.
- Upcoming Fundraising events – The club have picked up a lot of stewarding and bar work (at no cost to ourselves). We will need a lot of help with the big stewarding events, and I appeal to anyone who is available to contact myself asap. Dates are as follows
February 13th February Cabaret
March 27th Bar Staff needed,
April 15th –Stewards, Bar Staff – needed
May 08th Bar Staff needed
May 15th May Cabaret
May 22nd – Bar Staff needed
July 24th – Somerrock
July 30th Bar staff Needed
August 7th & 8th Bar Staff needed,
August 21st & 22nd levels as Somerrock
September 18th September Cabaret
October 2nd – Bar Staff needed
October 23th Bar Staff needed
December 11th December Cabaret
Issue 28 of The Cupboard Monster now on line
or you can download it here Word PDF
13-01-10 Updated Contact Page
09-01-10 Updated Multimedia with new youtube Video players
07-01-10 added Sponsors Page
21-12-09
Work has started on Bristol Rd
News
- A.G.M - The Annual General Meeting of The Marketeers Carnival Club has been set for Monday January 4th 2010 7.30pm start. Taking place in the function room of Bar27. Apologies please (if any) to a committee member or to Michael Butt.
- Cabaret Show time – The next Cabaret is Sat 12th December. We have over 325 people attending the cabaret and once again we will be looking for extra help from all aspects of the club on the night of the Cabaret. This is vitally important as the last cabaret was such a success due to the help and support we received from all aspects of the club. Please, Please make a note of the date in your diaries and come down to lend us a hand. The quicker we get people served the more money we can make and have to spend on a county cup winning entry in 2010.
- Upcoming Bars – The club have a bar on the 5th December 2010 at Broadway village hall, this is a wedding for one of the club members and we feel that we will need assistance for this event. If able to help, please contact myself or a fellow committee member to advise us of your assistance
- Getting Old Disgracefully – on a personal note I would like to thank everyone that attended my 30th birthday party (Held over Concerts) and for the kind gifts, especially the wonderful and touching gift presented to me by the club.
- 50th Anniversary celebrations – a date and a venue have been booked, Saturday 5th June 2010 @ Chilton Trinity School, we have invited a guest speaker (who has agreed) and also booked a comedian. Tickets are priced at £20 per person.
- Buy-a-Brick Scheme – A deadline of 1st December has been set for people to purchase bricks, so if you wish to be immortalized in Marketeers History you will need to purchase one by this date! As requested we are also accepting payments in installments. Therefore if you haven’t got the money to spare in one lump sum, you can pay in monthly or weekly installments, please speak to Jones about this venture.
Issue 27 of The Cupboard Monster now on line
or you can download it here Word PDF
Who's is Who in 2010
President: Chunky Dunster |
Committee Members
Chairman: Steve Wright |
Captain: Alan Windsor |
Treasure: David Kirk Jnr |
Secretary: Adrian Horne |
Vice Chairman: Mat Knapp |
Vice Captain: Kevin Groves |
Vice Treasure: Tim Knapp |
Vice Secretary: Steve Adlam |
Main Co-Ordinators:
Stage Co-Ordinator: Ian Barber |
Costume Co-Ordinator: Sue Dunster |
Cart Co-Ordinator: Steve Trunks |
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Engineering Co-Ordinator: Allan Elson |
Electricians Co-Ordinator: Jason White |
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Other Officers
Committee
Representative: Chunky Dunster |
Road Crew Manager: Richard Radford |
Gangs & Features
Representatives: Tim Knapp |
Club Lorry Driver: Ken Marsh |
Squibbing Co-Ordinator: Tim Knapp |
The Marketeers Association of Vice President Committee
Chairman: Mike Butt |
Secretary: Teresa Wright |
Treasurer: Lynda Francis |
Vice Chairman: Paul Brazewell |
International Branch's Of Marketeers Carnival Club
French Branch: Derek Marsden |
Australia Branch: Jonathan Horsey |