The One With All The Prizes

Hi,

Thank you very much for visiting our blog page. If you've looked for this entry specifically it means you've probably bought some of our raffle tickets and are checking out the GREAT prizes we have to offer...

The draw is being held at the Corn Exchange in Hailsham, East Sussex on Saturday 26th February 2011, with the winning tickets being picked by the Mayor at 2.00pm.

PRIZES AND ENTERED TICKETS WILL BE DRAWN AT RANDOM

This post will be updated regularly, with prizes being added as they are donated.

Good luck to you all,

The Chalvington Team

1. Enjoy a night for two in one of the incredible themed bedrooms courtesy of Hotel Pelirocco, the original rock 'n' roll boutique hotel. Recently awarded 5/5 by a national newspaper magazine, you're sure to have the time of your life!

http://www.hotelpelirocco.co.uk/

2. Family Entry to Knockhatch Adventure Park in Hailsham: A fabulous day out with so many activities you'll be planning your return visit before you leave.

 http://www.knockhatch.com/

 3. A delicious dinner for two - courtesy of our very generous host - The Corn Exchange Hailsham.

01323 442290

4. A fabulous wine basket, courtesy of Hailsham Cellars, stockists of a wide variety of excellent wines, beers and spirits for all occasions: 

http://www.hailshamcellars.com/

5 and 6. Family match pass, generously donated by Eastbourne Borough Football Club - enjoy the nation's favourite game on your doorstep:

WE HAVE TWO OF THIS PRIZE TO BE WON

http://www.eastbourneboroughfc.co.uk/

7. A round of golf for two courtesy of Beauport Park Golf Course - Take in the scenery on their stunning course, while enjoying the round with a buddy of your choice:

http://www.beauportparkgolf.co.uk/

  8. A fab new kettle, generously donated by DB Domestics of Eastbourne - check out the comprehensive range of products from your local Euronics Centre: 

http://www.dbdomestics.com/

 

9. A fantastic £80.00 voucher to spend on jewellery of your choice courtesy of D J Eade in Eastbourne, with so many beautiful pieces it's going to be hard to choose!

 

10 and 11. A family swim session at ANY Freedom Leisure Pool, generously donated by Freedom Leisure - to find their locations and find out about their excellent facitlites go to: 

http://www.freedom-leisure.co.uk/

WE HAVE TWO OF THIS PRIZE TO GIVE AWAY

12 and 13. Kick-start your new healthy lifestyle with a one hour personal training session, courtesy of Southdown Personal Training - experienced and qualified instructors will take excellent care of you: 

http://www.southdownpersonaltraining.co.uk/

WE HAVE TWO OF THIS PRIZE TO GIVE AWAY

14. Pamper yourself with a manicure, generously donated by Posh Nails & Beauty, Eastbourne - with many other wonderful treatents on offer we're sure it won't be your last vist!:

http://www.poshnailsbeautyeastbourne.co.uk/

  

15. Escape to the picturesque surroundings and enjoy a night for two in the Bridal Suite courtesy of Leeford Place Country House Hotel. Why not treat yourself to a meal in their superb restaurant and bask in the peace and quiet of the beautiful location.

http://www.leefordplace.co.uk/

16. Perfect for spring-cleaning, and generously donated by Green D I Y of Uckfield, a Karcher Pressure Washer is the perfect tool for the job. Stockists for all your home DIY and gardening needs.

01825 760139

17. Feeling peckish? Don't panic, the lovely people at Gate Court Food Services have very kindly given us a luxury food hamper for one of our lucky winners. Specialists in wholesale food supply they serve our local hotels, school, restaurants and much more.

www.gatecourtfood.co.uk



18. While away the hours and take in the stunning scenery with your favourite golfing friend with a round for two, courtesy of the historic Royal Eastbourne Golf Club.



www.regc.co.uk/

 

19. We couldn't hold a raffle and not give something away ourselves...and as we're telecomms specialists...

http://www.chalvingtoncomms.co.uk/

 

20. Enjoy a round of golf for four, courtesy of Brighton and Hove Golf Club. The beautiful downland course is home to the oldest golf club in Sussex.

http://www.brightonandhovegolf.co.uk/

21. This prize is one we are very excited to be unveiling on the day. Our very own Three Peaks team member Steve is creating a very appropriately themed mountain cake for one lucky winner...I believe there will be strong competition for this as he is quite a baker!

 

22. Relax beautiful surroundings courtesy of the Cavndish Hotel Eastbourne, with a delicious afternoon tea for two.

http://www.cavendishhotel.co.uk/

23. Perfect timing for this prize, home carpet cleaning kindly donated by A M Cleaners of Eastbourne.

0845 683 8406

24. To share or not to share - that is the question! Courtesy of Somerfield in Polegate:

Champagne and Chocolates - yummy!

01323 489634

PLEASE NOTE: PRIZES ARE IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER, ALL PICTURES ARE FOR ILLUSTRATIVE PURPOSES ONLY.

 

The One With The Exciting News

Exiciting news everyone.

We have booked and our currently organising our first big fundraising event...in less than three weeks - we don't do things by half!

On Saturday 26 February 2011 we will be holding a table top sale, children's activities and MASSIVE charity raffle all in aid of our three peaks fund for Meningitis Trust, at the Corn Exchange in Hailsham. Over the next few days you will see our posters appearing in your local area, and we are delighted that the Mayor has agreed to draw our raffle for us.


We have excellent prizes to be won... from hampers and carpet cleaning to personal training sessions and hotel stays, the list of prizes is growing by the day, and we hope to have tickets on sale in the next week (license permitting from the very kind people at Wealdren District Council).

If you'd like to book a table, don't forget to email us: cfc@chalvingtoncomms.co.uk or call and speak to Kelly or Amie on 01323 440555. Reservations are already being placed so make sure you don't miss out on your space!

If you're ready to make your sponsorship/donation a HUGE thank you for your generosity - please go to: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/team/ChalvingtonComms.

In the meantime we are really looking forward to seeing you at our event this month, we're particularly excited about this one as it involves our charitable organisation Chalvington for Charity, and the ENTIRE staff are pulling together and working very hard to get everything organised on the day (our MD is even coming back from her half term holiday early so she can be there (thank you Julie).

As always thank you for your interest in us and your support - until next time...

The Chalvington Team

The One With the Wallaby and the Pig

Hello again everyone.

Last Sunday was our first official team training walk.  After three hours and eight miles of walking we were very happy to catch sight of our cars, and to have survived our first outing across the South Downs in East Sussex. But what about the Wallaby and the Pig? I should probably start from the beginning...

Stunning Views

At 9.30 we met bleary-eyed (it was a Sunday don't forget!) to drive in convoy to our starting point where we excitedly changed into walking boots (some a little too new for comfort...) backpacks, and a variety of interesting hats. Two men,  six women (we had some extra company) and a dog headed for our first hill, lots of huffing and puffing, and the virgin steps of our adventure together.

The lovely (and very brave) Honey

Which way from here?

It's probably sensible to tell you at this point that we are of very mixed fitness levels...

Penny and Claire

Mel, Claire and  Steve all completed the walk as if they hadn't been any where - it turned out that Steve was also carrying a backpack that weighed about the same amount as a small child (I have two so can feel confident in my estimation). Julie seemed to get on fine (we haven't heard any creaks in the office) and Penny and I finished  with the aches already starting to set in (a few days later and we are just about moving normally again).

Steve and the monster backpack (hoping he might give me a lift in that if I get tired some time...)

Luck was definitely on our side - a beautiful clear day and scenery lovely enough to take the chill of the January wind from our minds saw the time (and miles) pass fairly quickly - helped in no small part by the quick hot chocolate stop at the cafe we discovered en route (purely for the purposes of energy replenishment of course). Coupled with the entertainment of Julie's very small dog gallantly charging into the middle of a herd of not very small cows, and being surprisingly reluctant to come back we merrily followed the route that some of us had taken many times before. Except it wasn't...

Pub :)

While we didn't get 'lost' as such we found ourselves walking through a farm, or rather a small zoo. Penny, a city girl - and most definitely not a fan of animals found herself experiencing her first close encounter (of the agricultural kind) with cows (which we joked would attack if they heard us speak, and had a notorious disliking of the colour pink - the look on her face was priceless...check out the new hair in the photos) sheep, and happening upon the Wallaby and the Pig, who appeared to be living in the company of a goat and a very hairy Shetland pony - again the very small dog was keen to get stuck in.

Julie, Honey, and their new piggy friend

A wallaby - in Eastbourne?

After much oohing and aahing, and having finally stumbled our way back to the road we regained our bearings and headed for home with the fit brigade (Mel and company) striding merrily and the not-so-fit brigade (Penny and I) bringing up the rear and feeling steadily more terrified of the challenge ahead, the developing blisters, stiffening legs and our assault on the Long Man of Wilmington which is planned in a couple of weeks.

Not too tired to smile

Monday morning was definitely interesting.  Despite the inability to walk down stairs without squeaking, none of us girls had gone so far as to wear anything on our feet other than the usual humerously high heels that grace the halls of Chalvington Towers on a daily basis. It will certainly take more than a few aches and pains to get us out of our stillettos!

We've had a great first outing but still have a long way to go not just in terms of fitness but fundraising too.

Slow... the sign doesn't mean us does it?

We hope you'll stay with us, our first community event will be announced early next week, so we hope to see lots of you there, and don't forget to share our links with as many people as you are happy to.

If you are ready to make a donation - thank you VERY much and please go to: http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/team/ChalvingtonComms
Your support helps not only our endeavours but contributes to a very worthy cause too.

Until next time

Mel, Claire, Julie, Steve, Penny and Amie x