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Somerset

Contact list for Somerset

Chairman
David Reed
Tel: 01823332045
Treasurer
Anthony Mason
Tel: 01823232368
Somerset

Upcoming Events in Somerset

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Date Event Venue

April 2012
Fri 20 Somerset's St Georges Day Dinner Taunton Rugby Club
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Project List

Applicant organisation Project name Project classification Date opened Wooden Spoon's commitment
Critchill School Early Years' Classroom Buildings & Extensions 5 Oct 11 £20,000
Selworthy School Changing Rooms Buildings & Extensions 12 May 10 £20,000
Conquest Riding Centre Re-equip facilities Sports and Activity Areas 6 Oct 09 £1,100
Westhaven School, Playground Playgrounds 10 Sep 09 £30,000
Somerset Children's Directorate (Norton Fitzwarren) Somerset Children's Directorate (Norton Fitzwarren), Sensory Room and Sensory Ga Sensory Gardens / Rooms 27 May 09 £40,000
The Priory School Minibus Transport 18 Dec 07 £15,000
Fiveways School, Extension to Seniors' cottage Buildings & Extensions 7 Nov 06 £40,000
National Blind Children's Society Renovation to provide Library & Resource Cent Buildings & Extensions 12 Oct 04 £40,000
Ups and Downs South West Mobile Library Equipment and Activity Aids 20 Sep 04 £14,200
Brainwave, Family Accomodation Suites Buildings & Extensions 11 Jun 04 £50,000
Selworthy School Minibus Transport 1 May 04 £18,500
Taunton Opportunity Group, Wooden Spoon House Taunton Opportunity Group, Wooden Spoon House, New building Buildings & Extensions 1 Dec 00 £100,000
Re: Curry Rivel and Wellington Care Homes, Taunton Social Services Office Curry Rivel and Wellington Care Homes, Taunton Social Services Office, Play area Playgrounds 1 Mar 00 £19,400
Selworthy School Selworthy School, Wheelchair/cycle track Equipment and Activity Aids 1 Jan 98 £7,000
More information
The Somerset Committee is the second oldest committee in Spoon having started life as the Wessex Committee some twenty years ago. The Committee comprises: David Reed (Chairman), Tony Mason (Treasurer), Sally Reed (Secretary), Tony Richards, John Cooling and Dave Webber.

Additional members of the Committee are always welcome, please contact David Reed on 01823 332045 or e-mail davidreed952@btinternet.com

The Somerset Region has over 300 members mainly in the Taunton and surrounding areas where most of the fundraising events are held. The Committee is committed to hosting more events across the county not only to recruit more members but to spread the word further afield and to seek those projects where we can help those most.

Projects

Over the years the main project spend has been £100,000 to the Taunton Opportunity Group (Spoon House, Taunton), £50,000 to Brainwave, Bridgwater, £40,000 to the National Blind Childrens Association, Highbridge, and £20,000 to Selworthy (disabled) School, Taunton. More recently, £40,000 to Fiveways School, Yeovil, £20,000 to Westhaven School, Weston-Super-Mare, £17,000 to Ups & Downs (Downs Syndrome support group), £15,000 to The Priory School, Taunton for the purchase of a mini-bus, and a large project in the making in conjunction with Somerset County Council in which the Somerset Committee have pledged £40,000. All this together with numerous chunks of £10-15,000 for a wide variety of equipment to help Somerset schools and homes for disadvantaged children has been enabled through the generous support of our First XV Team, stalwart members of this unique charity and all those loyal supportes who regularly attend our functions.

Somerset First XV

The success of the National First XV encouraged the Committee to look into a Regional First XV and the Committee approached local business with gusto to create the Somerset Region's own. This was fully tried and tested in Somerset, which was a first, and other Regions soon followed to acquire their own First XV Team.

The Somerset's First XV comprise of local businesses: The Castle Hotel, Carshop, Limited Edition, Source Financial, Ashfords, Jelf Group Plc, Zeralynx Colour Printers, A1 Deane Taxis and Viridor.

In return for an investment of £1000 per annum, members of the First XV receive:

• Full and prime advertising and publicity in ALL Regional events
• First option for tickets in ALL Regional events
• Inclusion in two full page adverts each year in the Limited Edition (Taunton's glossy)
• Framed certificate of membership with publicity

Alternatively, the Somerset Committee have recently launched "The Bench" where upon for an annual investment of £500 companies are promoted and included in our advertising in ALL Regional events only.

Somerset's "On the Bench" include: Mike Collard High Class Family Butchers and Taunton Brewery Company
If you would like further details on how to join the Somerset's First XV or "The Bench", please contact David Reed on e-mail Davidreed952@btinternet.com or 01823 332045

Another first for the Somerset Region is the inaugural launch of The Ladies Dinner. Organised by Sally Reed and Judith Richards, 40 ladies sat down to a delicious three course diner at the celebrated Castle Hotel, Taunton, in aid of Spoon. So much did the ladies enjoy themselves, that other similar events have been promised.

So all in all the Somerset Committee are always looking ahead, seeking new ventures, planning new projects, organising special events throughout the county in helping disadvantaged children in the county.

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