Round Table Gore on their recent Noddy Train community project, with the lads looking very dapper.

A hot sunny day down at the Retro Sports Facility, was the setting for Round Table Christchurch’s Man Creche. We enjoyed giant out door battleships, giant jenga, golf chipping practice, swingball, quoits, table fussball and mancala. A nice opportunity for the club to meet people and spread the word.

Cricket game held in the weekend at Lake Waihola between Mosgiel and Balclutha Round Tables (with a couple of ring in’s from Gore in attendance). **Still all in the blue and gold embrace.

Great conditions, but the outfield was not quite up to the standard of the University Oval. Some great cricket played, while some very poor cricket also in evidence. This is restarting an annual tradition that has not been run for over 5 years.

Mosgiel scored 184 off their 20 overs, with Balclutha scoring 202 off their 25 overs (they state that there was only 20 – but that was up for very strong debate), and declared themselves the overall winner. Great family day with full teams able to be fielded, with a BBQ before start, and a couple of drinks breaks held during the innings.

The guys at Round Table Christchurch are all about trying new activities, today was rock climbing in the Port hills.  A couple of new guests came along to meet up and find out what’s happening in the garden city.

If you don’t like clowns look away now!  Round Table Balclutha enjoying a great night on Friday the 13th. Theme was Travelling Circus/Freaky Fairground. A great turnout … though it could be said some didn’t need costumes …!!!

That is one big Christmas tree down in Mosgiel, Round Table Mosgiel put up the Christmas Tree down the Main street last Sunday.  It’s the fourth year we they have done this community task  and it was a great opportunity for all the family to help.

Special thanks to Mitchell Transport for assistance with the truck to lift the tree into place.

Meanwhile down in South Canterbury, Round Table Timaru have been helping keep the towns residents warm with their Fire wood fundraiser.  Thanks to Grant Marshall and the team at Timaru Hire for the good deal on the wood chipper, Howard for the trees and the Table boys that turned up, apparently still lots more to keep them busy!

Anthony Round tells us “Round Table Thames has in the last month delivered 6996 Waikato Phone books in our area and in two weeks time the club will deliver the local phone books.

We’ve booked a Thai Restaurant in Paeroa for this years club Christmas dinner on 2nd December. Round Table Thames have arranged to get Christmas Trees cut for us from the forestry on Friday 12th December and we sell them at our local liquor store car park on Saturday 13th.

We are providing money for Thames Fire Brigade, Thames Scouts and Tapu Fire Brigade from our end of year projects”.

What have Round Table Mosgiel been up to? From the Pen of Grant Gibson

Away Trips
Recent away trips – Milton Hilton – Prison visit which was a fantastic chance to see the inner workings of the prison, and what is being done to rehabilitate prisoners.  This is after going through a local hot rod collection, as well as a visit to the local funeral home over the past few months.
Social Events –
Annual Fishing Trip – Lake Benmore.  Around 25 current and ex tablers invaded Lake Benmore for the annual fishing trip.  Sixth year in a row at this location, and some new stories were added to the legend of the Mosgiel Round Table fishing weekend.
Projects
We have the Christmas Gifts project again this year, providing gifts to under privileged children in the Taieri region, with BNZ and Warehouse supporting us.  Last year over 230 gifts were provided to the region.  We have also been working on wood chopping, with most of the massive loads of wood now ringed and ready for splitting. We take a major part in the Can Drive around the Mosgiel region. We are also erecting the community Christmas Tree down the main street of Mosgiel. As well as that, we have the A&P show, for which we do the parking.