Bedlington Race Night

  • About

    The Bedington Race Night has returned for 2012!

    Neil Douglass organised a very popular Race Night in 2011 which raised over £3,000, and the successful event is returning this year in aid of Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research. 

    Taking place at Bedlington Social Club, the evening starts at 7pm and will follow this format:

    The night will consist of 8 races each with eight horses. The first 7 are normal races where people have the opportunity to buy (own) a horse before the night.  The owner names the horse and the winning owner on the night will get the prize that the Race Sponsor has donated. 

    The last race is an auction race where each horse is sold to the highest bidder on the night, with a large cash prize given to the winning owner of this race.
     
    The betting is opened and bets are sold for each horse at 50p each.
    A member of the audience is invited to select a race from a selection of unmarked security sealed videos/DVDs.
    The value of each bet is announced to the audience.
    The race is played.
    The winning ticket holders collect their money.
    The winning owner is presented with their prize.

    Sponsorship opportunities are available, and further details can be found on the event website.

    Event details

    Date: Saturday, 30 June 2012
    Time: Starts at 7:00 pm
    Location: Bedlington Social Club
    Bedlington NE22 5TN

  • Details

    For more information and to purchase tickets, please contact Neil Douglass on 07843 602392, neildouglass@hotmail.com.

    You can also visit the event website for further details.

    Event details

    Date: Saturday, 30 June 2012
    Time: Starts at 7:00 pm
    Location: Bedlington Social Club
    Bedlington NE22 5TN

  • Raise money

    A great way to boost your fundraising if you're doing a sponsored event is to raise money online.

    Setting up an online giving page with JustGiving or Virgin Money Giving is a great way to raise money, enabling people to sponsor you really easily. All you need to do is visit the site, select Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research as your charity and then create your page. You can then personalise it with photos and messages and send the link to everyone you know.

    Use social networking websites

    A great way to increase awareness of your event is to add details to your social networking site; be it Facebook, Twitter or MySpace. It's even possible now to link these sites directly to your online giving page, making it even simpler for people to donate. Another way to inspire people, and raise awareness, is to blog about how your preparation is going. If people see the amount of time you're committing, and why you're doing your event, then they'll be more likely to dig deep!

    Email your family and friends

    Target your most generous supporters first. People tend to match the amounts already listed on the page.

    Be persistent

    Try re-sending the link to your page one week before the event to get some last minute sponsors. Then send it one more time once you've done the event - it's never too late!

    Raise money while you shop

    If you shop online, you can raise money for us simply by signing up with easyfundraising. Visit your favourite online retailers through this site and they will donate a percentage of your purchase to us at no extra cost to you!


    Sponsorship forms

    General sponsorship form.pdf