As part of our 190th Year celebrations, our 2011 Diary of Events was as follows:
1st December 2011 - The Sailors' Families' Society has now officially become the Sailors' Children's Society. The new name and logo was unveiled by our Patron, HRH Princess Royal in the presence of some of the children we help, volunteers, staff and supporters.
2nd November 2011 - An early evening reception took place onboard the HQS Wellington in London in the presence of our Patron, HRH The Princess Royal. There were 90 guests including supporters, trustees, volunteers and families. It was a wonderful evening to celebrate our 190th Year.
14th October 2011 - The Sportsman's Lunch was held at the Mercure Hotel (formally known as Ramada Jarvis) and
Tiff Needell (former Racing Driver) was the Speaker. It was an excellent success and we managed to raise just over £25,000. The main sponsor was Williamsons Solicitors and the speaker was kindly sponsored by NatWest.
11th August 2011 - The Society's Annual General Meeting took place at Blades House at 12 noon. The meeting was attended by over 30 people.
16th June 2011 - Our Golf Am Am was held at Hull Golf Club and was kindly sponsored by Smailes Goldie and Barclays Corporate. To see more on this event please click on our "Events Gallery" under How You Can Help.
12th June 2011 - Thank you to Alan Richards for his talks on the work of the Society at Carnegie History Centre and also for the previous Sunday.
On 10th June 2011, - "SAILORS FRIDAY" - A Fundraising fair took place at St Nicholas Primary School, Newland Estate, Cottingham Road, Hull as part of Seafarers Awareness week. It was a very successful and entertaining day for the children, staff and parents. Our team was also involved in the day. Their kind donations will be used towards our Clothing and Educational Grants this summer.
 
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On 19th April 2011, a re-enactment took place to mark the 190th Anniversary of the Sailors Families Society's first meeting. This re-enactment was held at the White Hart Public House on Salthouse Lane in Hull. Period costume and a script based on minutes from the meeting were used at the event which was also attended by supporters of the charity including Lord Halifax and the Lord Mayor of Hull.
Please click on the DVD link of the re-enactment produced at no cost to the Society by Jay Jay Media in Hull http://vimeo.com/22665268
Following our very successful Re-enactment, a special thank you goes to:
- Paul Pulford Core Print & Design for kindly printing and donating the Special Invitations and Posters
- Avril and Tony Hall at White Hart Public House who gave free room hire for the Re-enactment
- Peter Nendick, Peter Yates, Allen Bagshawe for their marvellous contribution with the Re-enactment
- Christine Scott, Pat Nendick, Val Eland, Jill Hardaker, and Mary Smelzervyck (volunteers) for their ideas and
help on the stall at St. Stephen's Shopping Centre
- Rob Barlow at Makro for the complimentary case of wine and lollipops
- The Town Clerk of Beverley for the use of the Beedle Uniform
- Debra Lee for allowing us to use St. Stephen's Square for our raffle
- JayJay Media for producing the Re-enactment DVD
and everyone else who took part in our Re-enactment at White Hart Public House in Hull on the evening. It was a great success and over 70 people attended.
Staff and volunteers were also in St. Stephens Square on Tuesday 19th April between 10am and 4pm. There was a raffle to raise funds for the Society and the winner - Sue Bagnall of Gilberdyke which was drawn on the evening received a giant Thornton's Chocolate Rabbit. Staff and volunteers were wearing 1820's dresses to mark the 190th celebrations.
As part of our 190th celebrations, the Hull History Centre had a public display of original memorabilia dating back to 1821.
 
 
 
 
 
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