Nonsuch Big Band a Success

‘Nonsuch Big Band, Gardens of Nonsuch Mansion, Friday 4 June 2010

The 2010 Nonsuch Big Band in the Park event was a big success.   Profits will be divided evenly between two charities – Friends of Nonsuch and Nonsuch Rotary.  The event is run by Nonsuch Rotary Club for the Friends of Nonsuch.  Early figures below are estimates so subject to revision. 

Photographs are by Rotarian Rob Marvelly. 

• Total attendance (paying and complimentary etc) estimated at just under 1,000 – a record
• Picnickers started arriving before 5.30 pm on a beautiful warm early summer’s evening
• Richard Stevenson from Carshalton entertained early arrivals on classical guitar – his first appearance
• Jay Craig’s Orchestra played a wide variety of Big Band music from 7.15 pm perfectly tailored to the mood of his large audience
• The two Vocalists, Louise Cookman and Matthew Ford, were very popular
• As the evening progressed more and more dancers took to the ’floor’
• The applause and the ’Thank You’s’ from the audience as they left were profuse, showing how much everyone had enjoyed the event
• Over £2,000 was raised from a raffle with prizes donated mainly by Epsom business people
• Total profits (to be announced) will be divided equally between the  Friends of Nonsuch charity and Nonsuch Rotary charities.
• Nonsuch Rotary will give a proportion of their share to the Sutton Guardian’s ‘Operation Butterfly’ for the new Cancer Information and Support Service at St Helier Hospital and the remainder will go to local charities 

The following local businesses sponsored the event:

Dean Kirby Flooring (Principal Sponsor); Spur Garage, Herald Contracts; houghtonwhite; Browns Residential; National Counties Building Society.

Banstead Road Garage; Brand & Co; Direct Line Communications; Epsom Coaches; In-Toto Kitchens; Mantle & Partners; The Ashley Centre.

Others who paid for advertisements in the free programme:

Bovingdon’s; Cheam Leaded Lights; Cheam Parochial Rooms; Eclipse Hair; Kendall Cars; Londis; Sharon Proctor Osteopaths;

Star of India; and Wingrove Vets.

Prizes for the Raffle were donated by:

Epsom Playhouse; Horton Country Park; Kerry Hagger; Chainstore Dave (Epsom Market); Chris (Fruit & Veg, Epsom Market);

Phil & Cill (Barley Mow); Charley Love; Mick McDonald; Mike Waters; John Newson; Parrish (Mini Store); & Hudsons 

Retail Ticket Sales by:

Dean Kirby; houghtonwhite; Mantle & Partners; Peachey’s News; Read N Rite; Sutton Music; & Village Ceramics.