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.

Swimathon 2010 at Epsom College

Nonsuch Rotary’s annual Swimathon will be held on Saturday 6th November 2010 at Epsom College , who have offered for the second year the use of its superb 25 metre pool on the Epsom College Campus in College Road Epsom. (Follow the Epsom College link above for directions).

Our Swimathon helps local organisations and charities to raise funds for their own purposes as well as supporting Rotary charities. We have aways been well supported by local schools such as Rosebery School in Epsom and Nonsuch High School in Cheam but any local group/company interested in raising funds for charity is welcome to enter one or more teams.
The idea is simple. Teams collect sponsorship from friends, relatives and supporters for a 30 minute sponsored swim. Nonsuch Rotary, under the leadership of Colin Kennedy, who organises the event and the proceeds from sponsorship are split 50/50 between the local group and Rotary charities. Last year a total of 28 teams and 119 swimmers swam a total of 3798 lengths which equated to 94.95 kilometers or 59 miles!

Rotary provides all the documentation including sponsorship forms and a certificate upon completion of the swim and free refreshments are available to swimmers.

Forms are available for download via the links below or contact Colin Kennedy for further information on 01737 243509 or email nonsuchswim@aol.

Download Swimathon 2009 documentation here:

• Application Form 2010
• Sponsorship Form 2010 (to be completed by individual swimmers)
• Disclaimer Form and Directions 2010 (MUST BE COMPLETED BY ALL SWIMMERS)