Helpers Lunch a success!
Many of our stalwart helpers attended the Helpers Lunch on Sunday 31st January. The food was excellent thanks to the efforts of many members and friends.
To all our helpers, Judges ,Scorers, Stewards, Course Builders, Writers, Score Collectors etc, etc. The list is endless.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
We hope you enjoyed the day and will be willing and able to help us again in 2010.
Stewards
The sport needs new volunteers!
Driving is succumbing to the worrying trend that is affecting all sports - not just ours - with a serious decline in the number of new volunteers. No driving event could exist without a huge team of helpers - dressage stewards and writers, marathon timekeepers, obstacle stewards and course crossing marshals, cones arena and collecting ring stewards - all equally important and essential to the smooth running of a competition. But it is interesting to consider that over half our existing “hardcore” of regular stewards came into the sport without any prior knowledge of driving; indeed many of them had no previous experience of horses, and were drawn in by friends and relatives already involved. The sport is lucky to have the benefit of some very loyal and long-standing stewards - but they are not getting any younger, and it is essential that we encourage some new people to join us.
If you can help in any way please contact Penny Hartley or download THIS FORM your help is greatly appreciated
COMPUTER SCORING:
We are now a little further down the road of obtaining a computer scoring system for our events which will hopefully streamline proceedings in the not-too-distant future. To this end, Barry Hilditch is organising a training session soon with Ray Bragg, who is an expert in this field! Places are limited so, if you are able and willing to offer your services as a scorer at one or more events this year, please get in touch with Barry (01924 848951) to book a place. Candidates must be familiar with Microsoft Excel.