Ovalman Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Top of BEN FUND league for last year, with a whopping £3449 donated by west-country fans, Berwick second with 2125, Poole next EL club with 1430 raised. A great cause helping wheelchair-bound ex-riders.August is Ben Fund month, please give as much as you can. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catalan Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Pity some riders refuse to go out and collect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovalman Posted August 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Yep that's not good, the amount of work put in by these guys on a voluntary basis. Good article in this week's Star. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Shovlar Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Had a collection on Wednesday at Poole and no rider hit the main stand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovalman Posted August 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Had a collection on Wednesday at Poole and no rider hit the main stand. Had a collection on Wednesday at Poole and no rider hit the main stand. Sad to hear that 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 (edited) Erm, Ellis (I think it was him) definitely did. But the opposite end to where you are Steve. But that was only cos a fan told him to go up there!! Edited August 5, 2016 by lisa-colette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCB Posted August 5, 2016 Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Was it last seasons Coventry forgot to do a collection? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovalman Posted August 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2016 Was it last seasons Coventry forgot to do a collection? The bumbling Bees collected over a grand,probably all from the same fan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted August 6, 2016 Report Share Posted August 6, 2016 (edited) Had a collection on Wednesday at Poole and no rider hit the main stand. Have to agree in part. Only one Wolves rider tackled one end of the main stand. 3 riders (2 Poole and 1 Wolves ) wandered along the front of the stand but didn't venture into it. Most disappointing. But it doesn't stop fans from donating direct to SRBF - if they have any spare cash after giving to the Darcy fund!!? Edited August 6, 2016 by Skidder1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovalman Posted August 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2016 Have to agree in part. Only one Wolves rider tackled one end of the main stand. 3 riders (2 Poole and 1 Wolves ) wandered along the front of the stand but didn't venture into it. Most disappointing. But it doesn't stop fans from donating direct to SRBF - if they have any spare cash after giving to the Darcy fund!!? [/quote If everyone gave a quid during August home meetings would average around 4 grand,which would be about 4 times last year's collections. When you see Darcy in his wheelchair at Swindon, and read about the 13 lesser known wheelchair users, they have suffered life-changing injuries in the name of entertainment. Well done to Paul Ackroyd and his band of mainly Oxford based volunteers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray c Posted August 6, 2016 Report Share Posted August 6, 2016 we sit behind the start gate at poole and the only rider we saw was chris holder going a long the front on the greyhound track i think a lot of money was missed for the collection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poole keith Posted August 6, 2016 Report Share Posted August 6, 2016 agree ray very poorly organised on wed,but it always is.put collectors on all the exits and catch everybody as they leave,and as the summer crowds at poole are at least 20% holidaymakers the announcer needs to explain its a once a yr collection for injured speedway riders.(didnt help the ben fund collection that there was a lady going round the grandstand with a bucket before racing collecting for darcy) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted August 6, 2016 Report Share Posted August 6, 2016 we sit behind the start gate at poole and the only rider we saw was chris holder going a long the front on the greyhound track i think a lot of money was missed for the collectionWell you missed a lot then, cos I was near the start gate and i saw Freddie, Thorsell, a Wolves reserve, Brady, Ellis. Think there was another rider but can't remember who! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCB Posted August 6, 2016 Report Share Posted August 6, 2016 The bumbling Bees collected over a grand,probably all from the same fan!Must have been the year before then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyfan Posted August 6, 2016 Report Share Posted August 6, 2016 Have to agree in part. Only one Wolves rider tackled one end of the main stand. 3 riders (2 Poole and 1 Wolves ) wandered along the front of the stand but didn't venture into it. Most disappointing. But it doesn't stop fans from donating direct to SRBF - if they have any spare cash after giving to the Darcy fund!!? Jacob Thorsell came up into the Grandstand by the refs box but I don't think a lot of people saw him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovalman Posted August 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2016 Jacob Thorsell came up into the Grandstand by the refs box but I don't think a lot of people saw him. They did,just hiding so they didn't have to dip into their pockets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted August 6, 2016 Report Share Posted August 6, 2016 Yes that was who I saw, but he didn't go past the press box and nobody else came into the rest of the stand from the ref's box towards the 4th bend - which was the point Shovy was making. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted August 6, 2016 Report Share Posted August 6, 2016 Well maybe people should get off their bums then!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DunRobin Posted August 7, 2016 Report Share Posted August 7, 2016 Well maybe people should get off their bums then!!And actually attend speedway meetings instead of just debating them on forums! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woz01 Posted August 7, 2016 Report Share Posted August 7, 2016 On Friday Sarjeant, Bates, Garrity and Auty were collecting in the main stand at Brandon along with some of the stewards. Assume other riders were collecting to but said to hear that some don't help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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