After hearing about an elderly gentlemen in
Cheltenham who was recently the victim of rogue traders, and as a result
lost his life savings and was left with a dangerous and unsightly
driveway, the guys of Maisemore FC felt compelled to offer their help
and support to put things right.
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The helpful team, from left to right, are Vince Rawle, Ed Knight,
Ashley Tipping, Jay Bubb, Adam Causon, Tim Bloxham,
Darrell Hobbs, Debbie Lancett, Kim Powell and Aaron Boote. |
The team gathered at the White Hart Inn at 7:30am on Saturday 17th
October and headed over to Cheltenham in a convoy of vehicles - which
included a John Deere tractor kindly supplied by Dirtworks of Maisemore.
Jay Bubb and Ashley Tipping led the operation, providing some much
needed expertise, supported by a rabble of enthusiastic (if not all that
able!) men. Since these men are usually to be found sat behind a desk,
it’s fair to say that Jay and Ash were pleased to at least have the
experience of Tim Bloxham and Kim Powell in the team!
Like every good army, every good ground works team
relies on a full stomach! Breakfast consisted of the finest bacon and
sausage rolls, generously donated by Gurneys Butchers and perfectly
prepared by Debbie Lancett, who was later to be seen joining in the fun,
swinging a sledgehammer with alarming vigour!
The morning wasn’t exactly incident free, with some
mechanical failures as well as, perhaps unsurprisingly, a few human
failures too (we won’t
mention any names, Darren Hobbs knows what he did!). But, only seven
short hours later, the job was completed, and a lovely elderly gentlemen
had had his faith in human nature restored.
It was a fantastic day and everyone involved had a
brilliant time. The day was followed by a great evening in the local pub
with delicious curry kindly donated by the team at the White Hart (many
thanks go to Kesh, Bimal, and Dev) and a bottle of bubbly courtesy of
Phil.
When setting up Maisemore FC last year, I never
imagined that such good would come of it, and I’m extremely proud of the
whole team. My sincere thanks go to everyone involved, as follows: Jay
Bubb, Ashley Tipping, Debbie Lancett, Kim Powell, Adam Causon, Aaron
Boote, Tim Bloxham, Ed Knight, and Darrell Hobbs.
My thanks also to the local businesses that
provided materials, equipment, and refreshments, as follows: James Bubb
Landscaping, Dirtworks, Complete Irrigation, Gurneys Butchers, QA, and
of course The White Hart. Additionally, I would like to publicly thank
B&Q who willingly provided materials at a significantly discounted
rate.
Finally, weekend family time is extremely precious,
so my thanks to all the wives and children who lent me their husbands
and fathers for the day.
Vince Rawle
