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Spring 2016 | Issue 211
Founder Edward Ward MBE
Saturday 9th
July 2016
6.30pm12.30am
The Honourable
Artillery
Company, London
One day… to help our own,
Lighthouse Day Challenge
A message from the Chairman
key areas; Welfare and
Benevolence, Education and
Training and Health and Safety
Innovation. Please sign up
today for your Lighthouse Day
and help us spread the word
in any way you can including
through Twitter, LinkedIn and
Facebook.
This year the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity
marks an amazing 60 years of delivering financial and
welfare support to over 15,000 construction workers and
their families. To mark this very special occasion we’ve
launched our campaign, “One day ….to help our own”. The
campaign is aimed at encouraging as many of the 360,000
companies in our industry as possible to nominate just one
day in their year to be their “Lighthouse Day” and raise funds
for our cause.
Our charity receives no public funding and relies entirely on
the generosity of the industry to deliver support to those in
need in our construction community and so, to continue our
vital work we need your help more than ever.
Turn to the back page of the
newsletter to find out how to
register your Lighthouse Day.
Thank you for making 2015 such a significant year… here’s
to our 60th and doing even better!
During 2015 we raised an incredible £845,000 and our
charitable giving for the year amounted to £780,000, a
significant increase on previous years. But we need to do more.
Yours sincerely
If we can reach the 360,000 companies in construction and
just 1% register for a Lighthouse Day and raise just £500
each, then we’d raise over £1.5m.
Cormac MacCrann
Chairman of Trustees
The money you raise on your Lighthouse Day will provide
vital funding for the construction community in three
Sign up for Lighthouse day via
www.lighthouseclub.org/events or turn to Page 16
The following companies are very
proud to sponsor this newsletter…
Chepstow Plant – Mailing costs. Morgan Leyzan – Printing Costs. Speedy Services – Copywriting and Artwork.
Celebrate summer in style
at our unmissable annual
Summer Ball.
Our 60th Anniversary
Summer Ball is for all those
in the construction industry
looking to network whilst
letting their hair down.
Join us in celebrating
our fantastic milestone
with
a
champagne
reception, gourmet three
course dinner, wine, beer,
entertainment
including
a live band and the
unforgettable fun fair.
This year’s ball is a black
tie event which promises
to be a fun filled evening
from start to finish, taking
place right in the heart of
London.
For more information and
how to book please see
Page.11
A swinging success
Eight teams lined up to challenge each other and the course at
Willmott Dixon Mancetter Site Team’s charity golf day.
Jim Donnelly, Construction Manager tells
us about the event. “Every year we like
to throw a charity fundraiser of some
description and as our golf day was
so successful last year we thought we
would do it again. The event was held
at Kenilworth Golf Club on the 16th
October. The club is situated in the heart
of Warwickshire, with beautiful parkland
views and is one of the best clubs in the
area. It was no surprise that the places
were snapped up within the first week of
the invitations going out.”
“The day was a huge success and the
team was delighted to raise a total of £700
for the Lighthouse Club. We chose the
Lighthouse Club as our nominated charity
this year because they support people
within the industry that we work in. Some of
us have witnessed first-hand the considerable
family anxiety and hardship that can come
about through construction related incidents
so we can really appreciate their hard work
and dedication.”
“THE DAY WAS A HUGE SUCCESS
AND THE TEAM WAS DELIGHTED
TO RAISE A TOTAL OF £700 FOR
THE LIGHTHOUSE CLUB.”
The proud victors on the day were TC Interiors.
Well done to them and thank you to everyone
who raised money whilst having fun!
Success set in concrete
This year’s CONSTRUCT DAY for those
working in the concrete structures industry
was held at The Brewery on Friday, 2nd
October 2015 and once again the day was
a resounding success with well over 400
people attending and 35 exhibitors.
The day started with an exhibition and
a champagne reception, during which
time a roving caricaturist showed off his
skills with the scissors by snipping away
the silhouettes of many of the guests.
Aeroplane and car racing simulators also
provided much amusement for everyone.
During an excellent lunch, donations
were collected for the Heads and Tails
competition and the winner was presented
with a Jeroboam of champagne.
The speaker this year was Jeff Probyn who
was very funny and entertaining. Jeff very
kindly donated a tie to commemorate the
100th rugby match between England and
Ireland in 1988 and the tie was won and
very appreciatively received by Pat Boyle of
MPB Structures.
@Lighthouseclub_ #Lighthouseday
Mark Wadsworth, CONSTRUCT Chairman presented
Robert Smith of The Lighthouse Club with a cheque for £9,167.20.
All of the CONSTRUCT award winners also
very generously donated their prize money. A
big thank you to William Childs of J P Dunn
Construction Ltd, A J Morrisroe and Sons Ltd,
Ischebeck Titan Ltd and UNPS Ltd.
At the end of the day, the fundraising
activities raised an amazing £9,167.20. Well
done to everyone involved.
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Turning
up the
heat in
Mayfair
Digging deep for the
lighthouse club
Industrial auctioneer Ritchie Bros held a
construction themed auction and raffle at
Diggerland in Kent. The raffle, with suitably
themed items, such as a pedal digger, Komatsu
dump truck model, remote control digger and
Diggerland entry passes were all up for grabs.
The raffle raised a total of £585 for the
Lighthouse Club.
Charles Wilson celebrate
new branch opening
David Gallagher of Charles Wilson Engineering, a long standing supporter of the Lighthouse Club presented a £500 donation to the
charity in celebration of the opening of their
new CW Plant Hire showroom in Harpenden.
Pictured David Gallagher, Managing Director
Charles Wilson Engineering, Bill Hill CEO
Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity and
Councillor Brian Ellis, the Mayor of Harpenden.
Sizzling Success
EM Highway Maintenance Team Raise £1400 at Summer BBQ
Recognising the risks involved with major
construction projects, the EM Highways and
CRL teams tasked with maintaining a large
section of Spaghetti Junction in Birmingham
decided to have a summer BBQ to raise some
funds for our charity.
They were overwhelmed by support from
their supply chain and raised a magnificent
£1400. Surjit Dhillon of EM Highways invited
our charity CEO to site to collect the cheque
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and thank the team. Surjit explained that they
recognised the great work the charity does
and the team simply wanted to help out in
some way and give something back.
Thanks to the EM Highways team of Surjit
Dhillon, Marc Riley and Phil Powell and the
CRL team of Gerry Lister, Andy Yelland and
James Gunn... of course the real workers in
operations!
BEST WISHES FROM EVERYONE
AT THE LIGHTHOUSE CLUB FOR
CONTINUED SUCCESS AND
GROWTH!
£1400
THE RAFFLE RAISED
A TOTAL OF £585
FOR THE LIGHTHOUSE CLUB.
One pound was donated to the charity for
every near miss report received between April
and October 2015. Andrew Hansen, chief
operating officer at FM Conway, presented a
cheque for the money raised to the charity at
FM Conway’s recent annual staff event.
facebook.com/LighthouseClubUK
The extraordinary night included guests
such as Barratt Homes and Crest
Nicholson. Guests were greeted in the
Grand Ballroom for a drinks reception
shortly before being seated for the
main soiree. The entertainment for the
evening consisted of performances
from The 3 Waiters and live band, The
Jjars before leading onto the silent
auction and DJ set.
Woodford Heating and Energy are
thrilled to be able to contribute the
significant donation of £4000 to help
continue the growth and work that the
charity does.
FM Conway puts
people first for the
Lighthouse Club
Leading infrastructure services company FM
Conway has raised £7,149 as part of the
company’s People First health and safety
awareness campaign.
Woodford Heating and Energy,
leading specialists in the provision of
mechanical services for the London
residential sector, raised over £4000
in aid of The Lighthouse Club. The
annual charity ball in association with
The British and Irish Trading Alliance,
(BITA) was a roaring success; with
over 250 guests attending the Grand
Ballroom of the Montcalm Hotel in
Mayfair.
The Woodford Heating and Energy
Charity Ball was a huge success
leaving all guests overjoyed and
looking forward to next year’s annual
event.
Andrew Cox, director of safety, health,
environment and quality at FM Conway,
commented: “The Lighthouse Club does great
work to promote health and safety awareness
throughout the construction industry and
supports members of our community who
have suffered as a result of accident, injury or
bereavement. It is a cause which is extremely
important to us as a company and we are very
proud to have been able to support it.”
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A Christmas Cracker
60
th
Christmas cheer helps raise £150,000 at our sell out Christmas lunch 2015
ANNIVERSARY
00
£150,0 D
RAISE
We are delighted to be able to celebrate
our 60th Anniversary at this year’s
Christmas Lunch.
This sell out event will be held at the
Park Plaza hotel Westminster, London
on Friday 2nd December 2016.
To avoid disappointment book now at:
www.lighthouseclub.org/events
Alternatively, please contact
Gemma on 01473 219861
or [email protected]
There are various sponsorship packages
available, so please contact Gemma if
you’d like to help.
This event
sold out
in 2015...
After 2014’s resounding success it was
always going to be a tough call to raise the
benchmark in 2015.
Expectations were high as the 1000
guests from London’s construction
industry poured through the revolving
doors of the Park Plaza Westminster for
this sell out event, in what was loosely
themed as an Olympic prelude. The guests
were welcomed by a host of stunning and
colourful Brazilian dancers and a pint of
Guinness, their faces immediately lit up
with smiles and the banter and laughter
soon filled the room… and at this point we
knew we were in for a cracking afternoon.
During the afternoon we were royally
entertained by the celebrity guests of Sally
Gunnell, Barry McGuigan, Phil Vickery
and Richard Dunwoody ably interviewed
by the consummate relaxed style of John
Inverdale in what was a mixture of hilarious
anecdote and insight into the world of
sport. Thanks to McGee Group Ltd, we
were also delighted to have the legendary
All Black, Zinzan Brooke join our celebrity
panel. He gave an inspirational and lovely
tribute to the late great Jonah Lomu.
Then to end the celebrity Q&A, Barry
McGuigan delivered his own tribute
by recapturing the atmosphere of his
historic win in 1985 by singing an
emotional rendition of “Danny Boy”- the
audience spontaneously joined in!
so please book early to
guarantee your place!
GOLD - £4000
Once again close up magic was
performed by Nick Einhorn and Laura
London who completely transfixed the
guests with unbelievable trickery.
During the afternoon we raised funds for
the charity through a raffle sponsored
by RIFT and a “live” and “silent” auction.
The total raised on the day after all event
expenses was a magnificent £150,000!
The guests slowly dispersed to the onsite after party where the banter and
networking continued for some time.
A huge thank you to all that supported
this event. In our 60th Anniversary Year
for the Lighthouse Club we are already
organising another fabulous event,
so make sure you book early to avoid
disappointment!
linkedin.com/company/lighthouse-construction-industry-charity
SILVER - £3500
•
•
•
•
Table of 10 in front 6 rows to stage
Complimentary lager, beer and Guinness
Full page advert in table brochure
Logo on the central screens as a ‘SILVER’
sponsor in the main dining area
BRONZE - £3000
• Table of 10 in front 12 rows to stage
• Half page advert in table brochure
• Logo on the central screens as a ‘BRONZE’
sponsor in the main dining area
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Regional Clubs Roundup
Scotland West
Dinner Success…
LINCS
E
SOUTH
RN
AN D
SCOTLST
WE
The
Scotland
West
Club
branch
took
its
annual
fund-raising
past
the
£20,000
mark at its annual dinner in Glasgow.
The night was attended by 270 guests,
filling 25 tables at the Grand Central Hotel
in Glasgow. The two guest speakers were
Jim Robertson and Isobel Rutter.
An auction and raffle with a top prize of
a week for two to Portugal raised almost
£13,000.
Branch Chairman Alistair Murdoch
thanked the table hosts, sponsors and
guests for their support and making his
second year as the Chairman such a
great experience.
An amazing 514 people attended the
Lunch, the largest attendance ever, enjoying good food and superb entertainment, with our resident compère Mike
Osman at his usual magnificent best.
Although numbers were down a little on the previous year with 205 guests attending at the
Beachcomber Club at Humberston, income was at a similar level. Thanks to the hard work of
Jo and Rosie, raffle income was the highest in three years.
The Secretary, Tim Brant thanked the 18 companies and guests for their support of the event.
Chairman, Allan Hemmings was absent as he was celebrating his Golden Wedding with wife
Ann. Congratulations from everyone at the club! Tim thanked all the Committee members for
their dedicated input in making it another successful event.
“Stand-up bingo” and a “fiver” raffle for a gallon bottle of whisky got the proceedings off to a
good start especially when the winner, Alan Burns, very kindly donated it back for the auction.
Mancunian comedian, Austin Knight got the audience laughing with his great selection of jokes.
SOUTH
WEST
Central Christmas
Lunch
CE NTR
AL
The successful golf day in Oxford
in September was followed by an even
more successful Christmas lunch held at
Drayton Park Golf Club near Abingdon
in Oxfordshire.
N
South West Gold Cup Race Day
Nottingham Club
Christmas Lunch
Members of The South West Lighthouse Club enjoyed a great days racing at Exeter for the famous
Haldon Cup on Tuesday 3rd November 2015.
Table sales increased to over 400 at the
Crowne Plaza Hotel Nottingham with places
selling out in July. The main sponsors were
Groundforce Shorco Vp and TC Harrison JCB.
The Lighthouse Club enjoyed their private
Golden Jubilee Suite for the day and enjoyed
a scrumptious lunch, Devon cream tea, in room
bar and tipster.
Geoff Harris the MC for the day did an
excellent job keeping order and the raffle
ladies worked the floor well.
On the last race of the day, Chairman of the
South West, David Jeffery, Devon Welfare
Officer, Susanne Furse, and Secretary, Rob
Bennett, along with other members of the club
were invited into the paddock ring to choose
the best turned out horse and present the
prize to the winning stable lad.
Chris Balls asked everybody to dig deep
and the auction raised a record breaking
£12,000. Roger De Coursey & ‘Nookie
the Bear’ completed the entertainment
and the total money raised was a record
breaking £31,000. What a night!
A
big thank you to all the sponsors who
supported us.
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The bar takings record set the previous
year was broken, something the organising team were all mighty proud about
and of course the venue was also quite
happy with that achievement!
Lincolnshire Club
After the raffle, Committee member and event compère, Nick Borst performed
a marathon two hour auction with his usual amusing repartee. He even auctioned off his
red trouser braces for £120. Now that’s what we call commitment!
HAM
OTTING
Although we unfortunately lost the services of Martin Bayfield at the eleventh
hour, Kevin Keegan his replacement
was absolutely superb. He was very professional and had a great attitude and a
desire to please everyone.
They then watched the final race and the following presentation to the winning owners and
trainer. Susanne Furse proposed a toast to the
syndicate of the winning owners and a thoroughly good day was enjoyed by all.
Nearly 200 attendees from companies
across Oxfordshire and the neighbouring
counties enjoyed the pre lunch (and
after lunch!) drinks, a three course meal
and great entertainment from the guest
speaker, Russ Williams, a Lighthouse
Club regular. Russ followed his hilarious
‘presentation’ by conducting the auction
of a large number of donated items.
The event, the most successful for many
years, in terms of attendees, raised
approximately £4,000.
Hands Up!
Our regional clubs are always looking
for volunteers to help in their fundraising
activities and events. So, if you think you
can assist in any way, however small,
please get in touch by emailing info@
lighthouseclub.org or calling 0845 609
1956. We’d be delighted to hear from you.
Scotland East
Club Go Karting
AN D
SCOTL T
EAS
On Tuesday 8th September 2015, 10
teams took to the track at Xtreme Karting in Edinburgh, to battle it out for the
first annual Lighthouse Club Xtreme
Karting Event.
The event consisted of an initial 20 minute practice/qualifying session, where
each team got a feel for the track and
tried to set a fast time for the starting
grid. Following this was a gruelling two
hour endurance race. Teams opted for
20 minute stints at the wheel, which was
physically exhausting.
The objective of the race, was to complete as many laps as possible in the allocated two hour time slot. It started well
for “The Green Machines”, who took pole
position and remained in the lead for
the first 20 minutes or so, however, as
frustration grew with the back markers,
time penalties had to be served in the
pits allowing “Last and Furious” to creep
into the lead. Their continuous solid driving ensured they stayed at the front for
the rest of the period, and meant the
others were chasing their tail. “Last and
Furious” were crowned the winners and
completed the event with circa 215 laps. The event was very kindly sponsored
by Keyline and SIG, which ensured all
participants were extremely well fed and
watered throughout the course of the
evening.
As well as having a brilliant high octane
evening, the event raised £750.00 for
the Lighthouse Club Charity”.
Southern Club Sports
Lunch
The Southern Club held its Sporting Lunch
last November as usual at St Mary’s, some
saying it was our most successful one ever!
H IR E
YOR KS
The Venturer 300 (a magnificent piece
of technology affectionately referred
to as The Venturer Music Centre) Club
Founders Certificate was introduced
this year with 16 initial contributors, one
of which was Tom McNamara, a major
fund provider for the Southern Club. Another successful event and sincere
thanks to all those who supported us.
Here’s to 2016!
lations Andy, can you do the hatrick next
year?
Special mention goes to Chris Proudfoot
who was still creaking from giving Mo
Farah a run for his money in the Great
North Run. Chris came second on 33
points and had a nearest the pin.
Thanks also to Ardent Fire Suppression
who couldn’t attend but still made a large
donation to the charity.
A good day out was had by all and £467
was raised for the charity.
Yorkshire Annual Dinner
The 3rd Yorkshire Club
Charity Golf Day
This year’s event was jointly sponsored by
Wrights of Crockey Hill and Chris Wright
Baildon.
16 players set out under beautiful blue
skies all with hopes of victory, however it
was last years winner Andy who scored on
every hole to finish on 35 points. Congratu-
The annual dinner sponsored by TS Plant
Sales was a sell out. Comedian ‘Rudi
West’ kept everyone laughing and once
again Watts & Associates managed the
auction. They did a tremendous job considering the PA system kept failing, or as
MC Malcolm Lord put it, “Can we say a
big thank you to Fisher-Price for providing the microphones today!”
Despite these technical issues, the event
raised £25,000!!
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GB Triumphant in
Ambassadors
Challenge Cup
The Indian summer beamed its golden rays on Foxhills Golf
Club as the British and Irish teams assembled for the second
Ambassadors Challenge Cup.
Last year Ireland had a resounding win and
this year, GB were out to even the score.
The contest was a collaboration between
the British and Irish Trade Alliance (BITA)
and the Lighthouse Construction Industry
Charity, not only to promote networking
and trade within the construction community but also to raise funds to support the
charity.
After rousing captain’s speeches the shotgun
blasted and the gladiatorial battle commenced
against 18 pairings from each country in a
“Ryder Cup” style contest.
Daniel Mulhall, the Irish Ambassador in
London led the Irish team and due to a
late schedule change for the British Ambassador in Dublin, the 2003 Rugby World
Cup English hooker, Mark Regan stood in
to lead team GB.
However, as the Guinness poured and the
wine was slurped the victory cries and the
tears of defeat soon gave way to friendly banter and convivial conversations of stories of
the one that got away and the possibility of
doing a little business together.
The day was not for the Irish as their team
failed to tame the long par 5s of the Bernard
Hunt course and fell to the superior fire power
of team GB, 11 points to 7.
MAIN
STAGE
With the score now even at one all, the
stage is set for a competitive return match
this year, however the real winner on the
day was our industry charity with over
£10,000 raised.
Thank you to the lovely Lucia Butler and
European Golf Challenge for the huge
amount of photographs.
This year, the battle commences on Friday
30th September so to make sure you’re a
part of the construction industry’s very own
Ryder Cup, visit the events page of our
website and book your place.
If so, we are looking for volunteer Welfare
Visitors who can be called on at short notice to
visit potential beneficiaries in their immediate
postcode area in various parts of the UK and
Ireland.
The hours are not particularly onerous, possibly
10 to 15 hours each year, depending on the
number of cases.
What is a welfare visitor?
Our charity has a nationwide 24x7 Construction
Industry Helpline 0845 605 1956. We receive
over 1000 calls a year for emergency financial
aid from families or individuals in hardship
within our construction community. Each case
is assessed by our helpline and those that
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The on-site appointment by the Welfare
Visitor usually takes about an hour and
allows verification of the information taken
by the Helpline or in some cases you may be
required to gain extra information and write a
short synopsis of the case. This often requires
a certain amount of diplomacy depending on
the circumstances of the case.
You could be dealing with someone who has
just lost their partner through an accident or ill
health. You could be dealing with someone who
has been diagnosed with a terminal illness or
6.30pm-12.30am
The Honourable Artillery Company, London
This year marks an amazing 60 years of delivering financial and welfare support
to over 15,000 construction workers and their families. And what better way to
celebrate this very special occasion than by joining us at our annual Summer Ball at
The Honourable Artillery Company, right in the heart of London.
The evening includes a champagne reception, a delicious gourmet three course
dinner, wine and beer for the evening, live entertainment, a fantastic band, as well as
access to the fun fair and much more.
To book a place at our unmissable 60th anniversary Summer Ball,
Please visit us online at: www.lighthouseclub.org/events
or email to: [email protected]
Alternatively you can call us on 01473 219861
Can you spare the time to give something back to your industry?
meet our initial criteria are sent to our Welfare
and Benevolence Administrator. They in turn
review the case and assign a WELFARE
VISITOR to visit the potential beneficiary and
verify the case before we put it to our Welfare
and Benevolence Committee for final approval.
Should the case be given final approval a
financial grant will be awarded.
Saturday 9th July 2016
Don your finest attire, and join us for the Construction Industry’s most exclusive
celebration this summer, where you will experience great food, great entertainment
and great fun, all for a great cause.
Voluntary welfare visitors
required throughout UK
and Ireland
Do you have a few hours each year to help us
by visiting prospective cases who are generally
a lot worse off than ourselves and could
desperately require financial help?
Gold Sponsor Tables
Silver Sponsor Tables
someone who has been unable to work due to
an accident or short term ill health. You could
be dealing with a person who cannot afford to
pay for a loved ones funeral costs. Generally,
no two cases are the same.
Once a decision by the Welfare and
Benevolence Committee has been made as to
whether a monthly sum or a one off lump sum
is paid, the Welfare Visitors role is to relay this
information to the recipient. The reaction when
the money is awarded makes this job all the
more worthwhile.
If you feel that you can help in your area, we
would be extremely grateful.
Further information can be obtained by
calling 0845 609 1956 or
email [email protected]
Bronze Sponsor Tables
Standard Tables / Individual Tickets
SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES
GOLD - £2750
• Table of 12 in front rows around the main
stage
• Complimentary house wine, lager and
beer
• Full A4 page advert in table brochure
• Logo on the central screens as a ‘GOLD’
sponsor in main dining area
SILVER - £2500
• Table of 10 in the 2nd row from the main
stage
• Complimentary wine, lager and beer
• A5 page advert in table brochure
• Logo on the central screens as a ‘SILVER’
sponsor in the main dining area
BRONZE - £2250
• Table of 10 in the 3rd row from the main
stage
• Complimentary wine, lager and beer
• Logo on the central screens as a ‘BRONZE’
sponsor in the main dining area
Individual tickets are £200 per person
On your bike!!!
Register for our exclusive Olympic Velodrome Challenge and follow in the tracks of Olympic legends.
It’s our 60th Anniversary year, and we have
60 exclusive places to speed round the iconic
2012 Olympic Games Velodrome, in the heart
of the Olympic park.
And if that’s not enough, we will be rewarding
each participant’s efforts with a seat at our
unmissable 60th Anniversary Summer Ball
that evening.
This is a unique opportunity to ride in the velodrome and follow in the tracks of Sir Chris Hoy
and double Olympic Gold medallist Laura Trott.
Remaining spaces are limited so to avoid
disappointment, book now.
You’ll be given all the equipment, including a
specially adapted racing bike, along with some
top class coaching. Each coaching session
will last 45 minutes. Then the real fun begins!
You’ll then be challenged to complete as many
laps of the track as possible in 15 minutes.
@Lighthouseclub_ #Lighthouseday
To book an individual space or team, visit:
www.lighthouseclub.org/events
alternatively, contact Gemma on
01473 219861 or
[email protected]
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Challenges
To celebrate our 60th anniversary year we’ve lined up some great challenges for you to
get involved in and raise some money at the same time.
Golf Days
We have a number of golf days in both the
National and Regional calendars for you
to tee up.
Our golf days are some of our most popular
events and all take place on a variety of
beautiful courses up and down the country.
The JSP construction industry Pro-Am in
April marks the beginning of the 2016
National golfing calendar, where you are
guaranteed a terrific day for you and your
guests and a fun filled evening.
John O’ Groats to Land’s End Car Run
15th – 17th October 2016
Setting out from John O’Groats you will drive
through some of the most beautiful and
spectacular scenery in Britain down to the Lake
District. The next day will take you through Wales
and the West Country to Land’s End. This is not
a race or a competition, the emphasis is very
much on having fun with like-minded people. You
will need to use your wits to navigate to various
checkpoints on the designated route and rule
number one is no Sat Navs! The car with the least
recorded mileage at the end of the run will be
the winner.
In previous years we’ve seen Bentleys, Porsche
Spyders and even a prison van competing! Think
you’re up for up the challenge? Fancy sponsoring
the event?
Contact
Alan Waterson
t: 07532270913
e: [email protected]
Or
Dave Adams
t: 07774 668596,
e: [email protected]
The summer brings with it the BITA Golf
Masters in July which consists of a four ball
with coffee/tea and breakfast on arrival,
as well as a three course dinner, great
networking opportunities, witty banter and
a great competition on a stunning course.
This is followed by the golfer’s dream, the
Construction Industry Open Competition
Day in late August. This golf day is an
opportunity to play 36 holes on one of
England’s most beautiful and challenging
courses, at the Berkshire, whilst maximising
your opportunity to network with your guests.
10th July 2016
Sign up on our events page,
www.lighthouseclub.org/events/
the-british-10k-london-run
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Dan McGill was the winner of our 2012 Student Grant and he is now in his final year.
We caught up with Dan to see how he is getting on.
Like a lot of teenagers, after leaving school
I had no idea what I wanted to do as a career
and after working behind a checkout and selling
tickets at Warwick Castle, I decided I wanted
to do something that really
made a difference. My dad
used to work long hours in
a foundry before becoming
a self-employed builder.
After lending him a helping
hand every so often, his hard
work began to inspire me,
and I decided to follow his
footsteps in the construction
industry.
I have now been studying at the University of
Sheffield for the past four years, but with only
a dissertation and a couple of modules left to
complete, my life as a student will be over this
summer. I have been working towards a Master’s
degree in Civil & Structural Engineering, and
plan to become a chartered civil engineer when
I leave. The most enjoyable part of my degree
was a group project where we designed an ecofriendly manufacturing complex from scratch on
a real abandoned site we visited in Sheffield.
During the summer holidays I have been working
with Balfour Beatty on The Diamond, a new
engineering building for the university, which
opened in September 2015. In the initial stages
of the project, I helped
a senior engineer with
levelling and surveying
on the site, as well as
checking contractors’
reinforcement work and
concrete casting was
done correctly. A year
later the project was
in its final stages, and I
was trusted to manage
contractors and de-snag a floor of the building.
I have been very lucky to work on such a large
project, and now enjoy studying in the building
I helped to build.
The Lighthouse Club has financially supported
me throughout the past four years and I cannot
thank them enough. Knowing that I have people
supporting me has driven me on to work harder,
and I hope to show my gratitude by continuing
to work hard for the construction industry.
Charity champions and corporate supporters
“A great big thank you to every single company and charitable trust listed below for choosing to sponsor us.
Your generosity means that we can continue our vital work to help construction families in need.”
Bill Hill, CEO, The Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity.
Every one of the following companies has contributed money or services worth £1000 or more in the last
calendar year.
The British 10K London Run
We still have places available for
the Vitality British 10k London
Run and there’s plenty of time to
train! This event is staged on the
world’s greatest route through the
heart of the City of Westminster
and the City of London passing
many of the capital’s historic
landmarks.
Diamond Dan!
Finally we end the golfing season at this
year’s Ambassadors challenge cup in late
September. This is fast becoming a must
for all golfers with a slightly patriotic urge.
Last year team GB levelled the scores to
1-1 so it’s all to play for this year. Register
your Team Ireland or Team GB team now!
This event has restricted availability due to
high demand.
For booking of all National golf days head
to: www.lighthouseclub.org/events
For a full list of this year’s golf days
including the Regional dates and how to
book, please turn to page 15
Allmi
Ardent Tide Limited
Ashley Charitable Trust
Ashtead Plant
Baldwin Crane Hire
Benchmark Scaffolding
BITA
Brand Energy & Infrastructure Ltd
CECA (Southern)
Charles Wilson Engineers Ltd
Chepstow Plant
CICES
Construction Plant Hire (CPA)
Contractors World
E M Highways Ltd
Emerson Crane Hire
G B Access Ltd
GARIC LTD
Geoffrey Osborne Ltd
Gilray Plant
Greenham (Bunzl)
Guild of Construction Workers
Guildmore Ltd
Highways Magazine
Holman Fenwick Willan LLP
I & H Brown Ltd
Institute of Quarrying
Kellaway Building Services
Kinmont Ltd
M. J. Gleeson Group
Mace Group
Morgan Leyzan
Mott McDonald Ltd
MSL Property Care Services
NASC
(National Access & Scaffolding
Confederation Ltd)
Petrofac
Pyramid Builders
Quality Marking Services Ltd
Road Transport Media
Select Plant Hire
Sir Robert McAlpine
Society of Construction Law
The Casey Group Ltd
TRAD Scaffolding
UKSTT (United Kingdom Society for
Trenchless Technology)
VolkerWessels UK
Volvo Construction Equipment
Woodford Heating & Energy
Special thanks for the significant donations from our Corporate Supporters
Balfour Beatty
Burdens
Canary Wharf Contractors Fund
Clancy Plant Hire
Clugston Charitable Settlement
Considerate Constructors Scheme
facebook.com/LighthouseClubUK
Construct Concrete Structures
Group
F M Conway Ltd
Gallagher Group
Greenham Bunzl
JCB Sales Ltd
Laing O’Rourke
McNicholas Construction Ltd
Optimise
Rift UK
Speedy Services
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A warm tribute
2016 Calendar of forthcoming events
It is with great regret that we announce the loss of three members of our Lighthouse Club family.
Tony Green, John Kane and Paul Murray were all stalwart supporters of the Club and will be sadly missed.
Please take a moment to remember them.
Our heartfelt condolences go out to their families, friends and colleagues.
Picture: Tony and wife, Maureen
Anthony Michael (Tony)
Green
27th August 1933 –
14th January 2016
Born in London, raised in Northern Ireland
and Birmingham, and educated at King
Edwards School in Birmingham.
In his youth, he played rugby, cricket and tennis
with some distinction, was a good golfer and
also a driving force in the King Edwards Old
Boys Association and hosted many ‘old boy’
reunions with fellow classmates with whom
he maintained contact with for over 60 years.
His career in cranes and plant spanned
over 50 years, with companies such as
Roads & Runways, Rush & Tompkins and
then Richards & Wallington soon to become
British Crane Hire, which brought him
eventually to Somerset. In 1977 he started
his own crane hire company which he ran
until selling it in 1990 to continue with
Mendip Mini Excavators and latterly, Taunton
Lifting Services, a company still in operation.
Tony always maintained his spiritual home
was South Wales where in the late 1950’s,
he first became involved in what turned out to
be a lifelong connection with the Lighthouse
Club. When he moved to Somerset he helped
set up a branch there which eventually
became known as the Western Branch. Tony
became treasurer of the branch right up to
when he had a stroke which hit him very hard
in November 2014. He became a National
council member for the Club and when other
branches were struggling Tony was the first
to volunteer to go and help. Tony took on the
role of keeping all the branches in the South
and Wales up to date with General Council
information and made a point of attending
their functions and providing support.
Tony never did anything by half measures, he
was truly an ‘all or nothing’ chap.
He was a treasured husband, father and
grandfather and a charismatic character who
will not be forgotten. He will be very much
missed by everyone in The Lighthouse Club.
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National
Date
Event
Venue / Location
Organiser
Tel
Email
21st April
JSP Construction Industry Pro-Am Tournament
Foxhills Golf Club
Bill Hill
07776 177298
[email protected]
24th April
London Marathon
London
Steve Radcliffe
07786 021523
[email protected]
1st July
BITA Golf Masters
London Golf Club TN15 7EH
National Office
0845 609 1956
[email protected]
9th July
Construction Industry Summer Ball
The Honourable Artillery Company, London
Gemma Southgate
01473 219861
[email protected]
Picture: John at a Castrol works conference in 1995
9th July
60th Anniversary Cycle Challenge
The 2012 Olympic Park Velodrome
Bill Hill
07776 177298
[email protected]
John Kane
10th July
The British 10K London Run
London
Steve Radcliffe
07786 021523
[email protected]
15th September 1932 –
28th February 2016
31st July
Ride London
London-Surrey
Steve Radcliffe
07786 021523
[email protected]
30th Aug
Construction Industry S E England
Open Championship
The Berkshire
Bill Hill
07776 177298
[email protected]
It is with deep regret that the Dublin Branch
announces the passing of its former
Chairman John Kane on Sunday 28th
February 2016.
30th Sep
Construction Charity Ambassodors Cup
Foxhills
Bill Hill
07776 177298
[email protected]
16th Oct
LHC Run
John O’Groats to Lands End
Alan Waterson
Dave Adams
07532 270913
07774 668596
[email protected]
[email protected]
2nd Dec
Christmas Lunch Party
The Park Plaza Hotel, Westminster Bridge
Mandy Mallitt
0845 609 1956
[email protected]
In his 40 years of service to the Lighthouse
Club, John held all the main positions within
the committee, Welfare Officer, Secretary
including Membership and Treasurer and was
a mainstay of continuity in the functioning of
the Club’s charitable work in Ireland.
From a background in the Lubricating Oil
business as Sales Manager with Castrol
(Ireland) Ltd and subsequently Burmah
Castrol he also had a vital co-ordinating
role in running the Lighthouse fund raising
functions in Dublin. These were very
successful reaching a peak in the Celtic Tiger
years. As with all events, a lot is done behind
the scenes by many people and John would
always be there bringing the large
Lighthouse model and banners with him to
display prominently at functions.
John threw himself wholeheartedly into the
work to be done and knew instinctively how
it should be organised. He prepared invoices
for tickets and auction items sold and as
treasurer, presented lists of monies due at
the monthly committee meetings.
John being a people person was always
ready to travel to Belfast, Cork and Galway
to support the other Irish branches.
In his day, John was a National champion
cyclist, specialising in the longer distances
and was a reserve to go to the 1952
Olympic games in Helsinki.
John was a happy family man and enjoyed
the cut and thrust of life until he started to
suffer from memory loss that developed into
Alzheimer’s. He has been greatly missed
since retiring in 2011 due to ill health and
was a great servant to the Lighthouse Club.
John is survived by his wife Jean and their
four children Therese, Elizabeth (Liz), Peter
and Sinead.
Regional
Picture: Charlotte, Sarah, Paul and Rebecca
Paul Murray
23rd February 1969 –
5th January 2016
It is with great sadness that we have to
report the loss of Paul Murray who was
the treasurer for the North West branch for
the past 12 years. Paul was 46 years old
and passed away suddenly on 6th January
2016.
Date
Branch
Event
Venue
Organiser
Tel
Email
11th April
South East
Go Karting Endurance Race
Buckmore Park, Nr Chatham
Martin Dace
07860 284666
[email protected]
13th May
Scotland West
Race Night
Hamilton Park Race Course
John Barnard
0141 779 8602
[email protected]
14th May
Nottingham
Summer Ball
Beeston Fields Golf Club
Sarah Missenden
07950 312569
[email protected]
14th May
Western
Summer Ball
Cadbury House, Congresbury
Alan Waterson
07532 270913
[email protected]
3rd June
South East
Annual Dinner
International Hotel, Ashford, Kent
Gemma Southgate
01473 219861
[email protected]
3rd June
Scotland North
Golf Day
Portlethen Golf Club
David Grant
07785 921669
david.grant@breedonaggregates.
com
17th June
Scotland West
Golf Day
Drumpellier Golf Club, Coatbridge
Deborah Dunleavy
01236 433351
[email protected]
07884735738
07917583628
17th June
South Wales
Golf Day
Glamorganshire Golf Club, Penarth
Garin Jenkins
Chris Goodfield
29th June
Western
Golf Day
Isle of Wedmore Golf Club
Nick Cragg
07805 412667
[email protected]
7th July
East Anglia
Golf Day
Hintlesham Hall, Nr Ipswich
Steve Merrigan
07841 781823
steve.merrigan@barratthomes.
co.uk
Paul was born in Mancott, North Wales and
lived locally all his life. He is survived by his
wife Sarah and three daughters Charlotte,
Rebecca and Ella.
7th July
North West
Golf Day
Carden Park Hotel, Cheshire John Dennan
07919 520749
[email protected]
14th July
Southern
Golf Day
Romsey Golf Club
Alan Pulford
07779 248273
[email protected]
6th Sept
Scotland East
Go Karting
Extreme Karting, Edinburgh
Sam Embrey
He was an active member of the Lighthouse
Club and so was his family. His daughters
worked tirelessly in helping to organise
the annual Christmas ball and were always
present at the golf days selling raffle tickets
and generally helping out.
8th Sept
Central
Golf Day
Oxford Golf Club
Chris Sheehan
07803 621970
[email protected]
29th Sept
North East
Golf Day
Rockliffe Hall, Hurworth on Tees,
Darlington. Co.Durham
Sarah Sidey
07766 558779
[email protected]
28th Oct
Scotland East
Annual Dinner
Shereton Grand Hotel , Edinburgh
Barrie Sheppard
Alan Smith
07876 575273
07918 759 248
[email protected]
alan.smith2@morrisonconstruction.
co.uk
3rd Nov
Western
Annual Lunch
Cadbury Club, Yatton
Alan Waterson
0753 2270913
[email protected]
4th Nov
Southern
Sports Lunch
St Mary’s Stadium, Southampton
Jon Cox
07813 709642
0238 0227712
[email protected]
11th Nov
Yorkshire
Annual Lunch
The Marriot Hotel , Leeds
Anika Mather
01904 620626
07540 047750
[email protected]
18th Nov
Scotland West
Annual Dinner
Central Hotel, Glasgow
Deborah Dunleavy
01236 433351
[email protected]
26th Nov
North West
Christmas Ball
Hilton Hotel Manchester
John Dennan
07919 520749
[email protected]
2nd Dec
Nottingham
Christmas Lunch
The Crowne Plaza Hotel, Nottingham
Pete Greaves
01623 458354
07943 502590
[email protected]
2nd Dec
Central
Christmas Lunch
Drayton Park Golf Club
Chris Sheehan
07803 621970
[email protected]
The donations from Paul’s funeral have
been donated to the Lighthouse Club.
In memory of Paul his family have committed
to carry on helping with the Lighthouse
Club and have attended meetings since his
passing away and are actively helping to
organise functions for the future.
He will be sadly missed by all of us.
linkedin.com/company/lighthouse-construction-industry-charity
[email protected]
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Here are some of the
companies that have already
signed up to Lighthouse Day.
Thank you so much and
good luck with all of your
fundraising activities!
We need your help too! Make one
day during 2016 your ‘Lighthouse
Day’ and raise funds for those in
need in our industry. For more details and to register your company,
please visit:
www.lighthouseclub.org/nationallighthouseday.html
Or call us on 0845 609 1956.
Alternatively, please complete the
following details and post to:
FREEPOST RTBJ-GHSA-LLXB
The Lighthouse Club
11 Northgate Street
Ipswich
IP1 3BX
Title
First
Last
Company
Company Postcode
Mobile or best contact number
Email
National Office, 1st Floor, 11 Northgate Street, Ipswich, IP1 3BX e: [email protected] t: 0845 609 1956 w: lighthouseclub.org
Charity Registration Number 1149488 Company Registration Number 08244118
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