The Peterborough Evening Telegraph
No strings attached at Yo Yo’ Athon
And now for something completely different! St Ives Rotary Club recently organised a very novel event, quite a departure from the regular pub quiz.
It was a Pink Yo Yo’ Athon competition that raised an amazing £1,600 to be donated to The Primary Breast Cancer Support Group at Hinchingbrooke Hospital.
Ten local pubs entered into the spirit of this unusual competition.
Each person was asked to see how many yo-yos they could complete in a minute.
Clearly the person achieving the highest number was the winner. There were prizes for each pub’s winner as well as the overall champion.
All the pubs competed at the same time, and the grand champion was Joe Marinucci at The Samuel Pepys in Huntingdon, who completed an impressive 58 yo-yos, and took home the Pink Lan some Champagne. Other high scorers were at The King William
IV with 53, The White Hart with 50 and The Barley Mow and Axe and Compass both with 47. Other pubs competing were The Seven Wives, Da Vinci’s Wine Bar, The King of the Belgians, The Royal Oak and The Three Jolly Butchers.
Luxury Pink hampers were raffled in each pub. The£1600 raised on the night could increase even further as some pubs have asked to keep their raffle going a bit longer.
Organiser Adrian Acton wishes to thank everyone who took part, made it all such good fun and raised a significant amount for this deserving cause. Especial thanks to local stores for their donations: Staples, Super drug, The Works, Tesco, Wilko, Boots, Flowers by Nicola Jayne, Wyevale Gar- den Centre and Denise’s Flowers. What a great night!
A dull February day was brightened up for members of the Peterborough Rotary Memory Cafe (Crocus Cafe) when St Ives Rotarian John Pilbeam played his guitar and sang for us.
His repertoire is extensive. There was music from a variety of genres representing many different eras. Members soon joined in with familiar songs. After a break for further refreshments John produced his banjo and sang some lively numbers for everyone to accompany with tambourines, maracas and jingle sticks. All too soon it was time to draw to a close with a beautiful rendition of “You’ll Never Walk Alone” with community armwaving. Rotary helping make life enjoyable for those living with dementia and their carers – they know they are not alone.