Taste of Grampian 2007

Curry & Comedy

 

In January of 2006 SPARKS held their first 'Curry & Comedy' night hosted by the Nazma Tandoori Indian Restaurant, Aberdeen. The magical and comedy entertainment was provided by Comagi. The event was hailed a great success and a lots of much needed fundswere raised for SPARKS.

 

Psychic Night

Pittodire Stadium was the venue for the SPARKS 2006 Psychic night held in Feburary. It boasted a great trun out and the psychic mediumship was provided by Aberdeen psychic Eileen Davies.

 

Abseil

Despite battleing against the North Sea Wind the 2006 SPARKS abseil, in association with Aberdeen charity Archway, was a great success.

 

SPARKS Cel-Am Deeside Golf Day

Apart from the spells of rain this was a great fun event. Our teams were joined by celebrities Dennis Waterman, Bruce Grobbelaar and Duncan Preston.

Between the teams, the auction and raffle around £5500 was raised for SPARKS.

 

24 Hour Golf Challenge

This annual SPARKS event had another successful year raising more than £9000 for SPARKS by playing Championship course Muckhart, Gleneagles, Blairgowrie and Dalmahoy all in 24 Hours.

 

Celtic v Rangers Cel-Am Golf Day

Jimmy Nicholl, John Macdonald, Stevie Chalmers, Frank McGarvey, Joe McBride, Bertie Auld, Gordon Smith, Gordon Dalziel, Davie Proven and Dougie Bell were the players who joined our teams this year to help raise £1500 for SPARKS during a day of golf at Glasgows Haggs Castle Golf Club.

 

Fishing

 

 

8 teams of 4 took part in a charity competition at Raemoir Trout Fishery on Royal Deeside.

The winning team consisted of Keith Crockett, John Rench, Norman Falconer and Ed Ross with a total weight of 53lbs 15oz

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There was also a prize awared to the person who had raised the most sponsorship money, the prize of a new Orvis Western 2 Outfit, donated by Orvis Banchory was won by Graham Strachan who raised £261 closely followed by Andrew Barrowman with £240, bringing the total amount of maney raised to £2,181.86