Please visit our SG Petch Abarth website for more information on how to participate in this years series.

The evening will start at 7:30 (’till late!) and will include presentation of trophies and prizes to the top three in the championship and other fun awards for various categories. There will be speeches from representatives from Abarth and SG Petch and also a guest speaker from the world of motorsport.

A number of Abarth cars and cars available over the SG Petch range will be on display as well as the SG Petch Abarth 500 Assetto Corse race car. Following the speeches and prize giving, a buffet will be served. A bar will be available through the evening and will remain open while people are still able to stand! It is going to be a truely great event.

Tickets for this event are a very reasonable £10 each (to cover the cost of room hire, bar provision and buffet). Please feel free to bring along friends and family. For ticket information please contact Scott McNicholas at Teesside Karting to arrange these as well as any offers on overnight accommodation.

The day will be in partnership with Epic Motorsports where guests will be able to test their driving skills in one of the many ‘Ultimate Driver Challenges’ on the day.

It’s a great opportunity to test drive Hyundai’s latest model and enjoy a great day out. Numbers are strictly limited. To register your interest please contact Ian Noble or Andrew Keenan on 01642 454375.

A Peugeot Partner van has been provided to support Steve in his bid to cycle from Lands End to John O’Groats to raise awareness and funds for this important charity.

General Manager John Sedgwick with Cathy and Steve Medlock

Established in May 1995 by Alison Cox (MBE) and based in the United Kingdom, CRY is a humanitarian charitable organization helping to raise awareness of cardiac risk, Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD), Sudden Death Syndrome (SDS, SADS).

The organization initially promotes the heart screening of young people through ECG Testing Programmes and contributes to medical research. CRY holds ECG screening clinics for those aged 14 to 35 at three locations in the UK. The charity also offers support to those who have suffered a loss through a network of affected families & counselling groups, heart screening, ECG testing, sponsors medical research, donates medical equipment to surgeries and hospitals, funds the CRY Centre for Sports Cardiology at the Olympic Medical Institute.

For more information on CRY visit their website at http://www.c-r-y.org.uk/index.htm

Kicking off the first weekend of the new Coarse Fishing Season, the 2nd annual LTAA James Cook Hospital Cup, sponsored by SG Petch Middlesbrough, attracted a big turnout of 87 competitors to help raise funds for Cancer care.

Staged on the Lower Tees between Ingleby to Bowesfield, sport was excellent despite clear conditions for this Tees curtain raiser and 23 double figured catches were recorded. Keith Ward of Ferryhill finished a surprised winner after pulling out unfancied peg 76 on the end of the deeps, opposite Bassleton Woods. Opting for groundbait feeder with worm and maggot down the middle, Keith put together 6 bream, 4 skimmers and 3 eels for a comfortable 23.8.0 at the scales.

In runner up spot, Phil Noble of Darlington Angling Centre, pegged opposite the top of the wood on 94, adopted similar tactics but chose to fish a third out and netted 5 bream and 15 skimmers all on the worm totalling 19.12.0.

Paul Waterfield receives his prize from Kevin Richards, Macmillan Cancer Support

The annual event is organised to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support, which works tirelessly to improve the lives of people affected by cancer, providing practical, medical and financial support and a push for better cancer care.

The weather was kind, given the recent rain, allowing for a good turn out. We also had a few close calls at the “hole-in-one” competition which gave our customers the chance to win a brand new Peugeot 107. Numerous other competitions took place on the day with some excellent prizes being won.

Simon Rees, Financial Director at SG Petch, said: “We were absolutely delighted with how our second annual Golf (Charity Shield) Day went – everyone including myself seemed to have a brilliant day and we were absolutely chuffed to get all 72 players present for the shotgun start; we raised nearly £3,000 at the Auction for Macmillan Cancer thanks to the generosity of all our guests. Congratulations to Paul Waterfield who won the event with a score of 45 Stableford points and we have already started planning to make next years event even bigger and better”.

If you want to take part in next years event (which is scheduled for mid June 2012) please contact Simon Rees via e-mail at simonrees@sgpgroup.co.uk and we will confirm your entry nearer the time.

Results of the competitions are below

1st place “best player on the day” – Paul Waterfield
2nd place – Graham Pilkington
3rd place – Lee Myers

Putting competition winner Geoff Kell

Nearest the pin Paul Waterfield

Longest drive Phil Maitland

Booby prize “lowest score” Ron Cummins

Getting the adoption off to a grand start General Manager John Sedgwick presented David Jones (pictured above) of St Teresa’s Hospice with a cheque for £1,000.

The money was raised at the SG Petch annual golf day, which saw up to 80 people take part last year.

Thanks to the help of their suppliers SG Petch managed to source sixteen bin bags full of prizes and goodies, which were auctioned off to raise the money.

Mr Sedgwick said: “St Teresa’s Hospice is a great charity which is local to Darlington and close to our hearts.”

The adoption will see SG Petch supporting St Teresa’s Hospice throughout the year, and thy have already pledged help with a trailer for St Teresa’s Hospice’s tombola at events at Croft Circuit over the summer.

David Jones, St Teresa’s Hospice Fundraising Manager, said: “Support from businesses is especially valuable to us not just because of the practical help they can offer but also as fresh groups of people to recruit from to take part in our various events. We look forward to working with SG Petch over the coming year.”

If your business would like to adopt St Teresa’s Hospice please contact David Jones on 01325 254 321.

Notes to editors*

Pictured: John Sedgwick (right) presents David Jones with a cheque for £1,000.

St Teresa’s Hospice offers free care and services for residents of South-Durham and North-Yorkshire who are affected by life-limiting illness with the aim of improving their quality of life.

St Teresa’s Hospice must raise around £1.5million a year to maintain these vital services.

St Teresa’s Hospice is currently celebrating its 25th anniversary.

Peter Robinson, Zone manager, Abarth UK (left) meets driver Scott McNicholas

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Hartlepool has been chosen as a host for the prestigious Tall Ships Race which is held over 2 legs. The first leg took place between the 10th and 24th July when over 100 vessels set sail from Antwerp in Belgium to Aalborg in Denmark.

The second leg starts from Kristiansand in Norway when the ships leave between 29th July and 1st August heading for Hartlepool Quays. The ships will be different sizes and travel at different speeds and some will arrive early, but all ships must be in port at Hartlepool Quays by 12 noon on Saturday 7th August 2010 and that’s when the fun will begin.

Win A Car For A Year

As an official sponsor SG Petch will be displaying vehicles from a number of car manufacturers from 4 stands in the Entertainment Village, located at Earth Zone.

If your going along to the race make sure you pick up one of our competition entry forms to win a brand new Hyundai i20 for a whole year. The card looks like the one pictured below and will be available at most of the entrances as well as in and around the village.

All answers to the competition are in the latest edition of our Car 60 Magazine. If you don’t have a copy you can download one here.

More information on the Tall Ships 2010 Race is available from the official website.

Good luck and have a great weekend!

The event starts at 8.00 am with the SG Petch sponsored Match draw at the Myton Pub in Ingleby Barwick, with fishing getting underway between 10.30 and 3.30. Donations from match fees will go to Zoe’s Place, the Baby Hospice in Middlesbrough which works tirelessly as a home from home for babies who have life limiting or terminal illnesses.

Last months event saw Chester le Street’s Tommy Marshall lift the prestigious new trophy recording 21-9-0 for success. Money raised from the event went to the MacMillan Nurses Charity.

On display will be the stunning Hyundai iX35 and Mitsubishi ASX crossover vehicles as well as a range of Hyundai and Mitsubishi vehicles.

If you’d like a ticket to this fantastic event please contact one of the following:
The Tackle Box – Billingham – 01642 532034
Anglers Choice – Middlesbrough – 01642 850428
The Cleveland Angling Center – Thornaby – 01642 677 000

Remember it’s all for a great cause, any donations would be welcome and will help those who need it most.