A Great Evening Pig Racing – Nov 2017 HIBC Report by Dave Stanway

Saturday November 18th saw the annual Pig Racing evening get under starter’s orders. Over a hundred locals enjoyed a fun packed event as the pigs raced several feet along the track in pursuit of each other. After several exciting races, we all enjoyed a Chilli supper before the second half of the racing commenced. Raffle prizes were donated by club members and local businesses and at the end of the evening the piggy’s themselves were auctioned off.

November 15th saw our annual Christmas party for the senior citizens at Sinah Warren, where 300 of our local seniors were treated to tea and cake whist being entertained by the staff to a rendition of Jack & the Beanstalk followed by local vocal harmony trio ‘Timeless’, singing several Christmas themes tunes. Timeless can also be seen at the Langstone Hotel on Feb 24th 2018.

Reserve Saturday 14th July 2018 for next summer’s BBQ at Northney Farm, planning is already in progress, dress up for the ‘Summer Night’ and go ‘Greased Lightning’ at our ‘Grease’ themed Rock & Roll spectacular featuring the fabulous Diamond band. Tickets will be available around April next year from the usual outlets and club members.

HIBC members wish everyone a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

We are currently looking for new members. The club name can be a little misleading as it is not necessary to be a Businessman to join. Anyone with time and the interest to be part of a club with the Ethos of helping the less fortunate on Hayling Island can apply for membership. In addition to aiding this worthwhile cause through the planning and arranging of fund raising events, there are member social gatherings throughout the year. The combination of these activities enables members to build close relationships, and find friends for life. For further information please email recruitment@hibc.org.uk or contact any club member.

BBQ another sell out – July 2017 HIBC Report by Dave Stanway

At the time of writing, there is only a handful of tickets remaining for this years Northney farm BBQ featuring ABBAGirls. Clearly a top favourite as seen on Hayling last year, and recently also appearing in New York and Seoul, and soon to be appearing on TV, the following is a publicity quote from the band.

ITV have commissioned a new programme that will go out on prime time Saturday night TV about the Entertainment business!

“Our band are featured in the programme! When I asked the producer why did you pick us? She replied “We went to see dozen’s of tribute bands and thought we are the best” Very flattered, guess our 22 years in the game is paying off?

We do have some prime dates left this year so if your looking for an Abba show or our Musicals show give us a call please.”

Performing all the great Abba hits, they will be on stage for a total of 90 minutes (performed in two forty-five minute sessions). Everyone knows and loves the ABBA classics, from Dancing Queen, Mama Mia, Fernando and many more, they are a sure way to get everyone on their feet. 70’s themed dress is welcome should you really want to get into the swing of things.

There are stalls and games, food includes burgers, hot dogs, a fully licenced bar with beers on tap and wine by the bottle or glass, and our usual beef joint that we call ‘the beast’. The night’s entertainment is supplemented by our regular DJ and we always end the night with good old dance.

As always thanks go to Stan, Mary and the rest of the Pike family for their continued support and allowing the use of the farmland to host the event.

Raffle tickets will be on sale both before and at the event with some excellent prizes including an overnight break for two at the exclusive 4 star Langstone Hotel, a Warner Hotels holiday voucher worth £200, Sunday Lunch at Sinah Warren for up to 12 persons and an LG 24” widescreen smart LED TV. These are just some of the prizes on offer see any club member for more details or buy your tickets on the night.

We are currently looking for new members. The club name can be a little misleading as it is not necessary to be a Businessman to join. Anyone with time and the interest to be part of a club with the Ethos of helping the less fortunate on Hayling Island can apply for membership. In addition to aiding this worthwhile cause through the planning and arranging of fund raising events, there are member social gatherings throughout the year. The combination of these activities enables members to build close relationships, and find friends for life. For further information please email recruitment@hibc.org.uk contact any club member.

BBQ tickets selling fast – June 2017 HIBC Report by Dave Stanway

Tickets are selling fast for this years BBQ at Northney Farm, ABBAGurlz are returning by popular demand to entertain the revellers. Everyone knows and loves the ABBA classics, from Dancing Queen, Mama Mia, Fernando and many more, they are a sure way to get everyone on their feet. 70’s themed dress is welcome should you really want to get into the swing of things.

There are stalls and games, food includes burgers, hot dogs, a fully licenced bar with beers on tap and wine by the bottle or glass, and our usual beef joint that we call ‘the beast’. The night’s entertainment is supplemented by our regular DJ and we always end the night with good old dance. Tickets are now available from the usual outlets…

· Cards 4 Occasions,

· Hayling Island Community Centre,

· Foots Estate Agents,

· Morris Dibben Estate Agents,

· Northney Tea Rooms,

· Stoke Fruit Farm.

or from any club member at a price of £17 which includes entertainment and food.

As always thanks go to Stan, Mary and the rest of the Pike family for their continued support and allowing the use of the farmland to host the event.

One of the regular users of the HIBC mini-bus are Age Concern. Kay Hawkins, chairwoman of the Hayling Island branch recently wrote a letter of thanks to the club.

“Age Concern appreciate the use of your mini-bus which benefits our lunch club passengers. Without this facility the club would struggle to continue transporting the many elderly members who in turn would miss out on the chance to take part and enjoy a freshly cooked meal. Your continued support and hard work are very much appreciated“

We are currently looking for new members. The club name can be a little misleading as it is not necessary to be a Businessman to join. Anyone with time and the interest to be part of a club with the Ethos of helping the less fortunate on Hayling Island can apply for membership. In addition to aiding this worthwhile cause through the planning and arranging of fund raising events, there are member social gatherings throughout the year. The combination of these activities enables members to build close relationships, and find friends for life. For further information please email recruitment@hibc.org.uk contact any club member.

Defibrillator for the HIBC Minibus –  May 2017 Report by Dave Stanway

Hayling Island Businessmens Club are proud to have purchased a public access Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) to be permanently carried on our minibus, with clear signage on the outside of the minibus to let the public know the vehicle carries the device. An automated external defibrillator (AED) is a portable device that when applied to a patient it checks the heart rhythm and can send an electric shock to the heart to try to restore a normal rhythm. AEDs are used to treat sudden cardiac arrest, this is a condition in which the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating.

As one of the major user of our minibus are the charity Age Concern, the easy access of the device may someday become a life saver.

Working with the Hayling Island First Responders team, we will promoting the fact that the mini bus carries the device at all our events and on our Facebook page and website.

There is a free app called ‘Save a life’ for Android devices or ‘Save-A-Life’ on Apple devices that shows a mapped location of AED’s in the South Central Ambulance Service area, feel free to download the app and become familiar with the locations of such devices in your area. There are currently 13 locations mapped with more to come.

The Hayling Island Community Responders are a group of volunteers working for the South Central Ambulance Service in Hampshire. They are usually the first on scene and provide emergency medical assistance to people before an ambulance arrives. Doing their best to provide cover 24/7 all year round and currently have many responders volunteering with them.

Anyone can become a responder as long as you are over 18 and can spare at least 6 hours of your time per week plus the one hour training each Tuesday.

If you are interested in becoming a responder, you can contact the First responder coordinator Peter Halkyard on 07876 597194 or e-mail them on haylingfirstresponders@gmail.com and give your details, or find out more at www.haylingresponders.org.uk

Annual Summer BBQ –  April Report by Dave Stanway

Saturday July 8^th sees this years annual HIBC BBQ at Northney Farm return with a replay of ABBA headlining the entertainment.at the request of many of last years revellers. Everyone knows and loves the ABBA classics, from Dancing Queen, Mama Mia, Fernando and many more, they are a sure way to get everyone on their feet. 70’s themed dress is welcome should you really want to get into the swing of things.

There are stalls and games, food includes burgers, hot dogs, and our usual beef joint that we call ‘the beast’. The night’s entertainment is supplemented by our regular DJ and we always end the night with good old dance. Tickets are now available from the usual outlets…

• ·         Cards 4 Occasions,                       
• ·         Hayling Island Community Centre,
• ·         Foots Estate Agents,                     
• ·         Morris Dibben Estate Agents,        
• ·         Northney Tea Rooms,                    
• ·         Stoke Fruit Farm.                           

or from any club member at a price of £17 which includes entertainment and food. The last few years have been complete sell-outs so be sure to secure your tickets early.

Sadly club member Paul Bolton lost his fight with cancer recently after suffering poor heath over recent years. Paul was a valuable member of the Club since 2008, all club members send their condolence to Paul’s family. We are also saddened to hear of the sudden loss of another ex-member in the last few days. Aksel Arneke was a club member from 2004 until 2014 when he returned to his homeland, Norway, to be with family, again the club sent condolences to his family.

There were 2 draws for the 125 Club, one for March & April, numbers 29 & 87 each winning £50. For more details on the 125 club or to join please see our 125 Club page on this website.

We are currently looking for new members. The club name can be a little misleading as it is not necessary to be a Businessman to join. Anyone with time and the interest to be part of a club with the Ethos of helping the less fortunate on Hayling Island can apply for membership. In addition to aiding this worthwhile cause through the planning and arranging of fund raising events, there are member social gatherings throughout the year. The combination of these activities enables members to build close relationships, and find friends for life. For further information please email recruitment@hibc.org.uk  or contact any club member.

HIBC Supports HIADS Productions – March Report by Dave Stanway

Plans and preparations are currently underway for this years annual HIBC BBQ at Northney Farm. Headlining the entertainment this year is the return of the ABBA tribute band at the request of many of last years revellers. There are stalls and games, food includes burgers, hot dogs, and our usual beef joint that we call ‘the beast’. The night’s entertainment is supplemented by our regular DJ and we always end the night with good old dance.

HIBC are great supporters of the Station Theatre and the excellent performances provided by HIADS, currently showing is Our Man In Havana ; Graham Green’s classic satirical novel is adapted by Clive Francis as a wonderfully funny and fast moving romp! This show is on From Saturday 25^th March until Saturday 1^st April. The club regularly provides tickets for these shows to various old peoples homes on the island and we have recently distributed tickets for the next production by HIADS which will be ‘Dial M for Murder’, showing from Saturday 27^th May through to Saturday 3rd June.  

“Former tennis pro, Tony Wendice, hatches a cunning plot to get rid of his socialite wife, Sheila, when he discovers that she has been having an affair with author Max Halliday. He blackmails a corrupt former schoolmate into murdering her. However, things don’t quite go to plan in a twist of fate that challenges the evil hubby’s talent for improvisation.“

We are in the process of purchasing a public access defibrillator which will be housed on our minibus, with signage on the outside of the bus to let the public know the vehicle carries the device. Working with the Hayling Island First Responders team we will promoting the fact that the mini bus carries the device at all our events. More on this next month when we hope the device will be in place and operational.

The club has members of all ages, young and old all coming together to help Island causes, some of our loyal members have been with the club for many years. One of our longest serving members John Cottle, recently celebrated his 80^th birthday.

Born in North Hayling in 1937, John has been a Club member since 1975 and continues to be actively involved as Club Services Chairman. He served as Club Chairman in 1979 and 1991 and was honoured in 2009 with a lifetime membership in recognition of his many years of service to the Club of which he is very proud. In addition to HIBC, John has been involved in many other organisations on Hayling over the years and feels very fortunate to have lived on the Island and been part of its community.

John’s school days were spent at the old Hayling Council School which at the time was the only “none private” school on the Island. Following a 5 year apprenticeship with a large construction company. John qualified as a plumber and after 2 years National Service started his own plumbing and heating business which he continued until his retirement in 2002. John married Iris in 1959 and has a daughter Sharon and two sons Graham and Stephen, the former having taken over the family business in 2002.

We are currently looking for new members. The club name can be a little misleading as it is not necessary to be a Businessman to join. Anyone with time and the interest to be part of a club with the Ethos of helping the less fortunate on Hayling Island can apply for membership. In addition to aiding this worthwhile cause through the planning and arranging of fund raising events, there are member social gatherings throughout the year. The combination of these activities enables members to build close relationships, and find friends for life. For further information please email recruitment@hibc.org.uk  contact any club member.

Chairman’s Welcome Party – February Report by Dave Stanway

February 8^th saw club members gather at the Langstone Hotel to welcome the new club chairman, Trevor Slydell, and his wife Janice, with drinks, nibbles and two guest speakers. Firstly a presentation from Lucinda Spraggs on her trip to Mount Kilimanjaro with the charity Childreach International, which was financially supported with a donation from the club.

She recounted for members details of her June 2016 adventure to the summit of Kilimanjaro, a dormant volcano in Tanzania, and the highest mountain in Africa, rising to around 5900 metres above sea level. She told us of her experiences from the six days climbing the Macheme Route to the ‘Roof of Africa’ including days when she awoke surrounded by clouds high on the mountain side, giving the air a damp feel, with an ever present danger of altitude sickness.

She gave us some examples of how the money she raised helped those that Childreach support, for example £50 provides 20 mothers with maternal healthcare, £10 helps 188 children develop IT skills.

Our second guest speaker was the Michael Cheshire MBE, Commanding Officer of HMS Victory, Lord Nelson’s flagship during the battle of Trafalgar. Mike entertained us with an enlightening presentation about Lady Emma Hamilton, asking if she were a Heroin or Survivor. We heard stories of Lady Hamiltons troubled childhood, leading to her travelling to London at the age of 12 where she worked as a model and dancer before forming various relationships with aristocracy and titled gents before meeting Lord Nelson, the rest, as they say is history.

Membership were saddened by the news of the passing of one of our founder members, Paul Wilkins sadly passed away. Paul was club chairman back in 1968, some 4 years into his membership with Hayling Island Businessmens Club, he continued to support the club at every opportunity even after his membership ended. In 2014 Paul was a guest speaker at the 50^th Anniversary celebrations & Chairmans Welcome Party, and more recently was a guest at one of our afternoon lunches.

Mid February HIBC proudly presented an evening with international singing star Janelle Ogley and her husband, former royal pianist Neil. A tribute to the greatest songs composers and singers of all time quite simply an evening of superb quality that was not to be missed. On the 10th and 11th February 2017 the Station Theatre hosted the spectacular show. The audience were treated to a variety of well-known renditions from Gershwin, right through to Dolly Parton, stopping in the middle with a medley of hits from 70’s pop group Queen appropriately providing a link to Neils stories of his time entertaining her Majesty the Queen and other members of the royal family aboard the royal Yacht during his time as a member of the Royal Marine band.

Club members are making preparations towards the summer annual fund raising event at Northney Farm, the BBQ sees the return of the ABBA tribute band by popular demand on the 8th July. Many hours of planning and organisation go into making this a night not to be missed, tickets will be available later in the year. Attraction include not only live music, but our regular DJ keeps party goers in the mood whist they enjoy stalls, games and of course a licenced bar. Typical BBQ food is a major highlight of the event, including a huge hog roast.

A great deal of hard work is envisaged for the coming year, but with the help and generosity of the Island community and businesses a very successful year is in prospect.

We are currently looking for new members. The club name can be a little misleading as it is not necessary to be a Businessman to join. Anyone with time and the interest to be part of a club with the Ethos of helping the less fortunate on Hayling Island can apply for membership. In addition to aiding this worthwhile cause through the planning and arranging of fund raising events, there are member social gatherings throughout the year. The combination of these activities enables members to build close relationships, and find friends for life. For further information please email recruitment@hibc.org.uk  contact any club member.

A New Chairman for 2017 – HIBC Report by Dave Stanway

At this years AGM, held on 11th January a new chairman, Trevor Slydell, was elected for 2017. Trevor joined the club in 1982 and was previously elected Chairman in 1987, exactly 30 years ago. He has held many other positions within the club over the 30 years in between and has been a great supporter of the club throughout. He is looking forward to a positive and productive year ahead.

Trevor is well known in the community and among other business ventures, was joint director of Hayden Garages in Station Road before his recent retirement. Although officially retired, Trevor keeps himself busy restoring vintage cars and helping out at Hayden Vehicle Rentals.

In his review of the last 12 months our outgoing chairman Brian Smith praised the club members for another successful year for the Club. Fund raising had met with some fine efforts including the Donkey Derby stall, Annual Barbeque, Pig Race Night, Christmas street collections, and several other fund raising events.

The Club earned much praise for arranging the senior citizens party at Sinah Warren for the eleventh consecutive year. It was again a great success and was enjoyed by over 300 local senior citizens. Club members were in attendance to meet and greet the guests and generally ensure the success of the afternoon. However, many thanks must go to the management, staff and entertainment team at Sinah Warren for their wonderful generosity without which the event would be difficult to stage.

Although the main aim of the Club is to purchase, maintain and run the Hayling Island Community Bus, many other worthwhile causes were supported during 2016 with a number of monetary awards being made to numerous local organizations, including donations to the Hayling Island Community Centre, Hayling Musical Society Young Stars, Mengham Junior School, Hayling For St George, Hayling Island Men’s Shed, Home Alone Senior Residents Christmas Lunch, Buddies, Karate Kickathon Fund Raiser, Kilimanjaro Charity Childreach International and the Skate Park Refurbishment Project. The Club also continued to support students at Hayling College with the Wally Egan Award and Sportsperson of the Year Shield. There were also 2 new awards introduced this year being the Denis Doney award for the best Male Drama student and the Dennis Collins award to the best Female Drama student.

Before closing the meeting, members elected Peter Blake as their Highest Achiever of the Year for 2016 and he was presented with the Doug Broughton Cup for his outstanding services to the Club. The “fun” award of the Wooden Spoon for the Club’s Biggest Stirrer for 2015 was awarded to Pat Keane for the twelfth time! It seems the honour is becoming tradition for Pat.

Membership had been well maintained although a few members are currently out of action with poor health issues. The club paid their respects to one of our members wives this year. Brenda Greenland sadly lost her battle with cancer after a short illness, she was always at the front of the queue to offer help where she could, and made herself a great contributor to the club in so many ways, she will be greatly missed.

Club members are looking forward to the challenges which 2017 will bring. Several of our annual fund raising events are already in the planned stage the ever popular Annual Barbeque on the 8th July, where the ABBA tribute band are returning by popular demand.

HIBC is presenting an evening with international singing star Janelle Ogley and her husband, former royal pianist Neil. A tribute to the greatest songs composers and singers of all time quite simply an evening of superb quality not to be missed. On the 10th & the 11th February 2017 @ 7.30pm @ The Station Theatre, Hayling Island. Tickets can be purchased directly from the Theatre

A great deal of hard work is envisaged for the coming year, but with the help and generosity of the Island community and businesses a very successful year is in prospect.

Anyone interested in finding out more about the Club or with an interest in joining is welcome to e-mail recruitment@hibc.org.uk. You can find out more about what we do by visiting our website at www.hibc.org.uk or speak to a member at any of our forthcoming events.