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Racing to be the winner!

Updated on 18 April 2026

The 2026 Grand National took place at Aintree on Saturday 11 April. We had a sweep and the winners were announced today. They are:

  • 1st: Mike Goodfellow (£12)
  • 2nd: Barry Miller (£6)
  • 3rd: Mike Goodfellow (£4)
  • 4th: Julie – Macmillan (booby prize)

Mike donated half of his winnings (£16) to the Tuesday Club and Management Committee meaning they both get £8 each. Thank you Mike.

The Management Committee also gets £5 on top of the £8 from Mike adding £13 to their funds.

EASTER RAFFLE 2026

The winners of our Easter raffle are:

  • 1st: Carol Holden
  • 2nd: Dorothy Caven
  • 3rd: Pauline Millington
  • 4th: David Salisbury

The raffle raised £35.

NAME THE TEDDY BEAR

A name guessing game has been played and it was revealed today that the bear is called Snuggles.

Carol G from the Macmillan Singers has correctly guessed the right name so she will be taking Snuggles home.

Money raised from this guessing game came to £24.

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Thank you to everyone who has contributed and supported these raffles and games.

Donation received from Mayor of Sefton’s Charity Fund

Today we have received a cheque from the Mayor of Sefton’s Charity Fund for 2024-25. We are one of a number of charities that were awarded various amounts after applications were submitted for funding.

We are delighted to have been awarded the amount of

£484

Many thanks go to the Mayor of Sefton and to all those who made donations to make this possible.

Two successful events today

Donations in memory of Keith Wright

We have received donations totalling £550 in memory of Tony’s father who recently passed away

Thank you to everyone who donated

Starbucks charity raffle

Talk at Ainsdale Natterjack WI

On Wednesday Carol, David and Tony went to the Ainsdale Natterjack WI to talk about the Deaf Centre and Hearing Dogs. The group were very interested and had a go at signing the alphabet. They asked a few questions too.

A donation of £40 was given to us which has been split between the Centre and Hearing Dogs. Both get £20 each. Thank you to the Ainsdale WI for this and for inviting us to talk to them.

Christmas hamper winners

The Tuesday Club had their Christmas meal at the Centre yesterday. Everyone enjoyed the food superbly presented by Tomlyn Caterers.

Mike Goodfellow made a generous donation of £150 instead of giving out individual Christmas cards. Thank you, Mike.

The draw for the Christmas hampers took place after the meal, and the winners are listed opposite. Thank you to Dorothy Caven for organising this fundraiser on behalf of the Management Committee.

Blind Auction

Happy belated 85th Birthday Brenda!

Brenda with her flowers

14 members attended the Tuesday Club this morning. We had a game of Play Your Cards Right with Mavis Husbands as host. Quite a few laughs were had, and the cards were definitely against us and Mavis!

We celebrated a belated birthday of one of our members, Brenda Osborne, who turned 85 in August. Brenda received a card and flowers.

David Salisbury donated £6.02 to the Management Committee from 1p and 2p coins he has been saving. Thank you, David.

Also added to MC funds today was £7.56 from one of our collection buckets.