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Feline Fine

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  • Birthday 04/16/1974

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    Oxford Cheetahs and Chargers
  1. If I remember rightly the Ben. Fund can't collect at the Grands Prix due to the fact that a number of foreign supporters may donate and the fund only supports riders injured over here. Obviously the way it was explained to me was more in depth than that, but that's how I remember it. FF
  2. Sounds like a great idea. I'll ask Bernard Crapper when the collections are due and where and post them on here when I know. Thanks for the suggestion. I'm sure the SRBF will appreciate it.
  3. Badge Wearer, I will pass your comment on to Bernard Crapper as soon as I see him next.
  4. Louisec, Was this rider hurt when riding abroad?
  5. Nah, you're never Bernard. He knows how to spell!
  6. Feline Fine

    I Despair

    I say more respect for riders who put their team above their individual aspirations. Nothing more annoying or irritating than watching someone do poorly for their club, but then excel in individuals! Mark has the right attitude imho.
  7. Message from Bernard Crapper Hi Lol, I'm glad to see you're still in fine fettle and that chair number two (purchased by the SRBF) has not proved too fast, seeing as it is the super streamlined model!
  8. Message from Bernard Crapper Dear Mr. S. Bear (McKay), Regarding your recent posting, I feel the following points need to be clarified:- The Charities Commission Annual Returns are required to be submitted by all charities and I can assure you ours are completely up to date except for the year 2003, which will be with them shortly once the Trustees are happy with the audited accounts. There is always a delay in the previous years accounts due to the overlap from the end of one season to another. I would also like to mention that we work very strictly to the guidelines as set down by the Charities Commission. I have of course telephoned the Commission to inform them of their error in showing a lack of returns and will chase this up again. Our accountants diligently ensure our returns are sent off and everything is done according to requirements. Nothing less is to be expected. Regarding payments to riders etc, the Speedway Riders Benevolent Fund (SRBF) is a benevolent and not an insurance and any monies paid over and above what is deemed a benevolent payment (in other words "large payments") could incur the injured rider or recipient losing other benefits from Social Security monies. You say that we hold large reserves. This is correct. In the past we have had to rely heavily and remove sums of money from our reserve to cover current requests. Also, in years to come if anything were to happen to Speedway racing in general we must guarantee that there is monies available to cover the future (severely injured riders and/or their dependants) and the Trustees are very conscious of this. The trust which governs the SRBF, which you quite rightly state was made in 1947 has very definitive rulings and we remain governed by the contents of the same. A point which you may not have considered is that we are also answerable to the Inland Revenue and I can assure you that they would not allow any reputable and established charity from disobeying their strict rules. You raise a valid point concerning the British Grand Prix, or any FIM event to which there is a high influx of visiting supporters' from other countries. One could not do a collection at these meetings due to the fact that the SRBF is set up solely for riders who are injured whilst competing on British tracks and there is no reciprocal arrangements with any foreign equivalent of the SRBF (I am not aware of the existence of any), and it could be argued that monies taken in this country at these type of events is done under false pretences as riders who get injured in similar events abroad are not covered and would receive no benefit from the SRBF. Regarding the inclusion of benevolent fund details in track programmes, all programmes for the meeting where a collection is to take place should have a section containing an article on the aims of the SRBF. Indeed, failing to print such an article should incur a code of conduct fine, as it always used to do. The SRBF have no involvement with the production of the programmes and is completely in the hands of the programme compiler at the various tracks, but as mentioned above our details must be recited. I personally have sent numerous (hundreds) of copies of suitable insertions to be placed in the programmes, only to find that they have been discarded and not included. There are of course certain tracks whose promoters always put an insertion in. As far as representatives are concerned, other than the Chairman, Trustees, Secretary and Treasurer we used to have both a representative from the Speedway Riders Assoc. and a Speedway Rider representative. Now it would appear that no-one is willing to do the job and if they did at the most they would be expected to attend only four selective committee meetings per year. As regards your suggestion for the airtek fences, we would very much welcome this. However, a point which has missed your scrutiny is the fact that each club is run individually as a business and the SRBF cannot stipulate how a promoter sees fit to spend any sponsorship allocated to his track. With respect to your letter, this was placed in front of the Trustees at our recent meeting as I was not prepared to give details of the Trustees, other than their names, which is there for all to see at the start of this thread. It was agreed that anyone, including yourself, who wished to contact the Trustees write to: The Chairman Speedway Riders Benevolent Fund ACU House Wood Street Rugby Warwickshire CV21 2YX We have sadly not had much interest in the deed of covenant, although this facility has been in place for some time, however donations are at present good and anyone wishing to make a donation / bequest can help us further by filling in a deed of gift envelope and we can increase the donation by a further 27%. I trust you will find I have answered all of the points you felt necessary to raise and would, in closing, like to state that the Benevolent Fund is a seriously run organisation and has been since its creation and is governed by very astute, professional businessmen and has the advantage of also having a big band of enthusiastic volunteers. Our next Trustees Meeting is due to be held in early October. If you have a specific enquiry please inform me by the middle of September so that I can put it forward at our meeting. Please note I have very limited internet access and am at present relying upon friends to inform me of any issues raised, so would be grateful for your assistance, if possible, by contacting me via my address as posted in the original message. Bernard Crapper.
  9. Mr. S. Bear. I will let Bernard Crapper know of your post. I am sure he will be happy to answer any queries you have on this excellent establishment as soon as he is able.
  10. Hi Lol, Thanks for your message, it's much appreciated. Best wishes, Claire
  11. Excellent idea, I'll pass it on for you.
  12. Have spoken to BC today who said that he will be talking with the Trustees of the Ben Fund tomorrow and will enquire about getting merchandise in to raise funds. Apparently they did have badges etc but sadly they didn't sell very well at all. Being a charity they do have to be careful about selling products, but he'll let me know tomorrow what they say.
  13. Feline Fine

    Hans Andersen

    FlyinRyan, if you feel that strongly about the Breeze Block comment (which was naughty) then have you not noticed the "Report" button next to the "quote" button, for reporting what you believe offensive posts so that the mods are made aware of it and (if applicable) remove it? I should imagine with all the postings which are being made at the moment they probably are missing some posts.
  14. Feline Fine

    Who owes Havvy an apology

    Just like Cheetahawk I admit I am not a fan of Havvys and was not happy to hear that he had been given a place in the Team GB squad (although I kept my thoughts on this point to myself). However, I can honestly say that he impressed me tremendously last night in Poole and the decision was well and truly justified.
  15. Feline Fine

    Hans Andersen

    Sir Lunchalot, Just my opinion, but I think it matters that if PK was in second place, he'd be using every trick in the book to pass Anderson leaving gaps where realistically Scotty could have passed him. Instead, he was given an open invitation to hit the front of the field, meaning that he could instead just concentrate on going flat out for the win, leaving our boy eating his dust instead of breathing down his exhaust pipe to make a mistake
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