auntie doris 2,345 Posted August 5, 2016 Top of BEN FUND league for last year, with a whopping £3449 donated by west-country fans, Berwick second with 2125, Poole next EL club with 1430 raised. A great cause helping wheelchair-bound ex-riders.August is Ben Fund month, please give as much as you can. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Catalan 717 Posted August 5, 2016 Pity some riders refuse to go out and collect. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
auntie doris 2,345 Posted August 5, 2016 Yep that's not good, the amount of work put in by these guys on a voluntary basis. Good article in this week's Star. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Shovlar 10,439 Posted August 5, 2016 Had a collection on Wednesday at Poole and no rider hit the main stand. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
auntie doris 2,345 Posted August 5, 2016 Had a collection on Wednesday at Poole and no rider hit the main stand. Had a collection on Wednesday at Poole and no rider hit the main stand. Sad to hear that 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lisa-colette 6,045 Posted August 5, 2016 (edited) Erm, Ellis (I think it was him) definitely did. But the opposite end to where you are Steve. But that was only cos a fan told him to go up there!! Edited August 5, 2016 by lisa-colette Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SCB 0 Posted August 5, 2016 Was it last seasons Coventry forgot to do a collection? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
auntie doris 2,345 Posted August 5, 2016 Was it last seasons Coventry forgot to do a collection? The bumbling Bees collected over a grand,probably all from the same fan! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skidder1 7,654 Posted August 6, 2016 (edited) Had a collection on Wednesday at Poole and no rider hit the main stand. Have to agree in part. Only one Wolves rider tackled one end of the main stand. 3 riders (2 Poole and 1 Wolves ) wandered along the front of the stand but didn't venture into it. Most disappointing. But it doesn't stop fans from donating direct to SRBF - if they have any spare cash after giving to the Darcy fund!!? Edited August 6, 2016 by Skidder1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
auntie doris 2,345 Posted August 6, 2016 Have to agree in part. Only one Wolves rider tackled one end of the main stand. 3 riders (2 Poole and 1 Wolves ) wandered along the front of the stand but didn't venture into it. Most disappointing. But it doesn't stop fans from donating direct to SRBF - if they have any spare cash after giving to the Darcy fund!!? [/quote If everyone gave a quid during August home meetings would average around 4 grand,which would be about 4 times last year's collections. When you see Darcy in his wheelchair at Swindon, and read about the 13 lesser known wheelchair users, they have suffered life-changing injuries in the name of entertainment. Well done to Paul Ackroyd and his band of mainly Oxford based volunteers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ray c 2,299 Posted August 6, 2016 we sit behind the start gate at poole and the only rider we saw was chris holder going a long the front on the greyhound track i think a lot of money was missed for the collection Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
poole keith 912 Posted August 6, 2016 agree ray very poorly organised on wed,but it always is.put collectors on all the exits and catch everybody as they leave,and as the summer crowds at poole are at least 20% holidaymakers the announcer needs to explain its a once a yr collection for injured speedway riders.(didnt help the ben fund collection that there was a lady going round the grandstand with a bucket before racing collecting for darcy) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lisa-colette 6,045 Posted August 6, 2016 we sit behind the start gate at poole and the only rider we saw was chris holder going a long the front on the greyhound track i think a lot of money was missed for the collectionWell you missed a lot then, cos I was near the start gate and i saw Freddie, Thorsell, a Wolves reserve, Brady, Ellis. Think there was another rider but can't remember who! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SCB 0 Posted August 6, 2016 The bumbling Bees collected over a grand,probably all from the same fan!Must have been the year before then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scottyfan 824 Posted August 6, 2016 Have to agree in part. Only one Wolves rider tackled one end of the main stand. 3 riders (2 Poole and 1 Wolves ) wandered along the front of the stand but didn't venture into it. Most disappointing. But it doesn't stop fans from donating direct to SRBF - if they have any spare cash after giving to the Darcy fund!!? Jacob Thorsell came up into the Grandstand by the refs box but I don't think a lot of people saw him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
