Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Wheel for Charity Meets at Hinchingbrook House.

Hinchingbrook House, Huntingdon,Cambridgeshire is out meeting place.As you can see from some of the photos in this slide show we are very lucky to have this meeting place as one of our members is the groundsman at the House.
 Hinchingbrooke house is a Tudor country house built around an early 13th century nunnery. It was given by Henry VIII to Richard Cromwell in 1538 at the time of the Dissolution. Queen Elizabeth I came here, King James I was a regular visitor and Oliver Cromwell played here as a child. The next owners, the Montagu family, soon to become the Earls of Sandwich, also played an important part in British history and the House remained their ancestral home the 1960's
The Slide show below is of a BBQ we had during the summer and a photo shoot.We invte clubs to join us during the summer months and ask for a donation towards our charitys of what ever they can afford on the day and then weather permitting we do a photo shoot infront of the house.Mostly this is done on a Sunday.Starting about 10am.We also ask anyone coming along to bring something to put on the BBQ.We now have a 50 Gallon drum as a BBQ and also a Boco Boiler with hot water for tea and coffee


If you wish to know more of the History about Hinchingbrooke House please use this link:History of Hinchingbrooke House 

If you wish to come to a BBQ next summer or wish your club to attend a BBQ for a photo shoot please email your details or Club details to :wheelsforcharity@googlemail.com

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