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Our next event is a Come for Coffee stay for Lunch morning at the Holyrood Hall, High Street, Newport on Saturday 18th February 2012. Starting at 10.30 am Finishing at 13.30.

Come along, bring your friend and meet with other members from all over the Island.

On Saturday 10th March at The Stable Bar, The Castle Inn High Street, Newport, war have a Quiz Night.

Teams of 4 are invited to take part cost £1.00 per person. Snacks and Drinks are available for the bar. Prizes for the winning team.

Sponsored Row-a-thon on Sunday 25th March at the Fitness Factory Portland Street, Newport. Starting at 10.00am

A Six Hour event with Club Members using two rowing machines we will attempt to Row 100,00 metres, Please come along and support this fund raising event. If you cannot make it on the day, please take a sponsor form and get sponsors. Forms are available from Lyn at all Classes.

The Isle of Wight Heart Care Club has now taken possession of an Allotment in Ryde.

We have Plot 42 in Marlborough Road in Ryde, members are invited to make use of the allotment.

Please contact any member of the committee or Lyn to show your interest. We are the first Club to make use of this site so we want to make sure that we use this great opportunity to its full extent. The allotment has been rota-vated by another allotment holder already.

We need to set up a small group to look after the site with ideas of what we need to grow and a calendar for the year with jobs that need to be carried out.

There is a parking place available on site, please get involved.

In 2011 the Isle of Wight Heart care Club will be 20 years old.

On Saturday 12th February at The Brading Roman Villa the Heart Care Club welcomed over 90 members past and present to a celebration evening.

The evening started at 7.00pm with a welcome drink followed by a buffet. During the evening Photo’s were on display from the past 20 years and a short Video was shown, this was provided by Ben Bentley a Past president of the Club, who with help from his son Howard showed the progression of the club including footage of the Charter Mark awards.

The evening finished off with speeches from Lyn Smith the BACR Phase IV Instructor and class co-ordinator, Richard Knowles the President and Gary Smith the Chairman.

Richard awarded prizes to several members for his Presidents Challenge to find as many songs with with word Heart in the title. The winner found over 280 songs, they were not read out. Gary presented several gifts to members of the club past and present as a thankyou for all of their help over the past twenty years.