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On 26 February we celebrated a special dinner at Colchester Institute, along with 51 diners. The evening was made even more special by the fact that we could watch our dinner being prepared via a live feed from the kitchen to the restaurant! Colchester Institute students – who are all studying hospitality courses – waited … Continued
Chloe Dickson The RGF recently supported Chloe Dickson, helping to equip her for the current season. We wanted to share with you how proud we feel to have played a small part in Chloe’s recent success at the Senior Scottish Open 2015, which was held in Edinburgh in January. On the Saturday, Chloe fenced in … Continued
Sometimes you just don’t know who to cheer for. The fixture at the Weston Homes Community Stadium on 24th Jan 2015, when Colchester United played Leyton Orient was one of those occasions. Philip George, Rob’s Dad, Trustee and life long “O’s” supporter, found himself cheering for both teams. A massive thank you goes to all … Continued
The Rob George Foundation is delighted to support two talented musicians – Hollie Harris and Nick Lee. Click the link below to see Hollie and Nick performing at a recent dinner of the Suffolk and North Essex Law Society. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5L0CYyZrLo
It’s almost one year since the Rob George Foundation was established. Our first anniversary ball will be held on 3 January 2015 and promises to be a fantastic evening. We’ll be celebrating the work that the RGF has done over the past year as well as raising funds through a silent auction, ticket sales and … Continued
In the famous words of the Four Season’s song.. “Oh What a Night!!!” The RGF’s first anniversary ball took place on Saturday 3 January 2015 at the Hurlingham Club in London, which was full to capacity with 231 people assembled in their best finery and ready to party the night away. Our sparkling reception was … Continued
Silver medalist, Chloe Dickson (far left) Chloe Dickson, a young fencer from Scotland, and one of the first successful applicants to the Rob George Foundation earlier in 2014, has just made an outstanding achievement at the Senior Commonwealth Fencing Championships, held in Largs from 10 to 15 November 2014. Chloe came home with a silver … Continued
‘The Reluctant Umpire’ by Robbie Book is the perfect stocking filler for Christmas From each book sold, a donation of £2.00 will go to the Rob George Foundation. Take a look on our Facebook page (follow the link from the top of this page) for instructions on how to order. Please make sure you use the special … Continued
Christine Beedle’s first book ‘The Essex Scrubber – Keeping It Clean’ is loosely based on her real life experiences and is filled with fun, drama, passion and fascinating characters. The Essex Scrubber is the nickname Christine acquired, for reasons that will become obvious as you read what is more a novel than a normal autobiography. The … Continued
Elisabeth has been in touch with news of her recent successes. On the weekend of 8/9 November Elisabeth travelled to Helsinki with the British Fencing (BF) Junior (U20) women’s Epee team to fence in a Junior World Cup Tournament. This competition was attended by 144 fencers from around the world and had a huge difficulty … Continued
Just nine months old, The Rob George Foundation is delighted to announce that international cricket legend, Graham Gooch OBE DL, is to be its patron. Graham Gooch has enjoyed a most distinguished career as an international player and coach. He first played for Essex in 1973 and made his Test debut in 1975. During his … Continued
One of our applicants, Chloe Dickson, recently visited Colchester, the RGF’s home town, for a Fencing Competition. Trustees, Lorraine George and David Cant, along with David’s wife, Julie, went along to meet Chloe and receive a crash course in fencing! We are not sure if it is really as complicated as it sounded, or if … Continued