The Old Market Inn may be one of the smallest pubs, but it has one of the biggest hearts when it comes to supporting the Southern 100 Supporters Club.
Patrons of the ‘Market’ commenced supporting the Southern 100 Supporters fund in 2003, raising £290.
By 2005 they had topped the £1000 and the total raised up to October last year stood at a brilliant total of £25,100.
Old Market Inn
Current Mine Hosts Colin and Cath produced the unique 2024 t-shirt, which once again proved to be extremely popular being despatched world-wide.
Along with the other usual fundraisers and loose change donations and the Old Market ‘Regulars and Fans’ raised the sum of £3000 for the Southern 100 Supporters Club.
Within the Southern 100 Race organisation, one such person is Tricia Clague, who for the past 23 years has looked after the Race Control Hospitality.
However, since 1996 in the background, she has quietly worked away raising funds for the Southern 100 Supporters Club, which provides funds for purchasing safety equipment around the Colas Billown Course and assisting riders and their families when the need arises.
Southern 100 Supporters Club
Tricia presented her latest donation amounting to £1250 to Supporters Club, bringing the total amount she has raised to £18,884.50 over the last 29-years.
Mrs Clague raises the money in various ways, making hand-made Greetings Cards, key-rings, decorating empty wine bottles along with other ideas that have been thought of over the years.
Rachel Palmer, Club Secretary thanked Colin, Gath and their customers and Tricia for the excellent support over the last year, and said the club were deeply indebted to all involved in the fundraising.
With this year’s donation of £3,000 the grand total raised by patrons and friends of the Old Market Inn over the past 22 years now stands at an amazing £28,100.
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