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HELLS BELLS! ......THEY'RE BACK AGAIN FOR 2010........FATBOYS GET READY TO ROCK

Wednesday March 3rd 2010 will see the annual ' Day of Lawlessness' return for some bad boy boogie with plenty of dirty deeds being done dirt cheap ! We've managed to persuade AC/DC tribute band Hells Bells to come back following their much raved about appearance last year.

With a flick of the switch, Hells Bells will be back in black to take the stage again and you, as well as I, remember their gig last year and I can say with honesty that their performance shook me all night long . Well, are you ready, cos the annual fundraiser will have got you by the balls by the time the rugby match kicks off at Supermarine RFC during the afternoon and both sets of players could be spoilin' for a fight as they contest the Fatboys shield for the 11th year.

Wiltshire Police RFC will be trying to get the shield back from our Lawless XV side after we gave them a drubbing last year. It was our first win in 10yrs of the competition but a fitting way to mark our tenth anniversary. Despite being underdogs we kept a stiff upper lip and with a walk all over you attitude and our backs to the wall, we left the Police team thunderstruck and spellbound at the end of the match. We'd lost narrowly a few times in the past so it was good riddance to bad luck.

Sorry Wilts Police, but it's dog eat dog and this year, if you want blood, you'd better fire your guns, because hell or high water, we're as hard as a rock, and like a heatseeker, we won't give it up and we'll go down fighting. So get ready to tread the highway to hell as our riff raff prepare to inject the venom. If we end up losing and getting shot down in flames by your goalkicker who likes to shoot to thrill, then have a drink on me as long as it's not a whole lotta rosie and it's something more akin to whisky on the rocks.

The evening function will be a night of rock n roll damnation at the 12 Bar again, as Dave Young and his crew play host to us for a fourth consecutive year. A great venue and always a great night. If you dare, you can rock your heart out. There will be performances from support bands with The Lawless hopefully turning out again, and Tin Shack, Animal House and others in the pipeline.

Naturally, money talks, and we'll be back in business with the auction with punters having the opportunity for some smash n grab great prizes such as River Cottage weekend, a week in a Villa in Spain, Premiership Football weekend in London, theatre weekend in Cardiff and much much more.

So, please support us.....buy a ticket from any of the committee members ......Reesy, Rizzo, Looey, Mobes Debz, Sue etc....tickets are still only £5.....no price increase in 11 years of trading !!.....and if you're wondering about the lack of sense with this article or haven't worked it out.........all the italics are titles of AC/DC songs just to get you in the mood.............see you on the night !! .....The Fatboys Team

Mike Rees
2010-02-01 13:00:51

CANOE SEE THE SENSE IN THIS ?

From Thursday 3rd to Sunday 6th September 2009, Tim 'Mad Oarsman' Mobey, Steve 'Top Bombing' Burt, Steve 'Torpedo' Thorpe and Nick 'Exocet' Mawson canoed the entire non-tidal length of the River Thames. This is an arduous slog and several members of the Fatboys committee questioned their sanity and tried to reason with them to no avail.

This was a total of 135 miles and they had the support crews in the form of family members and the irrepressible Kev Lawless. They successfully achieved their aim on time raising almost £2000 for Fatboy's Charity and other Cancer related charities. They have trained for months (well some of them have !) and the level of fitness reached has been outstanding. Their efforts are greatly appreciated by all at Fatboys and we would also like to thank all those who generously donated in support. Asked for his assessment of the ordeal, Tim Mobey simply said 'I Hurt.......'

2009-12-01 21:00:21

REACHING THREE PEAKS OF FITNESS !

Remaining with the madness and fitness theme, many many thanks to Danny , Linda, Peter and Geoff Smith, James Mortlock, Frank Horwood, Vimal Sharma, Francis Chin and Liam Kinseley for raising £1500 for Fatboys by undertaking the equally arduous Three Peaks Challenge. For those of you who have not encountered this particular lower level of hell previously, this entails walking up and down the three highest mountains in Scotland, England and Wales in one day. For those of you who are uneducated, this means Ben Nevis, Scaffell Pike and Snowdon (hope I've got that right !!). The team managed the feat in just over 24 hours. As a true Fatboy, I can only stand back in admiration and question their state of mind. But we really do appreciate their valiant efforts and would like to thank them all for their commitment to the cause and to all those who supported them with donations. Danny commented ' At times we were on a slippery slope and had a mountain to climb, but we peaked at the right times and now we're on cloud nine....!!'

2009-12-01 20:56:30

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