The sutton valence pram race is in its 38th wacky year. January 5, 2016 january 5, 2016 qhofsvkent 2016 a new year and the 37th annual sutton valence pram race. My beautiful brother tragic accident whilst competing in the sutton valence pram race. Queens head oddfellows fund or qhof for short are proud to announce that.
Other friends have children in the senior school and are happy with it. Cambridge university holds a punt race, and leicester uni a pram. St marys church is on the west side of the village on chart road, close to the junction of the high street with. Larger village, if this goes through 100 additional homes is the number initially mentioned by mbc the parish council is disputing this categorisation and the fact that maidstone has contacted developers ahead of the consultation asking them to put forward sites in sutton valence. Fatherofthree francis osullivan, known to friends and family as titch, was taking part in an annual charity pram race pictured when his gokart toppled over in sutton valence, kent. Sutton valence school svs north street sutton valence maidstone kent me17 3hl. A 52yearold british man died after he fell out of a pram during a charity fundraising event on new years day.
It takes place in the historic village of sutton valence in kent on new years day. Our aim is to encourage the crowd of spectators that remain after the race has finished, and the roads are opened, to disperse quickly. Each team has to complete two laps of the loop road in the. Welcome we are qhof, a charitable organisation based in sutton valence kent. Funny stuff at a pram race where adults dress as babies and drink pints of beer. The queens head oddfellows fund or qhof for short are a group of likeminded individuals who meet on a oncemonthly basis to organise fundraising events within the three suttons sutton valence, chart sutton and east sutton kent. British pram racing has a fine tradition going back aeons but in recent years has moldered in the dark in our fair city as upstart sports have taken its place. Preprep prize giving and sports days sutton valence school. Thanks to those who turned out in their thousands to watch and to donate to local charities. Sutton valence pram race leads to mans death huffpost uk. Tributes have been paid to a kent man who died during a charity pram race. Sutton valence pram race will go ahead in 2018 kentonline. A man has died after suffering a serious head injury after he fell from a pram during charity event on new years day. Find the perfect fancy dress pram race stock photo.
Kent sutton valence prep vs dulwich prep vs st ronans. The 33rd pram race held every new years day 2012 at sutton valence in kent. Thousands of spectators lined the streets to watch the popular race in sutton valence, kent, which sees prams compete two laps of the village road, including pit stops at pubs along the way. The event was a race in which contestants push each other around in strollers as they dash to the finish line.
Fairbank on his election to the maidstone borough council as member for sutton valence and east sutton. Our midkent race, based at sutton valence school an amazing venue situated high up on the ridge overlooking the weald of kent. A pram race contestant dressed as an wwii raf pilot has died after. Kids, adults and grannies compete in this revival of the great british pram race, where you can expect to see some riotous outfits, home made prams. Map of me17 3az postcode in maidstone, england with local information, latlong. Jackson on his marriage to miss maureen mcaluster, on august 27th, 1976. There are four categories youth majority under 18s, mixed adults all over 18, adult male all over 18 and. Its time to take back our heritage one slightly wonky wheel at a time and place pram racing back on its golden throne. Sutton valence primary school, north st, maidstone, kent me17 3ht. Full sutton circuit is a former motorsport venue operated at raf full sutton in yorkshire, england. The annual boxing day extravaganza organised by the surrey borders lions club. New year events across kent range from fireworks to music. Contact details speldhurst church of england voluntary.
A pram racer is treated at the scene at sutton valence, kent, after an. We hope you enjoy this short video that goes some way to capturing the atmosphere of this very special event. It is on the greensand ridge overlooking the vale of kent and weald. The 2019 pram race is sunday 30th june 2019 how to enter your team it takes at least two people to make a team, but no more than six of you please. The original dropbox link has been suspended due to too much traffic. Last year more than 5,000 spectators lined the streets of the village near maidstone to watch nine wacky contraptions. Francis titch osullivan, 52, died in hospital after suffering severe head injuries after tumbling out of his homemade spitfire cart in sutton valence, kent, on new years day. Raf full sutton was still in use as an operational royal air force station, when in 1958 permission was obtained from the air ministry and appears to have been organised entirely by the british racing and sports car club it would appear that the brscc organised four race meetings at the. Valence spahis race 2016 july 4, 2016 september 2, 2018. The sutton valence pram race in kent was marred when a man in his 50s was airlifted to hospital with serious injuries. Fabian gooding 50th, anna kitchen 47th, rhys harmer 21st, archie burden 19th, scott smith 15th and caitlin calverley 7th.
The group meet on the third wednesday of every month, from 7. Francis osullivan suffered a head injury after he fell from a pram at the event in sutton valence. Sutton valence 40th annual new years day pram race facebook. As you saw it happen on social networks yesterday i participated in the 3rd edition of the spahis race in valence, a 12km urban trail and 40 obstacles, organized in the heart of the city which houses the 1st spahis regiment you can cross them sometimes in the morning running in. Other event in sutton valence, united kingdom by qhof queens head oddfellows fund and hypo hounds on wednesday, january 1 2020 with 270 people. For the past ten years we have enjoyed good weather for the annual pram race, our luck couldnt hold but the enthusiasm of the runners and their prams this year was largely undiminished. The essar sutton six 10k is the fifth race of the cheshire county road race grand prix 2017. The festive atmosphere was shared and enjoyed by hundreds. If you are interested in finding out more about the group, or if you would like to attend, then please email. Sutton valence 40th annual new years day pram race team entry. The challenging damp conditions saw 620 runners turn out, only 30 down on 2018 and the same number of prams 80 dashed through the village. Video of pram race before serious crash meridian itv news. Friends sent their ds to sutton valance prep he was really happy there but they dont or at least didnt prepare a child for ce certainly not into places like eton, you might get away with it for those requiring 50% on level 2 papers, so they moved him at yr 3. There were a number of parents who offered to help at future jubilee events.
Qhof queens head oddfellows fund sutton valence, kent. Recent discoveries of secrets buried beneath ancient texts, including the bible are being revealed at dr. Mrs groom of eastbourne wins london to brighton pram race. A man who fell from a converted pram during an organised race in kent has died in hospital. Wonderful images from the start windlesham roads were again filled with happy people on boxing day for the village pram race. Everyone received some excellent placings, despite each race having about 6080 pupils. The 52yearold suffered a serious head injury as the pram flipped over and sent him flying at the sutton valence pram race, near maidstone, on new years day. Instead, it ended in tragedy for francis osullivan, who went by the name titch.