April 17 51 Teams sign up for the Extra Mile £1Million Challenge. Promises to be the most popular challenge with nine teams on the reserve list.
March 7 The £1Million Extra Mile Challenge launched . September 21st-23rd 3 Day's cycling from Luxembourg to Paris(Versailles) via Germany. At the presentation evening on the 5th of March it was announced that the 2011 Challenge had raised a staggering £125,000 for Charity. For more details of the 2012 visit Extra Mile Challenges
Jan 20 Famous 4 Avoid the Drop - If they had been a football team they would have just "stayed up"! With hot debate as to whether Alaska or Hawaii was the last state to join the United States of America, the MKGU quiz team managed 4th place (from the bottom) at the recent District Quiz, held in Wheathampstead. [Answers to the question on a postcard please.]
2011
Nov 14 Rotary-E latest isssue Click here to view and download the article
Nov 11 Quiz Night Raises Record £1,426 for Willen Hospice – MKGU Members, friends and relatives took part in the event held at Oxley Park Academy. We understand that, along with food generously supplied by Domino’s Pizza, the bar was drunk dry at one point in the evening. Winners on the night were a team entered by Dave Cook.
Oct 13 Ambassadorial Scholar from Melbourne Australia, Julia Leeson, gave a speech today describing how, from an early age, she has had an interest in all things that fly. Julia is currently continuing her studies and Cranfield as a post graduate student in aeronautics and space engineering. We wish Julia well and hope to see more of her during the coming year.
Sep 23-25 The Cycle Challenge By Numbers…
48 teams, each spending between 7½ and 10½ hours every day to complete the route
191 cyclists
510 total miles completed by each team
20 marshals working for 13½ hours each day, erecting and then taking down 400 arrows
£100,000 the estimated ammount raised for the various charities
Aug 23Headline news from the MKGU golf championship is that it raised £1,076 for the World Polio Eradication Challenge. Early reports say that Luton Someries featured heavily amongst the prizes. Read More
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