This weeks keydraw jackpot was won by Bobby and Margo Bennet . They were drawn out the drum by Jack Beesley who then picked the correct key to open the jackpot box containing £1300 . Congratulations to them . Next week’s draw on Sunday 18th of April the jackpot will be £300 with 21 keys left to pick from to open the jackpot box . This will be done live on Jim Provan’s Facebook at 5pm
Author: Broxburn
KEY DRAW
Sunday saw the relaunch of the club’s Key Draw . This was done live on Face book and drawn by Craig Purves . The jackpot was carried forward from this time last year when we went into lockdown the first time .The key Draw is done now by Standing order and details can be sourced from the committee .
Sunday’s draw was won by MIKE DUNN who won £50 but Craig failed to pick the correct key out of three left to open the jackpot drawer . This means next Sunday’s draw on the 11th of April will have a jackpot of £1300 and only two keys left to pick from to open the jackpot padlock .
RACE NIGHT RESULTS
Saturday was another successful and enjoyable fund raising virtual race night . We would like to thank all who took part and we appreciate very penny raised during these difficult times . We also had a free raffle by way of purchasing a horse you got a free ticket for the raffle . The following are the results of the races and raffle …..
RACE ONE HORSE 6 BEHIND YOU COLIN TAYLOR
RACE TWO HORSE 1 NEIGH GOOD HEATHER McCORMICK
RACE THREE HORSE 8 PUDDIN THE DUG JOE CHAPMAN
RACE FOUR HORSE 1 CALMRRR JAMES CHAPMAN
RACE FIVE HORSE 5 BROXBURN ALL THE WAY IAN SLOAN
RACE SIX HORSE 8 BOOBA HUGO CUNNINGHAM
RACE SEVEN HORSE 2 EVEL KNIEVEL CRAIG PAKE
RACE EIGHT HORSE 6 LIZ’S BOY MIKE DUNN
RACE NINE HORSE 5 THE FENCER WILLIE CORMACK
RACE TEN HORSE 1 DOREEN’S EMAEL DOREEN RUTHERFORD
RACE ELEVEN HORSE 3 DIXIE’S AUNTY EVIE HUGHES
RAFFLE RESULT THE BOTTLE OF GROUSE WAS WON BY JOHN O’DONNELL BUT ASKED TO REDRAW .
Pen & Watch set Ian Sloan , Audi wallet Andrew Brash Btl Grouse John McCormick
Broxburn Athletic Mugs Stephen Stuart and Tommy Mooney
well done to all winners BACK THE BURN
FUNDRAISING UPDATE
RACE NIGHT
This weekend is a busy fundraising weekend for the club . On Saturday evening at 7pm we are having a race night by way of Facebook .There is still time to buy horse’s with sales closing at 11am on Saturday morning .Horse’s cost £5 with a £20 prize for the winning owner in each race .Just contact Jim Provan and let him know your horse’s name and who the owner is .Each horse bought will enter you into a raffle with a bottle of grouse up for grabs donated by John O’Donnell . On the night click on to Jim Provan’s facebook from 7pm when he will go live to show all the races and the raffle draw . Good luck and thank you .
KEYDRAW
The past month we have been organising the restart of our Keydraw , which is drawn weekly . The key draw was put into abeyance when lockdown took effect a year past . At the time there was a jackpot of £1250 with 5 keys left . We have been handing out leaflets for participants to enter through standing order paid on a monthly basis . The response has been terrific and we appreciate the towns support during these difficult times . If you wish to enter the Keydraw contact any committee member who will give you details on how to get involved . This Sunday the 4th of April is the relaunch date and will take place at 5pm live on Jim Provan’s Facebook page and will be drawn by Broxburn Athletic’s Craig Purves . Although we are doing the Keydraw through Standing Orders we can arrange to accept cash purchase’s in advance . Best of luck everybody and your contributions are very much appreciated BACK THE BURN
HOW THE KEYDRAW WORKS
Participants are allocated a ticket with their name on it for every £2
The tickets are put into a drum with a winning ticket to be drawn out at random .
There is a bunch of keys(21) with only one key that opens the padlock releasing the jackpot . This key is also picked from a bag at random once the winning ticket is drawn .
There are originally 21 keys to start and a £300 jackpot . This jackpot increases by £50 every week it is not won and the number of keys decreases by one key to a minimum of three keys .
The winning ticket owner will be invited to pick the key if available if not it will be done on their behalf .
The owner of the winning ticket drawn is guaranteed a prize of £50 .
JOHN KERR
The club and all associates wish to send their condolences to the family and friends of former committee member and first aider John Kerr who sadly passed away on Sunday evening . R.I.P. John
RACE NIGHT THIS SATURDAY
There is still time for you to buy horse’s for the race night on Saturday the 3rd of April .Each horse costs £5 with a £20 prize to the winning owner of each race .As well as buying your horse , for each horse bought you will get a free raffle ticket with a bottle of Grouse included in the prizes donated by John O’Donnell , we appreciate this donation ..Horse can be bought by contacting Jim Provan with your name and horse names and you do a bank transfer details which will be given to you on application . Then sit back on Saturday night from 7pm and log on to Jim Provan’s facebook and watch the races live or on catch up as they will be recorded . BACK THE BURN
LOCKDOWN UPDATE
With the Lowland League declaring the league over and naming Kelty Hearts as their champion that leaves the East of Scotland,South of Scotland and Highland league left to declare . The South have a meeting on Thursday and are likely to null and void . The Highland league will have to make a decision soon with next to no games having been played this season so far . The East of Scotland said a few weeks ago that we will wait to see what government says at the beginning of next week regarding the contact training return to playing which is currently scheduled for the 17th of May which would give little or no chance of finishing the 50% of league games to call the league under playing conditions. If the government were to bring forward that date considerably the chances of finishing half the season is a possibility it is frustrating we know but we hope we can declare the league by playing and not by arithmetic .We await the statement next week where there after one way or another a board meeting will be held to digest the statement .
Lockdown update
The league has given until the 6th of April , when the Scottish government will make a an updated statement on restrictions, a board meeting will be held there after to digest the contents of the update .The 17th of May is earmarked as it stands for contact training for adults to return . This would probably not be enough time to complete the season with players needing realistically three weeks contact training to be ready to play matches after such a long lay off to avoid injuries . It is hoped this date can be brought forward by a month with dependency on the data at the time . This will give time to fulfil half the fixtures in the leagues allowing the league to be called and a champion and relegation issues sanctioned as per clubs vote to play at least half a season fixtures .It will all depend on the restrictions being eased to allow this . The start of next season will be as early as possible .Discussions regarding the early July being a possibility . Again this would be dependent on restrictions in place with there not being a great appetite to start a season again without some supporter’s being allowed to enter our grounds . It is all if’s and but’s which will be a lot clearer early April . In the meantime stay safe and we hope to see you all soon . Thanks for continuing to support our fundraisers during this pandemic it is much appreciated to every single one of you during this difficult time
A NIGHT at THE RACES
We will be having a race night by way of facebook on Saturday the 3rd of April . These have been very popular and good fun for all involved and they have raised much needed funds for the club . Horses can be bought from committee and details how to pay when you let us know the name of your horse and how many you would like to buy . Horses can be bought for £5 each with every purchase entering a raffle . (prize to be announced ) Horse owners who’s horse wins the race will receive a £20 prize .
Key Draw Numbers Grow, Sign-Up Now
A big thank you to everyone who has signed up for Key Draw automation by Standing Order so far with now around 140 of our fantastic support having done so.
A fantastic effort in such challenging times for everyone.
Committee members will be on hand once again at Argyle Court Friday to Sunday this weekend between 1-2pm to hand out forms and collect completed ones.
If anyone can’t manage to Argyle Court and needs a form or wants to return a completed one please send an email to [email protected] or leave a message via Facebook