Charity Events

Woodlane Ishinryu exists to practice and promote traditional and competition karate within the local community. However, we also pride ourselves on contributing to this wider community. Each year a local charity is nominated for us to support - for 2011 this is Crossroads We also donate to other charities as and when club members get involved. See below for a selection of events and groups we have supported over the years.

Su Farrell completes the London Marathon (April 2011)

Congratulations to club member Su Farrell who completed the London Marathon for the first time this year. Running on behalf of PHAB Kids, Su has alreadt raised over £1,000. Pictures below show Su at the club as well as from the day run (thanks to James and Angie for these).

Christmas wishes from Crossroads

Thanks to all at Crossroads for the Christmas card. Crossroads will once again be the Woodlane nominated charity in 2011. Anyone with any ideas for fund raising events please let us know.

James and Jamie climb Mount Snowden and raise Money for the Dragons (November 2009)

Woodlane club members Jamie Spinks and James Cornell climbed Mount Snowden over the weekend of 21-22 November. Despite appalling wheather, all went to plan with £437.50 raised for the Dragons club. This will be used to buy extra training equipment. Thanks to everyone at the club for their support and sponsorship.

Luke runs the London Marathon (April 2009

Congratulations and well done to Luke Fernandes who completed the London Marathon. Luke was sponsored by Woodlane club members and presented with a cheque for £228 for the Whizz Kids charity for disabled children. Luke is seen below being presented with the Woodlane cheque by Lee Smith on May 6.

The Titanic Experience in Romford (Saturday May 10 2008

This unique event, organised by club member Dave Lawrence, featured genuine Titanic artifacts as well as props from the 1997 film. Exhibitors from around the country attended bringing with them a fascinating range of articles. The event was opened by local MP Andrew Rosindell and attracted a steady stream of visitors throughout the day including a group from the Crossroads charity. So far £850 has been raised for Crossroads from this event.

For more details and more photos from the event go to the Titanic-Experience website.

The Woodlane Quiz (Sunday 27 April 2008)

The annual Quiz night was held with 100 questions on a variety of subjects including Famous Birthdays, London, and Sex and Drugs an Rock 'n Roll. Winning team were Captain Pugwash, followed by the Incredibles, the Wantz Lane Warriors, with the Jedis in last place. The evening raised £148 for Crossroads

Captain Pugwash (78 Points)

Incredibles (72 Points)

Wantz Lane Warriors (63 Points)

Jedis (57 Points)

A selection of raffle prizes

Quizmaster and assistant
trying to act intelligent

Great assistance from scorekeeper Elaine and barmaid Mel as per usual

The Woodlane Quiz (16 September 2007)

The Karate club participated in the forth Woodlane Quiz night on 16 September 2007. Six teams took part demonstrating their knowledge over a range of subjects including Sex and Violence, Sport and Entertainment, and Geography. Maximum possible score was 125 - scores ranged from a winning 72 down to 52.

More important - everyone had a good night and over £220 was raised for Crossroads - this year's nominated charity for the club.

The Glassmasters (72 Points)

Thrush (69 Points)

The Latecomers
(62 Points)

The FlowerPot Men
(61 Points)

Unsinkables and the Jedis
(Joint last with 52 Points)

Quizmaster Chris

Scorekeeper Kimberley...

Scorekeeper Elaine.

Mel did a great job running the Bar and special thanks to Pearl who did much to organise the night including the raffle, the buffet, and Photography.

Parachute Jump (October 2006)

A sponsored Parachute Jump on behalf of the Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB) was completed by club members in October 2006. The jump took place at Headcorn airfield near Maidstone in Kent. Click on this RNIB link or this SKYLINE link for more detail.

Chris Fennessy and James Hennessy made a free-fall jump from 12,000 feet. Kimberley Vant made a Tandem jump from the same height.> All went to plan more or less, and only Chris managed to get lost and land in a tree. Click on the photos above to see a larger image - in particular, check out Kimberley's T-Shirt in the large centre photo.

The Woodlane Quiz (16 July 2006)

The Karate club participated in the third Woodlane Quiz night on 16 July 2006. Eight teams took part demonstrating their knowledge over a range of subjects including Flags and Symbols, Film music, and Numbers and Logic. Maximum possible score was 100 - scores ranged from a winning 79 down to 44.

More important - everyone had a good night and over £350 was raised for the Imperial Cancer Research Fund.

Winners - The Inside Traders (79 Points)

Thrush (77 Points)

FlowerPot Men (64 Points)

The Dummies (63 Points)

Bovvered (56 Points)

The Jedis (53 Points)

Dream Team (45 Points)

Phasenoise (44 Points)

Special thanks to Scorekeeper Elaine and to Chris who ran the bar, as well as organising the night including all food and prizes. Thanks to Pearl Vant for the Photos.

The Titanic Exhibition (20-21 May 2006)

Woodlane are pleased to offer support to this exhibition in aid of the Imperial Cancer Research Fund. This exhibition features genuine artifacts from RMS Titanic as well as a Charity Fun Auction and talks on the famous ship.

Club member Dave Lawrence is a key contributor to this event, giving a talk and slideshow on the famous ship, as well as providing exhibits from his own collection.

Venue:Thaxted Guild Hall, Essex, CM6 2RE

Dates: Saturday 20th May (10:00 a.m. - 05:00 p.m.)

Sunday 21st May (10:00 a.m. - 05:00 p.m.)

The Woodlane Quiz (9 April 2006)

The Karate club participated in the second Woodlane Quiz night on 9 April 2006. Eight teams took part demonstrating their knowledge over a range of subjects including the Human Body, Rock and Roll Deaths, and Film Quotes. Over £270 was raised for the Mayor's charities -Carers of Barking and Dagenham and Macmillan Nurses and Doctors at the Cedar Centre located at King Georges Hospital.