Globetrotters Mini Golf Tournament at Tilgate Park

Globetrotters Mini Golf at Tilgate Park in Crawley, West Sussex will be hosting a Mini Golf Tournament on Sunday 25th August.

Check out the Globetrotters Mini Golf website and social media for more information.

The Mini Golf Tournament is being held in support of Crawley Open House.

It's always nice to hear about new minigolf, crazy golf and adventure golf competitions.

Good luck to all of the competitors in the Globetrotters Mini Golf Tournament.

The 9-hole Globetrotters Mini Golf outdoor course features obstacles themed from around the world.

The pop-up summer mini golf course is open until Sunday 1st September.

The A-Team in Hale Barns

Seeing two of The A-Team's vehicles at Robs Car Fest in Hale Barns.

Face parks however he likes!

It was brilliant to see The A-Team van and Face's Chevrolet Corvette at the charity event held at The Bulls Head pub in Hale Barns near Altrincham, Greater Manchester.

I love it when a plan comes together

Robs Car Fest was due to be held at the Hale Barns Carnival, however that event was cancelled due to weather conditions. Luckily the pub was able to host the car show in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.

The A-Team vehicles at the pub

The A-Team's GMC Vandura van

Templeton Peck's Corvette

Check out the Robs Car Fest Facebook Group for more information.

Crazy Fool

K.A.R.R. not K.I.T.T.

Seeing something a bit different in Hale Barns.

One of the other vehicles at Robs Car Fest at The Bulls Head pub in Hale Barns was K.A.R.R - the prototype evil talking clone version of K.I.T.T. from Knight Rider!

K.A.R.R. from Knight Rider

Robs Car Fest was due to be held at the Hale Barns Carnival, however that event was cancelled due to weather conditions. Luckily the pub was able to host the car show in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.

A look inside K.A.R.R.

Check out the Robs Car Fest Facebook Group for more information.

Mr Mulligan’s Crazy Golf Competition in Worcester

A charity fundraising Crazy Golf Competition is being held at Mr Mulligan’s in Worcester on Thursday 20th June.

Mulligans Mini Golf in Worcester

The team-based Crazy Golf tournament will be taking place at the Mr Mulligan's indoor adventure golf course in the city centre.

Mulligans Mini Golf in Worcester

You can find out more about the Mr Mulligan’s Crazy Golf Competition on the St Richard's Hospice website.

Visit the Mr Mulligan's website for more information about the venue.

Only Foals and Horses in Accrington

A look at the Only Foals and Horses charity shop in the Accrington Arndale.

What a shop name!

We've found quite a few Only Fools and Horses business names, gimmicks and signs on our travels.

The 2020 Leukemia and Lymphoma Society #Putt4Pledges Challenge

Details of the 2020 Leukemia and Lymphoma Society #Putt4Pledges Mini Golf Challenge.

The team at Jack-Putt are organising the 2020 Leukemia and Lymphoma Society #Putt4Pledges Challenge on Saturday 9th May.

Participants will have the option to design their own minigolf / golf hole at home, or at a local miniature golf / golf course (subject to Shelter in Place permits / lockdown situation).

Players are asked to obtain pledges through family, friends and followers to support their efforts.

Players will putt live on Instagram or Facebook on the 9th May (National Miniature Golf Day) with each competitor having ten putts.

Check out the 2020 Leukemia and Lymphoma Society #Putt4Pledges Mini Golf Challenge website for more information and competition rules.

Jack-Putt organises minigolf events and challenges in the USA. The driving force behind Jack-Putt is 'Mister Mini Golf' Karl Barth. Visit the Jack-Putt website for more information.

I'm looking forward to an 'outside world' minigolf match-up against Karl in the future as he's the Putt4Dough Championship Title belt holder!

Mini Golf Champion Mister Mini Golf Karl Barth

Happy Christmas Jumper Day

Today is Save the Children's Christmas Jumper Day.

In my Pac-Man Christmas jumper

Check out Save the Children's Christmas Jumper Day website for more information and details on how to donate.

Christmas Jumper Day

Save the Children's Christmas Jumper Day is on Friday 13th December.

Which Christmas Jumper shall I wear for it - Snowman or Pac-Man?

In my snowman Christmas jumper for the Chrizy Golf Masters

My Pac-Man Christmas jumper

Visit Save the Children's Christmas Jumper Day website for more information and details on how to donate.

Owen Johnson's skydive for Caudwell Children

Good luck to our friend and minigolf rival Owen Johnson who is doing a sponsored skydive for Caudwell Children!

You can find out more and donate on Owen's JustGiving page.

'Ecto-1' in Scarborough

Spotting a Ghostbusters car in Scarborough.

Last Friday we were in Scarborough and while walking back from the North Bay seafront we spotted Ecto-1 drive past us! We didn't have time to grab a snap.

That was until I spotted it again on Saturday. This time in the South Bay.

The car was part of the Gib or Bust rally last year and is raising money for Saint Catherine's Hospice.

Related blog posts:
- Ghostbusters
- Gutt Busters

Cash for Kids Adventure Golf Open tournament

Cash For Kids Adventure Golf Open at Jungle Safari Adventure Golf in Worcester.

A charity minigolf tournament will be taking place on the Jungle Safari Adventure Golf course at Ravenmeadow Golf Centre in Worcester on Friday 28th June.

As well as the overall Cash For Kids Adventure Golf Open Trophy there will be prizes for the most holes-in-one and other spot prizes.

The Crazy Golf competition is in aid of Free Radio Cash For Kids, a charity helping disadvantaged and disabled children across the West Midlands.

Check out the Free Radio Cash For Kids website for more information and entry details.

Happy Christmas Jumper Day

There was only one choice of festive knit to wear on Save the Children's Christmas Jumper Day this year.

On Save the Children's Christmas Jumper Day people all over the UK will be pulling on a seasonal jumper and donating to the great cause.

Check out Save the Children's Christmas Jumper Day website for more info and ways to donate.

Charity Darts Night - England vs. Stockport

England vs. Stockport Challenge Match at Stockport County FC.

Next week sees a special darts challenge match take place at Stockport County FC, with England taking on a Stockport select team in a charity darts night in aid of Chris 'Millzy' Mills.

Doors open at 7pm, for a 7.30pm start

It looks like it's going to be a cracking night of darts with the England vs. Stockport match contested in a 10 vs. 10 format and featuring some legendary darts players including Tony O'Shea, Scott Waites, Lisa Ashton, Darryl Fitton, Dean Winstanley, Lorraine Winstanley, Nathan Aspinall and more!

Mini Golf in a Stockport charity shop

Another odd location for a Crazy World of Minigolf Tour course visit.

While having a wander round Stockport town centre we nipped into the National Hereditary Breast Cancer Helpline charity shop and lo' and behold we spotted a 'Mini Golf' layout!

Another ludicrous photo of me playing miniature golf. This layout was very mini

The day before the shop had held a fun day and Mini Golf was one of the games on offer. Take a look at the sign.

Another fun day out in Stockport

I got to have three goes for 50p.

My first shot drew a heckle of 'weak' from the lady in the shop. Admittedly it was an underpowered shot.

My second was an Ace. Yee-ha!

My third and final shot drifted had the right weight behind it, but was wide of the mark.

Unexpectedly I was rewarded with a bag of sweets for my efforts.

Check out the National Hereditary Breast Cancer Helpline charity website for more information about their work.

The Mini Golf course visit was number 696 overall, with the layout the 407th played on our Crazy World of Minigolf Tour since the 30th September 2006.

This was the third Miniature Golf course we've found since we moved to Cheadle Hulme from Luton. The first was a 9-hole Grass Putting course at the Park Square office on Bird Hall Lane in Cheadle Heath. The second was the Pitch and Putt course at Bruntwood Park in Cheadle.

Give the Crazy World of Minigolf Tour a Like on Facebook, watch our YouTube channel and follow us on Twitter @putting_gott and @Ems_Lems.

You can also now sign-up to receive our miniature golf newsletter.

Allan Cox's 100 Minigolf Trick Shots Video

My antipodean Minigolf chum Allan 'The Putter King' Cox has put(t) together a great video of 100 Minigolf Trick Shots!

Two and a half years in the making the 21 minute video shows the crazy minigolfer playing at a variety of Putt Putt, Minigolf, Crazy Golf and Adventure Golf courses down under and making a huge array of brilliant miniature golf trickshots!

Check it out on YouTube and below.

 

The video was made in aid of the Bear Cottage children's hospice in Australia and every view of the video helps generate income for the good cause.

Cullercoats Lifeboat Charity Evening and the 'Raffletech 3010'

A Northumbrian Night fundraising event for the Cullercoats Lifeboat.

A recent visit to the north east saw our friend John 'Johnny Waffles' Moore take us to a Northumbrian Night in aid of the Whitley Bay & Cullercoats Lifeboat Guild.

The evening was held at the Cullercoats Crescent Club and was good fun, with song & dance and food & drink in a nice environment, and all for a great cause.

Regular readers of this blog will know I'm a fan of the obscure and ludicrous, but I was amazed at one of the prize draws during the night.

We've been to some interesting events on our travels - with the Thanet Ladies Auxiliary Quiz Night 2008 a highlight - but the Members Box Draw at this event was up there with the best of them!

I'm a big fan of a good old fashioned tombola and always go in for a raffle, but the Members Box Draw saw a machine called the Raffletech 3010 brought out to decide the winner!

The Raffletech 3010 - you really need to see this beauty in all its lit-up glory!

I'm not exaggerating when I say it wouldn't look out of place in a 'World of Tomorrow Feature' from an issue of a comic book printed in the 1950's!

Not winning the prize draw on the Raffletech 3010 - a pre-internet wooden cabinet technology machine

The Northumbrian Night was great entertainment - from the Newcastle Cloggies (dancers and musicians) - in good company, in a nice social club setting and some very reasonable drinks prices.

Note: I erroneously called the Raffletech 3010 'The Raffletron 3000' after seeing it on the night. Either way, what a machine!

Links:

- Cullercoats Lifeboat

- RNLI

- Cullercoats Crescent Club

- Newcastle Cloggies

Update: January 2015
A photo of the Raffletech raffle robot in action at the Cullercoats Crescent Club has been sent to me by Kay Heslop!

The Raffletech 3010 in use at the Cullercoats Crescent Club on New Year's Day 2015. I wonder if 428 was a winning number...

The Cereal Quest breakfast cereal blog

The Cereal Quest blog - one man's quest to eat every type of breakfast cereal available in the UK.

Fellow Crazy Golfer Phil Botto is renowned in the Minigolf world as the man who plays the World Crazy Golf Championships with a different 'themed' Putter each year!

In previous events he's used everything from a Black & Decker Strimmer to a converted camera tripod, a bit of wood and even a ukulele!

At the 2013 World Crazy Golf Championships in Hastings he used a very irregular club made out of cereal boxes!

Phil is on a "Cereal Quest" to eat every main UK cereal and he's into his second year of the adventure! He's documenting the quest on his fun blog/diary and raising money for The Trussell Trust - a UK charity that that works to empower local communities to combat poverty and exclusion in the UK and Bulgaria.

Check out The Cereal Quest website for more details and posts. You can view a list of Cereals he's scoffed so far (in a chronological order) here.

My favourite breakfast cereal is a gluten free one made by Barkat and called Chocolate Pillows. I view them as less of a breakfast item though and more of a chocolate snack!

Once Phil has eaten his way through the 'mainstream' cereals he may consider giving the gluten and wheat free ones a try. I notice from the very first blog post on The Cereal Quest that he's an IBS sufferer, he may find that the gluten and wheat free breakfast options may alleviate some symptoms...

Links:

- The Cereal Quest website

- The Cereal Quest's Just Giving page

- The Trussell Trust

Save the Children UK's Christmas Jumper Day 2012

Will you be wearing a festive jumper for Christmas Jumper Day?

Tomorrow (Friday 14th December) marks the first-ever official Christmas Jumper Day and people all over the country will be dressing in (a sort of style) to support Save the Children UK's festive fundraising campaign.

You can donate to Save the Children online and do share photos of you wearing your Christmas Jumper on the Save the Children Facebook page.

You don't even need to splash out on a new Christmas Jumper - why not add a bit of tinsel and baubles to an existing one! There are some FAQs on the Save the Children website with more info.

I'll be wearing my 'lucky' Snowman Christmas Jumper on Friday :-)

Me and my Snowman Christmas Jumper

Links:
- Save the Children UK
- #xmasjumperday hashtag on Twitter
- Christmas Jumper Day on Facebook

The Mayor of Luton’s Charity Tenpin Bowling Challenge

Results of the Mayor of Luton’s Charity Tenpin Bowling Competition at Namco

On Thursday 8th March the Ham & Eggers Tenpin Bowling team headed to Namco Fun Station in Luton’s Galaxy Centre to take part in the Mayor of Luton’s Charity Tenpin Bowling Challenge.

The Ham & Eggers Tenpin Bowling Team with the Mayor of Luton - from l-r: Laura 'Spinsten' Wood, Emily 'Skipping Rope' Gottfried, Christopher 'Ted Spin' Gottfried, Don 'The Mayor of Luton' Worlding, Richard 'Bowling Shirt' Gottfried, James 'The Great Sparedini' Cunliffe

A call had gone out for teams to compete in the two-round competition and the Ham & Eggers signed on the dotted line to try to best the Mayor!

On the night the team were unable to win the whole event, but did finish in a creditable 3rd place in the 11 team field. The evening of bowling and the raffle raised a total of £700 for the Mayor of Luton’s three charities in 2012 - The Lister Kidney Foundation, Keech Hospice Care and Action for Kids.

Ham & Eggers Team – Player Results:
1. Christopher Gottfried – 155 + 109 = 264
2. Richard Gottfried – 129 + 125 = 254
3. James Cunliffe – 106 + 138 = 244
4. X – 113 + 109 = 222
5. ? – 94 + 95 = 189
6. Emily Gottfried – 85 + 86 = 171
7. Laura Wood – 89 + 52 = 141

The team scored a total of 1,485 points over the two rounds for a team average of 212.14. The winning team had a team average of 264.20 and the runners-up scored 239.50. The Mayor's team finished the contest in 6th position with an average of 176.80.

The Ham & Eggers are looking forward to the next charity tenpin bowling event and are still looking to find the form that won them the prestigious Macmillan Cancer Support Annual Bowling Challenge Title in 2009.

Ham & Eggers Tenpin Bowling Team Honours Board:

2012 - Mayor of Luton’s Charity Tenpin Bowling Challenge - 3rd

2010 - Macmillan Cancer Support Annual Bowling Challenge - 3rd

2009 - Macmillan Cancer Support Annual Bowling Challenge - 1st

2008 - Macmillan Cancer Support Annual Bowling Challenge - 3rd

2007 - Macmillan Cancer Support Annual Bowling Challenge - 6th

Other Tenpin Bowling Honours:

2011 - Namco Business Bowling Grand Final - 3rd (as EcoStyle)

2011 - Namco Business Bowling Heat Three - 2nd (as EcoStyle)

2011 - Namco Business Bowling Heat Two - 4th (as EcoStyle-CEuk)

Other Results:

2009 - Ham & Eggers play in the F.U.N. Charity Tenpin Bowling Competition

2009 - Tenpin Bowling - the '$1million' Challenge

Taking part in a Guinness World Record attempt for "The most people to ‘High Five’ simultaneously"

Attempting a Guinness World Record in Luton.

On Monday 10th of October 2011 I headed to St Georges Square, Luton to take part in the Guinness World Record attempt for the most people to ‘High Five’ simultaneously. The event was held to mark World Mental Health Day and was organised by the Make A Difference (MAD) group.

The previous/current record stands at 1,790 people simultaneously High Fiving, but the MAD attempt counted over 2,100 people taking part.

A story was written in last week’s Herald & Post newspaper (page 21)  and unfortunately for me, just as the photo used was being taken I was in a ‘preparation’ stage of giving a High Five (we had a few dummy runs), so it looks as though I’m doing a Fonz impression!?

Previous Blog Post - Upcoming event in Luton - Guinness World Record Attempt for "The most people to successfully High 5 across multiple locations"

Previous Guinness World Record Blog Posts:
- New Guinness World Record set - Largest Picnic Ever
- Huntingdon Races - a UK Conga Line Guinness World Record Attempt & Crazy Golf course played #195
- Guinness World Record Attempt - Most Brussels Sprouts Eaten in a Minute!
-- Plus a video from The Luton News
- Guinness World Records