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.
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!
.jpg "The Raffletech 3010 - like something out of Futurama, or a bootleg Star Wars droid") |
| 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!
.jpg "Not winning the prize draw on the Raffletech 3010 - a pre-internet wooden cabinet technology machine") |
| 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:
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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!
.jpg "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 Raffletech 3010 in use at the Cullercoats Crescent Club on New Year's Day 2015. I wonder if 428 was a winning number... |
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