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  • Indian Summer Polo Ball - 31st July 2010 - at Foxcote Manor by kind permission of The Hon Mark and Mrs Rosie Vestey.

We are looking forward to a great evening with our special guests Abba Reunion performing throughout the evening, a free Vodka Luge very kindly donated by Christopher and Bridget Hanbury and Gran Khan Vodka, and a few other surprises too.  We would appreciate it if you could organise your tables and forward your cheques as soon as possible so that we can finalise seating arrangements. Please contact Clare Musgrave on her Mobile: 07901820378 or Email: ncmusgrave@taltalk.net.  It would be much appreciated if you could also list the names of your guests as we are providing wristbands on entry. 
Order your tickets now to avoid disappointment.

Dinner tickets - £95

After dinner tickets - £45

  • Warwickshire Cup Final and After Party - 8th August 2010

The only place to be on Sunday 8th August 2010 is Cirencester Park Polo Club for the final of The Warwickshire Cup.  The highlight of the UK polo season and a chance to see some of the world's best players.

The Warwickshire Cup has been played for over 110 years and is the jewel in the crown of the three famous and significant high-goal tournaments in the British Polo season, referred to as ‘The Triple Crown’.

Cirencester's famous High Goal Trophy the cup was originally presented in 1894 to Warwickshire Polo Club but during the War the Cup was held for safekeeping by the governing body of polo - Hurlingham Polo Association. In 1960 the Cup was loaned to the oldest and most established high-goal polo club, Cirencester Park, to be played on the historic Ivy Lodge ground. The cup presented to the winning team is one of the oldest on the polo circuit.

Top international polo teams and players come together to participate in The British High Goal Season, culminating in The Warwickshire Cup, before departing for the continental European season.

The Warwickshire Cup is an historic trophy and plays an essential role in defining the top players in the British High Goal Season.

Join us on the Deckerdence Bus which will be pitch side on Ivy Lodge providing a public bar serving summer cocktails and ice cold beers.  Relish will be with us on the day with their amazing noodle bar & grill.

We would like to invite you to attend and enjoy a choice of delicious food hot off the gourmet barbecue along with summer cocktails and ice-cold beers.  Celebrate the day in style with a champagne lunch and then stay to watch the sun go down with the cool tunes and The Warwickshire Cup after party until 11.30pm.  The Warwickshire Cup after party is free entry with DJs, noodle bars and grills all evening long.

For further information, please contact Louise Fetherstonhaugh at The Polo Office Tel: 01285 653225 or louisefetherstonhaugh

 

  • The British Forces Foundation Day in the Park - Saturday 21st August

The British Forces Foundation are holding a Day in the Park with a curry lunch and polo throughot the afternoon.  The British Forces Foundation exists to boost the morale of British servicemen and women - principally on operations but all over the world - primarily through top quality entertainment with big name starts.  The shows, and the Charity's other projects, convey the gratitude of the British public for the work of the Armed Forces and the sacrifices they make. 

For further information visit the website at http://www.bff.org.uk/dayinthepark.cfm

  • End of Season Party - 19th September 2010 - at Ivy Lodge

Equine News

New Transport Regulations

The Regulation in question came into force from 5 January 2007 with the requirement for a Certificate of Competence coming into affect from January 2008. The regulation only applies to journeys where animals are transported in connection with an economic activity. On the basis that the grooms are 'employed' and paid for their services, the transport team are saying that these journeys are classed as 'economic'.  

There are certain requirements of the Regulation (all covered in more detail at the link below):  

1. Transporter Authorisation - Anyone transporting horses over 65km in connection with an economic activity needs to obtain a Transporter Authorisation. This is currently free of charge and lasts for 5 years. An Authorisation is issued in the name of a company/individual and covers anyone associated with that company involved with transporting animals. Details of how to apply are included within the link below. For example, the owners of the horses or the groom would need to hold an Authorisation in their name. If the owners of the horse are affectively employing the grooms, then the horse owners should apply for an Authorisation in their name.  

2. Certificate of Competence - Anyone transporting horses over 65km in connection with an economic activity need to obtain a Certificate of Competence. These apply to individuals and are required for drivers and attendants (or combined if individuals take both roles). In this case, the grooms would certainly need to obtain a Competence Certificate from one of the approved bodies (again, details included in the link below), which involves having to sit a multiple choice test of 27 questions. There is no provision for such tests to be available in other languages. The only instance when an exemption will come in to place is when a one person is travelling with one pony and when two people are travelling with two ponies.  

Full details of the Regulation and it's requirements are available here:   http://www.defra.gov.uk/animalh/welfare/farmed/transport/eu-transportreg.htm  

If you have anymore queries please contact the Animal Health team on 0845 603 8395

 

Cirencester Park Polo Club
Gloucestershire, GL7 1UR
Tel: (01285) 653225 - Monday to Friday 9:00 a.m. - 17:00 p.m
Fax: (01285) 655003

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