Skiing aces have glory, but are still chasing trophy
Someone’s snaffled Birmingham’s ski trophy.
It follows the BT Local Business Corporate Ski Challenge event organised by independent financial adviser Tim Clay, of Clay Rogers and Partners, in Villars over the weekend of March 5-8.
The homing pigeon has just reach Bright with the outcome but the jaunt managed to raise around £3,000 for Cure Leukaemia, the Birmingham-based research charity.
Deutsche Wealth Management took the team prize, with HBJ Gateley Wareing a close second.
“However it appears that even before the Deutsche boys could get the trophy back to Brum it was hijacked by another team and is currently being held in an unknown location,” claims Clay.
It seems he has received a ransom demand, and is currently “in negotiation for its safe return”, hopeful that the money will ultimately swell the charitable donation.
According to Tim “48 hours of snow preceded the slalom event creating very difficult conditions and only 17 of the 46 competitors got down the course at the first attempt”.
Wimps!
But he goes on: “We got a vote of thanks from the locals for the afternoon’s entertainment.
“Thankfully there were no serious injuries, just plenty of amusement and it was all in a great cause. It is tough to put on an event like this in difficult economic times, but the support from the professional community for local charities is one of the great things about Brum.”
Bravo.
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However grim the news might be, whatever the depth of the economic recession … something always comes along to restore your faith in mankind.
And it happened the other day to Midlands businessman Jon Hickton whilst on a visit to Birmingham.
Indeed Jon, who is development director at property group Maximus, of Sinton Green, near Worcester, would like to say “thank you” to the person who left the following note on his car:
“Hi, I couldn’t help but notice you got a parking ticket. I have enclosed a valid one for the time you received your ticket. Hopefully you can save yourself a fine.”
Now wasn’t that a nice, big-hearted, Brummie gesture.
