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Dunk a director JLP01_09_841341
Laing Sports Ground, Rowley Lane, Elstree, Barnet, Greater London. A Laing director in a dunking chair being raised from a water-filled skip, as part of the dunk-a-director game during Gala Day at Laing's Elstree Sports Club.
The dunk-a-director game involved Laing directors being dunked into a skip of water in response to accurate horse-shoe throwing. The directors taking part included the Sports Club Chairman Martin Laing, Plant and Transport's Managing Director Derek Walsh, Homes Division Chairman Robert Wood, and Ray Randle, Lisa Althuizen and Pat Beaumont. The Gala Day also involved sporting competitions for adults and children, 31 stalls and charity stands, a raffle and more. Approximately £1000 was raised for the NSPCC
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Ventriloquist JLP01_08_093537a
JOHN LAING AND SON LIMITED, PAGE STREET, MILL HILL, BARNET, GREATER LONDON. An entertainer with a ventriloquist's dummy speaking to two young girls at the annual children's Christmas party held by the Laing Sports Club at John Laing and Son Ltd's Mill Hill offices.
The Laing Sports Club held its annual children's Christmas party on Saturday 15th December. The party was for 120 children aged under 7 years; older children saw a pantomime of Cinderella at Wembley. The children's party at the Mill Hill offices featured games, a traditional tea and a cartoon show, followed by a visit from Father Christmas
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