2004 FLITCH TRIALS ROLL OF HONOUR

The Dunmow Flitch Trials is a historical event of which this town is rightly proud.

However, as anyone who has been involved in organising such events will tell you, it takes an extraordinary amount of time, commitment and money to make it happen.

Special thanks go to Helen Wildman for coordinating the overall event.

The 2004 Dunmow Flitch Trials was brought to you by the Committee whose members were Jenny Ayers, Michael Chapman, John Davey, Dave Gilham, Sue Gilham, Jody Huizar, Mark Jones, Matt Kerry, Jackie Martin, Audrey McNeill, Jim McNeill, Jacqui Moran, Chris Picton and Clive Smith.

The Committee would like to thank the following individuals and organisations for their support:

Banana Travel for selling the tickets and programmes.

Champagne Mercier for donating six magnums for each of the Claimants.

Croc & Co for providing a Flitch Ball raffle prize.

Daniel Robinson & Sons for providing bearers, gazebos and raffle prizes.

Dave Atwell for giving his time to video this years’ event.

Dunmow & District Chamber of Trade & Commerce for providing new bunting.

Dunmow Electrical for providing power to the event.

Dunmow Flower Club for decorating the marquee and flitch of bacon.

Dunmow Rotary Club for acting as Court Bailiffs.

Dunmow Town Council for their generous cash donation and for preparing the grounds.

Get Ahead Hats (Thaxted) for providing hats for the Maidens.

John Harrison for donating the Flitch Trials painting..

Marriage Millers for sponsoring the web site and press materials and providing a raffle prize.

May Gurney for providing the road closure barriers and safety netting.

Mike Perry for developing the official photographs.

Mike Ruhl for providing the fire extinguishers.

P&A Woods for providing a Flitch Ball raffle prize.

Profiles for providing a Flitch Ball raffle prize.

Richard Moran for designing and building the new witness stand.

Ridley’s Brewery for loan of the dray.

Rod Martin & Peter Graves for collecting and collating the props.

Saffron Walden Building Society for sponsoring the tickets.

Sainsburys (Braintree) for lending the Committee marquee and providing gammons.

Signtec for producing the banners.

Stokes for providing the Flitch of Bacon.

Sweetlands for providing the Flitch of Bacon.

Taylors for sponsoring the seat numbering.

Tescos (Dunmow) for their generous cash donation.

The musicians of Helena Romanes School for playing the fanfare.

Travis Perkins for providing the materials to build the witness stand.

Tyremart for providing a Flitch Ball raffle prize.

Willets for selling Programmes.

Reverend Peter Street, Reverend David Ainge, Frank Warboys, Steve Scorah, Jacqui Moran, Helen Wildman for their contributions to the Programme.

Special thanks go to Mike Thake and his team at JND Design & Print for designing and printing the tickets, leaflets and programme.

    We also thank our advertisers for their support in the programme and the residents of Rosemary Lane, Market Place, Star Lane, Stortford Road, North Street, The Maltings and surrounding roads for their forbearance with the road closures.

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