• • • • A DATE FOR YOUR DIARY... JULY 2 Avlon Lottery Draw 4 UK ClubAZ Magazine out today! 7 Hampton Court Palace Flower Show (MedImmusement) 8 UK Push yourself to the limit Buxton Triathlon 9 Paddle Boarding at Ely Marina (MedImmusement) 9 Cheshire Bike Maintenance Course at Hulley’s 10 Alderley Park Games: Finals Event at Mereview 11 Cheshire Bike Mainteneance Course at Mulberry’s 12 Alderley Park Games It’s a Knockout (Cheshire) 13 MedImmune Lottery Draw 13 London Lottery Draw 14 Open Day (Avlon) 20 2012 Summer Event at (MedImmusement) 21 Battle of the Proms, Hatfield House (Horizon Place) 30 Cheshire Greek Week in Hulley’s Bar and Restaurant 23-31 Cheshire Kids Camps at Mulberry’s 31 UK Lottery Draw AUGUST 1 Avlon Lottery Draw 1-31 Cheshire Kids Camps at Mulberry’s 4 UK Push yourself to the limit Total Warrior 10 MedImmune Lottery Draw 10 London Lottery Draw 10 Singing In The Rain Theatre Trip (Horizon Place) 11 Go Ape (MedImmusement) 15 Cheshire ClubAZ Roadshow at Parklands, Alderley Park 31 UK Lottery Draw SEPTEMBER 3 Avlon Lottery Draw 3 UK ClubAZ Magazine out today! 12 Cheshire ClubAZ Roadshow at Cedar Cafe, Alderley Park 14 MedImmune Lottery Draw 14 London Lottery Draw 14 Horizon Place Lottery Draw 15 Cheshire Alderley Park Family Fun day 28 Lottery Draw (UK) on a destination or day out don’t forget to check out the ClubAZ 5 Top of the league; Etihad Airways join the discount list 29 Cheshire Sports and Fitness open day at Mulberry’s It’s a Great British Summer! Summer should be little short of utopia. It’s all picnics in the park, afternoons in sunny beer gardens, barbecues with friends and family, mini breaks, water fights and lazy beach days - plus a huge dollop of eternal optimism that the sun will indeed put its hat on; hip, hip, hip hooray! Looking on the bright side, whatever the weather, with Olympic fever gripping the nation; the continued feel good factor of the Jubilee and of course actually making it through to the quarter finals of European Championships - but even with the dream over, (who’d want to be called ‘Ashley’), there is still a sense of heightened excitement that Great Britain is the place to be for summer 2012! Not one to miss a chance for a bit of fun, in honour of the Olympics, ClubAZ has been part of the Culture Team that is helping deliver bespoke tournaments across the UK including the Alderley Park, UKMC and Kingdom Street Games! Some championships are well underway – see pages 10, 11 and 17, and teams have embraced the competitive and team spirit in abundance, bringing colleagues together in an innovative, creative and competitive arena as they go head to head and battle it out for the all important ‘Gold’! Paper plane javelin, waste paper basketball, blue-tac modelling and balloon car racing have incorporated a less physical aspect to the games, whilst fancy dress rounders, office table tennis and the virtual Wii Olympics have embraced a more physical approach! Continuing the competitive spirit, the ever-popular Football Tournament is back, where we wait with anticipation to see how many Joe Hart ‘lookalikes’ take to the goal mouth – in-fact we may even award an extra goal for any ‘keeper who bares the bleach for this popular occasion. After the success of its inaugural competition, Racketlon is back with a swing giving you a chance to prove you’re more than just a one hit wonder. For further information on both tournaments please read on to page 12. Our ClubAZ Retail Team is particularly pleased with some of its brand new products; in-fact it’s left them feeling like great big kids! You’ve guessed it, ‘toys’ have made a welcome addition to the ClubAZ Shops. From flash-cards to puzzles, bubble rockets to water pistols, word searches to joke kits we have everything to guarantee your little ones a summer of fun at prices that will leave you plenty left over for ice-cream! Whilst we’re on the subjects of kids, we have a great selection of camps available to keep them entertained during the long school holidays. Budding performers can come and get involved in our Superstar Academy, whilst wannabee Wellbecks or future Andy Murrays may enjoy the professional coaching available on the Stockport County Football and Tennis Camps. Sportspoint will of course be here; led by Wayne and Tony the kids keep coming back for more. To find out about all the camps available turn to page 20. With the long summer holidays stretching out ahead, if you’re still undecided discount list before you check in anywhere! Whether you’re looking long or short haul, mini-breaks or just a day out there are bucketloads of great savings just waiting for you, visit www. clubazonline.com discount directory. Plus there are four tickets up for grabs at one of the UK’s favourite theme parks. Whatever you do this summer, we hope it’s bursting with fun. Happy reading Sophie Simpson 8 17 13 Get on your bike and ride with us to the Velodrome 17 New social space for Horizon Place 23 Shape up for summer 29 10-11 This publication is not produced by AstraZeneca. ClubAZ is an independent organisation, owned by its Members. The opinions expressed by ClubAZ may not coincide with employees’ and contractors’ responsibilities under AstraZeneca’s global Code of Conduct and individual terms of employment. w w w. c l u b a z o n l i n e. c o m | 3