THURSDAY 1ST MAY 2008

· The 1st Battalion Welsh Guards will be holding a Charity Boxing night on Thursday 1st May in Wellington Barracks to raise money for Combat Stress, The Army Benevolent Fund and Help for Heroes charities. The London District Army Boxing Club will be boxing against the Metropolitan Police during the evening.

· Guests will be welcomed into Wellington Barracks with a complimentary drink in the Sergeants' Mess followed by dinner, cooked by the Battalion's chefs at tables in the gym around the boxing ring. Guests will be entertained by the Battalion's Corps of Drums and the Regimental Band during the evening.

· Tables of 10 will be available for a minimum donation of £100 per ticket (£1000 per table), which will include a pre-dinner drink and a four course meal. There will be some complimentary wine with the meal and a cash bar will be available throughout the evening. If companies would like to have military hosts on their table this can be arranged. Hosts can range from senior officers to officers and non commissioned officers who have recently returned from operations in Afghanistan.

· A Charity Auction will be conducted during the evening with a variety of lots ranging from tickets for the Queen's Birthday Parade, tickets to sporting events and sporting memorabilia.

Programme

• 18:00 - Drinks reception in The Sergeants' Mess
• 19:15 - Dinner call
• 19:30 - Introduction by The Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion Welsh Guards
• 19:35 - Introduction to The Army Benevolent Fund
• 19:40 - Dinner
• 20:30 - Introduction to Combat Stress
• 20:35 - Boxing Starts
• 21:25 - Introduction to Help for Heroes
• 21:30 - Charity Auction
• 22:00 - Boxing Resumes
• 23:00 - Presentation to best boxer & most courageous runner-up
• 23:15 - Post dinner drinks

The evening will be a great sporting night and has the potential to raise a significant amount of money for 3 most worthwhile charities. We are looking for people to sponsor bouts for a donation of £500, for which the company will have its name printed in the programme; the sponsor will present the prizes after the bout and have their photograph taken with the boxers. If you would like to book a table of 10 or to sponsor a bout then please contact me at jpacon-wtn-1coycomd@tanet.mod.uk or on 07790 980036.

Many thanks for your support.

Ben Ramsay

Major BPN Ramsay WG

1st Battalion Welsh Guards, Wellington Barracks, Birdcage Walk, London, SW1E 6HQ.

 

 

NESA has to sadly announce that Godfrey has declined to take part in the boxing bouts.

Godfrey : “ Cauliflower ears did not exist until I was born. It would be unfair of me to ruin the ears of Metropolitan Police Officers. I have been boxing since the 30s and I have already had a warning from Brazil regarding the rainforests due to the number of trophy cabinets I have had to have made.

I am very sorry Major but I am taking up archery.