Well it’s less than one month to go to our biggest and best ever Rugby4Heroes festival ! We couldn’t hold this event without the generosity and support of a great band of local and national businesses. It just couldnt happen – and we are hugely indebted to each and every one of them! We are […]
We’ve been doing a spot of thinking lately (dangerous, we know!). Rugby4Heroes is now in its 7th year and we’re planning on bigger and better things for 2015 and beyond. Like all good, growing organisations, from time to time we like to stand back and consider why we do, what we do. What is Rugby4Heroes? […]
Good morning to all our Rugby4Heroes supporters! *Quick drum roll* The organising team are delighted to confirm that the profit earned from the Rugby4Heroes Fashion Show last week was: £1,539. A super effort and result for our first ever event. 2015 fundraising is off with a bang! The profit will be split 50/50 between our two […]
The first ever Rugby4Heroes Touch Rugby competition will be held on Sunday 17th May 2015, 9am – 4pm, as part of the Rugby4Heroes Festival weekend! Click on the link here to register! http://rugbyforheroes.org/events/touch-competition/
Leading Touch FM presenter Kirsty Leahy is spearheading the first ever Rugby4Heroes Fashion Show, hosted by the all volunteer team at The Warwickshire Golf and Country Club, tonight from 7pm. Tickets went on sale for the event in February and are all sold out! Thanks to each and every one for our 166 guests for […]
The Rugby4Heroes Event team today launched their first ever Fashion Show to be held on Thursday 12th March 2015, at 7pm – 10pm. Why not join us for a night of fashion, drinks and canapés, all in aid of 353 and ABF The Soldiers Charity? Revolve Ladies have kindly decided to support Rugby4Heroes this year in […]
Rugby4Heroes … 2014 in review… and what a year it has been! Why Rugby4Heroes? The first Rugby4Heroes event at Old Leamingtonians RFC in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, was conceived in 2009 to commemorate the life of fallen Stratford paratrooper Private Joe Whittaker, who was killed in action in Afghanistan serving with 2nd Battalion, the Parachute Regiment. […]
OLRFC Rugby4Heroes Patron Karl Hinett honoured with tapestry by artist Grayson Perry at the National Portrait Gallery Karl recently attended our 3rd Annual Ball and spoke briefly about the his and Hank’s immortalisation in the tapestry. He also tweeted “Honoured to have been made into a tapestry by #GraysonPerry at the #NationalPortraitGallery“ Karl is a […]
With a few days to go we wanted to share with you what we have in-store for our 3rd annual OLRFC Rugby4Heroes Ball, once again held at the fabulous Warwickshire Golf & Country Club on Saturday 25th October 2014. Rugby4Heroes 3rd Annual Ball Itinerary This year we hold the event in aid of 353 and ABF The Soldiers […]
We have been nominated for our work in Leamington Spa in the ‘Leamington Legends’ category of the Inaugural Leamington Business Awards. We are very proud of this recognition, whether or not we emerge as ultimate winners. The awards take place tonight, Friday 17th October at the fabulous Leamington Spa Pump Rooms. The Leamington Legend Award […]