08/09/2008
Red Arrow Charity Flight Raises £11.5m
The wife of a wealthy businessman has paid £11.5m to fly with the Red Arrows.
Nine places on-board the display planes were auctioned as the star lot at a fundraising ball organised by Help for Heroes, a charity which supports injured service personnel.
Julie Heselden, the wife of the Managing Director of defence equipment group HESCO Bastion, placed the winning bid at the Hurlingham Club in west London on Friday.
Former Army officer George Hewson, chairman of the Heroes' Ball committee, said: "I woke up this morning and still couldn't believe it.
"We had hoped to raise over £250,000 from the ball but thanks to our sponsors HESCO Bastion and everyone who attended and dug deep into their pockets we raised around £1.65 million.
"A fantastic achievement for everyone involved. The Red Arrows bidding went beyond my wildest dreams."
(GK/JM)
Nine places on-board the display planes were auctioned as the star lot at a fundraising ball organised by Help for Heroes, a charity which supports injured service personnel.
Julie Heselden, the wife of the Managing Director of defence equipment group HESCO Bastion, placed the winning bid at the Hurlingham Club in west London on Friday.
Former Army officer George Hewson, chairman of the Heroes' Ball committee, said: "I woke up this morning and still couldn't believe it.
"We had hoped to raise over £250,000 from the ball but thanks to our sponsors HESCO Bastion and everyone who attended and dug deep into their pockets we raised around £1.65 million.
"A fantastic achievement for everyone involved. The Red Arrows bidding went beyond my wildest dreams."
(GK/JM)
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