This document summarizes two fundraising events held in 2015 to benefit Thames Valley Air Ambulance. The first event was a bike polo tournament in June that attracted 5 teams and raised £373. The second event in July included a hog roast lunch, polo matches, and raffle that over 100 people attended on a sunny day at Kirtlington Park. It featured two competitive polo matches and an auction for prizes donated by local businesses. In total, the events successfully raised funds and introduced new people to polo with the goal of hosting similar events in the future.

1. Fundraisers 2015 - in aid of Thames Valley Air Ambulance
Bike Polo - June 2015
This annual event saw a fantastic crowd of people: children and adults alike; we welcomed 5
teams to the event and even had some extras for filling in spaces. The afternoon kicked off
with a tough match between La Rosada and KPPC, with a close win from the former.
The runners up all played very well and
pushed their bikes hard all the way to the
end of each chukka: HCA Marauders,
Oxforshire and CSC Polo. Evidently the first
two teams were extremely fit and able-
bodied enough for a 10 minute chukka;
however this time didn't bode so well for the
preceding teams, hence the shortening of
chukkas to just 7 minutes!
A few bicycle casualties included: loose
handlebars, disconnected brakes and one
severely bent wheel (sorry Chris Crawford!)
So our final saw another solid match
between the Argentine grooms and they all
were very determined to win but eventually the strong band of La Rosada's boys: Edgar,
Jesus, Jose and Maxi, were awarded the trophy!
The event was tremendously successful, raising £373 - featuring delicious pizza as always,
supplied by my friend at LucaBuca and a large supply of bar refreshments by The Oxford Bar
Company.
Lunch, polo and raffle - July 2015
The hog roast lunch, raffle and 2 polo matches were topped off by a beautiful day of sun
and summer breezes.
Just after midday the clouds parted over Kirtlington Park and made way for an incredible
turnout of over 100 people; I was in awe of the great crowd and the generosity shown by
everyone involved, including those who couldn't attend the event.
We started off with a cracking game between Rigby&Rigby and Quicksilver - who battled it
out for the Brooke House Trophy in what seemed an everlasting match between these two

2. very strong sides. Finally, Jake Rigby's Rigby&Rigby came out on top as winners of this fast-
paced and thrilling final, beating Peter Ferrari's Quicksilver.
The lunch continued through the afternoon and towards the end we held a very exciting
raffle with some brilliant prizes including: a polo lesson with Melissa Wadley of Kirtlington
Park Polo School and a photo shoot with Kim Ethell Photography. We finally decided to
auction the top prize, very kindly donated by Mr and Mrs Watts: 3 nights away for 4 people
at Whitelake Farm in North Devon, which was bid for by two keen ladies and ended up
landing with Miss O'Flaherty-Hilder's £270 bid.
There were over 20 prizes donated, so thank you to everyone for their kind contributions.
We were glad to welcome many newcomers to polo and hope they will visit again soon.
Many thanks also, to Charlie Budgett for letting me use his marquee, chairs and tables and
also to Simon and Dave Tricker without whom none of our guests would have been fed or
watered!
Bring on next year's events!