By Huw Forrest
July 9 2003
Local companies are encouraged to participate in the second annual ‘Bristol & Bath Charity Sixes’ touch rugby tournament. The fund raising event donates proceeds to the local ward of the Wooden Spoon Society, Jarrod Cunningham’s SALSA foundation and the Tobias Deane Appeal.
The
Charity Sixes organising committee - comprised of representatives from
International Property Consultants King Sturge, Burges Salmon, Veale
Wasborough, Oryx Executive Search, Debenhams and Deloitte & Touche are
currently recruiting teams for the charity event which will take place on 16
August.
This
year’s tournament will take on a World Cup style format and will be held on
the grounds of Bath Rugby Club, who have donated their facilities free of
charge.
Huw
Forrest, of King Sturge and Chairman of the Bristol & Bath Charity Sixes
organising committee, said: “This
is now our third tournament with the previous two being resounding successes.
We have received help from Bath Rugby, Bristol Shoguns, London Irish
and the Rugby Football Union (RFU) who we wish to thank. It’s free to come down and watch on the day so please
support us”.
The
organisers are keen to attract corporate teams of all standards who will
battle it out for the cup in the knock-out shield and wooden spoon
tournaments, experience is not necessary.
Last
year’s tournament raised £3,200 for the Wooden Spoon Society and the
Children Today Charity through a combination of donations, sponsorship and the
team entrance fee. This year’s event is expected to raise even more.
The
Committee would like to thank the tournament sponsors King Sturge, Edwards
Geldard, Biffa, Miles Macadam and Burges Salmon for their generous support of
the event.
For
application forms and tournament rules and regulations please contact Huw
Forrest, Chairman of the Bristol & Bath Charity Sixes organising committee
directly on 0117 930 5889 or visit www.bristolandbathsixes.com
or email info@bristolandbathsixes.com