Beaufort Charity Polo Day
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he International Test Match at Beaufort Polo Club usually features as part of the Gloucestershire Festival of Polo, but with Covid-19 scuppering those plans, a paired down affair took place on Sunday 4 July, which saw The International Test Match between Frasers England and Ireland as part of the Club’s Charity Day in aid of the Even Keel Foundation. Despite the looming storm clouds, hundreds of supporters turned out to enjoy the Covidsecure, socially distanced Picnic Pods and Picnic Spots lining The HMA Tax No.1
Ground. In between the charity match and International Test Match, the Even Keel Foundation Charity Auction saw eight lots up for grabs: private training session with Yogi Breisner, seven-night stay in a ski apartment in Les Houches, Chamonix – the surprise of the day was a generous £800 winning bid for the first lot of the day, a bottle of British Polo Gin! In total, an impressive £9,700 was raised in aid of men’s mental health, the Even Keel Foundation commented, “We are absolutely delighted with the support we received for our charity polo match against the British
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Army at Beaufort Polo Club this weekend. Both teams put on a fantastic competition, and it was wonderful to see such a great crowd really getting behind the players, and of course the real focus of the day which was raising awareness for men’s mental health and male suicide – still the biggest killer of men under the age of 45. The auction that followed really demonstrated the huge level of support from everyone there, raising an incredible £9,700 for our Foundation, and we cannot wait to begin organising our next event and doing all we can to keep making a difference.”
Even Keel Foundation Charity Day 16 players, two matches for one cause
Photograph by Marcos Cerdeira
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