Red Carpet Charity Gala
Chariots of Fire
The Community Foundation for Shropshire and Telford with the Wenlock Olympian Society have received a wonderful offer to be part of the NATIONAL Launch of the newly digitised and Blu ray version of "Chariots of Fire ".
Our Charity Gala will be on Tuesday, July 10th 2012 at the Odeon Cinema, Telford Town Centre at 5.30pm and will be linked to the Premiere of the new version of the film in six major cities: London, Edinburgh, Belfast, Gateshead, Manchester and Birmingham.
Fox Entertainment’s Premiere is a major event and will include live video links between the six city cinemas – and also the Telford Odeon Cinema. Presentations and greetings will be given by their VIP guests including Lord Puttman and Eric Liddell’s daughter in Edinburgh; other cast and crew from Chariots of Fire in London, and from Telford the daughter of Harold Abraham, Sue Pottle, and his biographer, Mark Ryan, will add to this wonderful evening with a short presentation – which will be part of the live video link to the other Premieres. What a coup for Shropshire!!!!
The evening will be a Black Tie / Posh Frock event and commence with a Wine and Canapés Reception at 5.30pm, music by the Abraham Darby Show Band Brass Section and a Book signing by Mark Ryan. There will also be A Grand Raffle.
With such an exciting evening
ahead of us we are sure you will want to join us on Tuesday July 10th 2012 at 5.30 at the Odeon Cinema in Telford.
Tickets for the evening are priced at £25 for standard seats.
Proceeds from this event will be used to benefit sports projects across Shropshire - the birthplace of the modern Olympics.
To book your ticket, please download the form below and return it with your cheque (made payable to The Community Foundation for Shropshire and Telford) to The Community Foundation for Shropshire and Telford, 1 Brassey Road, Old Potts Way, Shrewsbury, SY3 7FA
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