South Wales Festival raises over £4 million
12 July 2010
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| Handing over of the cheque. From left to right: Jeff Coles (Festival Treasurer), Capt Sir Norman Lloyd Edwards (ProvGM South Wales), Jonathan Spence (Deputy Grand Master), Andrew Gretton (Festival Chairman), Grahame Elliott (President of the Grand Charity) and Roger Richmond(Secretary of the Festival Committee). | |
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| The Deputy Grand Master, Jonathan Spence, observes the President of the Grand Charity expressing his thanks to the audience. | |
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| The Festival President, Capt Sir Norman Lloyd Edwards, talks with the President of the Grand Charity, Grahame Elliott, together with his wife, Zita, and the Chief Executive of the Grand Charity, Laura Chapman. |
The twenty-fifth Annual Festival for The Grand Charity was held on Saturday,15 May 2010, at the Cardiff International Arena under the Presidency of Captain Sir Norman Lloyd-Edwards, KCVO, GCStJ, RD, RNR, Provincial Grand Master for South Wales, in the presence of the Deputy Grand Master, Jonathan Spence, who was accompanied by his wife, Almudena.
2,000 guests were invited to the event, at which it was announced that a total of £4,032,217 has been raised.
"The Province of South Wales has worked hard to raise funds and has been extremely generous, especially considering the difficult financial circumstances of recent years. On behalf of the Grand Charity, I am extremely grateful and thank all those who contributed towards our 25th Festival"
Grahame Elliott, CBE
President of the Grand Charity