Battle of Britain formation is a runway success
Aircraft enthusiast and property entrepreneur Steve Boultbee Brooks stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Prince Harry as 34 Battle of Britain aircraft took off from Goodwood Aerodrome, Sussex, to mark the 75th anniversary of the battle.
A Spitfire owned by Boultxbee Flight Academy led the formations, with second world war Spitfire and Hurricane pilot Wing Commander Tom Neil, 95, in the passenger seat.
Prince Harry, together with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, founded the Endeavour Fund, which gives wounded service personnel the opportunity to learn how to fly a Spitfire at the academy.
Boultbee LDN will be giving EG readers the chance to fly in a Spitfire in a competition at the EG Awards on 10 December.
Dinner dance aims to help female medic
More than 700 guests from the property world are expected to attend the fifth annual Just Rifles dinner dance, which supports injured servicemen and servicewomen from the war in Afghanistan, and their families.
The event, organised by English Rose Estates and supported by Longford Securities and Global Home Warranties, will be held on 29 October. The charity funds the needs of injured riflemen going through rehabilitation.
The money raised from this year’s event will be heavily focused on providing rehabilitation for corporal Nikki Cunningham – a female medic suffering severe post traumatic stress disorder.
The dinner dance will be held at The Brewery, 52 Chiswell Street, EC1.
It costs £1,950 for a table of 10. Visit www.justrifles.co.uk/dinner-dance-2015 for more information.
Nikki Cunningham’s story
Cunningham was a corporal in the Royal Army Medical Corps until September 2014, when, after serving eight years and nine months as a combat medical technician, she was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.
She was 19 when deployed to Afghanistan on Operation Herrick 10, where she dealt with a wide range of injuries, from dog bites to amputation and gunshot wounds.
But the horrors had overcome her. After returning home in 2010 she suffered night terrors, flashbacks, anger issues, paranoia and became jumpy at noises. However, her symptoms were put down to readjustment and she was redeployed.
Three years later she was correctly assessed and discharged from the army. Medical costs to treat her illness, however, continue to mount.
Palmer plays its cards right for charity
Palmer Capital is holding a poker tournament to support LandAid.
Numbers are limited to 50 competitors willing to place their bets against industry colleagues at London’s exclusive gaming venue the Clermont Club, in Berkeley Square, W1.
The tournament, sponsored by Osborne Clarke, takes place on 12 November, from 6.15pm to 11pm and costs £80 to enter.
This includes unlimited Champagne, canapés and 1,000 betting chips, with the winner taking £1,000.
There are also 20 spectating places for £40 each.
Organisers hope to raise £10,000.
To register, e-mail sophie.clark@palmercapital.co.uk
Peaks of perfection for charity dash
A 17-strong team of property individuals from BNP Paribas Real Estate braved blisters, sunburn and driving rain as they tackled five of the highest mountains in the UK and Ireland.
Their aim was to summit the peaks within 48 hours in support of Alzheimer’s Society.
And they did.
The team completed the Five Peaks Challenge – a cross-country dash across the highest points in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland – summiting Carrauntoohil in south-west Ireland with 34 minutes to spare.
