Armed Forces Cricket T20 at Lords

In May, our Members, staff and volunteers attended the 2024 Inter-Services T20 cricket tournament at the home of cricket: Lords.

For the second year in a row, we were selected by the Armed Forces Cricket Board as their supported charity for the event. The tournament, which is sponsored by Raytheon UK, selects a military charity to support and that honour has gone to our charity.

In 2023, we received over £16,000 from the tournament and it’s expected that this year’s total will be even higher.

Local blind veterans and their partners were able to attend the event with free tickets provided by the Board. Also, Member Simon Brown was there to take part in the ceremonial coin toss.

The Navy, Army and RAF all won one match each, so it came down to run rate to decide... and the Navy became the champions for the first time in 14 years.