A veterans’ games night has raised hundreds of pounds for charity.
The annual running of the Royal Irish Rangers’ Faugh a Ballagh Charity Cup was held at the Warminster Conservative Club earlier this month.
Veterans collectively raised £316 for Wiltshire Air Ambulance and a charity that supports people with Lupus Disease.
Teams from the Royal Irish Rangers, the Royal Green Jackets, the Royal British Legion, and the Conservative Club all took part. On the night, the teams played snooker, darts, skittles and indoor horse racing.
Capt (Retd) Tom O’ Brien, branch chairman of the Royal Irish Rangers Veterans Association, said, “The indoor horse racing marked the final event of the charity cup, which was a very tense affair, given the fact that all teams were still in with a shout of lifting the trophy.”
The eventual winners were the Royal Irish Rangers, led by team captain Billy McKee.
Organisers have thanked the Warminster Conservative Club, in particular Bill Powell and Arlene Tait, for their help on the night and have confirmed the charity cup will be back again next year.
Picture: The Royal Irish Ranger Team Captain Billy McKee lifting the Faugh a Ballagh Cup.
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