Annual Charity Clay Pigeon Shoot

The 12th Annual Charity Clay Pigeon Shoot was held at the Royal Berkshire Shooting School on 17 September 2009 in aid of Great Ormond Street Hospital and Bishopsgate School.

Fun and excitement

The day was full of exciting and memorable activities, and as well as the shoot, guests enjoyed a spectacular private air display from both the Red Arrows and the Black Cats who then joined guests for lunch.

The surprise guest speaker was comedy legend Ronnie Corbett, who provided the after lunch entertainment in his own classic style, whilst renowned auctioneer Nick Bonham started the auction, raising £500 by selling a £10 note.

Watch our slideshow of photos from the day:

Fantastic fundraising

The event raised just under £200,000 which will go towards our current redevelopment programme to rebuild and refurbish the hospital.

The Red Arrows generously donated an amazing auction prize for four patients of Great Ormond Street Hospital to visit the home of the world famous Red Arrows where they will get to meet the team, attend the pilots' briefing and watch a display practice before joining the team for lunch.

This amazing lot raised £5,000 and will give four of our young patients the experience of a lifetime.

Andrew Taee, Chairman and Founder of the event, said “This has been a very difficult year to host this event with the economic downturn.  It just shows how generous people are in this country, when asked they all dug deep and made it a very special day, nothing is more important than caring for people who are sick especially children and Great Ormond Street needs this vital support”.

The overall winning team on the day was Dovehouse led by Ross Coker with team mates Fred Flitton, Steve Revell and Tony Loizou.

For further information or to register for next year's event, please email the special events team or telephone 020 7239 3074.