The Marathon Des Sables

Duncan Craig & Blake Roseveare

Many thanks to all who attended and supported what was a fantastic event on Feb 3rd. We sold 220 tickets, raising nearly £4,500, while the charity auction raked in a further £2,438. A wonderful effort all round.

Special thanks to Ben, the auctioneer, for his uniquely effective approach to coaxing cash out of bidders, Tamsin, for her superb marshalling of the `door', Eleen, for her striking art work, and Will, Dwight and all the team at Gigalum for putting on a truly memorable evening.

AUCTION RESULTS:

LOT 1: Two four-day passes, access all areas, for golf's prestigious BMW Championships at Wentworth (May 24-27): £820 (Richard Pursey)

LOT 2: A weekend's stay at Hurst House Wales Country Club for two, with dinner: £578 (Tom Bawden)

LOT 3: Two general admission, three-day passes for the 2007 British Grand Prix at Silverstone (July 6-8):££500 (Rupert Spice)

LOT 4: A day for two on an adult film shoot, courtesy of Soho Films: £320 (Daniel Batt)

LOT 5: Butlers in the Buff: Blake and Duncan serving drinks/canapés at a function of your choice wearing nothing but (padlocked, burkha-style) pinnies: £220 (Daniel Batt)