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Middlesex Dinner and Balloon Debate

Venue: Lord's Cricket Ground

Join the Middlesex region for their Annual Dinner and Balloon Debate in the Long Room at Lord's Cricket Ground.

The Long Room hosts the evening with the line-up of panellists trying to win the coveted title!

Our 2025 balloonists include:

  • Pete Graves - Sky Sports and News broadcaster and football/rugby union anchor for Sky since 2009
  • Andrew Lewin MP - MP for Welwyn Hatfield since 2024 and chair of the Cricket All-party Parliamentary Group
  • Lucy PearsonFormer elite cricketer who represented England 75 times and is the Chair of the Lord's Taverners
  • Dean WilsonThe Mirror's cricket correspondent from 2006 to 2024, and now a sports media consultant and Chair of the Cricket Media Club
  • Gordon KennedyMaster of Ceremonies, actor, Lord's Taverners Trustee and Balloon Debate Winner 2007

For more information or to book, please contact mervyn.ramsay@lordstaverners.org or call 07540 319115.

Bookings will be taken on a first-come first-served basis as places are limited.

Event information

Venue

Lord's Cricket Ground

Date

Wednesday 10 December 2025

Prices

£140 per ticket

£1,400 per table of 10

Includes

Three-course dinner

Balloon debate

Timings

6pm - Drinks

7pm - Dinner

11pm - Carriages

Dress Code

Black tie / formal evening wear

Event location

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