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Middlesex Dinner and Balloon Debate
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 Pearson - Former elite cricketer who represented England 75 times and is the Chair of the Lord's Taverners
- Dean Wilson - The Mirror's cricket correspondent from 2006 to 2024, and now a sports media consultant and Chair of the Cricket Media Club
- Gordon Kennedy - Master 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