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Historic Events

Lord’s Taverners fundraisers have seen quite the variety of spectacular events over the course of 70 years. Presidents’ Balls in the 1960s saw basketball, boxing and various other sports played in the Grosvenor House Ballroom, our Christmas Lunches have seen special guests including Olympic Gold medallists, broadcast legends and some of the UK’s most loved comedians. What‘s more Brian Downing’s legendary cricket dinners have raised nearly £700,000 for the charity with the game’s greats flying in from all corners of the globe to get behind the cause.

We’ve been trawling through the archives to pick out some of the best events and photos in the history of the Lord’s Taverners to highlight in our anniversary week. Take a look at some of these remarkable photographs that show the best of Taverners events below, with a full gallery on our Facebook page here.

 

Presidents Ball 1982 with comedy greats Ronnie Barker, Sir Terry Wogan, Ronnie Corbett, Jimmy Tarbuck and Eric Morecambe.jpg
Presidents Ball 1982

Comedy greats Ronnie Barker, Sir Terry Wogan, Ronnie Corbett, Jimmy Tarbuck and Eric Morecambe

The setting for many Lord's Taverners Christmas Lunches, the Ball Room at the Grosvenor House Hotel.jpg
The setting for many Lord's Taverners Christmas Lunches

The Ballroom at the Grosvenor House Hotel

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Fun in 1981

It’s a Knockout at Craven Cottage

The fast bowlers dinner saw legends fly in from across the globe and helped us to raise over £100,000 in 2011_1.jpg
Legendary Fast Bowlers Dinner in 2011

Legends flew in from across the globe and helped us to raise over £100,000

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