WHAT IS THE RAILWAY BALL?
The Railway Ball is when the great UK Rail industry comes together to have fun and help change children’s lives. The Ball generates income used by Railway Children to transform lives here in the UK, as well as in India and East Africa.
VITAL STATISTICS
2000 ESTABLISHED PROVEN 15,000 RAIL EXECS HIGH ATTENDANCE £6MILLION RAISED FOR RAILWAY CHILDREN 275,000 CHILDREN LIVES MADE BETTER Over 190 businesses have supported the Ball over the years in some shape or form. Many attend year on year. The Railway Ball is brought about by a committed team who’ve helped countless children thanks to the amazing generosity and fundraising brilliance of the businesses and individuals who attend and donate. CEO, HS1 MD, GWR Coledale Consulting CEO, Worldline UK & Ireland COO, Govia Thameslink Railway Sir Peter Hendy CBE Network Rail Mark Thurston HS2 Darren Caplan Railway Industry Association Andrew Haines Network Rail Katherine Anchorena Railway Industry Association Jean-Pierre Bertrand Colas Rail UK Rupert Brennan Brown Rail Positive Relations Oxana Brookes Redgrave Partners Malcolm Brown Angel Trains Graeme Bunker-James CRC Ltd & A1SLT Rob Capener Railway Children Anit Chandarana GBRTT Susan Cooklin Jamie Crystal EY John Halsall Network Rail Philip Heathcote UK Power Networks Services Ben Hewlett Granger Reis Tom Joyner CrossCountry James McGowan Porterbrook Andy Pitt Cross London Trains Gareth Powell Transport for London Richard Schofield MTR Elizabeth line Ian Smyth UK Power Networks Services Mark Swindell Rock Rail Simon Taylor Business Daily Group (incorporating Rail Business Daily) Ed Thomas KPMG William Wilson Siemens Christian Wolmar Writer & Broadcaster Piers Wood Alstom Alison Rhind-Tutt CL Events The Ball committee is made up of senior rail executives who voluntarily give their time and use their influence to improve the lives of Railway Children. The rewards are immeasurable. Last year’s Ball raised £481,448 thanks to 1,200 generous guests and more than 100 kind-hearted businesses buying tickets and sponsoring. This helped Railway Children support thousands of children here’s a few examples… Railway Children believe in a world where no child ever has to live on the streets and have helped 270,000 street children in the last 20 years.
Ball Supporters
TEAM WORK
CHAIRS & TREASURER
Chairperson
Dyan Crowther
Vice Chair
Mark Hopwood CBE
Past Chairman
Sir Michael Holden
Treasurer & Company Secretary
Chris Cornthwaite
Vice Chair
James Bain
Vice Chair
Angie Doll
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COMMITTEE
EVENT ORGANISERS
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