{"id":1907,"date":"2012-12-17T11:02:06","date_gmt":"2012-12-17T11:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?1907"},"modified":"2012-12-17T11:02:06","modified_gmt":"2012-12-17T11:02:06","slug":"rbl-raises-178k-through-christmas-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/rbl-raises-178k-through-christmas-event\/","title":{"rendered":"RBL raises \u00a3178k through Christmas event"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Royal British Legion (RBL) has held a Christmas-themed event to thank all of those who raised money for the charity during 2012.<\/p>\n
A number of celebrity endorsers – including Tamsin Greig, Susan Jameson and Michael Jayston – turned up at the Guildhall in London for the traditional Christmas Celebration.<\/p>\n
Carols, seasonal music and words of celebration were among the activities laid on, while classical four-piece All Angels performed several festive numbers.<\/p>\n
BBC journalist Frank Gardner and ITV News host Alastair Stewart hosted the event – which was spread across two days – and around £178,000 was raised through donations and raffle tickets.<\/p>\n
The RBL's head of special events Teresa Greener said: "This was another wonderful year for the Christmas Celebration and so many of our supporters consider it to be the best possible start to the festive season."<\/p>\n
All of the cash collected will help the Legion assist current and ex-servicemen and women.<\/p>\n
Posted by Mark Wilkins<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Plenty of people turned up at the Christmas Celebration hosted by the Royal British Legion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4785,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n