Berkshire charities benefit from Blandy and Blandy fundraiser

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Stephen Emerson

Reading based law firm Blandy & Blandy raised over £5,000 for Babies in Buscot Support (BIBS) and the Royal Berks Charity.

The donations were raised at a quiz night for the two NHS-focused, Royal Berkshire Hospital based charities.

The event welcomed other leading firms and businesses, Barclays, Barton Willmore Now Stantec, BDO, Beaufort Financial, Crowe, Handelsbanken, Haslams Chartered Surveyors, Hicks Baker, James Cowper Kreston, Kempton Carr Croft, KRE Corporate Recovery, Lichfields, NatWest, Nexus Planning, Quantuma, RSM, Savills, Vail Williams and Vale & West.

The quiz was won by accountancy and business advisory firm, BDO, who received bottles of English sparkling wine from Stanlake Park and trophies.

Blandy & Blandy’s chairman and partner Nick Burrows said: “We were very pleased to be able to get together with so many of our professional colleagues from the Thames Valley business community for a really enjoyable evening.

"We were also absolutely delighted that the evening raised over £5,000 for the two charities that we are currently supporting – the Royal Berks Charity and Babies in Buscot Support (BIBS). Our thanks go to all those who contributed by taking tables, buying raffle tickets and bidding in our silent auction.”

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Stephen Emerson

Stephen Emerson is the Managing Editor of The Business Magazine and is responsible for the publication's print publications and online properties including the newly launched Biz News websites in Hampshire and Dorset. Stephen has been a journalist for 20 years and has worked at local, regional and national publications and led a team which made The Scotsman website one of the fastest growing news sites in the UK with over eight million monthly users. He has a keen interest in technology, property and corporate finance and telling the stories of the people behind the successful firms in these sectors.