‘Fight for Sight’ Party Proves a Success
Thousands raised at Elizabeth Street Party
On Wednesday 11 June thousands of
people attended the Belgravia Trader’s Association’s (BTA) Elizabeth Street
Summer party to support Fight for Sight, which is predicted to raise over £40k.
Fight for Sight, the charity
dedicated to funding pioneering eye research to prevent sight loss and treat
eye disease was named as BTA’s charity of the year for the annual event.
Held on the prestigious Elizabeth
Street, on Grosvenor’s London estate in Belgravia,
the street was packed on the glorious summer evening, with a mixture of famous
faces including stars from Made in Chelsea and Chloe Green, locals and tourists.
Visitors could explore the delights of the open air stalls from local shops,
listen to live music and soak up the party atmosphere. The Lord Mayor of
Westminster, Councillor Audrey Lewis, joined the party during the evening, and
met Fight for Sight’s volunteers and staff.
Visitors were invited to make a
voluntary donation to the charity as they entered the party, and were generous
in doing so. The funds were swelled by the sale of raffle tickets for prizes including
a Philip Treacy hat, tennis tickets to Queen’s club and a weekend break, a
children’s party held at St Michael’s Church and by the BTA bar, which donated all
of its profits to the charity.
Nigel Pantling, Chair of Fight
for Sight said: “We are delighted that so many people were able to join in the
celebrations at Elizabeth Street and to support our work in finding cures for
sight loss. We are so grateful to everyone who made a donation, and especially
to the BTA for choosing Fight for Sight as their partner charity.”
The BTA’s Chair, Tom Assheton,
said: “We have been hosting the street party for more than 20 years and each
year we’re amazed at the growing support from everyone. Thank you to everyone
who attended and showed true community spirit and to everyone who helped to
organise the event to make it another successful year.”
A special thanks to America Express,
the main sponsor of this year’s Elizabeth Street Summer party.
For further information please visit www.fightforsight.org.uk
or www.elizabethstreetlondon.com and www.grosvenorlondon.com
