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  Kelso Races Saturday 16th October 2010

Borders Barmy Army National

Borders Barmy Army National The second Borders Barmy Army National is being held at the first race meeting in Kelso Races calendar on Saturday 16th October 2010. 20 Pantomime horses will compete for this year's coveted Borders Barmy Army National trophy. Sponsorship for our London Marathon 2011 charity challenge is currently on offer for this prestigious and fun event. We will be running for the well known charity Macmillan Cancer Support.

Contact us for more details.

Horse Sponsor Package:-

All available for £200 per pantomime horse.

Official Race Sponsor Package:-
All available for £1500

If you have any questions please feel free to contact us using our contact page.

We look forward to welcoming you to the Borders Barmy Army National 2010.

The inaugural Borders Barmy Army National in October 2009 was a great success. Read more and view some footage here...




  London Marathon 25 April


Final sponsorship cheque for Whizz-Kidz We did it!
We ran the London Marathon in Kilts and what a fantastic feeling it was. The crowds were absolutely brilliant, cheering us on all 26.2 miles of the way. Not to mention the constant shouts of "Come on the Jocks" and the inevitable "What's under your kilt?" - Some of us obliged with a little flash! We are proud to have ran the London Marathon for our chosen charity Whizz Kidz and we are delighted to say we have, so far, raised over £17,600.

We could not have done it without the generous people of the Scottish Borders and, from our hearts, we'd like to thank you very much for all your support and sponsorship throughout the last exhausting and exciting year. Look out for our next challenge, what will it be? We'd also like to thank Borders Sport and Leisure Trust for their support, guidance and help with the training with a special mention to David Johnson (cheers Johno). Thanks must also go to all the local businesses who helped in our campaign with Kelso Races, Tesco and MyTartan.com to name but a few. There are actually too many to mention.

  Fund raising events

Kelso Races Saturday 17th October 2009. Sponsored by Mitchell Glass.

Mitchell Superior Conservatories & Double Glazing The first ever Borders Barmy Army national was held at Kelso Race course on a sunny autumn day and was a huge success. 17 Pantomime horses competed for the coveted BBA National trophy and Rough Quest sponsored by Keith Braithwaite CCTV was the delighted winner. Read more here...

Who are we?

BBA group photo The Borders Barmy Army (BBA) are a group of men, women and children who live in the Scottish Borders, are Barmy and, when we get together, are like a small Army.

Furthermore, our battle dress is largely based on the traditional Scottish dress of Kilt and Ghillie shirt.

  What do we do?

We basically do daft and difficult things for charity. We are also mad enough to actually enjoy putting our bodies and minds through hardship for the cause.

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