Kelso Races Saturday 16th October 2010
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:-
- Cash Prizes on offer of 1st Place £100, 2nd Place £60, 3rd Place £40 Plus SPECIAL PRIZE for last place! This will be presented to the winning horses during our official winning ceremony
- Professional Printed Saddle Cloth with Sponsor Name and Logo
- PA announcement of your business, explanation of your business, in your own words, and horse in front of 6000 spectators
- A good chance of TV appearance (Courtesy of Sky's At the races! Some of the action was picked up last year!)
- All Race Sponsors will receive their logo in the race card next to their entry
- Free entry to Kelso Races for the two Runners in your horse. Sponsors are asked to provide two adventurous people to run in their horse. The winners of our big race will have their photo taken with our official race sponsor showing the winning horse logo. This photo will be sent to the local press after our big day! Don’t forget your company logo may be show on Sky's At the races!
- Each horse race sponsor will receive unlimited half price entry tickets (£10) to the members enclosure, so you can bring as many supporters as you like to cheer your horse on and enjoy a day out at Kelso Races! If there are enough supporters, Kelso Races may provide a marquee - a great "works day out" or a family/friends day
Official Race Sponsor Package:-
- 2 advertising banners on site & 20 Entrance Badges for the Doody Room Hospitality Box in the members enclosure which overlooks the finish line. Discounts available for any extras including food etc.
- Race Card Advert on the day
- Unlimited supply of half price entry tickets (£10) to the members enclosure, so you can bring as many supporters as you like to enjoy your race and then the remainder of the day at Kelso Races with a further 6 races
- An additional ½ page race card advert to appear on another race day
- Complimentary entrance to another race day of your choice for 4 guests
- You will be given the Honour of presenting the prizes to our winners and your photo with the 1st prize winner will be release with our press release after the event
- DVD of the race
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
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.
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?
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.
Talk to us
We'd love to hear from you. Whether it's just to support us, congratulate us, suggest something or just plain take the mickey, click here to use our contact form.
