Clotted Lard 2023 in Support of Devon Air Ambulance

Following up from the post covering the fun and games at Clotted Lard 2023, link below, it gives me great pleasure to update the club and all our fellow Lard enthusiasts who attended last year's meeting, that the event raised £350 in support of our chosen charity Devon Air Ambulance.

The helicopter rescue service does a magnificent job in keeping Devon residents and all our annual visitors, of which the county welcomes double the population in the busy months of the summer season, with folks flocking to enjoy the beaches and their traditional Devon clotted cream teas, with of course jam on top, safe on our very rural roads, often many miles from a General Hospital and the critical care that can be provided there.

Devon Air Ambulance Trust

As always, much fun was had by all and we had some wonderful games and figure collections on show, all being played in the characteristically light hearted style that typifies the way Lardies like to play their games with the emphasis on 'playing the period not the the rules'.

So it was great to know that at the same time all contributions raised on the day were helping to support a very important charity.

Devon Wargames Group & Too Fat Lardies - Clotted Lard 2023

In addition to the monies raised on the day, the club, as usual, was very happy to top the amount up by a further £100 agreed unanimously at our AGM held the following month, together with another £10 donated by a visitor on the day allowing us to send a cheque for just over £460.

Once again, thank you to everyone who took part in Clotted Lard 2023 and for making it such a successful day in more ways than one.

Thank you especially to Bob Connor for all his hard work pulling this and the previous five Clotted Lards together, with this meeting his signing off and handing over management to our new Clotted Lard Cat Herder, Colin, who will be picking up the reins in 2024. 

The Devon Wargames Group looks forward to hosting Clotted Lard 2024 and welcoming our guests later this year.

JJ