Clotted Lard 2025 in Support of Devon Air Ambulance.

 

I am proud to write that the Devon Wargames Group has regularly promoted our hobby of historical wargaming in support of several charities over the years and in more recent years that has been directed in support of our own county wide air ambulance service, Devon Air Ambulance, that provides vital emergency rescue around our very large rural county that is a summertime destination for many folks resulting in our population multiplying dramatically in the summer and our roads becoming heavily congested with visiting traffic.

Devon Air Ambulance Trust relies on a combination of public donations, income from its charity shops, and lottery funding to support its operations, and with donations from the public making up 23% of its funding that saw the trust raise £15.8 million in 2024 and needing to spend £14.8 million of which £9.2 million was used to provide its charitable service, saving lives across Devon, we in the club are very pleased to be able to support such an important service.

Another great day in 2025 for Clotted Lard VIII.
Thank you to everyone who took part and contributed to helping Devon Air Ambulance in the process.

We have enjoyed the company of Too Fat Lardies and all our friends in Lard for the last eight years with our annual Clotted Lard show, and last year saw the event raise just over £264 after expenses, with a further £20.40 raised on the day from participants and visitors happy to make a contribution.

To this, as in previous years, the club voted to round the sum up from £264 to £400 at our Club AGM  to which was added the contributions from the day.

As in all club activities nothing could be accomplished without teamwork and volunteers willing to make a contribution, and whilst we all get to enjoy playing the games we bring to the tabletop, it would be remiss not to mention Richard Clark and Nick Skinner of Too Fat Lardies who have been regular supporters of our show over the years and continue to be so. 

In addition I should thank the managing committee of the Lympstone Village Hall who make available their 'second to none' facilities that we all enjoy for our show, Colin Murray our Clotted Lard Club 'cat-hearder in chief', who has taken over the reins to organise our annual event, Jack and Sarah Frost who arranged our cream teas 'Devon style' with, of course, cream on first, and all the club members and Lardy friends who turned out to help get things set up and cleared away, as well as contributing to the games we hosted.

Thank you to one and all and here's looking forward to Clotted Lard IX in 2026.

JJ