Casino Royale Premiere raises £18,000 for charity

It was the 21st Bond movie and is based on the first of Ian Fleming's celebrated spy novels. Packed with the usual Bond gadgets, thrills, spills and glamour, it stars Daniel Craig as the new 007. The film was really well received and had people talking all night about the new gritty Bond and whether they loved it or hated it. The biggest talking point though was the £18,000 raised for charitable causes!

Tickets sell out

Bournemouth Round Table 5 were given the exclusive rights to show a regional premier of the new Bond Film 'Casino Royale' in Bournemouth on 15th November 2006, at the Odeon Cinema complex Westover Road Bournemouth, in order to raise money for local charities. Tickets for the charity premiere were sold out within one week of going on sale and the 750 attendees included VIP guests Cllr Bob Chapman, Mayor of Bournemouth, and Richard du Bois, National President of the Round Table.

The Beneficiaries

Bournemouth Round Table is one of the oldest charity clubs in the country, with a proudly held tradition of supporting local charities. The event raised an excellent £18,000 for charities with money going to local charities and two main beneficiaries. These were Round Table Children's Wish, based here in Bournemouth they are a registered charity that grants wishes to children who are aged under 18 and are suffering from life threatening illnesses. 'The Fortune Centre of Riding Therapy' based in Bransgore, a charity that has over the last 30 years supported people with learning difficulties. The centre's mission is to enable horse-motivated students with special needs to relate more successfully with others and to have greater control over their own lives.

Photos provided courtesy of Bournemouth Echo.

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