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“We've come here to pay our respects to Great Aunt
Nellie. She brought us up properly and taught us loyalty. Now I want you to
remember that during these next few days. I also want you to remember that if
you don't come back with the goods, Nellie here will turn in her grave, and,
likely as not, jump right out of it and kick your teeth in.”
Film fans will recognise this quote as being from The
Italian Job, where the magnificent Noel Coward played Mr Bridger, the
mastermind who ran the job in question from his luxurious prison cell. This
film is the inspiration behind an Italian Job Car Rally taking place in
September to raise money for Childline, which has been adopted as our
industry’s charity. The committee behind the annual White Hat Ball have
organised this three day rally for a bit of fun and a good cause.We at
Portcullis are keen to support such initiatives and have registered a team
under the name of “Bridger’s Boys” who will be driving a small six seater
mini-bus, made out to look like an ice-cream van with a mobile bar in the back!
The Portcullis Arms is going on tour!
The rally starts at 8.30am on Friday the 11th of
September in Boulogne.
The first days route will take us through the Champagne region, and on through
the French countryside to the ancient city of Besancon. Day two sets out past scenic Lake
Geneva and then on over stunning mountain passes through the Alps, including
the awesome Grand St Bernard and then the final leg of the day concludes in Turin. On day three; the
route then heads south to the coast via the magnificent Col du Tende and the
opulence of Monte Carlo,
before finishing along the French Riviera in Nice.
If you would like to make a donation to Childline in support
of this White Hat Rally then you can go to our just giving page and 100% of your donation goes straight into
the Childline bank account. I would like to thank you in advance for your
generous support of this very worthy cause. “Together we can make sure that
nobody has to be in Gary Glitter’s gang”
All the best
Clive
Room
Marketing Manager to the Stars