The Datebook Winter & Spring 2016 | Page 24

A Month-by-Month Guide to Events Around the Country THE LONDON FOOTBALL AWARDS Battersea Evolution, Battersea Park, London. Join us to celebrate the very best of football. Hosted by Sky Sports’ Max Rushden and independently judged by experts from the media, former players and representative of London’s fifteen professional clubs. The London Football Awards is one of the key events in the 2015/16 season calendar. In aid of Willow Foundation. Price: Legends Packages £5,000 for tables of 10. Premium Packages £3,000 for tables of 10. Standard Packages £2,000 for tables of 10. Visit: www.willowfoundation .org.uk/londonfootballawards NATIONAL ARMY MUSEUM LUNCHTIME LECTURES Colonel Jeremy Green OBE Army & Navy Club, 12.30pm. One of the most enduring and damning stories about Britain’s Military Police during the First World War is that they were stationed routinely in the rearward-most trenches on the Western Front in order to threaten, or to actually shoot, any soldier who refused to go ‘over the top’ when so ordered; the notorious ‘Battle Police”. Entry to Lunchtime Lectures is free however places must be reserved in advance. Tel: 020 7730 0717. Bookings close three days ahead of each lecture. Visit: www.nam.ac.uk JDRF CHARITY BALL Raddison Blu Cardiff, 7pm to Midnight. The evening will begin with a drinks reception followed by a three-course seated dinner. Guests will dance the night away with a fabulous performance from the Wild Boys 80’s Tribute Band and have the opportunity to win some fantastic prizes in the auction. In aid of Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Price: £50. E-mail: [email protected] BADA FINE ART & ANTIQUES FAIR (9th-15th). Duke of York Square, Chelsea, London. This Fair is a highlight in the annual calendar of international arts and antiques events. Bringing together some of the finest furniture, objects and works of art, it is the only Fair exclusive to members of the prestigious British Antique Dealers’ Association. It gives visitors the opportunity to purchase across disciplines [