This June we are once more holding a “Memorial Dinner” to celebrate the life of Lance Corporal Ben Hyde and his five comrades who were shot by an Iraqi mob at a Police Station in Al Majarr Al Kabir, southern Iraq on the 24th June 2003.
The “Trust” formed in 2005 has raised several hundred thousand pounds for a wide variety of charitable causes. We do hope you can join us on the night, the details are as follows:-
Saturday 20th June, 7pm for 7.30pm
“Yorkshire Suite”, The Golden Lion Hotel
High Street, Northallerton
Dress Code strictly Formal, Military Mess Dress, Gentlemen Black Tie,
Ladies Dress Accordingly
Fund-raising Blind Auction – Raffle – Prize Draw
Guest Speaker Brigadier David Maddan,
Deputy Lord- Lieutenant of North Yorkshire
Entertainment will be provided by Piper Keith Thomas,
Harpist Sarah Paterson, Dancers from the Richmond School of Dance
And Singers from the “Crash Bang Wallop Youth Theatre”
Three Course evening Dinner followed by “Disco” until late
TICKET PRICE £40
We hope you will join us, with your support we can continue to help many others in Ben’s name. For tickets please contact John or Sandra by phone or e-mail (details above), before13th June 2026.
The main sponsors for the evening are Sam Turner &Sons Ltd. NYG Home improvements,
Maxwells of Northallerton and Thompsons Butchers.
Take care,
John A. Hyde