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The Bournemouth Red Arrows Association

The aim of the Bournemouth Red Arrows Association is to bring the RAF Aerobatic Team, The Red Arrows to display over Bournemouth at least once a year, and in doing so, raise money for local charities.  
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The Association was formed in October 1994 with the primary objective of ensuring that the most prestigious aerobatic team in the world should continue to come to Bournemouth on an annual basis and we are proud that the efforts of a very small band of volunteers has enabled us to turn this annual event to perhaps the highest profile daytime event in the town’s calendar. From 1998 to 2007 inclusice,  we secured the financial backing of local business people to meet the costs of the displays and those backers were invited to nominate charities of their choice to benefit from our efforts.

In 2007, Bournemouth Borough Council announced ambitious plans to stage a four day Air Festival at the end of August, with plans to have the Red Arrows display on three of those days. BRAA worked closely with the Council during the planning stages. So, although we did not organise the Red Arrows displays ourselves, we were on hand to help make the whole event a success. We also managed to raise money for local charities at the same time.

Bournemouth Borough Council has announced that there will be a similar Air Display in 2009 and once again, BRAA will be on hand to help facilitate the event in any way we can. We will also continue to explore opportunities to raise money for charities during 2009.

To date, BRAA has raised over £160,000 for charities, 95% of which has helped local causes. Other donations have gone to GOSCH in London, Macmillan Cancer Research (Lincoln) and the Red Arrows Trust Fund.                        

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16th May 2009 Royal Signals Band Concert at Poole

:2008 BRAA Win "Outstanding Contribution to Tourism" Award

:2008 Total raised by BRAA for charities now tops £160,000

:2008 Bournemouth Air Festival Event

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