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AFB polo team patron, Clive Reid, not only delivered the top bid in the Club’s Princes Ground charity auction but then doubled his money so two charities headed home with £10,000 each


live Reid had already secured his place in Guards Polo Club history when he placed the top bid in the Princes’ Ground charity auction in May last year. The AFB polo team patron’s £10,000 bid ensured that he would be the first player to stick &


ball on the new, high-goal Princes’ Ground. However, on arriving at the Club to begin this historic practice session Clive unexpectedly, and incredibly generously, doubled his bid to £20,000. This enabled the two charities benefitting from this one-off charity auction, Wexham Park Hospital’s newly opened Emergency Assessment Centre (EAC) and a local domestic abuse organisation, The Dash Charity, to head home with a cheque for £10,000 each. Despite awarding such generous sums, Clive was very


matter-of-fact about his donations. “I just wanted to thank the NHS for what it has done over the past few months, it has been amazing. “It is so hard for all charities at this time so why not donate if you can.” Representatives from both organisations were at Smith’s


Lawn, adhering to the Club’s strict social distancing rules, to watch Clive and other members of the AFB team stick and ball on the new polo field before receiving their cheques from this most generous of patrons. For both charities it was a first visit to Guards Polo Club, but we hope that they will all return later in 2021 when the Club hosts its first NHS Day. Both organisations also received a large quantity of face masks which had been donated to the Club by Out-Sourcing Inc. Sue Veltri, Head Nurse at Wexham Park Hospital’s


Emergency Assessment Centre said after receiving one of the cheques: “We would like to thank Clive Reid and Guards Polo Club for their donation. The money will go towards an outside terrace on the third floor of the unit


“I am honoured to have been the first person to stick & ball on this ground. It was absolutely amazing, a great experience. Polo is played at such a speed that the quality of the grounds is so important for the health of the horses. Guards Polo Club has invested in its grounds and the Princes’ Ground is now one of the best grounds in England”


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Above: Clive Reid with the cheque that he then doubled on the day, giving both Dash and Wexham Park Hospital £10,000 each. Above left: Wexham Park Hospital's Head Nurse Sue Veltri with Clive Reid and Director of Polo Antony Fanshawe


Below: Clive Reid making Guards Polo Club history by being the first player to stick and ball on the newly created Princes Ground


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