A PACKED Cumbria Grand Hotel at Grange-over-Sands was once again the venue for the annual dinner with boxing evening organised by the Furness and South Lakeland Freemasons.
It was the 31st occasion it has been held and it is anticipated that it will have raised in the region of £7,000 to £8,000 to add to the £180,000 which has previously been raised for charity by the event.
The 13 bouts featured boxers from Kendal, Ambleside and further afield.
The event is run under the auspices of Kendal Amateur Boxing Club who arrange the bouts.
The principal guest on the night was Tony Harrison, the head of the West Lancashire Freemasons.
Boxing committee chairman Gary Rogerson said: “We are indebted to our sponsors for their continued support for the event. There is a lot of work which goes into arranging the night and I am grateful for the efforts of my committee and Alan Willoughby from Kendal Boxing Club. All the endeavour is made worthwhile when we manage to raise such significant funds to donate to charity.”
The profits from the evening when will be distributed to good causes at a presentation evening later in the year.
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