Worthy Winner of Wagon Raffle Prize

Worthy Winner of Wagon Raffle Prize

March 16, 2023
The Railway Ball is an annual fundraising event, championed by the UK Rail Industry, who come together to raise funds for the Railway Children charity, a leading charity supporting children found alone and at risk on the streets, reaching children in India, the UK and East Africa. Money raised from the Ball has provided care for over 270,000 children, before they become entrenched in street life.

Many organisations in the rail industry take a table, or donate raffle prize at the event to help raise funds for the Railway Children.  The main event of the evening is the charity auction, which has lots ranging from experiences not normally available to smaller lots.

The last Ball took place in November and Cemex donated a 00 Gauge model of two Cemex rail wagons to the charity auction. The model caught the eye of Martin Fleetwood, a Consultant at Addleshaw Goddard, which provides legal advice and support to clients on matters relating to railways as well as advising on other land, sea and air transport issues. Martin was keen to win the Cemex model wagons and put in his bid and luckily for Martin, he was the highest bidder and the lucky winner!

To make the win more special, we invited Martin to Cemex’s Bletchley Depot to receive his winning raffle prize in front of the Cemex locomotive pulling the Cemex wagons, identical to his model. Martin was delighted to see the real wagons and meet Louise Walker, Asphalt & Depot Manager – Bletchley along with Mark Grimshaw Smith, UK Rail And Sea Manager. They were also joined by Richard North and Harry Golding from GB Rail Freight.

Mark presented Martin with his prize who was delighted to receive it. He said: “Being able to receive the model in front of the real thing was an unexpected but very welcome added bonus and it was great to have been given a tour of the Cemex Depot at Bletchley as well.  Seeing how things work in real life is a key part of understanding how our transport systems function and allows us to provide better advice as a result.”