The Boat House Group helps fund twelve holidays for injured members of the Armed Forces

Twelve past or present members of H.M. Armed Forces, who have been injured in mind or body as a result of their service, will be able to enjoy a relaxing holiday to Jersey next year, thanks to The Boat House Group.

An event held on the day of the Jersey International Air Display at The Boat House restaurant in St. Brelade raised £8068.78 for the charity ‘Holidays for Heroes Jersey’ through donations and an auction which included Caribbean holidays and all-inclusive children’s parties. The event saw friends of the Group gather for drinks, games and charitable giving, while watching the planes soar overhead from the balcony of the restaurant.

Holidays for Heroes Jersey celebrated its eighth anniversary this year and it depends on support from charitable donations to provide respite by way of holidays to the Island for servicemen.

Dawn Woodhouse M.B.E, Chairman and Co-founder of Holidays for Heroes Jersey, said: ‘This event is a great example of the generosity of Islanders and we are sincerely thankful. We have seen the charity grow over the years from nine holidays in 2008 to 313 guests this year; we actually saw our 2000^th guest visit the Island this summer. The success of the charity is due to the help and support we receive from Islanders, the local business community and supporters in the UK; we hope that the support continues for our servicemen who deserve a relaxing break.’

James Lane, MD, The Boat House Group commented: ‘We are absolutely delighted to have been able to help Holidays for Heroes Jersey, a much deserving charity, and we hope to do more work with them in the future. It is encouraging to hear that we have funded so many holidays for next year through this one event alone and we thank everyone who came along to the event.’