Flight Club is taking over a disused fire station for two days this week to kick off its UK charity tour, which will raise funds for us and other UK charities.
The hugely popular social darts chain will take over Clerkenwell Fire Station in central London to celebrate its 10th birthday, while attempting to set a new world record for the longest bullseye thrown. The current record stands at 8 metres.
The event is being held to kick off a charity tour, all to raise funds for The Yellow Ball Foundation, which supports 21 local and national charities across the UK – including us.
The event, running from 1-2 October, will include a live DJ, food, drinks and of course, plenty of darts.
From there, the team will drive a thirty-year-old fire engine called ‘Martha’ round several locations across the UK over three weeks, including 13 Flight Club and Electric Shuffle venues – all run by Red Engine – starting in Cheltenham on 3 October and finishing at Flight Club Shoreditch for its 10th birthday party on 22 October.
At each stop, the team will visit a local partner charity, including a stop at Jubilee House, our centre in Cumbria, with fundraising opportunities throughout.
Ellie Rocks, Director of Fundraising at Fire Fighters Charity, says: “We’re incredibly grateful to the fantastic team behind Red Engine and Flight Club for their support throughout this tour, and for raising awareness of our vital work.
“Our fire family is rooted in Flight Club’s history, and we’re so proud to be a part of its 10th birthday celebrations. The funds raised will go directly towards supporting our work; providing care and support to fire service personnel and their families across the UK.”
Flight Club first started as an idea in 2009, when colleagues set a Guinness World Record by circumnavigating the globe in a fire engine, in memory of co-founder Steve’s father who was a firefighter.
At the time, they raised £120,000 for Fire Fighters Charity, Macmillan Cancer Support and The Roy Castle Lung Cancer. They now hope to continue that legacy through their fundraising for The Yellow Ball Foundation.
The team went on to open Flight Club in Shoreditch five years later. We will be sharing updates from this fantastic tour on our socials, so make sure to keep an eye out – and you can see their stops in the image above.