BBBF to host Chelsea pensioners

Manama : The Bahrain British Business Forum (BBBF) will hold its annual Poppy Ball at the Diplomat Radisson Blu Hotel on 18 November.

The event will be held in collaboration with the British Business Association from the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. As every year, one of the attractions at the Poppy Ball is the attendance of The Chelsea Pensioners as VIP Guests of Honour.

The BBBF will host three Chelsea Pensioners this year. Sergeant Derek Layton, 73 years of age, Guardsman David MacIntyre, 82 years of age; and Private John Honey, 76 years of age. The pensioners will arrive in Bahrain on the evening of the 9 November on British Airways flight from London. The Poppy Ball will commence at 7:00pm

Commenting on the event, Khalid Al Zayani OBE, Chairman of the Bahrain British Business Forum, pointed out that this is made possible with the support of local businesses.