Sportsmans Charity, Edinburgh, Scotland

Past Events

2023 Sportsman's Charity Dinner 10 Mar 2023
Our 40th Anniversary dinner will be held on 10th March at Prestonfield House when our partner charities for the evening will be Lord's Taverners and the SAMH. Our host… (more)

Sportsman's at Home - Euros 2021 23 Apr 2021
The success of our first virtual event has emboldened us!  We are delighted to announce that we will be holding our second virtual event on… (more)

Sportsman's at Home - Six Nations Warm-up 05 Feb 2021
We are delighted to be hosting our first ever virtual event at 7pm on Friday the 5th of February.  How will the 2021 Six Nations… (more)

2020 Sportsman's Charity Dinner 07 Feb 2020 A
Our 2020 dinner was held on the eve of this year's Calcutta Cup match on the 7th of February.   Our partner charities for the evening were The… (more)

2019 Sportsman's Charity Golf Classic 30 Aug 2019
We are delighted to announce that The Sportsman’s Charity Classic Golf Day is back by popular demand and will be held on Friday 30th August… (more)

The Sportsman's Charity Dinner 2019 08 Feb 2019 A
The 37th Sportsman’s Charity Dinner was celebrated on Friday 7th February 2019 at Prestonfield, Edinburgh with 490 guests partaking in a prize draw and silent… (more)

Halloween SCREAM Ball 27 Oct 2018 A
We are delighted to say that the SCREAM Ball for 2018 was held at Prestonfield House Hotel on Saturday 27th October in aid of Leuchie… (more)

The Sportsman's Charity Dinner 23 Feb 2018
The Sportsman’s Charity Dinner 2018 raised over £60,000. This allowed us to support both our featured charities, Trust Rugby International and My Names'5 Doddie Foundation… (more)

Halloween SCREAM Ball 28 Oct 2017 A
The inaugural SCREAM, Sportsman’s Charity Really Eerie Annual Magic Ball, at Prestonfield on Saturday 28th October, exceeded all expectations leading it to be a definite… (more)

The Sportsman's Charity Golf Classic 18 Aug 2017 A
The Sportsman’s Charity once again held the annual golf day at the prestigious Royal Burgess Golfing Society on Friday 18th August. Teams included many ‘well kent’… (more)

The Sportsman's Charity Dinner 03 Feb 2017 A
The 35th Sportsman’s Charity Dinner was celebrated on Friday 3rd February 2017 at Prestonfield, Edinburgh with 450 guests partaking in a prize draw and silent… (more)

The Sportsman's Charity Snowball 03 Dec 2016 A
The annual Snowball was held at The Stables at Prestonfield on Saturday 3rd December 2016 with the usual emphasis on guests having an enjoyable night,… (more)

The Sportsman's Charity Golf Classic 19 Aug 2016 A
On the 19th August the Sportsman’s Charity held it’s annual golf day at the Royal Burgess Golfing Society for the first time. It was a… (more)

The Sportsman's Charity Dinner 05 Feb 2016 A
The 34th Sportsman’s Charity Dinner was celebrated on Friday 5th February 2016 at Prestonfield, Edinburgh with 475 guests being wined and dined superbly followed by… (more)

The Sportsman's Charity Snowball 05 Dec 2015 A
As in previous years, the Sportsman’s Charity Snowball got the Festive Period started with a bang. The annual Snowball was held at the beginning of December… (more)

The Sportsman's Charity Golf Classic 21 Aug 2015
The sixteenth holding of The Sportsman’s Charity Golf Classic was played at Bruntsfield Links Golfing Society, Barnton Avenue, Edinburgh on Friday 21st August 2015. The format… (more)

The Sportsman's Charity Dinner 20 Mar 2015 A
The Sportsman’s Charity was delighted to have the support of Carbon Financial Partners, one of the UK's leading financial planning and investment advice firms, as… (more)

The Sportsman's Charity Snowball 06 Dec 2014
The 2014 Sportsman’s Charity Snowball, “The Ball with a party atmosphere”, was held on Saturday 6th December in The Stables at Prestonfield House Hotel, Edinburgh. Firmly… (more)

The Sportsman’s Charity Golf Classic 29 Aug 2014 A
The fifteenth holding of The Sportsman’s Charity Golf Classic was played at Bruntsfield Links Golfing Society, Barnton Avenue, Edinburgh on Friday 29th August 2014. After a… (more)

The Sportsman's Charity Dinner 07 Feb 2014
The 32nd Annual Sportsman’s Charity Dinner celebrated England’s visit to Murrayfield for the 6 Nations Championship. Different from the generic 'sportsman's dinners' it has a strong… (more)

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Latest News

Sportsman's at Home - Euros 2021

We are delighted that long time friend of the Charity Dougie Donnelly has agreed to Chair our Euro 2021 virtual event on Friday 23rd April where he will take charge of our panel Shelley Kerr MBE, John Collins and Dave McPherson.  Promises to be an excellent evening, hope you can make it.

 

 

Sportsman's at Home - Six Nations Warm-up

We were delighted to hold our first virtual event on the eve of the Calcutta Cup (5th Feb) and are very grateful to our panel of Jim Hamilton, Alex King, Nathan Hines and Chris Paterson who were expertly herded by our Chairman Al Kellock. 

If you were one of the large number who attended, thank you.  If you weren't, stay in touch and we will let you know what our next event is going to be shortly.

Our Second Charity Ambassador

The Directors of The Sportsman's Charity are very pleased to be able to announce that one of the UK's favourite comedians, Simon Evans has agreed to become our second ambassador. 

Appointment of our First Charity Ambassador

We are delighted to announce that Chris Paterson MBE has been appointed as The Sportsman's Charity's first ambassador.  

 

Event photos

Photo galleries available for recent events :-

The Sportsman's Charity Dinner 2020

The Sportsman's Charity Dinner 2019

Halloween SCREAM Ball 2018

 

2020 Charity Dinner

A very successful Sportsman’s Charity Dinner 2020 was held at Prestonfield on Friday 7th February 2020 on the eve of the Scotland v England Calcutta Cup match, the main sponsors being Carbon Financial Partners and Prestonfield House.

The dinner raised over £50,000. This allowed us to support both our featured charities, The Eve Appeal and Tom Smith Testamonial Fund along with many other charities.

For photos and more details of this event please look at the report in the Events section.