Point Source Productions Supplies Help for Heroes

Point Source Productions supplied the lighting and rigging equipment for The Heroes Ball which took place at London’s Hurlingham Club in September. The evening took the form of dinner for 800 VIP guests followed by a band and a Charity Auction which aimed to raise £250,000 for Help for Heroes – the charity formed in 2007 to raise money for the rehabilitation of wounded ex-servicemen across the Armed Forces.

Lighting Designer Jono Kenyon was brought in to design the lighting for the band, the charity auction and the general dinner states, and had the added responsibility of acting as Production Manager for the evening. The brief was to keep the costs as low as possible since all funding would come directly from Help for Heroes coffers, yet to produce a stylish event suitable for the large number of dignitaries attending. The lighting was designed to play a significant part in creating the kind of atmosphere and environment which might encourage guests to donate generously to the cause.

Kenyon approached Point Source Productions Ltd to provide the equipment for the evening. “Point Source Productions was very generous in its provision of equipment for the Help for Heroes event,” says Kenyon. “As always, the high quality of both their equipment and their service played a vital part in the final result of the evening,” Kenyon used a starcloth backdrop and Martin MAC 300s to light the band on stage, whilst a combination of Martin MAC 550 and MAC 600 provided the ambient dinner lighting. Lighting and starcloth were rigged on Litec QX30S truss and controlled from a Hog II console, all of which came from Point Source Production’s hire stock.

“The responses to the evening from guests were immensely positive,” says Kenyon. Chief Executive of the Hurlingham Club, Rear Admiral (Retd) Niall Kilgour, remarked that “The… organisation and attention to detail set the scene for a very memorable occasion. The atmosphere was terrific.” Whilst General Sir Richard Dannatt, Chief of the General Staff claimed, “…it was so brilliantly organised and executed…the plan was both inspired and sound and the way it was all carried out was stylish, confident and flawlessly delivered.” The evening was a huge success which far exceeded expectations by raising a final total of £1.6 million. Bryn Parry, Founder of Help for Heroes, thanked everyone involved in The Heroes Ball by saying: “I cannot properly express my admiration for what you all achieved … it was flawless and a superb night. Congratulations and thanks from everyone at Help for Heroes and on behalf of everyone who we will be able to help with your funds.”

More information on the Help for Heroes charity can be found at www.helpforheroes.org.uk

Photo Jono Kenyon