EPPING'S DUKE OF ESSEX POLO TROPHY - REVIEW

Once again, Epping's Gayne's Park Estate played host to the renowned 'Duke of Essex Polo Trophy', a glamorous star-studded event which saw Katie Price (AKA glamour model Jordan) acting as the events Patron.

The event was also attended by a range of other celebrity guests, including Penny Lancaster (Epping residents and wife of Rod Stewart), Vicki Michelle (Loughton resident of ‘Allo ‘Allo fame), Michelle Heaton (Liberty X singer), Nick Knowles (BBC presenter), Jack Tweed (Buckhurst Hill resident & husband of the late Jade Goody) and Jackiey Budden (High Beach resident & mother of the late Jade Goody), many of whom arrived by helicopter.

Also in attendance to entertain the crowds were American superstars Kelly Rowland (of Destiny’s Child) and Jocelyn Brown. VIP guests enjoyed a four-course lunch prepared by award-winning chef Jean Christophe Novelli before the England v’s Argentina polo tournament begun. The main arena played host to show jumping, motorcycle displays, the Black Knights parachute jumps and an air show by AeroStars.

This year’s event was officially supporting The Vision Charity, which raises money for blind, visual impaired and dyslexic children, as well as the Rhys Daniels Trust, which provides 'Home from Home' accommodation at the UK’s major children's hospitals and for Jo’s Trust, which is helping to fight cervical cancer.