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Jamie organised and hosted an ULTRA All Member Party which featured one of the greatest sportsmen of all time - Sir Gareth Edwards. We raised funds with a raffle and auction. Jamie hosted this auction with BBC1 presenter (23 years of Homes Under The Hammer) - Martin Roberts.
More info on Jamie’s LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7422867924022964224/
Later in 2024, Jamie hosted his second Woody’s Lodge Gala Dinner at HMS Cambria in Cardiff Bay. He was the MC and auctioneer. Soon after, he was invited to become an Ambassador for the charity.
In March 2025, Jamie conducted the auction at the Principality Stadium to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Wales' 2005 Grand Slam victory event was held at the Principality Stadium.
In January 2026, Jamie hosted the auction at the Gatsby Gala Dinner for Britvic - an event supporting the King’s Trust. It was at Twickenham Stadium.
Jamie hosted the 2026 Woody’s Lodge Gala evening at The Vale Resort near Cardiff. The event raised £32,000 for military and blue light veterans.
A magical day yesterday raising money for LAP RESEARCH UK. I felt lucky to co-host this special event at the Gloucestshire Festival of Polo at Beaufort Polo Club and I am pleased to share that great money was raised from a record 350 VIP guests of note: including many from around the world and Royalty.
ULTRA (as part of our Summer Socials) had some tables and we were able to celebrate this international game of sport between England and New Zealand with Ultra members and supporters of note. Our next social event is in August…
Congratulations to all the volunteers Jemma Blaylock for pulling it all together and Giles Bond-Smith along with Patron Peter Phillips.
As an Ambassador for the The Ivy Collection, it was lovely to welcome MD of Ivy, Ivy Asia, Bills and Harrys - Laura Mills and Ops Dir Gavin Gosnell to my table. They donated a truly incredible auction lot (Memberships of the stunning West Street and top private dining) TWICE! It raised thousands - twice!
It was a wonderful event for the Make-A-Wish® UK annual fundraising event called A Night of Wishes. It was hosted at the Savoy and it was a truly magical evening. I sold all 50 wishes, all auction lots were sold and we realised more wonderful donations than we expected. It was an emotional evening as the compere Vernon Kay created a phenomenal atmosphere, Louise sang and guests were treated to a gospel choir. I took 20 minutes out before the event to enjoy the house cocktail at the world famous American Bar in this stunning hotel. Huge congratulations to all the volunteers for supporting those in very challenging circumstances.
‘Meeting Jamie was a revelation. As a small charity we need to be able to work with people that share our values and passion. Jamie ‘got us’; immediately and his way of making everyone feel valued through small, respectful touches (saying thank you even to those that didn’t win bids for example) was incredibly powerful. One of my team said to me afterwards ‘Jamie was a lovely human being’ and his humanity seemed to cast some kind of special alchemy on everyone in the room. Not only did the charity achieve a record amount of fundraising; we touched hearts of supporters old and new that night.’
Angela Novell
Chief Executive Officer
In May Jamie hosted and was the auctioneer at the Secret Garden Ball for Bishops Stortford College. In July he was the host and auctioneer for the Hey Jude ball in Bournemouth. In October, he was the host and auctioneer at the MK Snap event. In October, he was the co-devisor and host of a 4 hour networking afternoon for Forwarder Events in Heathrow. A personal favourite for Jamie was an artwork selling for £80 in the reception, then being re-sold during the auction again for £5,000!
LinkedIn posting from MK Snap following the hosting and auctioneering at their 30th Anniversary Ball
Secret Garden Ball - May 2022
Forwarder Events inaugural Networking and Gala Dinner at Heathrow - October 2022
Compere and auctioneer at the Hey Jude Summer Ball in July 2022
A week ago the first Amicus LIVE took place. Jamie was proud to be involved in this remarkable event where Amicus Ltd Co-Founders Jennifer Carnegie & General Sir Peter Wall had a searching conversation with the 26th U.S Secretary of Defence and former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, General James Mattis. 88 leaders from across the world took part in what was essentially a private Zoom call with a world leader who tackled a number of questions from attendees and covered everything from business leadership advice to geo politics.
#geopolitics #worldaffairs #businessleadership #usmarinecorps #amicus #inspiringstories #ceomindset # #event #team
The Ben Ball is an annual fundraiser that is over 70 years old and sees the heads of the UK automotive industry gather to enjoy a gala dinner and raise funds for those who are struggling in the industry. Jamie was booked via ZiaBia events 8 months prior to be the event compere and also to conduct the auction.
Next Wed Jamie will compere and auction at the epic Ben Ball in Camden's Roundhouse, London. The event is the annual gala fundraiser for Ben Automotive Industry Charity who provide welfare support for those in the sector. Titans of the industry will be present along with many marques including Ferrari. It's sponsored by AutoTrader and are pleased to say... sold out! Matt Wigginton, Emma Jones et al are making it happen at Ben with the events team at ZiaBia - Paola Davis Vicky Gardner et al.
#fundraising #ben #automotiveindustry #compere #auctioneer #galadinner #gala2021
After three hugely successful auctions using Jamie as the host & auctioneer, I could not recommend him enough - he is enthusiastic, energetic, engaging, professional. Jamie works the crowd and gets guest not only putting their hands in pockets to the maximum, he does this with everyone laughing!
I would never hold an auction without an auctioneer and I would not want any other auctioneer at my side other than Jamie Breese
So thank you Jamie, it’s thanks to you we have been able to raise ten’s of thousands at our past events.
Best wishes, Sarah O’Reilly - Founder of Inspire Oxfordshire Events
