Apogee in the Community

Battersea Police Ball Awards

The annual event sees hundereds of businessmen & women, local dignitaries and philanthropists don stunning evening wear to enjoy a formal meal in the glitzy surroundings of a stunningly decorated purpose built marquee.

Guests are entertained by dancers, acrobats and more before the serious business of raising begins.

A charity auction of locally donated prizes ensues hosted by local celebrities such as George Cole, (The Bill’s Tony Stamp) and with various raffles and other fund raising activities within the arena the Police Ball continues to raise an impressive amount of funds year on year.

Last year the Battersea Crime Prevention Panel's annual Police Ball raised over £56,000 and over 1,500 people had a great night out in aid of a very worthy cause.The Police Ball generates funds for the Crime Prevention Panel which supports:

The Battersea Summer Scheme, which helps disadvantaged young people living in Battersea and Balham to occupy them and to divert them from becoming victims of.
School Crime Prevention initiatives.
Extra protection for the needy, the vulnerable and the infirm.
Employing Outreach workers to work with teenagers on the North Battersea Estates.

Current Apogee Schemes

Blake off to Australia...

Blake Aldridge, Olympic Finalist 2008 and 3 Times European Cliff Diving Champion, is off to Australia to compete for a place in the Red Bull World Series Cliff Diving Tour. ......

Blake Success in China...

Blake Aldridge, sponsored by Apogee, took another step towards his goal to conquer the dangerous and exciting sport of Cliff Diving when he came second in the 2011 China International High Diving Competition that ended in Liuzhou City in South China......

Team Apogee Present Help a Capital Child with Cheque...

Following the completion of Team Apogee’s gruelling 21-mile row from London Docklands to Ham in Surrey, the team were delighted to receive an invitation from Capital FM, to present the fundraising cheque in one of the studios in London’s Leicester Square.........

Good Luck Team Apogee...

Team Apogee will be competing in The Great River Race on Saturday 17^th September a 21 mile marathon row from London Docklands to Ham in Surrey........

Team Apogee Putting Their Best Paddle Forward...

We have a ‘crack’ team for the Great River Race taking place on 17th September 2011. This 21-mile route from Docklands, through central London and finishing in Richmond, is the focus of Apogee’s ongoing commitment to making a real difference to its community and the lives of disadvantaged children. We are raising funds for ‘Help A Capital Child’.......

Blake trades Britain for the States...

A row involving Blake Aldridge and the Great Britain diving camp, which has forced Blake to now dive and train in the U.S. Despite Blake's success in the pool, with a personal best at the National Cup back in Feburary also making the 10m final in Agust at the European Championship.....

Blake back on track...

Apogee are happy to congratulate Blake on seeing his court case for assault thrown out after prosecutor Adi Randall couldn't present any evidence and the security guard who made the false allegations didn't show up to court.

Apogee Sponsor British Olympian...

Blake Aldridge, 2008 Diving Olympian and current European Cliff Diving Champion, was invited to participate, along side a world class field, in the ultimate showdown of the 2011 Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series on 4th September......

Blake Back to Winnings Ways

Apogee continue to offer Blake support throughout this exciting time and on his road to the London Olympics. Recently he has been performing well in the European Cliff Diving Championships...

Ground Breaking Business - Linden Lodge

Apogee have long since believed in giving back to the community and this can be demonstrated perhaps no more strongly than within an on-going relationship with Linden Lodge School, a specialist learning centre for children with profound and multiple learning difficulties...

NSPCC Skydive

In October 2009 five brave individuals from Apogee took to the skies risking life, limb and possibly breakfast to complete a sponsored skydive in support of The NSPCC. More than £3000 was raised...

Lewisham Business Awards 2010

Apogee are delighted to again be the sponsors of the "Who Do You Love" award at the Lewisham Business Awards to be held in March 2010...

Battersea Police Ball

Apogee once again attended the annual Battersea Police Ball, a charity dinner and auction event held in the grand marquee at Battersea Park in support of crime prevention...

Bookham Colts - Juniors Football Team

Apogee were delighted to meet with Bookham chairman Jeff Potts and the rising stars of the Bookham Colts youth team to present them with a general sponsorship cheque of £2,500 at the Chelsea Football Academy...

Bognor Regis Town FC

Apogee are also pleased to say they continue to be proud sponsors of Bognor Regis Town Football Club, known by many as 'The Rocks' through the 2009/10 season and wish them every success...

Pink Aerobics

In September 2009 the girls of Apogee took park in a 3 hour long Pink Aerobics in Hyde Park to raise money for breast cancer. The aerobics consisted of several different types of dance including tribal, dirty dancing and disco...