The Light of Freedom – A Night for Ukraine

The Light of Freedom┃A Night for Ukraine

Hurlingham Club │ Tuesday, 14 April 2026

Dress: Black Tie / Formal Evening Wear

Overview

The Light of Freedom — A Night for Ukraine is a fundraising evening hosted at the historic Hurlingham Club in London by the UK–Ukraine Resilience Initiative.

The evening will bring together guests from diplomacy, defence, finance, sport, the arts and Ukrainian civil society in support of practical humanitarian initiatives for Ukraine.

Guests will be welcomed by an international art exhibition curated by Golden Time Talent, presenting works by artists supporting humanitarian aid for Ukraine. The evening’s programme combines art, music, sport and international speakers, culminating in a charity auction in support of civilian resilience initiatives.

Creative direction of the exhibition is led by Inesa Bila, Founder of Golden Time Talent.

Join our tennis masterclass program with Lesia Tsurenko: 15 April at 2:15 and 3:45 at the Hurlingham Club. 
On the 16 April Lesia Tsurenko will lead the session for the children and the teenagers. Cost is donation-based.  

To book: please contact +44 7879 474870

Programme

•  Art viewings, Palm Court: 5pm 

•  Drinks reception, Palm Court: 6.00pm

•  Dinner, Broomhouse Suite: 7.15pm for 7.30pm

•  Carriages: 11pm

Live Charity Auction

The live charity auction will feature a curated selection of distinctive works and experiences:

•  Works by Golden Time Talent artists  

•  A special drawing for the event by Charlie Mackesy (The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse)

•  Private 1-1 tennis lesson and masterclass with Lesia Tsurenko
•  Artwork kindly donated by Ukrainian artist Iryna Yermolova

•  Artwork ‘Summer returns and so did we’ by Max Denison-Pender

•  One week in a luxury ski chalet in Klosters

•  A week in a luxury apartment overlooking Cowes Harbour, IOW

•  A flight in a historic Second World War Dakota aircraft
•  Further items are being confirmed

Keynote address:

•  Address by Lesia Tsurenko (4 times WTA winner, and former World Singles No. 23)

Contributions from:

•  Gillian Tett, FT US Editor, Provost, King’s College, Cambridge, speaking by videolink from the US

•  Recorded video address by Boris Johnson

•  Representatives from the Ukrainian Embassy in the United Kingdom

•  Professional Ukrainian football representatives, connected to FC Kryvbas, representing the city of Kryvyi Rih, birthplace of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

•  Live address by Anna Glotova, co-founder of the Ukraine Pickleball Federation

•  Additional distinguished speakers to be confirmed

Music

• A live performance of Freedom by Jamie Lonsdale (Hurlingham member)
• Rising opera singer Daria Moskaliuk, originally from Odesa
• Sofia Bila, a 13-year-old singer and musician from Ukraine
• German mezzo-soprano Friederike Krum, Maria Callas Award winner and patron of British-Ukrainian Aid

Use of Proceeds

The UK–Ukraine Resilience Initiative works in partnership with established charities, including British-Ukrainian Aid and The Worshipful Company of Carmen General Charity. Net proceeds from the evening will be directed to clearly defined humanitarian purposes in Ukraine, including:

• Acquisition of EcoFlow DELTA Pro portable power systems to support civilian resilience during energy disruption
• Provision of specially adapted wheelchairs supporting sports rehabilitation programmes for Ukrainian veterans

The Initiative supports practical projects that strengthen civilian resilience in Ukraine.

Link for more information about event British-Ukrainian Aid  The Light of Freedom

Contact: Inesa Bila — 07884 726426    Dane Halling — 07879 474870  

Co-organisers, UK–Ukraine Resilience Initiative