The Trust is staging a gala anniversary event at the Bomaderry Bowling Club tomorrow night from 6pm.

The Trust was established following the untimely death of Bernie Regan in 1984.

Inaugural Trust president Phil Lynch will MC the evening interviewing some special guests as will a host of former Shoalhaven sports stars who have been supported by the trust over the years.

Chairman of the Bernie Regan Memorial Sporting Trust, Paul Goddard said the weekend is going to be huge.

“The anniversary dinner tomorrow night is shaping up to be one of the gala nights on the sports’ social calendar,” he said.

“Over the past 25 years we have presented grants to 250 athletes over 34 different sports worth about $250,000.

“Tomorrow night is a chance not only to celebrate 25 years of the Trust, but also raise some funds so we can continue our work of supporting local young sportstars in their endeavours.

“We will be running raffles and auctions on the night.”

Amazingly tomorrow night will actually be 25 years to the day that the original meeting was staged to form the trust.

The activities will continue from 10am Sunday with a family fun day at the Bernie Regan Sporting Complex at North Nowra, which will include the unveiling of a new plaque at the complex, which will outline some of Bernie’s achievements.

A cricket game is being organised by the Gentlemen of Nowra, a touch football match organised by the Nowra-Shoalhaven Touch Association and the inaugural Bernie Regan Sprint will be staged to see who is the quickest athlete in the Shoalhaven.

The 100 metre running challenge, being staged by the Trust committee and organised by Nowra Athletic Club legends Rod and Jan Gibb has already attracted interest including sponsors Nowra Toyota and Sportspower Nowra who will be providing prizes on the day for the winners.

The event is open to all comers, male or female, and it is hoped to stage heats, semis and a final all on the one day, with the semis and finals to be handicapped.