Hospice celebrates tenth birthday with fundraising ball

More than 230 people dressed up in style for a lavish ball to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Bluebell Wood Children's Hospice.
Parents Jody and Ben Wigfull-Coy, whose baby daughter, Beau, passed away after support from the hospice.Parents Jody and Ben Wigfull-Coy, whose baby daughter, Beau, passed away after support from the hospice.
Parents Jody and Ben Wigfull-Coy, whose baby daughter, Beau, passed away after support from the hospice.

Family members, supporters, volunteers and staff raised £16,000 for youngsters with life-shortening and life-threatening conditions.

The ball featured stilt-walkers, fire-eaters, a magician, singing waiters and recording artist Luke Sabatino, a cabaret singer.

Helen Mower, the hospice’s head of fundraising, said: “It was a wonderful night and brilliant to see so many supporters together in one place.”