St Lazarus Mersey Commandery
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Show Jumping
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Crowds descended upon Chester Racecourse to enjoy this year’s three-day show jumping spectacular.
With current and future Olympic stars leaping for the approval of the guests as they competed at the historic Roodee, the racecourse was alive with the cheers and gasps of onlookers.
Increased from two to three days after the success of last year’s thrilling competition, it is fast becoming one of the must-attend events on the racing calendar.
Classes included a Horse of the Year show qualifier, as well as the standout event, the British Masters Invitational, showcasing some of the best show jumping talent from across the country.
Lee Sharpe
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The Grand Dinner Dance, held in aid of charity, was a glittering affair from start to finish.
The dance for the Lee Sharpe Foundation took place at Mere Golf & Country Club in Knutsford and saw a procession of celebrities turn out, raising £25,000 for Ambassadors in Sport (AIS), which helps disadvantaged children in the UK and South Africa, Christies Cancer Hospital and Juvenile Diabetes.
Chester label ChloBo donated thousands of pounds worth of jewellery to help raise money for the event. Chloe Moss, the jewellery designer behind ChloBo, contributed the jewellery for the charity auction after discovering the amazing work ex-Manchester United winger, Lee Sharpe does through his Foundation.
Chloe says, “It was great to be able to contribute to Lee’s Grand Charity Dinner Dance and it was an amazing night. He is really passionate about helping under-privileged children through sport and his enthusiasm is infectious.”
Hollyoaks at Ladies Evening
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Stylish women from across Cheshire descended on Chester Racecourse for the annual Best Dressed Lady competition.
Stars of award-winning Chester-set soap Hollyoaks, Carley Stenson and Ricky Whittle, compared the contest, which is the highlight of the Ladies Evening at the racecourse.
Competition winner Zoe Burns, from Liverpool, was awarded for her elegance and dedication to fashion and presented with a £1000 Trafford Centre gift card, £500 Karen Millen Voucher and £200 Coast Voucher. Additional prizes were supplied by Tessuti Woman, Dove Spa and Restaurant 1539. Runners up all received tickets for the next race meeting.
Robin March, Marketing and Communications Manager, said, “This fixture is exactly what Chester Racecourse is all about: mixing fashion and racing to provide a fun, social night out at the races.”
Chaopraya Launch
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Think Pink Event
In The Pink
A sea of cerise derrières took to the streets of Manchester in June for The Genesis Appeal’s ‘Keep Fit & Pink 10km Walk’.
Among the 180 enthusiastic teams, who donned shocking pink tutus to raise an estimated £75,000 for the breast cancer prevention charity, were Shameless actress,
Rebecca Atkinson, Coronation Street star, Sally Whittaker, Lord Mayor of Manchester, Cllr Alison Firth and TV presenter Gordon Burns.
The event, which saw Albert Square take on a carnival-like atmosphere with stilt walkers and a glamorous, feather-attired dance troop courtesy of The Birdcage, was part of the charity’s wider ‘Keep Fit and Pink’ campaign, which promotes the benefits of healthy eating and living for the prevention of breast cancer.
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Marina Dalglish Grand Ball
A staggering amount of almost £200,000 was raised at the annual Marina Dalglish Appeal Grand Ball. Held once again at Knowsley Hall, guests were entertained by the infamous Swann Band until the early hours of the morning.
The marquee looked spectacular and was decorated by Liz Taylor of TLC. All money raised will be going towards the appeal’s new and exciting challenge in conjunction with Clatterbridge to raise £5,000,000 to bring Radiotherapy to Liverpool which is hoped will be open by 2010.
For more information on the appeal and how you can help, visit The Marina Dalglish Appeal at www.marinadalglishappeal.org
Ladies of Distinction
Ladies-only fundraiser for the Marina Dalglish Appeal
Ladies from across the region joined forces for an evening of fundraising at a unique benefit held for the Marina Dalglish Appeal. The evening was instrumented by Dianne Brathwaite and Margaret Walker to raise funds and awareness for the appeal.
The evening saw guests enjoy flutes of sparkling wine upon arrival at stylish Allerton eatery, The Patio, donated for the evening by restaurant owner, Jane Hoban and adorned with pink balloons and fabulous white and pink lilies especially for the occasion.
Prior to the three-course fundraiser dinner, Diane and Margaret encouraged guests and sponsors to donate as much as possible for the Appeal, having gathered a selection of luxury prizes, included Jo Malone, a £500 Boodles voucher, Yaffé vouchers, a handbag courtesy of Cricket Liverpool while Links of London provided a beautiful bracelet, just a small selection of the top prizes up for grabs, the starlet of the fundraiser was a limited edition silver necklace on a pink ribbon, commissioned by Marina Daglish herself and designed by Boodles; won by Lucy Edwards on the evening.
The evening was a great success thanks to the time and efforts of Dianne and Margaret and all that contributed. Over £5,000 was raised on the night through tickets and the evening’s raffle.
All money raised will go towards building a new Radiotherapy Centre at Aintree & Fazakerley University Hospital, which will bring treatment closer to patients in the city and provide access to key facilities much-needed in handling cancer.
Birkdale resident Marina Dalglish, wife of former Liverpool FC star Kenny Dalglish, set up The Marina Dalglish Appeal in 2004, a year after she was diagnosed with breast cancer, and has since pioneered projects in the region to ensure better facilities for those diagnosed with the illness.
Her efforts have not gone unnoticed, with an MBE awarded in the New Year’s Honours List 2009, as well as accolades for her achievements to date, including raising £1.5 million to build a chemotherapy centre at Aintree University Hospital.