Boy band star launches charity ball in Peterborough

Nineties boy band star Jimmy Constable will be launching a brand new charity ball in Peterborough next month.

The 911 singer will be hosting ‘A Million Dreams’ at the Holiday Inn West on Friday 15 November in aid of children’s charity Action Medical Research and Hospice Isle of Man.

“I am very proud and very honoured to be supporting these two charities” says the singer.

“Both of them are close to my heart as both of my children were born premature and the hospice looked after my stepdad during his last few days.”

As well as a three course dinner, there will be plenty to keep guests entertained thanks to magician Paul Martin, comedian Kev Orkian and a live band.

Guests will also get to enjoy an after dinner casino, with some surprises promised throughout the evening!

The event has been jointly organised by Action’s Peterborough Committee, who have worked alongside the singer to help make his dream a reality.

Lyndsay Wood is the charity’s Community Fundraising Manager for the region. She says: “We are so very grateful to Jimmy and our Peterborough Committee for their continued support of Action Medical Research.

“Last year we launched our BORN TOO SOON campaign to help shine a spotlight on premature birth.

“This inaugural charity fundraiser will be held just two days before ‘World Prematurity Day’, which will make it particularly poignant. Thank you so much to everyone who has already bought a ticket and we look forward to seeing everybody there on the night.”

The ‘A Million Dreams’ ball is proudly sponsored by Boongate Kia. Reception drinks start at 6:45pm, dinner is served at 7:30pm with carriages at 1am.

Tickets are still available at £80 per person, or tables of 10 for £700.

For more information on the event, please visit the Peterborough Committee webpage or contact Angela Hyde of the Peterborough Action Medical Research Committee on angela@angelahyde.com.

Action Medical Research is a UK-wide children’s charity which funds desperately needed research to tackle the diseases that devastate the lives of so many of our children. It has been funding medical breakthroughs since it began in 1952 including helping to introduce the first polio vaccines in the UK, developing the use of ultrasound in pregnancy and testing the rubella vaccine.

Action is currently funding research into areas including premature birth, epilepsy, asthma, scarlet fever, cerebral palsy, brain cancer and some rare and distressing conditions.

NOTES TO EDITORS

Action’s BORN TOO SOON campaign hopes to raise £1million by the end of 2020.

You can find out more here:

https://action.org.uk/born-too-soon

For more information on Action Medical Research, please contact Peter Denton, Fundraising Communications Officer, on:

T 01403 327412
E pdenton@action.org.uk
W action.org.uk

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