A Preston resident has organised a charity ‘Glitter Ball’ with a DJ and a three-course meal at a local hotel to raise funds for MIND.

On Friday 9 September, Preston’s Carly Keighley will host the event at Barton Manor Hotel, with guests invited to participate in a raffle and party games to benefit MIND, a charity close to Carly’s heart.

Tickets are £40 (or £37.50 if booking a table of 8-10), with an auction ‘purposely not planned’ so that guests do not feel pressured to spend large amounts amid the cost of living crisis. 

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Carly said: “I’ve planned it as a big night out with a DJ and festival-style face glitter. I think we all deserve a brilliant night out after the last two and a half years. 

“I would love to sell more tickets to make it an even bigger (hopefully annual) event to raise more money for such a needed charity.”

Guests must register by Monday 5 September, and Lancashire Life will also be in attendance to snap photos of the ball.

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Carly is also ‘jogging, walking and hobbling’ the Great North Run on Sunday 11 September to raise funds for the charity.

Carly said: “I say hobbling as I accidentally dropped a bookcase on my foot six weeks ago, damaging my ligaments, which brought the training to a halt.”

For more information, visit – https://www.facebook.com/Barton-Manor-Autumn-Glitter-Ball-2022-109576801761561

For tickets, email – carlykeighley@hotmail.com

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