GUESTS at this year’s Liverpool Law Society’s Ball raised in excess of a staggering £18,000 for the local NSPCC’s Safe Place Appeal.
Some 300 guests enjoyed a Champagne reception at the ball, held recently at Liverpool’s Crowne Plaza Hotel. The host for the evening was BBC Radio Four and Five Live presenter Garry Richardson.
Guests were entertained during the evening by singer Connie Lush and band Last Resort.
The charity auction was hailed as one of the highlights of the evening, with lots up for auction including an Everton FC mascot package, a signed Liverpool FC shirt and Anfield Experience Package, flying lessons for two people, and six corporate hospitality tickets for the Liverpool International Tennis Tournament with a signed Tim Henman shirt.
The Safe Place Appeal is the NSPCC’s dedicated local campaign that was launched to build and run the pioneering NSPCC Hargreaves centre to tackle child abuse on Merseyside.
Anne Heseltine, president of the Liverpool Law Society, said: “We are very proud to be supporting the NSPCC’s Safe Place Appeal. The NSPCC Hargreaves Centre is in our local community and undertakes invaluable services to children and families. Liverpool is where the NSPCC first started 125 years ago and every penny raised for the Safe Place Appeal stays in Merseyside and benefits local children and young people.
“We are delighted with the sum raised, and I would like to thank all those who sponsored the event, those who provided prizes and those who attended, enabling us to raise such a fantastic total.�