NatWest Charity Ball

...introducing... Chris Barrie!

Well, Cornucopia rocked the house on Tuesday night at the NatWest ball. Firstly, I was asked to open the entire evening and introduce the host for the evening and guest speaker, Chris Barrie (better known as Rimmer from "Red Dwarf" and Gordon Brittas from "The Brittas Empire"). We played 2 jazz sets during the champagne reception and dinner, then did our dance set from 11pm till midnight. We had our gorgeous brass section, Karen Straw and Louise Hayn, and our star lead singer Damien Edwards, fresh from touring with "The Roy Orbison Story" (playing the title role, no less!), and the velvety voice of the beautiful Sarah Trigg. Lee Burnett, Rees Bridges, Jon Kensington and myself completed the line-up, and the dance floor was packed for our entire set, while people gambled at the casino to raise money for the Prince's Trust, Macmillan Cancer Support, St Francis' Hospice and the Newspaper Education Trust. The dinner was amazing, and Chris Barrie was very entertaining. There was also a charity auction.

Charity Ball

Prince's Trust and Macmillan Cancer Support

The NatWest bank are holding a Charity Ball on the 2 Dec at the Hilton Metropole in London. Tickets are £110 and the proceeds will go to support The Prince's Trust, Macmillan Cancer Support, St Francis' Hospice and the Newspaper Education Trust. There will be a champagne reception, charity auctions and speeches, plus, of course, live music from Cornucopia followed by a DJ. Tickets are available from jurate.east@ntlworld.com. They are hoping to raise £100,000 for the chosen charities, so book your ticket now...