Sweet Success for
Essex Air Ambulance Chocolate Ball!
Hundreds of chocolate lovers packed out the Exclusive Orsett Hall Hotel for the Chocolate Ball on Saturday 26th November, raising in excess of £6,000 for Essex Air Ambulance – vital funds that will help to keep the life-saving helicopter flying!
The evening saw over 300 guests enjoy a sumptuous four course meal, bid on fabulous auction items and enjoy live entertainment from soul singer Glyn Carlese and band Wishful Thinking.
Special celebrity guests turned out for this star-studded ball including former star of ‘The Bill’ and ‘Eastenders’ Bill Murray, who after winning £200 in a game of stand-up Bingo, kindly donated it back to Essex Air Ambulance. Plus, ‘Eastenders’ actor Derek Martin, David Van Day from 80’s duo Dollar, 60’s icon Jess Conrad, ‘The Searchers’ bass guitarist Frank Allen, Casting Director Kate Plantin and Associate Film Director Tony Bowden.
The evening was completed with the magnificent chocolate fountain, kindly donated by For Your Occasion to satisfy all those chocoholics! Guests danced the night away with a disco to end a truly fantastic evening.
Event Organiser Johnny Clark, said: “This year’s black tie Chocolate Ball event in aid of Essex Air Ambulance, was a fabulous night of fun and entertainment and enjoyed by a full house with guest celebrities from stage and screen. Held at the prestigious Orsett Hall it raised over £6,000 and was a great success as well as being a party night that will not be forgotten. A big thank you to all the supporters and the team from Essex Air Ambulance who's help we could not do without.”
Wendy Marcon, Events Manager of Essex & Herts Air Ambulance Trust, said: “We are thrilled that the evening was such a great success raising all important funds for the County’s life-saving helicopter. We are very grateful to Johnny for once again organising this fantastic charity ball and helping to raise such a fantastic sum! We would also like to thank all the guests who attended the evening and made the ball such a great success."
