Two charities have benefitted from an evening to mark the second anniversary of the We Love Bury St Edmunds facebook group.
A Night 2 Remember 2 was held at Great Whelnetham Community Centre, on Saturday, and attracted 130 people, including the mayor of St Edmundsbury Terry Clements.
There was dancing and entertainment from a host of acts including singers Sarah Probert and Kristin Kapelli, Jacqui Cann a former winner of “Stars In Their Eyes”, comic impressionist Marea Smithson with top of the bill Paul da Vinci and his four-piece band.
Special gold badges were handed out to members of the group: Richard Crouch, Nemonee Stone and Mr Clements and two lifetime achievement awards to Sheila Wormleighton and Sue Griffin.
And the event helped to raise £550 each for the My WiSH charity’s Every Heart Matters appeal and the Gatehouse charity with more still to come.
James Sheen, who owns the Facebook group said: “It was simply an awesome evening. Those attending loved it and thought that last year’s event could not be beaten but it was. Putting on event like that was difficult but it was amazing.”
