Strictly Nightingales dancing fundraiser sells out … before being advertised!

A brand new fundraising event for a local hospice has sold out before being advertised.

Strictly Nightingales is a new addition to the Nightingale House fundraising calendar and will see ten brave volunteers from local businesses each learn to dance either a ballroom or Latin routine culminating in a show at the Lion Quays Hotel, Oswestry on Friday December 6th.

The event, sponsored by vehicle leasing company, V4B based in Wrexham, will see the dancers, who come from a range of businesses across the hospice’s catchment area, compete in front of a panel of four judges.

They include Chloe Hewitt who has starred in the real Strictly Come Dancing and is the regular dance partner of A.J. Pritchard with whom she was National Youth Latin Champion for three straight years.

Taking on the challenge are ten novice dancers from the following companies – Handelsbanken, DTCC, Ash Waste, Williams Financial Services, Allington Hughes, AJW Wealth Management, Tritech, Tesni Homes and V4B, along with a member of the hospice trustee board.

All amateurs have been partnered with an experienced `pro’ dancer and will each learn a different dance in preparation for the big night.

Nightingale House Fundraiser Debbie Barton explains: “This is brand new to Nightingale House and will be our most glitzy fundraising event yet.

“We have been bowled over by the response we have had to it and can’t wait to see how our dancers get on. We sold out all 300 tickets for the December event in a flash so we know to definitely go bigger next year.”

Alex Bryan of V4B said: “V4B is immensely proud to support such a fantastic charity and we are so excited for the Strictly event! It’s great to be involved with such unique fundraisers and we will happily continue to work with Nightingale House as they put the FUN into fundraiser”.

Nightingale House is already taking enquiries for Strictly Nightingales 2020, the hospice’s 25th anniversary year. If you are interested in attending next year, contact Debbie Barton on 01978 314292.

To sponsor the dancers visit: www.justgiving.com/campaign/nhhStrictlyNightingales2019