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SCUNTHORPETELEGRAPH Wednesday,July 18,2007 13 A PINK ball celebratingthe life of a mumwho diedofbreast cancerhas been hailed a fabulous success and is to become an annual recent. By Christina Lloyd Chief reporter ‘My battle against cancer’Apage 15. visitourwebsite www.thisisscunthorpe.co.uk DIANE HOPE PINK LADIES: From left: Claire Chapman, Lyn- sey Wilson, Nicola Wright and Sally Wright. [email protected]
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SCUNTHORPE TELEGRAPH We d n e s d ay, July 18, 2007 13visit our website www.thisisscunthorpe .co.uk
Pink ballis grandsuccess
Gala honouring cancer victim set to become annual event
A PINK ball celebrating the life of amum who died of breast cancer hasbeen hailed a fabulous success and isto become an annual recent.
The unique ball, organised by retained fire-fighter Paul Hope (51), of Crowle, in memory ofhis wife Diane, raised £3,550 for an electronicbed for Ward 19 at Scunthorpe General Hos-pital.
Paul said: “I’ve had so many phone calls andmessages saying how absolutely fantastic itwas and people asking to have their names putdown for next year.
“It was hard work but it was all worth it, soI’ve decided to make it an annual event.”
The pink paradise saw Hirst Priory, on theIsle of Axholme, kitted out with pink andwhite balloons and all the 220 guests donnedsome form of pink clothing to celebrate.
Paul said: “It was absolutely outstandingand later on people released balloons inmemory of someone. There were a lot of people
there who had been affected by cancer and itwas an emotional evening at some points.
“I got a bit of a shock because my daughter,Charlie, had said there would be someoneplaying the acoustic guitar and then it turnedout she was singing – there wasn’t a dry eye inthe house.”
Diane died in November last year after a10-year battle with breast cancer.
At the ball a giant raffle saw many items,including Diane’s mountain bike and a signedScunthorpe United shirt, sold off.
The bike went for £210 and the shirt for£100.
Paul said: “People just kept winning theprizes and then giving them back to be wonag ain.
“Diane would have loved it. She would havebeen in her element.”
And he said he had a waiting list of 80 peoplewho wanted to get tickets, but no more peoplecould have been accommodated.
He praised the caterers and organisers atthe hall who all dressed up in pink tops andwore pink ties.
And of the guests, Paul said: “I spoke to somemen who had been all over Scunthorpe andDoncaster trying to get dickie bows and every-where had sold out.”
At her funeral, Diane wanted all donationsto be sent to Ward 19 at Scunthorpe GeneralHospital and Paul hosted the ball to raise morefunds to help make other patients’ stays easier.
Paul added: “We are looking at July againfor the event for next year.”
For further information on breast cancer,visit w w w. b re a s t c a n c e rc a re . o r g . u k
By Christina LloydChief reporterchr [email protected]
ON SHOW: Above, from left: Liam Mcananey, Jodie Mcananey, Natalie Birkenshaw, Rachel Thompson, Sarah Harrison, Saoirse Read, RachelWilliams and Mary-Jane Hoyle. Right: Paul and Charlie Hope. PICTURES: Katie Lunn
PINK LADIES: From left: Claire Chapman, Lyn-sey Wilson, Nicola Wright and Sally Wright.
‘My battle against cancer’ A page 15.
DIANE HOPE
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