At the request of Chief Operating Officer, Marco Truffelli, I covered free of charge their Annual Charity Ball in Dundee on 19 March 2010, which was held to raise funds for CHAS - Children’s Hospice Association Scotland. Nearly £30,000 was raised.

James Brown, Magician and Pickpocket was flown specially from Dorset for ‘pre dinner pickpocketing’. Absolutely terrific. Seeing is not believing in this case, with several card tricks for me on a one to one in a quite spell and I just couldn’t work them out.

And you can see the expression on the girls faces in this photo as they witnessed the lady’s watch filched without noticing it until it appeared behind her shoulders.

Over £32k was raised…

The two Premier Inn hotels in Edinburgh have raised £2,000 over the weekend of the Edinnburgh Highland Games on 25 and 26 July by running the Tug o’ War in the main arena. Joining them was Clanedonia, a riot of rythm and beat who can normaly be seen – err heard – in the popular tourist spots entertaining the city’s visitors but on this occasion gave their time free by playing for donations.

Clanedonia play for donations to Anthony Nolan Trust at Edinburgh Highland Games

Premier Inn and Clanedonia celebrate a successful weekend

Ummm, we had a laugh! Gave up trying to get them all to jump at the same time and another  photographer found the same too. Got one shot OK though!

But all in good spirit as members of staff from the Edinburgh Sheraton Grand Hotel and Spa, lead by the General Manager, known as JP, came to the Maggies Centre at the Western General Hospital in Edinburgh to present a cheque for, well, guess the amount from the photos.

Pinning a number

JP the General Manager jumps highest

Posing for a news photographer