Diamond ball has plenty of sparkle

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Louise Roedbro, Ellie Westaway, Gillian King, Linda Warden and Wendy Simpson

Tony Dawson and Helen Hunter with Joan and Bill Duguid

Ball compere Fiona Kennedy with BP’s Tim Smith and his wife, Janet

Karen and Scott Davidson with Glenda and Ian Coull and Dr Kathleen and Professor James N’Dow

Neil and Cecille Poxon

The Marchioness of Aberdeen, Morag Neville, Clare Harris and Karen McWilliam

Brian and Kate Dean, George and Helen Mair and Audrey and Moir Lockhead

Fiona Hay, Andrew Burnett, Veronica Devlin, Chris Travis and Joyce Duncan

Eunice and Matthew Rodger with Val Maxwell

Right: Sandra and Michael Jamieson with Jenny and Dr Murdoch Shirreffs

THE Lord Provost’s Charitable Trust in Aberdeen has given a major boost to two charities – thanks to a black-tie ball at the Mercure Ardoe House Hotel at Blairs.

More than 270 enjoyed the Diamond Ball and about £30,000 will be shared between the urological cancer charity, Ucan, and Marie Curie Cancer Care, which is celebrating its 60th birthday this year.

Patrons contributed £11,500 of the total at an auction, with top price of £2,250 being paid for an original painting of a French scene by artist William Foreman.

Although based near Bordeaux, he is living in Aboyne at present.

The ball was sponsored by BP and dancing was to a noisy and exuberant 11-piece London band, Souled Out.