Redruth Chamber of Commerce held its annual Casino Fundraising Dinner at the weekend at Penventon Hotel, Redruth.

The Theme was Speakeasy and it was great to see so many people dressed up as Gangsters and Molls – we even had a Gangster on the door making sure no-one got in without a ticket! The room was decorated with black and red balloons, with large mono prints hung on the walls (these were auctioned at the end of the evening).

There was fantastic support from local businesses and national organisation’s as well, and although the official final figure has not yet been announced, I hear we raised a lot of money – over £2000!

The money raised is partly going towards RedYOUth, a local youth organisation that seeks to keep youngsters occupied and off the streets. They have a fantastic dance group and are now offering other activities and getting involved in lots of community work.

The other money is to help Redruth Christmas Lights Group – the Insurance Bill for putting up lights is very high, but Redruth Chamber is delighted to carry on providing the insurance cover for the Group, so that Redruth can be “lit-up” at Christmas.

So thanks to everyone involved.

Hooper Graphics was delighted to sponsor the design of the posters, programmes and to be involved in decorating the room.