MORE than 400 people including pilots, MPs and the families of injured soldiers attended the Festival Ball in Bournemouth on Saturday night.
They hoped to raise £40,000 for armed forces charity Help For Heroes and for the Variety Club, a charity for sick, disabled and disadvantaged children and young people.
Big-name guests included include journalist and TV presenter Esther Rantzen and actress Debra Stephenson, star of TV shows Bad Girls and Coronation Street.
Auction prizes included 10 days at a villa in Barbados, a two-hour tour of the Royal Yacht Britannia, and a day with the Red Arrows for a group of four.
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