28 March saw the Yorkshire Branch revive its annual dinner and dance at the Majestic Hotel, Harrogate, welcoming Institute General Manager Mike Phillips and his wife Sara as their principal guests.
Organised by the evergreen Gordon Temple and with a slightly revised format the event was a great success with a live dance band providing the entertainment to the 200 attendees at the evening.
A signed photograph of the Dad’s Army cast by actor Ian ‘Private Pike’ Lavender, raised £500 and added to the contribution from the tombola to total £1600 for local charities St. Martin’s House Children’s Hospice, St. Gemma’s Hospice and Yorkshire Air Ambulance.
Next year’s event has already been scheduled for Saturday, 19 March 2016, taking place again at the Majestic Hotel in Harrogate.