Dixons Gala Charity Night in aid of Headway continued Tuesday 27th July At The Goodfellowship Inn, Cottingham Road, Hull By Lucy Jackson

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Needless to say, the panic set in. Firstly, for the wellbeing of the guy who had been taken to hospital with what appeared to be a heart attack, and of course for the gala that night which now had about 90 minutes worth of entertainment to find. I was home a few minutes later and after calming down I began to call everyone that I thought might be able to help but at such short notice, things did not look good.

I spoke to so many people who all did their best to help but unfortunately couldn't. I finally spoke to a friend of a friend who said that they could get a band together for me in time for the evening's entertainment.

The time came, the function room was decorated and the audience had started to arrive, but unfortunately not all of the band members did. As it was such short notice not all had been able to make it. Time for desperate measures. I asked a good friend of mine to make a call to an ex-colleague who was also a singer (John Daniels). We had apparently disturbed him whilst he was watching Eastenders but he agreed to come and do a half hour slot for us.

The evening went ahead, albeit with a little less entertainment than originally planned. Alan Hudson, the magician, performed a fantastic mind-reading cabaret act that left the audience stunned; John Daniels performed some Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin classics; Sarah Tomlinson brilliantly sang three songs before joining me in a duet of Diana Ross' You Can't Hurry Love and then the raffle was drawn before the disco began.

What had previously been a well-organised event turned into an absolute nightmare via things beyond anyone's control, but the night was then at least partly rescued and I can only hope that people enjoyed themselves despite the many setbacks. The gala night did raise £425 which will now hopefully be doubled by Dixons Group head office, ending up with £850 to donate to Headway, which after all was what the night was all about (as well as having a good time!).

Organising the event was hard work, hard work which then turned into a nightmare situation, but then to see the event go ahead and raise so much money was very rewarding. Thank you to all who participated on the night; the audience, and to my friends who supported me through its planning. Links: www.alanhudson.net

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