WINTER DINNER DANCE 2018

The

16th Digby Brown Winter Dinner Dance for Spinal Injuries

Scotland took place on Friday 2nd November at The DoubleTree by Hilton Hotels Glasgow Central. This prestigious event was attended by over 540 guests and raised an outstanding £80,000 the highest amount since the event began. Spinal Injuries

Scotland’s relationship with Digby Brown has been ongoing for a long time, and this event is an important one in both of our diaries.

Radio DJ Des Clarke was back compering this year in his usual inimitable style after taking a break last year. He got the night off to an excellent start introducing the forensic mind reader Colin Cloud Colin amazed the audience with his mind reading ability and accurate predictions.

Former Peer Support volunteer and Paralympic archer Nathan MacQueen, who sustained a spinal injury in a motorbike crash, gave an emotional speech highlighting the great work done by Spinal Injuries Scotland.

The entertainment didn’t stop there, with Des Clarke hosting a series of games that included family classics ‘Play Your Cards Right’,‘Family Fortunes’ and ‘The Generation Game’ which had audience members up on the stage remembering several objects that were walked over by volunteers.

A live rendition of U2’s ‘Beautiful Day’ was performed by members of Spinal Injuries Scotland, organisers and guests from the evening, with a video that featured the performers and those who couldn’t make it on the night.