Following the success of last year’s event we got our dancing shoes on and made our way to the Brindley Rooms in Castlefield for our second annual charity Ceilidh.
In total we raised £787 through ticket sales, a raffle and silent auction of a Spa Day for two and signed England football shirt. All the proceeds raised are to be split between MEC Manchester’s 2014 charities – Brake and The Children’s Society’s Manchester projects.
While some seasoned Scottish dancers took straight to the floor with their partners, it may have taken a couple of drinks to get some others in the mood. But, it only took a couple of dances before everyone let their inhibitions about not knowing the steps go, taking to the dancefloor like ducks to water. The caller from band Northern Comfort helped everyone along by shouting out each step-by-step move and got everybody who attended up on their feet. It was loads of fun and there were certainly plenty of giggles, especially when some of us got the steps wrong.