Glad rags at the ready for charity fashion show

Tickets for a fashion show in Exeter organised to raise funds for a charity that delivers health, wellbeing and drug prevention education to children and young people are on sale now.

The latest high street fashions will be on parade when Life Education Wessex, which helps children across Exeter and Devon to make healthy choices, holds its event in the University of Exeter's Reed Hall on Thursday, February 9.

The £15 per head ticket price includes cheese and wine before the show, which is hosted and choreographed by the Travelling Trends organisation, followed by a charity auction and raffle.

Organisers of the event, which has been sponsored by Thomas Westcott Chartered Accountants, have promised an evening of "classy clothes for all age groups and sizes and lots of fun".

Lorraine Hewitt, Fundraising Manager for Life Education Wessex, said: "All proceeds from the evening will help to support Devon's children by providing age appropriate life education programmes into local primary schools in our purpose built mobile classroom with our highly skilled educators.

"Our aim is to provide children with the knowledge, skills and confidence to make informed healthy choices for themselves.

"We also help children to deal with many of the pressures that we are under today, including how to cope with bullying and peer group pressure to support them in leading safe, healthy and happy lives."

She added: "I can promise everyone who buys a ticket for our Exeter fashion show an evening of classy clothes and fun, and all for a great cause which does amazing work for our children and young people in this area."

Shona Godefroy, partner at Thomas Westcott Chartered Accountants which is sponsoring the event, said: "We are very proud to be supporting this great social event for Exeter which will, in turn, raise vital funds to help the Life Education team's important work."

For more information, including tickets, please contact Julie Barrett, Fundraising and Events Consultant at Life Education Wessex, on 07956 574493 or email julie@lifeeducationwessex.org.uk

For more about the charity visit www.lifeeducationwessex.org.uk