Cheese and wine night at the Inverness Botanic Garden Centre to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support: Darrel Paterson, Lyndsey Kelman, Chris Khan and Tracey Gill, event organisers. Picture: James Mackenzie.
Business figures from across the city came together last week to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support.
Executive Magazine held a Cheese and Wine evening at the Botanic Gardens in Inverness last Thursday, in aid of the charity.
Cheese and wine night at the Inverness Botanic Garden Centre to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support: Oat cakes. Picture: James Mackenzie.
The well-attended event was part of a year-long fundraising effort for Macmillan by Executive and Highland News publishers Highland News and Media (HNM).
The firm’s business dvelopment manager, Darrel Paterson, said: “Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the fundraising and for coming up with events to engage with the community and businesses across the region.
Cheese and wine night at the Inverness Botanic Garden Centre to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support: Amanda Latham, Sarah Mackay, Cecilia Grigor, Neil Macphail, Vicky Webb, Laura Munro, Sharon Asher and Sarah Francis. Picture: James Mackenzie.
“We were delighted with a great turn out for our Cheese and Wine night in aid of Macmillan. It was great to see a mix of businesses and also readers of our content support us.
Cheese and wine night at the Inverness Botanic Garden Centre to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support: Andy Dixon trying the nibbles. Picture: James Mackenzie.
“The night raised £1175 which is just phenomenal. The charity will be able to put this towards funding their services ensuring that they are there not only for those diagnosed with cancer but also their families, ensuring that the Macmillan nurses are there every step of the way. We couldn’t have put on this event without the support of our amazing suppliers. The Redshank catered amazing canapés to start us off with, and arrival drinks and the wine was supplied by Woodwinters Wine and Whiskies.
Cheese and wine night at the Inverness Botanic Garden Centre to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support: Alison and Steve Barron, Michael and Emma Macdonald. Picture: James Mackenzie.
“Jamie was able to provide knowledge on the amazing wines that we sampled which was paired with fantastic cheese from Connage Highland Dairy.”
Highland News and Media have raised £5000 for Macmillan over the last 12 months.
Cheese and wine night at the Inverness Botanic Garden Centre to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support: Applause. Picture: James Mackenzie.Cheese and wine night at the Inverness Botanic Garden Centre to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support: Cecilia Grigor. Picture: James Mackenzie.Cheese and wine night at the Inverness Botanic Garden Centre to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support: Photo of the room. Picture: James Mackenzie.Cheese and wine night at the Inverness Botanic Garden Centre to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support: Darrel Paterson giving a short intro. Picture: James Mackenzie.Cheese and wine night at the Inverness Botanic Garden Centre to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support: Jill Clark, owner of the Cheese Pantry talking about the cheeses guests were about to try. Picture: James Mackenzie.Cheese and wine night at the Inverness Botanic Garden Centre to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support: Jean McCulloch, Shona Fraser and Louise Munro. Picture: James Mackenzie.Cheese and wine night at the Inverness Botanic Garden Centre to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support: Wine glasses. Picture: James Mackenzie.Cheese and wine night at the Inverness Botanic Garden Centre to raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support: Selection of wines. Picture: James Mackenzie.
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