PICTURES: Back to the 80s for Highland Hospice and Inverness Ice Centre at a special Dillingers reunion night which was hosted by a Strictly Inverness contestant and raised £947

Inverness went back to the 80s with a special Dillingers reunion night hosted by a Strictly Inverness contestant.

Gillian Cooper organised the nightclub reunion night at SoBar to raise funds for the Highland Hospice and Inverness Ice Centre, raising £947 on the night.

Music was provided by DJ James Fraser, who was the original Dillingers DJ back in the day.

Dillingers was a popular nightclub in the city in the 1980s, which Gillian attended when she was younger, and her and James are friends from then.

Ms Cooper, a company director from Inverness, said: “It was a really good night. It was busy and everybody had a good time.

“Training is going pretty well, it’s exciting. I was one of the original dancers from 2020, so I’m just delighted that it’s actually going ahead this time.

“I entered Strictly to help raise much-needed funds for both the hospice and Inverness Ice Centre. I have fundraising experience so hopefully will put my skills to good use.”

Her dance partner, Luke Matthew-Webber, is hosting a breakfast morning at The Mustard Seed restaurant on April 1.

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