“As it was my 70th Birthday on 6th June and thank goodness I have my good health!!
I decided to organise a party to fund raise and support the charity close to my heart OPA.

My brother Brian served in the West Midlands police for 30yrs he was very fit and healthy at the age of 48, till he started showing the signs of this awful disease oesophageal cancer. We knew nothing about the systems of this disease which is one reason now why I want to help make people aware of the systems, its at times like this we need support for the patient and the families going through it.

We had a fantastic night in memory of Brian, I had over 30 raffle prizes and some amazing hand made items and paintings donated by our Sister Sally for the silent auction which that alone reached over £700, I made little goody boxes for every one containing cakes ,chocs, an OPA badge and of course a leaflet with what signs to look out for in this disease.

Music by DJ and entertainer Mark Tolliss and a personal friend sang 60s / 70s for us to dance to. In total the evening raised £4,000, for the OPA.  I am still over whelmed by the whole evening and generosity of people, it was so worth while organising it and a night to remember forever.

Mo xx”

More photos and videos can be found here- https://opa.org.uk/opa-gallery/