Thank you

Events such as this are only possible with the kindness and support of so many local businesses and individuals, who all contributed in a number of different ways. We would therefore like to say thank you to all of the the following:

Platinum Sponsor: Cory Brothers Ltd.

Gold Sponsors: Billie Box Shipping Containers and Church Manor Estates PLC.

Silver Sponsors: Beckett Financial Services and Larking Gowen LLP.

Bronze Sponsors: AB Ports, Ginger Pickle, Maple Farm-Kelsale, Milsoms Kesgrave Hall and Sona Insurance.

Entertainment Sponsor: Peter and Kez Wilson.

Gift Bag Sponsor: Cory Brothers Ltd.

Giving Tree Sponsor: Suffolk Plant Centre.

Heads & Tails Prize Donor: George Pell – The Suffolk.

Table Sponsors: Archway Carpets, Bates Wells & Braithwaite, Colour Bank, Distag QCS, Families Suffolk Magazine, Grange Farm Shop, Gressingham Food, Luke Chambers Academy, Marshall Hatchick LLP, Mel & Adam Webster, Sam & James Mercer, Sizewell C, Sofas & Stuff, Theronda Hoffman and Tyson Cooper.

With special thanks to: ABP, A Plus Events, Beckett Financial Services, Beyond One Bar, Billie Box Shipping Containers, Cory Brothers Ltd, Harvey & Co, Larking Gowen LLP, Paddy & Scotts, Springvale Foods and Stokes Sauces for their gift bag donations.

Thank you to: Jess at PickACake for providing the beautiful Moonlight Ball Cupcakes and to Sweet Memories in Hadleigh, and Charlie & Oliver Clarkson-Fieldsend for the delicious sweets, and to Make my Party for providing the Sweet Cart for the evening.

Comperes: Rob Thacker and Tara Spence, accompanied by David Sheepshanks CBE DL

Photographer: Big Fish Photography.

Promotional Film: Anthony Mann and WMA Productions.

Creative Assistance: Andrew Spence.

Raffle Prize Donors: 1975 Wine Bar, Beyond One Bar, Bildeston Crown, Bury St Edmunds Cathedral, Christopher Montrose Coffee, Emma’s Florist, Fiona Mortimer-Wood, Fynn Valley, Grange Farm Shop, Heidi Sanders, Jonathan Lambert, Lavenham Butchers, Kenton Hall, Lindsay Rose, Maid2Clean (Sue), Margaret Davis, Munchies - Aldeburgh, Milsoms, Mauldons Brewery, Natasha is Wide Eyed, O & C Butcher, Paddy & Scotts, Peddars of Sudbury, Rick Sheepshanks and Stokes Sauces, R & R, Russell & Newnes, Snape Maltings and Britten Pears, Stephen Walters & Sons, The Burgess Group, Tranquil Waters (Wormingford), Twenty One (The Greyhound), Ufford Park Resort, Victoria Fox, Woodbridge Books, and Yoga with Manon.

Giving Tree Prize Donors: Adnams, AG Lifestyle, Bathsheba, Bodylines Beauty Salon, Busy bees Cosmetics, Chaffinch, Christopher Montrose Coffee, David’s of Sudbury, Grundisburgh Dog, IMS Wealth Management, Ipswich Sports Club, Jimmy’s Farm, Lady Clare Greenwell, Lavenham Pharmacy, Majestic Wine, MCP Plc, Moose Clothing & Lifestle, Natural Health Centre (Lavenham), Nethergate Brewery, No.10, Notcutts, Painters Café, Palfrey and Hall, Polyspiral Web Design, Rees Pryer Architects, Ruth Leigh, Stokes Sauces, Tilly & Grace, Tatums Teahouse, The Boutique Lavenham, The Secret Garden, Vanil, Waitrose, Woodyard Pizza, Yoga with Manon.

Special thanks to our wonderful fundraising committee for their amazing support:

David Sheepshanks CBE DL– Honorary Chair

Helen Clarkson-Fieldsend – Chair

Jane Billing, Serena Boyce, Helen Chambers, Dominic Collins, Sarah Cussins, Phil Elder, Yvonne Holdcroft, Corinne Jarvis-Fear, Carole King, Louise Richardson, Sophie Sheepshanks and Steph Smith.

Save the Date: Friday 17th May 2024

Following the success of this year's event we have already booked The Hangar at Milsoms, Kesgrave Hall to do it all again next year.

Reserve your tickets

This year was a sell out event with over 260 guests attending. If you want to make sure you don't miss out on next year, you can reserve your tickets for 2024 now. Please email: events@home-startinsuffolk.co.uk

Sponsorship Opportunities

If you would like to find our more about being a sponsor at our 2024 Moonligh Ball, please email: events@homestartinsuffolk.co.uk