Maidenhead & Windsor

The Thames Valley and Chiltern Air Ambulance Trust will once again benefit from the Maidenhead Mayor's Charity Dinner which will be held in the newly-refurbished Desborough Suite of the Town Hall on Friday February 24.

Mayor Maidenhead Cllr Eric Wiles is hoping to be back in harness after his recent illness in good time to host the prestigious black tie event and he and the Mayoress, Mrs Heather Wiles, will welcome guests from organisations across the borough as well as representatives from other local authorities.

Tickets are currently on sale for the dinner, which last year raised more than £4,000 to help keep the vital air ambulance service in the sky.

The Maidenhead evening promises to be one of the borough's spring social highlights, with a drinks reception in at 7.15pm, followed by a three-course dinner. There will be a charity raffle and music by the BBO Big Band to round off the evening – and all proceeds will go to the Air Ambulance, which has been selected as the Mayor's charity for the second successive year.

Tickets priced at £40 each are available on a first-come-first-served basis from Alison Singleton, Mayor's secretary, Town Hall, St Ives Road, Maidenhead, Berkshire SL6 1RF (tel: 01628 796223). Applications for tickets should be received no later than Friday February 3.

Guests will have the opportunity to have photographs taken by a professional photographer during the evening, with 20% of the sales donated to the charity.

The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead