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Welcome to
Seashell’s Beacon of Hope Ball
Seashell is celebrating 200 years of transforming the young lives of those with the most complex disabilities. After hitting this charity milestone, we want to mark our bicentenary with a true celebration of being one of Manchester’s oldest charities and paying respect to our remarkable history.
Seashell’s Beacon of Hope Ball – with headline sponsor Together – will take place at the Hilton Manchester Deansgate on Saturday 27th April.
Venue: Hilton Manchester Deansgate, 303 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 4LQ
Time: Drinks reception to start promptly at 7.00pm
Carriages: 12.30am
Entertainment: Live music and DJ plus a few surprises
Dress code: Black tie. This is a night of celebration, so dress to impress!
Menu: We have prepared a delicious menu, including vegetarian options. Click here to open the menu.
Support on the night
We will be raising funds through an exciting live auction with amazing money can’t buy prizes! While this auction is part of our Beacon of Hope Ball on the night, we’re opening up the bidding early so anyone and everyone can take part, regardless of whether you are attending the ball or not. Click here to view and bid!
We will also have a rolling raffle and silent auction which opens seven days before the event. Please check back here later to see what our silent auction has to offer. We can take both cash and card payments throughout the evening.
Booking your room and drinks
If you’d like to stay overnight we have a number of rooms on hold which you can book directly with Hilton Manchester Deansgate. Click here to see availability. You can also visit the Hilton website to book the wine for your table in advance. Just click here for wine orders. Please note that both these links take you to the Hilton website.
How your support helps
Your support helps to provide the best life experiences, specialist support and vital equipment needed to enhance and enrich the lives of the children, young adults and their families that access the services at Seashell. The Beacon of Hope Ball is the perfect time for everyone in our community to celebrate our bicentenary and support the children and young adults we educate and care for – and we can’t wait to see you!
Find out more about our work
Would you like to come visit Seashell and see the amazing work we do? Then why not book in for one of our open days on either the 8th / 14th / 15th May 2024. To book your place please email Diane Massey. If you can’t make these dates, please let us know when you can and we will get you booked in.
You can also hear more about Seashell, our work and the events we host by signing up to our newsletter.
Thank you to our sponsors Together and Laltex.
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We are delighted to be headline sponsor of Seashell’s Beacon of Hope Ball. As our colleague’s Charity of the Year for the past two years , we’re hugely passionate about working together and we have created a real partnership which has embedded across the business.
Grace Thornett, Internal Communications & Communities Manager at Together - Headline Sponsor
We are delighted to support the Beacon of Hope Ball and Seashell Trust as it celebrates it’s 200th Anniversary. Seashell helps so many children, young adults and their families, and we are proud to be associated with this amazing charity.
Sanjay Mulchand, CEO at Laltex Group - Event Partner