2020 Highland Hearts of Gold, Drumossie Hotel, Inverness...Picture: Callum Mackay.. FOUR charities benefited from the inaugural Highland Hearts of Gold event, which was held in Inverness.
The event, at the Drumossie Hotel, raised £78,657 and this will go towards Highland Hospice, Macmillan Cancer Support, Marie Curie and Maggie’s.
Organiser Alison McRitchie came up with the idea for the event following the success of North’s Most Stylish, which has raised £129,500 for the Highland Hospice over four years.
She said: “I decided it was about time someone got all of the four charities to work together on one huge event because let’s face it, they are all here for the same reason, just in different ways.”
Guests were invited to place a heart on a tree in the foyer in remembrance of someone who was dear to them and they also wrote messages for those affected by terminal illness.
There was a fundraising raffle with prizes including a mobile phone, a hair and beauty care hamper and a spa day.
Gallery1 1 / 54 2020 Highland Hearts of Gold, Drumossie Hotel, Inverness...Picture: Callum Mackay.. 2 / 54 2020 Highland Hearts of Gold, Drumossie Hotel, Inverness..Vicki Fraser and Marcus Chisholm..Picture: Callum Mackay.. 3 / 54 2020 Highland Hearts of Gold, Drumossie Hotel, Inverness..Kristine Kennedy..Picture: Callum Mackay.. 4 / 54 2020 Highland Hearts of Gold, Drumossie Hotel, Inverness..Michelle Scott and Fearn Ireland..Picture: Callum Mackay.. 5 / 54 2020 Highland Hearts of Gold, Drumossie Hotel, Inverness..Janya Petrie..Picture: Callum Mackay.. 6 / 54 2020 Highland Hearts of Gold, Drumossie Hotel, Inverness..Sally Brown..Picture: Callum Mackay.. 7 / 54 2020 Highland Hearts of Gold, Drumossie Hotel, Inverness..Guest speaker - Steve Bland..Picture: Callum Mackay.. 8 / 54 2020 Highland Hearts of Gold, Drumossie Hotel, Inverness..Guest speaker - Steve Bland..Picture: Callum Mackay.. 9 / 54 2020 Highland Hearts of Gold, Drumossie Hotel, Inverness..Guest speaker - Steve Bland..Picture: Callum Mackay.. 10 / 54 2020 Highland Hearts of Gold, Drumossie Hotel, Inverness..All the models...Picture: Callum Mackay.. 11 / 54 2020 Highland Hearts of Gold, Drumossie Hotel, Inverness..Karen Watson...Picture: Callum Mackay.. 12 / 54 2020 Highland Hearts of Gold, Drumossie Hotel, Inverness..Jaine MacRobert, Karen Miller and Julie Lumsden...Picture: Callum Mackay.. 13 / 54 2020 Highland Hearts of Gold, Drumossie Hotel, Inverness..Sasha Devine and Nicola McAlley..Picture: Callum Mackay.. 14 / 54 2020 Highland Hearts of Gold, Drumossie Hotel, Inverness..Brad Habberley, Steven McRitchie, Steve Bland and Aaron Habberley...Picture: Callum Mackay.. 15 / 54 2020 Highland Hearts of Gold, Drumossie Hotel, Inverness..Mairi Main..Picture: Callum Mackay.. 16 / 54 2020 Highland Hearts of Gold, Drumossie Hotel, Inverness..Nicky Ludlam, Rona Tynan and Vonnie Stevenson...Picture: Callum Mackay.. 17 / 54 2020 Highland Hearts of Gold, Drumossie Hotel, Inverness..Lilian Gilbert..Picture: Callum Mackay.. 18 / 54 2020 Highland Hearts of Gold, Drumossie Hotel, Inverness..Kristine Kennedy and Nicola McAlley..Picture: Callum Mackay.. 19 / 54 2020 Highland Hearts of Gold, Drumossie Hotel, Inverness..Kristine Kennedy..Picture: Callum Mackay.. 20 / 54 2020 Highland Hearts of Gold, Drumossie Hotel, Inverness..Janya Petrie..Picture: Callum Mackay.. 21 / 54 2020 Highland Hearts of Gold, Drumossie Hotel, Inverness..Sally Brown..Picture: Callum Mackay.. 22 / 54 2020 Highland Hearts of Gold, Drumossie Hotel, Inverness..Maryann Macintosh..Picture: Callum Mackay.. 23 / 54 2020 Highland Hearts of Gold, Drumossie Hotel, Inverness..Karen Daltrey..Picture: Callum Mackay.. 24 / 54 2020 Highland Hearts of Gold, Drumossie Hotel, Inverness..Karen Daltrey..Picture: Callum Mackay.. 25 / 54 2020 Highland Hearts of Gold, Drumossie Hotel, Inverness..Susan Ross and Deirdre Graham..Picture: Callum Mackay.. 26 / 54 2020 Highland Hearts of Gold, Drumossie Hotel, Inverness..Karen Watson...Picture: Callum Mackay.. 27 / 54 2020 Highland Hearts of Gold, Drumossie Hotel, Inverness..Sasha Devine..Picture: Callum Mackay.. 28 / 54 2020 Highland Hearts of Gold, Drumossie Hotel, Inverness..Mairi Main..Picture: Callum Mackay.. 29 / 54 2020 Highland Hearts of Gold, Drumossie Hotel, Inverness..Lilian Gilbert..Picture: Callum Mackay.. 30 / 54 2020 Highland Hearts of Gold, Drumossie Hotel, Inverness..Michelle Scott and Fearn Ireland..Picture: Callum Mackay.. 31 / 54 2020 Highland Hearts of Gold, Drumossie Hotel, Inverness..Janya Petrie..Picture: Callum Mackay.. 32 / 54 2020 Highland Hearts of Gold, Drumossie Hotel, Inverness..Sally Brown..Picture: Callum Mackay.. 33 / 54 2020 Highland Hearts of Gold, Drumossie Hotel, Inverness..Maryann Macintosh..Picture: Callum Mackay.. 34 / 54 2020 Highland Hearts of Gold, Drumossie Hotel, Inverness...Picture: Callum Mackay.. 35 / 54 2020 Highland Hearts of Gold, Drumossie Hotel, Inverness..Barry MacDowell..Picture: Callum Mackay.. 36 / 54 2020 Highland Hearts of Gold, Drumossie Hotel, Inverness..Susan Ross and Deirdre Graham..Picture: Callum Mackay.. 37 / 54 2020 Highland Hearts of Gold, Drumossie Hotel, Inverness..Sasha Devine..Picture: Callum Mackay.. 38 / 54 2020 Highland Hearts of Gold, Drumossie Hotel, Inverness..Marcus Chisholm..Picture: Callum Mackay.. 39 / 54 2020 Highland Hearts of Gold, Drumossie Hotel, Inverness...Picture: Callum Mackay.. 40 / 54 2020 Highland Hearts of Gold, Drumossie Hotel, Inverness..June Munro..Picture: Callum Mackay.. 41 / 54 2020 Highland Hearts of Gold, Drumossie Hotel, Inverness..John Fraser and Son...Picture: Callum Mackay.. 42 / 54 2020 Highland Hearts of Gold, Drumossie Hotel, Inverness..Mairi Main..Picture: Callum Mackay.. 43 / 54 2020 Highland Hearts of Gold, Drumossie Hotel, Inverness..Lilian Gilbert..Picture: Callum Mackay.. 44 / 54 2020 Highland Hearts of Gold, Drumossie Hotel, Inverness..Michelle Scott and Fearn Ireland..Picture: Callum Mackay.. 45 / 54 2020 Highland Hearts of Gold, Drumossie Hotel, Inverness..Cattlell Crop Services...Picture: Callum Mackay.. 46 / 54 2020 Highland Hearts of Gold, Drumossie Hotel, Inverness..Janya Petrie..Picture: Callum Mackay.. 47 / 54 2020 Highland Hearts of Gold, Drumossie Hotel, Inverness..Sally Brown..Picture: Callum Mackay.. 48 / 54 2020 Highland Hearts of Gold, Drumossie Hotel, Inverness..Samantha Fox, Kirstin Gault, Jackie Cuddie, Hilary Cartwright and Nyomi Dixon...Picture: Callum Mackay.. 49 / 54 2020 Highland Hearts of Gold, Drumossie Hotel, Inverness..Scott and Sandra Young with Aimee and Greig Geddes...Picture: Callum Mackay.. 50 / 54 2020 Highland Hearts of Gold, Drumossie Hotel, Inverness...Picture: Callum Mackay.. 51 / 54 2020 Highland Hearts of Gold, Drumossie Hotel, Inverness..Anton and Sue Elliot with Toni Mauceri and Janice Moseley...Picture: Callum Mackay.. 52 / 54 2020 Highland Hearts of Gold, Drumossie Hotel, Inverness..Nicola McAlley and Alison McRitchie...Picture: Callum Mackay.. 53 / 54 2020 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In addition there was a silent auction, as well as a live auction, which was conducted by Daniel Urquhart, from Dingwall Auction Mart.
The night also featured two catwalk fashion shows.
It was hosted by STV reporter Nicola McAlley and the guest speaker was Steve Bland, of You, Me, and the Big C.
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