The Lord Lieutenant's Ball

PUBLISHED: 10:46 12 February 2009 | UPDATED: 08:57 21 February 2013

Allan and Anne Willet, Lady Charlotte Garnett, David and Val Holman, John and Fiona Sunley and Admiral Sir Ian Garnett

Number 3 Slip at Chatham Dockyard was the spectacular venue for the Lord Lieutenant's Charity Ball in support of Kent Community Foundation. More than 300 guests were amazed by the transformation of this unique and little-known...

Number 3 Slip at Chatham Dockyard was the spectacular venue for the Lord Lieutenant's Charity Ball in support of Kent Community Foundation. More than 300 guests were amazed by the transformation of this unique and little-known architectural structural gem.

Sarah Dean chaired the Ball Committee, which raised close to £50,000 from the event. And Kent Community Foundation has secured a pledge to enhance this figure by up to 50 per cent, which could increase the total to £75,000.

Guests were welcomed by Allan Willett, CMG, Lord Lieutenant of Kent, who praised KCF for its "unstinting and hugely beneficial" contribution to voluntary groups and organisations across Kent.

The Foundation has now awarded 3,500 grants totalling £11 million since its inception seven years ago.

Guests included Paul and Clare Rooney, Michael and Emma Head, Richard and Amicia Oldfield, Fiona and John Sunley, Rochelle and Jim Godden, Katie and Hugo Fenwick and John and Brenda Ogden.

The Lord Lieutenant’s Ball

Arabella Maudsley, Simon and Alexandra Faulkner

Colin Russell-Stonham, Jeremy Scott and Sir Robert Nelson

Emma and Andy Daburn, Stella Matthewson, Manjit Sohal and Barry Matthewson

Frank and Ann Thorley, Natasha Levy, Drew Cameron, Paula Martin and Harry Levy

Iain McArthur, Allan Willett and Sarah Dean

Jane and Paul Mansfield with Karen and Rob Balicki

Joanna Haines, Alan and Anne Smith, David Haines and Ben Nicholson

Katie Tucker, Mark Lumsdon-Taylor, Richard and Amicia Oldfield

Kit Lillywhite, Corinne Wickham, Tess Lillywhite and Lucy Aston

Sarah Sturt, Leyland Ridings and Amanda Cottrell

Tristan Demuth, Helen, Lynne and Steven Everett with Ann-Marie and Andrew Martin

Allan Willett and Peter Thompson

Arabella Maudsley, Simon and Alexandra Faulkner

Barbara Thompson and Robin Cooper

Colin Russell-Stonham, Jeremy Scott and Sir Robert Nelson

Emma and Andy Daburn, Stella Matthewson, Manjit Sohal and Barry Matthewson

Fiona Sunley and Remony Millwater

Frank and Ann Thorley, Natasha Levy, Drew Cameron, Paula Martin and Harry Levy

Hilde and Godfried Gevers

Iain McArthur, Allan Willett and Sarah Dean

Ian and Tara Valleley

Jane and Paul Mansfield with Karen and Rob Balicki

Jane Scott and Lady Nelson

Joanna Haines, Alan and Anne Smith, David Haines and Ben Nicholson

Katie Tucker, Mark Lumsdon-Taylor, Richard and Amicia Oldfield

Kit Lillywhite, Corinne Wickham, Tess Lillywhite and Lucy Aston

Magician Etienne Pradier

Sarah Sturt, Leyland Ridings and Amanda Cottrell

Tristan Demuth, Helen, Lynne and Steven Everett with Ann-Marie and Andrew Martin

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