Firecracker Ball in aid of Barnardo's in Yorkshire and Virgin Unite, Rudding Park, Harrogate

Guests at the Firecracker Ball held at Rudding Park, Harrogate, including comic actress Helen Lederer and veteran singer Billy Ocean raised more than �140,000 for Barnardo's in Yorkshire and Virgin Unite Photographs by Kim Hodgson

Guests at the Firecracker Ball held at Rudding Park, Harrogate, including comic actress Helen Lederer and veteran singer Billy Ocean raised more than �140,000 for Barnardo’s in Yorkshire and Virgin Unite, a charity that tackles medical problems in Africa.

Since 2002 the Firecracker Ball has raised almost �1million for Barnardo’s in Yorkshire which has helped to change the lives of thousands of children and young people across the county.

Photographs by Kim Hodgson