School business managers from across Lancashire put work to one side to stage a ball at the the Dunkenhalgh Hotel in Clayton-le-Moors.

The Ripley Jazz Band welcomed members and guests to the black tie event. The Lancashire Association of School Business Managers

is open to all school business management support staff in the north west with the aim of creating a network to support colleagues. The group has grown to 200 members and they stage regular conferences with keynote speakers.