A dinner dance organised by the Birmingham branch was the first charitv evening to be held in the splendidly refurbished Botanic Gardens in Birmingham and raised a magnificent £2,500 for lifeboat funds. Among those supervising the tombola are (I to r) Freddie Bell-Scott (branch president), Ray Kipling (deputy director), Nigel Richards (branch chairman) and his daughter and Mrs Susannah Kip/ing (third right). Mrs Zee Richards is picking the winners.

pholograph by courtesy of Hii-tnin luiin Evening Mail..