Dancers dazzled and the fundraising was phenomenal as Strictly 2025 took place at the Prince Of Wales Hotel in Southport.
Organised by Queenscourt Hospice, over £47,000 has already been raised, with members of the public still able to donate via the Strictly Queenscourt 2025 JustGiving page: Strictly Queenscourt 2025 – JustGiving
The evening was sponsored by The Lloyd Group and Kingswood Homes.
A packed audience in the glamorous Prince Of Wales ballroom was treated to sensational performances by 10 fundraising dancers along with their pro dancers.
They trained over several months under the watchful eyes of Kaz Leach and her team at Marshside School of Dance in Southport.
VIP guests included Deputy Lieutenant of Merseyside Lady Marina Dalglish MBE and Mayor of Sefton Cllr June Burns.
Crowned Strictly Queenscourt 2025 Winners were 20-year-old property developer Adam Mackin and pro dancer Megan Hosker who wowed with their quickstep to ‘You’re The One That I Want’ from Grease.
Adam impressed further by revealing he has only recently recovered from tearing anterior cruciate knee ligaments to take part, missing weeks of training.
The Top Fundraiser, raising over £6,000 for Queenscourt, was Kingswood Homes site manager Luke Redshaw, who performed musical theatre to ‘I Want It That Way’ by Backstreet Boys and ‘Jump Around’ by House Of Pain alongside Grace Jones. Luke has already nominated a colleague at Kingswood Homes to take his place on the dancefloor next year!
Winners of the Audience Vote were David Lloyd, head of The Lloyd Group, and Amy Clayton, who danced a tango to the theme song from the Pirates of the Caribbean.
Also dancing were:
Southport Flower Show General Manager Alan Adams and pro dancer Kaz Leach;
Silcock Leisure Group Operations Manager Serena Silcock-Prince with pro dancer Steven Tyrer;
NHS Occupational Therapist Katie Palfrey with pro dancer Richard Williams;
House Of Ivy owner Paul Drewery with pro dancer Chloe Judd;
Prince of Wales Hotel Sales and Events Specialist Aniko Agocs with pro dancer Izzy Jones;
Queenscourt Hospice Cook Supervisor Sandra Stevenson with pro dancer Diane Longstaff;
Emily’s restaurant General Manager Freddie Johnson with pro dancer Keeley Leach.
The evening was brilliantly hosted by Hayley Jones and Ian Lawson, with Hayley later singing to entertain guests as they took to the dancefloor themselves to party the night away.
This year’s judges were: Alex Toal, Kelly Bond, Jim Briscoe and Iona Dique.
Further funds were raised through an auction and raffle with prizes generously donated by local businesses.
Queenscourt Hospice Fundraising Manager Liz Hartley said:
“A huge congratulations to our Strictly Queenscourt 2025 winners and all of this year’s dancers!
“It takes months of training and preparation to get ready for this event, and they did themselves and our audience proud on a stunning night of entertainment.
“At Queenscourt we rely on the support of the public to keep providing exceptional palliative care for people in West Lancashire, Southport and Formby when they need it the most.
“We’re very grateful to everyone who has donated and supported our dancers and our Strictly event, including our headline sponsors The Lloyd Group; awards sponsor Kingswood Homes; Kaz Leach and the Marshside School of Dance tea; The Prince of Wales Hotel; Moonlight Events; LM Beauty, Freya Walker Makeup and Kelly at Unique Hair and Beauty; our judges and presenters; MAF Photography; Videye Media; Andrew Brown Media; and our incredible volunteers.
“Take a look at our Queenscourt Hospice social media pages where you’ll see all our dancers in action!
“We can’t wait for Strictly 2026.”
● If you would like to support the ongoing work of Queenscourt Hospice please visit: Queenscourt Hospice | Where life is for living
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