A bloomin' good cause

RICKY McLeod conjures up balloon flowers for Kaye Adams at the 30th birthday of the Wits dinner at Prestonfield House, held to raise money for St Columba's Hospice.

The dinner coincided with the launch of the Evening News and St Columba's Buy a Brick appeal to raise money for a major rebuilding project at the Granton facility.

The hospice is to build new inpatient wards, renovate its day hospice, social and therapy areas, and create new gardens and a new "sacred space" designed for reflection and memorial.