Cheshire wealth management firm Franklyn Financial Management held their inaugural 'Winter Waltz' ball at the Mere Golf Resort and Spa in Knutsford on Friday November 26 hosting over 300 guests and raising over £136,000.

The event was sponsored by Macclesfield solicitors SAS Daniels LLP, who have an office on Churchill Way.

The funds raised will go to support the St. James's Place Charitable Foundation which provide grants to charities across the UK. Part of the huge amount raised will also go to Franklyn's chosen pledge charities for the evening, two local charities that attendees can support through pledging to donate a specific amount to them on the night. Visyon, a Congleton-based charity who support the emotional health of children, young people, and their families, and Place2Be, a national charity who provide mental health support in schools through one-to-one and group counselling sessions. The two good causes will receive over £40,000 between them which will go towards helping local children, who following the pandemic have struggled with their own mental health, get access to the services they provide. Andrew Chatterton, Managing Director of Franklyn Financial Management commented "We have been overwhelmed by the support we have received from our clients, business partners, and friends of Franklyn, in helping us to raise so much money for some incredible charities. "No one has suffered more than the charities who help so many young people and sadly covid has seen the demand for their services soar. "Giving back is so important to us as a firm and we are just thrilled that the Winter Waltz has been able to help them. "It certainly was a fantastic evening, and I can't thank everyone enough for being there and supporting the event." The event, sponsored by currency transfer specialists, TorFX, was hosted by Greatest Hits Radio presenter, Darren Proctor, with entertainment provided by leading global showband 'The Function Band'. During the evening, three lucky guests were invited on stage to take part in the SAS Daniels LLP Wheel of Fortune. The Macc solicitors and official legal partner of the event helped with the prizes, with the winner taking home a luxury Yves Saint Laurent handbag. Long term partners of FFM, Stoke City Football Club and Sale Sharks Rugby Club were both in attendance, and both kindly donated auction prizes for the night. Guests enjoyed the beer of choice for the night, the locally-produced Bach95, along with plenty of cocktails from the events very own 'Fairytale of New York' cocktail bar provided by mixologist specialists, Mr Flavour. The evening also saw the introduction of Franklyn's newest venture Franklyn: No Ordinary Fox: a children's book aimed at five-to-seven-year-olds created by the company with the aim of teaching kids the importance of planning for their future and sustainability. Talking comfortably about finance is an important part of making sure children develop a healthy relationship with money and the Franklyn Fox book, due to launch in early 2022, will help open that conversation up. This is the 14th year the Wealth Management firm have run a Gala Dinner event and the amount raised at the Winter Waltz takes the amount raised over the years for the Foundation to £1.191 million. Andrew, Charlotte, and the whole team at FFM, would like to thank all involved with the Winter Waltz for their continued support and generosity. The Cheshire East wealth management company host multiple fundraisers throughout the year. One held in July was attended by Macclesfield-born Sale Sharks player Will Cliff, and raised £54,000. If you would like to find out more about their events regarding sponsorship opportunities, please contact [email protected]. Franklyn Financial Management have offices in Congleton, Sandbach, Alsager, Crewe and Newcastle Under Lyme. To find out more please visit this webpage. Macclesfield: Have you signed up for our Friday weekly newsletter? It contains each week's top 10 Macclesfield news stories, and one FREE exclusive article? 970 of you have signed up already. Simply enter your email address in the shaded box below or on this link. Free from pop-up ads, or unwanted surveys, Macclesfield Nub News is a quality online newspaper which produces 30-40 stories a week for our town. You can find us on Facebook and Twitter.