In addition to its fundraising, the family focused get-together, organised by Royal Preston Hospital senior consultant Dr Munish Batra, helped by his family and friends, combined food with music.
There were vocal performances by Dinesh Kochar and Kavita Rajput and dancing by members of the Abhinandana and Priya Dance Academies, whose Bollywood routines inspired other guests to take to the dance floor. There was also a spectacular fireworks display to round off the evening.
Lucy Clark, a fundraiser for Baby Beat, who attended the celebration with her 13-year-old daughter Freya, said: “Thank you so much to Dr Batra and everyone involved in the event for choosing to support Baby Beat. The celebration was just that – a magical evening that brought the generations together to enjoy Diwali as family and friends.”
Baby Beat supports the Royal Preston Hospital’s Sharoe Green Maternity Unit, which as well providing maternity care for mothers-to-be from Central Lancashire is also home to Lancashire and South Cumbria’s specialist Neo Natal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
NICU looks after between 400-450 premature and poorly babies from across the two counties and their families annually. For further information on Baby Beat’s work, which includes funding specialist equipment, patient services and comforts, clinical care, local research and training, visit www.babybeat.org.uk
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The event brought whole families together to celebrate Diwali Photo: Submitted
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Baby Beat fundraiser Lucy Clark and her daughter Freya at the Diwali celebration Photo: Submitted
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The Bollywood dancing inspired the celebration’s guests to take to the dance floor Photo: Submitted
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As well as dancing, there were vocal performances by Dinesh Kochar and Kavita Rajput Photo: Submitted