A DIAMOND Ball in honour of Clatterbridge Cancer Charity's 60th anniversary raised more than £150,000.

The glittering event, at The Titanic Hotel in Liverpool, boosted the charity's funds by £150,120, which will be used to help transform cancer care.

It was hosted by Jay Hynd, from The Guide Liverpool, and Capital Liverpool radio presenter Gemma Cutting.

Katrina Bury, Head of The Clatterbridge Cancer Charity, continued: "The Diamond Ball was a fantastic success and I would like to thank all our guests and sponsors for ensuring we had another fabulous night of fundraising and fun."

Among those attending were well-known names including ex-Liverpool footballer John Barnes, metro mayor Steve Rotherham, businessman Asif Hamid, television presenter Ranvir Singh and restaurateur Nisha Katona, founder of Mowgli Street Food.

To coincide with Clatterbridge Cancer Centre's 60th birthday the night had a diamond theme and one lucky guest won a pair of exquisite diamond earrings in a special raffle that started the night off in style.

Heswall-based photographer Mike McCartney was among the guests and saw a unique hand printed photograph he took of The Beatles in the 1960s auctioned on the night.

Meanwhile one lucky guest and three friends will be visiting the set of the latest Bond film at Pinewood Studios where they will meet star of the movie, Wirral-educated Daniel Craig, who is a patron of the charity, after successfully bidding for the special visit in the auction.

Liverpool Football Club’s Chief Executive Peter Moore took the bids for an opportunity to be his guest for a match at Anfield, including a chauffeur to and from the match, a tour of the famous ground, and the chance to go pitch side and meet manager Jurgen Klopp.

There was also entertainment from The Mersey Boys and Shirley Bassey tribute act Rachael Roberts, who started her set with the classic Diamonds are Forever to fit the theme of the night.

The Clatterbridge Cancer Charity is working to raise £15 million towards the construction of a new specialist hospital in Liverpool, which is due to open in 2020, and improvements to the Wirral site.

The £150,120 raised will help fund an area in the new hospital that will provide innovative immunotherapy treatment to cancer patients.

One person who understands the need for this is patient Carl Horribin who spoke to guests on the night, and was the feature of a film shown after dinner.

Carl, 43, from Heswall was diagnosed with skin cancer that spread to his lungs.

He started immunotherapy earlier this year with remarkable success.

Carl, who was at the ball with wife Emma, said: "When I was diagnosed with stage four cancer in my lungs all I wanted to know was that I would see my daughter start school.

"She did that last month. Now, thanks to this treatment, I will see her finish school.

"I would like to say thank you so much to all the generous people who contributed to the fantastic amount raised on the night.

"It will make a real difference."

Katrina Bury continued: "Our hosts Jay and Gemma were brilliant and the generous guests who bought raffle tickets, bid for auction prizes or bought a ticket for the tombola should be very proud of themselves for helping us achieve this wonderful total and assisting the Clatterbridge Centre carry out its important work.

"The money raised on the night will go a long way to transforming cancer care for 2.3m people in Merseyside and Cheshire with the construction of a new specialist hospital in Liverpool and improvements to the Wirral site.

"I would like to thank our sponsors and supporters PCM, A&B Engineering, The Johnson Foundation, Panoramic 34, Boodles and Gusbourne.

"A special mention must also go to our Appeal Board.

"Their generosity is overwhelming and the time and effort they put into the Diamond Ball invaluable."