Burlesque evening at Deeping Sports and Social Club raises more than £5,000 for Sarcoma UK
A burlesque and auction evening has raised more than £5,000 for the bone and soft tissue cancer charity Sarcoma UK.
Sisters Lizzie Hudson, 38 and Sam Haselgrove, 40 staged the event on June 8 at Deeping Sports and Social Club in honour of their mum Lynne Pummell, who is battling a rare form of sarcoma called Angiosarcoma.
Lizzie said: “In July 2017 I noticed a sore on the back of mum’s scalp that wouldn’t heal even after antibiotics.
After going to her GP and various misdiagnosis a doctor eventually recognised it as possible sarcoma. Mum’s angiosarcoma is cancer of the blood vessels and is on her scalp and forehead.
“It is so rare her GP has never seen a case of it. She is now going through treatment.”
“One night I could not sleep and I recalled when people do charity events it is usually when someone has passed away. I wanted to do something positive and help cancer research.”
Lizzie, who runs Deeping Kitty Kare pet sitting service, enjoys burlesque dancing as a hobby and attends classes in Stamford at Phoenix Belles Burlesque UK, who staged a show at Stamford Corn Exchange back in May.
Eight dancers from Phoenix Belles Burlesque UK performed three dances and the show was supported by Lady Babette Von Booty, a dance act, and Rachel Bea, a 1940s singer, who performed a 15 minute slot as people enjoyed a fish and chip supper from Boundary Fish and Chip Shop of Market Deeping. Rachel then gave a 40-minute performance at the end.
The event also included an auction with prizes including flights on a light aircraft, an overnight cruise and rides in a McLaren sports car. The auction was hosted by Lizzie’s dance teacher Phoenix Flayme and comedian Madam Violet VaVoom.
Lizzie and her mum, who also lives in Market Deeping, have a Just Giving page, which has reached £5,700.
Lizzie said: “We can’t believe how much we have raised. This has all helped my mum be positive instead of doom and gloom. For the past six months she has been in and out of hospital.
“Everybody said they enjoyed a great night.”
