Diners at a lunch hosted by Hotel Inspector Alex Polizzi raised £10,000 for the Cornwall Air Ambulance New Heli Appeal through generous donations and auction bids.
The event, held at the hotel Tresanton in St Mawes, included an auction with prizes including tickets to West End theatre shows and a stay in a Vineyard Hotel in Cyprus. Alex delighted diners with stories about her early impressions of Cornwall and St Mawes and how her love for the county and village has grown throughout the two decades she has lived in and visited the region.
Jonathan McCulloch, New Heli Appeal Board member and organiser of the event, said:’ Mrs Polizzi and her team at Tresanton have been great supporters of our New Heli Appeal. We had an amazing lunch complimented by fabulous wines, and then were treated to Alex Polizzi telling us of such funny anecdotes.’