Colour Ball 2025

Painting a brighter future for young adults with cancer. The Ella Dawson Foundation's annual charity ball raising money to provide vital wellbeing support to young adults living with and beyond cancer.

We are delighted to announce the launch of our 2025 Colour Ball in partnership with our headline sponsor, Valli Opticians. 

Following the tremendous success of our flagship event - our annual Colour Ball, we are thrilled to invite you to the 2025 Colour Ball. Join us in the elegant Ballroom at the Queens Hotel, Leeds, for an unforgettable evening filled with vibrant colours, gourmet dining, live entertainment, and dancing—all in support of young adults living with and beyond cancer.

Throughout the evening, we’ll be raising funds to support vital wellbeing services for young adults living with and beyond cancer and their family and carers. Join us on our mission to ensure every young adult diagnosed with cancer get the tools and support they need to live well and feel empowered.

We can't wait to see your smiles and vibrant energy at our 2025 Colour Ball! 

Tickets Available Now - you can now reserve your ticket and pay later!

Saturday 22nd February 2025  -  The Ballroom at the Queen's Hotel, Leeds

  • Arrival 6.30pm. 1.00am carriages
  • Dress Code : Formal with Colour
  • 3 Course Dinner
  • Arrival Drinks
  • Live Entertainment
  • Raffle, Silent / Live Auction & more
  • FUNdraising Games

"I love the feeling after the ball, the ball was so much fun! I feel the vibe of each event I’ve been to has always been so positive and everyone’s there to raise money. [...] going to an Ella Dawson Foundation event it can make the world seem like a better place."

With thanks to our Headline Sponsor 

Valli has been a generous supporter of our flagship events for the past two years, and we are thrilled to have them as our headline sponsor for 2025!

                                                                                                            

The Ella Dawson Foundation:

Founded in 2022, the Ella Dawson Foundation was established as a legacy to Ella Dawson and the life she lived so well and to continue the work she started in helping other young people diagnosed with cancer.

"I just wanted to put out there something that I felt was missing, to prove not all is lost when you have been diagnosed with cancer" Ella Dawson, 2020

Since our launch in 2022, we have provided much needed support to over 350 young people with cancer and their families... but there is still so much to do. A cancer diagnosis as a young person often means life stops in its tracks and is turned upside down. Our wellbeing support packages fund multiple sessions tailored to the unique needs of each young person. Our service has been described as ‘life changing’ and supports long term physical and emotional health through and beyond cancer. Your attendance at our ball and participation in fundraising on the evening can ensure our support reaches more young people facing cancer.

"Life changing. Helped me come back to the person I felt I was losing"


                                               


Headline Sponsors: Valli Opticians 

It is an honour to welcome Valli Opticians as our Headline Sponsor who have very kindly support our events over the last few years.

Valli was founded in 2005 as an independent optician’s practice — Valli Opticians, by local optometrist Moin Valli and his wife Rachel.  Born in the north, Moin was raised to care for others and the wider community throughout his childhood, living in a friendly neighbourhood where people supported each other.  He has carried those values with him throughout his life and career.

Valli has grown considerably over the years and now includes multiple practices throughout the Yorkshire and North West region and beyond, with a strong focus on local eye care, supporting the ethos of shopping locally and caring for the community.  As a family business that also believes in employing locally, Valli strives to make a positive impact on the surrounding area, being actively involved in initiatives for local schools, businesses and charities.  One of their initiatives, The Valli Rally, is an annual countryside trek that raises money for Outlookers and encourages people to gather, get active and connect with one-another.

Today, the businesses have grown to offer more health services to the community — with audiology now available to take care of hearing, the Valli Opticians ‘Seeing Red’ campaign for children’s vision screening in schools and Co-Optic care, visiting local businesses that require eye care services.

Valli believes in looking after people like family, taking more time for appointments, being thorough, asking questions and building relationships year on year with the same friendly team to welcome and look after you

https://www.valliopticians.co.uk/about

 Rainbow Sponsor: Crompton Control

A huge thank you to Crompton Controls who are returning to the Colour ball for a second year as a sponsor. Thankyou for your support of our work and helping us to deliver vital changing support to more young adults through and beyond a caner diagnosis.

Crompton Controls is a UK specialist in Motor Control, Industrial and BMS control systems .

With it’s central UK base and trusted reputation, Crompton Controls professional Sales, Production & Support Team assures excellent service whether you are looking for technical guidance, product selection or bespoke built solutions.

To find our more about their work please visit – www.cromptoncontrols.co.uk

Purple Sponsor: Salamander Fabrications


We are delighted to share that Salamander Fabrications are again returning to our 2025 Colour Ball as a purple sponsor for the 3rd year in a row! A huge thankyou to the team at Salamander Fabrications for all your ongoing support and for helping us to make life changing differences to young adults through and beyond a cancer diagnosis.

Established in Huddersfield in 1968, Salamander Fabrications is a full-service sheet metal fabrication company that works with organisations all over the country to create high-quality fabricated metal products with an exceptional customer experience. Our company provides a complete range of CNC machining services, and we pride ourselves on our ability to offer both full-service sheet metal fabrication and sub-contracting services. It’s no wonder we have been the UK’s chosen choice for sheet metal fabrication solutions for over 50 years, with an expert team providing end-to-end machining services.

To find out more visit https://salamanderfabs.com/

Purple Sponsor: Woodcock and Wilson

Thankyou for supporting our 2025 Colour Ball as Purple Sponsor and returning for a second year helping us to deliver vital changing support to more young adults through and beyond a cancer.

Woodcock & Wilson are specialists in the design, manufacture, supply and servicing of industrial centrifugal and axial fans. Woodcock & Wilson are committed to health, safety, environmental and quality standards.

"We’ve been designing and supplying fans for thousands of companies for over 40 years, and over that time, we’ve gained experience operating in a wide variety of industries.From food and drink to chemical, defence, energy and more, we’ve developed the knowledge that each industry requires from a fan; and our ATEX and IECEx fans have been created specifically to operate in potentially hazardous or explosive environments."

To find out more visit https://www.fanmanufacturers.com/


Purple Sponsor: Simpson Wood

We are delighted to announce Simpson and Wood as our Purple Sponsor for our 2025 charity Colour Ball. Earlier this year we were delighted to hear that the staff of Simpson Wood chose the Ella Dawson Foundation as their charity of the year 2024-2026 and we are hugely grateful to Simpson Wood staff and colleagues for all their support  and the many fundraising initiatives they have already taken part in!

Simpson Wood is a long-established and highly experienced accountancy and financial planning firm based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, dating back to 1880. Over its long history, the firm has built a solid reputation for offering comprehensive financial services, including tax planning, estate management, wills, and trust services. They also provide services like payroll, accounts, and business advisory support to a range of clients, including prominent local businesses in the Huddersfield area.

In addition to their accountancy services, Simpson Wood are also specialists in  financial planning and wealth management, helping clients with pensions, investments, insurance, and other long-term financial strategies. Their approach is client-centered, aiming to create personalized financial plans that align with individual goals and provide long-term stability.

To find out more visit https://simpson-wood.co.uk/