THE Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice is taking its annual Gin & Jammies fundraising event into living rooms across the city this Sunday.

Normally, the event would see hundreds of ladies flock to a venue in the city centre wearing exactly their pyjamas to have a few gins and raise money for the hospice.

However, given the current global pandemic, organisers have decided to make Gin & Jammies virtual - brining a bit of fun into households this Sunday.

Chief executive, Rhona Baillie, said: “The first Gin & Jammies was so successful.

“The girls absolutely loved it and we were being asked when the next date would be, so we decided to make it an annual event.

“This year has been a bit different from others. We were just planning up for the rest of the year when we were hit with the coronavirus outbreak.

“We began raking our brains when our host for this Sunday, Edward Reid suggested we take it virtual. He said he would host it right from his own living room.

“So, more or less, what we have done is we have shared the details on the hospice’s Facebook page, where people have two links: one is for a virtual party pack with details about the evening and the other is a link to the JustGiving donations page.

“We’re hoping to bring a bit of fun into the house this Sunday when all of the kids go to bed.

“It just means you’ll be in your own living room with your pyjamas on and with a gin where you can link up to all of your ladies on one screen and then looking at the Facebook live page with Edward hosting the party.”

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Those attending can stream Edward via a Facebook Live, where he will be hosting a cocktail masterclass and a live auction.

Partygoers can send Edward requests and comments via the live post. Every person who joins can invite ten of their friends to join the party too.

Rhona added: “There will even be some special guests attending too.

“It’s just something nice and cheerful to do during lockdown. Hopefully we can bring a few smiles to people’s faces again.”

In Gin & Jammies’ first year, £50,000 was as part of the hospice’s £21 million appeal to build a new facility at Bellahouston Park.

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Rhona said: “We thought it would only be a one-off event but it was so successful and it actually did finish off the £21 million appeal, it was a huge contributing factor.

Currently, The Prince and Princess of Wales Hospice has no fundraising income at this current time.

Rhona added: “We’ve had to close our hospice shops, events and cafes so it is pretty challenging at the moment.

“We’re relying on personal donations and community donations that people are giving. The acts of kindness have been absolutely outstanding so far.”

The event will be held this Sunday from 7.30pm until 9.30pm.

Those who wish to attend can find information here.

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