Guests soaked up the best of Bollywood from shimming on the dance floor for Bhangra dancing to Henna tattoos...

They ate, they drank and they were merry! Sweet Charity organised an outing for our beneficiaries in the Midlands and they partied in style....

There was blood, sweat and Powerade on the Sweet Charity Stand and 200 miles were rowed to support people in need of help in the Confectionery Industry. Thanks to everyone involved!

Second gallery of the spectacular Candy Ball!

From giant talking robots to X Factor stars, this years Candy Ball had it all! We hope you enjoyed the evening and that these photos help you to re-live the night!

At the National Convenience Show this year, Sweet Charity set the attendees a challenge.....how fast can you cycle 1000m?! Thanks to everyone one who had a go and over the 3 days we raised lots of awareness for Sweet Charity and collected around £3000-which is fantastic! As you can see, it created quite a buzz around the stand....

Sweet Charity returned once again to The Grand Hotel in Brighton to celebrate the 11th Burns Supper in style! From traditional scottish speeches to Ceilidh dancing to scrumptious Scottish themed food and luxurious raffle prizes, a great night was had by all and it succeeded in exceeding it's fundraising target which is brilliant news!

Thanks to Lina for these photos of what was a great night! Also thanks to Graham Walker for being the MC that evening and helping the eveing to run smoothly!

Sweet Charity teamed up with Cadbury in the Charity Week to raise funds by arranging a sponsored walk and bingo day

At this year Pro Retail event, Sweet Charity were busy rowing to raise money and awareness for the charity. Check out the rowing ice cream and donuts!

The Burns Supper in 2009 was held in it's traditional place at the Grand Hotel in Brighton. It was Robbie Burns’ 250th Birthday and so Sweet Charity aimed the event to give guests a flavour of how the Scots celebrate the birthday of Robbie Burns – but it wasn't taken too seriously! Guests were entertained with a great ceilidh band, a wonderful cabaret and a live band until the early hours. All the profit from the evening went to “Sweet Charity”.

The annual Scottish Candy Ball was held at the Radisson in Glasgow where there was plenty of fun and games to be had.....

150 members of the trade gathered for the London Area Committee’s Candy Rocks Party held at the iconic Hard Rock Café on Old Park Lane. The new style event surpassed expectations raising over £8K for Sweet Charity, a record for the London Area Committee. Kate Harding, Area Chairman said “We are thrilled with the amount raised and would like to thank everyone for their support. We felt the time was right to move away from the traditional black tie event, and organise a less formal party to raise money instead. The event was attended by a cross section of the trade including manufactures, suppliers, wholesalers, members of the trade press and industry agencies, who all gathered to raise funds for the charity of the confectionery’s industry, Sweet Charity.

The annual dinner with president was held in the presigious Landmark Hotel in London and the speaker this year was Dave Pogson- UK Sales Director for Cadbury.

Here's a few photos of our beneficiaires getting out and about thanks to Sweet Charity's support. From tea parties in Scotland to lunches in Cornwall these pictures prove that life is sweet!

The Confectionery industry and allied trades gathered at the Grosvenor House Hotel to paint the town red in aid of the Confectioners Benevolent Fund. This is the largest industry event of the year, which saw hundreds of companies come together to support our industry charity. The guests were transported into a world of the colour red as they entered the Crush Foyer,and were entertained by the Red Hot Chilli Pipers who ‘rocked’ the house, and the highly energetic and colourful Performance Dance Company filled the floor with an array of routines. Over £210,000 was raised to support the charity's beneficiaries so a BIG thankyou to everyone involved!

Held at The Grand Hotel in Brighton on 23 January, the 10th Burns Supper was once again a great success with 400 guests enjoying all the wonderful tradition of this annual Scottish event. This was the tenth year of the event and during this time over £1m has been raised. So a very big thank you to Palmer and Harvey, and all our industry supporters.

Held on April 17th, 2010 at Troxy, London, the Candy Ball smashed last year's total by over £60k to raise over £240k. The Candy Ball brought together companies from all sectors of the confectionery industry to raise over £240,000 for Sweet Charity, the charity of the confectionery industry. Attended by 700 guests, the fundraising event at Troxy raised over £60,000 more than last year which will be used to help support the charity’s beneficiaries during the forthcoming year.

Held on Saturday 4th April 2009, in the Great Room of the Grosvenor House Hotel, the event played host to 700 people. With Dave Pogson, Sales Director of Cadbury in the Presidency, the night featured a touch of purple. Even in difficult economic times, the event still went on to raise £180,000 for Sweet Charity.