A ROWLEY Regis mother took to the stage this weekend with her daughter to raise money for the hospice where he son receives respite care.

Mel Williams, 42, five-year -old son Mason is a familiar face at Acorns in the Black Country so she decided to enter Keep Dancing for Acorns at Birmingham University's Great Hall.

Mel took to the floor with her daughter Sadie for a 1940s inspired routine that wowed both the judges and audience.

She said: “We both had a lot of fun and it’s some way of giving Acorns back for the wonderful job they do. Acorns is such a big crutch to us and the charity relies on fundraising through events like this to continue its vital work.”

Laura Heathfield, events manager at Acorns, said: “This was a fantastic night of entertainment and huge thanks to the participants who worked incredibly hard on their routines. The audience were treated to some top-notch moves and they really got into the spirit of the night cheering on their favourites.

“The money raised from sponsorship, ticket sales and donations on the night will be a massive boost to our work and we’re very grateful for how generous everyone was.”

The night of glitz and glamour, saw dancers of all styles and abilities taking to the floor to compete and help raise an expected £6,000 towards the charity’s vital work supporting life-limited and life-threatened children and their families.

TV and radio journalist Joanne Malin hosted the fundraiser and a celebrity judging panel made up of former Apprentice candidate, Jemma Bird, TV presenter, Genelle Aldred, sports commentator, Tom Ross and BBC WM presenter, Richard Wilford.

All money raised from the event, which was sponsored by BHSF and Business Juice, will go directly towards Acorns to help cover the more than £8 million per year it costs for the charity to provide its services.

To find out more about Acorns and how you can get involved to support the charity in its work, visit www.acorns.org.uk