Big Band in the Park has had its biggest year yet with nearly 1,000 people filling the grounds of Nonsuch Mansion on June 4.

The event, hosted by Friends of Nonsuch and Nonsuch Rotary Club, raised over £2,000 for charity, including Sutton Guardian's Operation Butterfly.

Picnickers started arriving in the late afternoon to enjoy the warm evening in the gardens before Jay Craig's orchestra got the entertainment started with a selection of big band music.

Vocalists Matthew Ford and Louise Cookman also took to the stage and as the evening progressed many of the audience got to their feet to dance.

The profits made on the night are being split between the two organising charities and a proportion of the Rotary's share is being donated to Operation Butterfly.

The Sutton Guardian's Operation Butterfly is raising money for a new cancer information and support service at St Helier Hospital.

The centre will cost an estimated £50,000 and the Sutton Guardian has been campaigning hard to raise the final £10,000.

Individuals and groups across the borough have been organising events and donating money. The fund is getting close to target but a final push is needed to raise the remaining amount.

The planned Butterfly Room will not just available for patients at trust hospitals but also for people who live or work in the area who may want information and help to deal with the illness of a relative who is being treated elsewhere.

It will offer counselling and a range of complementary therapies including relaxation classes, yoga, reflexology, massage, aromatherapy and other forms of healing not available in other parts of St Helier.

If you would like to make a donation, send cheques payable to Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust, to Operation Butterfly, Unecol House, 819 London Road, North Cheam SM3 9BN.

For more information about the Butterfly Centre call 01372 735456.