Tumbling Lassie Ball returns in October
The Tumbling Lassie Ball, the largest anti-trafficking fundraising event in Scotland, returns this year to Prestonfield House in Edinburgh.
Themed for 2023 as a "black and gold masquerade", the ball will be held on Saturday 28 October, with a drinks reception featuring the Tumbling Lassie Appeal's 1687 cocktail sponsored by the Faculty of Advocates.
Run by seven members of the Faculty of Advocates, to date the Tumbling Lassie Appeal has raised over £85,000. It is named in honour of a case decided by the Court of Session in 1687 which concerned a young girl gymnast, known to history only by her nickname, "the tumbling lassie", who performed for Reid, a travelling showman, who claimed property in her when she ran away and took refuge. The Court of Session dismissed Reid's claim to have "bought" her from her mother.
The Tumbling Lassie Appeal raises awareness and funds for charities fighting against modern slavery and people trafficking, and to help survivors in Scotland and beyond.
Sheriff Maryam Labaki, founding member of the appeal, said: “We are delighted to bring our fundraising ball back to Prestonfield House for 2023. The trafficking and exploitation of people are often invisible but are an ever-present problem that takes advantage of the displacement of people and is fuelled by conflict. We look forward to another opportunity to raise funds so that our charities can help the victims of trafficking at home and abroad and help them fight against those who profit in exploiting human beings.”
Tickets to the ball are £95 per person. A limited number of tickets at a reduced price of £75 are made available for trainee solicitors and those under five years' PQE. Tickets include the cocktail drinks reception, a three-course dinner with wine, dancing and live entertainment.