Charity fashion evening at Montgomery's

Natoria of Larne, will be showing an array of beautiful designs by D’Exterior, Save the Queen, Tuzzi and Oky Coky.

Children’s Fashions from Benetton will also be modelled by local girls and boys.

Tickets for the show are 10, available from Montgomery’s, Benetton or by phone 07838 400431.

Myasthenia Gravis (MG) is an auto-immune disease, which causes a breakdown between nerves and muscles, and results in loss of effectiveness in the muscles of the arms, legs and eyes.

The name ‘Myasthenia Gravis’ comes from the Greek and Latin words for ‘grave muscular weakness’. Activities taken for granted by most of us become difficult or even impossible at times for myasthenics even simple things like eating food, lifting arms, speaking to friends or laughing. Although there is no known cure at present, drugs can successfully control symptoms.

Jan Beaumont, MG Regional Organiser said “It is estimated that for every diagnosed sufferer of MG, there are at least two to three others whose condition is undetected. Having the support of The Merchant Hotel will be invaluable to our main priorities which are care and welfare of the myasthenic, research for a cause and a cure and education of the general public and medical profession.”