Tickets are on sale now to join football legend Andy Cole at a glittering, black-tie event taking place on Thursday 7 November at The Dorchester, London. Hosted by ITV arts editor Nina Nannar, guests at the Andy Cole Fund Gala will enjoy an array of entertainment including a bespoke performance from award-winning poet Terrell Lewis and a three-course meal prepared by the Dorchester’s executive chefs.

All funds raised will go to the Andy Cole Fund, supporting research into kidney disease, transplantation, and helping patients with their mental health and wellbeing.

Andy partnered with charity Kidney Research UK to create the Andy Cole Fund in 2020. Having experienced kidney failure in 2015 he was determined to help raise money to make things better for other kidney patients, describing his own experiences of dialysis and then a living-donor transplant as the most difficult of his life.

A live auction will also take place at the Gala alongside an online auction – which is open to anyone to participate in and runs from Monday 4 November until 11pm on Thursday 7 November.

The sought-after items and experiences supporters can bid on include:

· Joining Andy Cole for a round of golf or fine dining

Signed football memorabilia from premiership clubs
Luxury dining experiences
Sessions with professional golf and football coaches
Branded fashion items
To book tickets for the gala and / or take part in the online auction, visit: www.kidneyresearchuk.org/andycolefund/getinvolved