Gary Neville and wife Emma to host ball and fundraiser featuring big stars and footballers

Gary Neville and his wife Emma will be hosting a huge ball and fundraiser to raise funds to help build a vital new hospice in Greater Manchester.

The Great Mancunian Ball will be held in aid of St Ann’s Hospice’s Build it Together campaign and will feature a host of big names from the world of showbiz and sport. Taking place at Aviva Studios, the home of Factory International, in the city centre on November 28, the event will feature live music and a special stage version of Gary’s YouTube sensation The Overlap.

The former Manchester United player, who just recently announced a champion of The Great British Menu will open their first restaurant inside his Manchester Stock Exchange hotel, will be joined on stage during The Overlap live session with football legends Jamie Carragher, Ian Wright, Jill Scott and Roy Keane.

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There will also be a dinner, as well as live entertainment from internationally renowned Swan Band, who also performed at Gary and Emma's wedding. Speaking of the event, Gary said: “As soon as we heard about the Build it Together campaign we wanted to do everything we could to support St Ann’s Hospice and their fundraising.

“Being able to bring The Overlap to the event is going to be brilliant and I can’t wait to get Jamie, Ian, Jill and Roy on stage for this incredible cause.”

The ball, which will have a yellow and black theme to represent the Manchester bee, will help St Ann’s Hospice in their goal to build a new centre in Stockport suburb Heald Green, which will replace its current Victorian building on St Ann’s Road North.

“It is going to be a fantastic event and we