Dr Kershaw's Strictly 2025
A Night in the Musicals Themed Dr Kershaw's Strictly Event Raises Thousands for Patient Care at the Hospice!
The 2025 Glitterball Champions, Jack Warburton and Katie Gough, with the amazing dance teachers who supported the event.
Friday 28th February saw us bring our very own version of Strictly Come Dancing to the Queen Elizabeth Hall.
Our annual dance competition raised an incredible £65,000, with donations still coming in!
Inspired by the BBC’s hit television show, Dr Kershaw’s Strictly is a night of fundraising, glitz and glamour.
The 2025 event at Queen Elizabeth Hall saw over 470 guests watch as eight couples battled it out on the dancefloor to win the coveted Glitterball Trophy.
With a theme of ‘A Night in the Musicals’, the evening included performances to songs from popular stage shows like Mamma Mia!, Moulin Rouge, The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Saturday Night Fever.
The winners were announced as barber Jack Warburton and nursery worker Katie Gough, who wowed the packed crowd with a Jive from The Blues Brothers. They were selected after an intense dance-off by a celebrity judging panel that included actors Shobna Gulati and Scott Wright, dance expert Anna Kirkpatrick and A-list makeup artist Armand Beasley.
The runner-up couple was sales assistant Amanda Cunningham and Oldham Athletic legend Frank Rothwell, who performed a gag-laden Salsa mashup from Jersey Boys.
Rachel Riley, community and partnerships engagement coordinator at Dr Kershaw’s Hospice, is also a dance teacher and taught the two highest-scoring couples. She said: “Wow, what an incredible evening! We have been absolutely bowled over by the support from the Oldham community.
Our amazing dancers worked so hard, practising in their own time to learn their routines. A huge thank you also has to go my fellow dance teachers, who gave our dancers the skills and confidence to perform like true professionals.
All of the money raised will go towards supporting our patients and their families. We are so grateful to everyone who bought a ticket or donated, and to our event sponsor, Landlord Furniture Company.”
Along with the dance competition, guests enjoyed a three-course meal and live entertainment from the West End singer Melanie Marshall and the Jayne Barnes School of Dance.
Hosted by local author and entrepreneur Ian Taylor, the evening also included a live auction.
During a shock bidding war, one anonymous donor bid £15,500 for a signed Manchester United shirt to match the daily running cost of the hospice.
All of the dancers individually fundraised, with donations currently topping over £11,600.
Winner Katie Gough said: “The whole experience was absolutely amazing! It was so much fun to meet so many amazing people all taking part for the same cause. I’ve never been so nervous, but getting out in front of everyone and just having the time of our lives dancing was the most incredible feeling. It was never about winning, but it was an honour for Jack and I to be crowned the winners.
The most important thing was to raise the incredible funds we did for such an amazing place. I know it will make such a difference to a hospice that has cared for family members and now holds a special place in my heart.”
We would like to say a huge thank you to our dance schools; Jayne Barnes Dance, Jenna Huszár Dance, The Amy Mackie School of Dance & Drama and Tighe Elite Dance, our Host; Ian Taylor, our Judges; Shobna Gulati, Scott Wright, Anna Kirkpatrick and Armand Beasley, our headline sponsor; Landlord Furniture Co, our Drink’s Sponsor; Grains Bar Hotel, West End Star; Melanie Marshall, last year’s winners; Leanne Bailey and Max Freeman. Thanks to all of our suppliers, including; The Queen Elizabeth Hall Team, New Image PR, C&C Catering, Lawrence O’Grady and our amazing volunteers, our wonderful audience members, to everyone that kindly donated auction and raffle prizes and last but certainly not least our incredible dancers who have worked tirelessly to learn their routines and to raise vital funds for the Hospice!
Thank you to everyone who has helped to support our first fundraising event of 2025! We hope you all enjoyed the evening!
Look out for YouTube video coming soon and watch this space for our Strictly Dance 2026 date!
If you would like to register for Dr Kershaw’s Strictly 2026, click on the button below.
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Our Dr Kershaw's Strictly 2025 Dancers
It's not too late to support our eight amazing couples: Frank and Amanda, Ryan and Shirley, Jack and Katie, Donna and Jacqueline, Steve and Amy, Michael and Andrea, Stephen and Alison and Sandra and Julie!
To support our dancers and to make a difference to patient care at Dr Kershaw’s, you can sponsor our dancers via JustGiving here.
Dr Kershaw's Strictly 2025 was kindly sponsored by Landlord Furniture Co.
Dr Kershaw's Strictly 2025 Dance Schools
Thank you to our 2025 Dance Schools, we couldn't run our event without your support!
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Dr Kershaw’s Hospice
Turf Lane, Royton, Oldham OL2 6EU
phone: (0161) 624 2727