TICKETS are being snapped up fast for a fund-raising ball to benefit Birmingham Children's Hospital.

The Tower Suite at Drayton Manor theme park is hosting the seventh annual Poppy Fields ball on Saturday, March 31.

The event has raised thousands for the hospital which has provided care for Tamworth nine-year-old Poppy Guilder throughout her battles with brain tumours, after she was first being diagnosed at 14 months.

Tickets for the event are £25 each.

The fun gets underway from 7pm until 1.30am including a two course meal and coffee. No children under the age of 15 are permitted entrance.

For tickets, email lisa.guilder@homecall.co.uk,

Alternatively, call Sarah on 07983586167. To pay online visit; www.justgiving.com/poppy- fields