Charity ball to mark 40th birthday of Horsham dentist who died six years ago

The Sapphire Ball will take place on Saturday, September 14, at The Grand Hotel in Brighton in memory of Claire Burtenshaw who passed away aged 34 on October 20, 2013, following a long battle with ovarian cancer.

All proceeds from the event, which has been organised by one of Claire’s best friends Karen Newman, will go to Cancer Research UK and Martlets Hospice

Karen, who also hopes the event will help raise awareness about ovarian cancer, said: “As my school friends and I started discussing plans for our 40th birthdays in the year ahead, thoughts as always turned to Claire whose September 13 birthday was always the first to be celebrated.