I pulled out my husband’s winning raffle ticket last night and didn’t know what to do.

“He bought it fair and square, it’s his prize,” said  fund-raising  officer Tracy who was standing next to me.

“He’s always lucky, he always wins raffle prizes. The week before he won a bottle of whisky at a Conservative Association dinner,” I laughingly replied.

The prize was £50 of flowers. But these are no ordinary flowers. These are Tolly’s Flowers. They are simply stunning. Tolly is a very generous supporter of Headway Cambridgeshire which held a fabulous 20th anniversary gala evening last night. I sat next to Tolly at a previous Headway dinner and remember him telling me about a very high profile client who regularly orders 200 blue roses for his dining table. He is incredibly creative and passionate about his work.

As chair of trustees, I was asked last night to pull out the winning tickets – and out came Stephen’s. I have decided to order our stunning floral arrangement in the summer and hold a party for fellow trustees and their partners at my house so everyone can enjoy them.

It was also a lucky night for former Dragon’s Den Doug Richard as I then picked out his winning ticket – his prize was half a case of champagne.

My mother joined us and there were so many wonderful people there having a great evening on the dance floor and trying their luck at the casino, and even on the Wii console.

We left at 1am and felt very sorry for the 70-year-old taxi driver we met outside who was waiting to collect his passengers on a freezing cold, icy night. He told us he would be working till 3.30am – thanks to Gordon Brown and the rubbish pension he now has.

He is sadly not alone.