Marie Curie has launched a new fundraising campaign with the county patron, Alexandra Bolitho, and Michael Galsworthy, of Trewithen Gardens at Grampound Road.

Marie Curie is calling on food fans to hold a retro-inspired dinner party in aid of the charity this October. Its new autumn fundraising campaign, Dinner Down Memory Lane, is about holding a dinner party and recreating your favourite nostalgic food.

By inviting friends to make a donation in return for a dinner with a difference, you’ll be helping Marie Curie Nurses to provide care and support to people living with a terminal illness and their families.

Everyone from celebrity chefs to fun-loving foodies are revisiting and reinventing some of the classic cuisine of the last few decades. You can recreate time-honoured classics such as duck a l’orange and prawn cocktail or surprise your guests by putting a contemporary twist on some old favourites.

For more information and to sign up for a free fundraising pack to host your own Dinner Down Memory Lane, visit mariecurie.org.uk/dinner or call 0800 716146.