IT was a bit of a pyjama drama at a Glasgow hotel yesterday as almost 300 women gathered in their nightclothes to raise money for The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice.

The women wore their PJs and raised a glass in support of the hospice at the charity’s first ever Gin & Jammies event at the Grand Central Hotel.

Entertainer Edward Reid and Miss Scotland, Romy McCahill, joined the fun and games with gin-themed cocktails and gin and tonic cupcakes at the afternoon event.

As well as some retail therapy, there was a pyjama-themed catwalk show, competitions for the best jammies of the day and the best selfies shared on social media on the way to the event.

“We had the most fantastic day – everyone took the theme of the event to their hearts and turned up wearing fabulous jammies,” said Rhona Baillie, chief executive of The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice, who hosted the ladies lunch.

She added: “We still have £750,000 to raise to reach the £21 million target of the Brick by Brick Appeal to build a new home for Glasgow’s Hospice. I came up with the idea for Gin & Jammies because I wanted Scottish women to come together to help take us one step closer to reaching that figure. I’d like to thank everyone for making Gin & Jammies such an amazing and truly memorable event. Please stay with us on our journey to build a new hospice – we’re nearly there!”

Glasgow’s Hospice provides specialist care to patients and families dealing with life-limiting illnesses. Patients are expected to move to the new state-of-the-art hospice in the summer.

The 7.5 acre site in the city’s Bellahouston Park was gifted by Glasgow City Council and includes extensive garden grounds as well as 16 patient bedrooms, including rooms for young adult patients aged from 16.

The hospice depends on the generosity of supporters and the community to raise the £3.1m annually in voluntary donations that is required to maintain services for the people of Glasgow.

The current hospice building no longer meets requirements or the charity’s vision for the future of care of patients and their families.

The aim is to bring 21st-century hospice care to the people of Glasgow – a major step forward in the provision of palliative care services, providing the hospice with the flexibility to develop and improve services and lower the age limit to 16-year-old patients.

Supporters can make a donation to Raise the Roof, the latest phase of the hospice’s Brick by Brick Appeal, online at www.ppwh.org.uk/donate or make a smaller donation of £5 by texting ROOF to 70660.