There is only one place to be on 31 January, and that is the Renaissance Manchester Hotel, where the Manchester Law Society is putting on an evening the like of which you don't normally get from such institutions.

Its 'magnificent Moulin Rouge extravaganza', in aid of the Rainbow Family Trust and Make A Wish Foundation, promises 'a host of beautiful Moulin Rouge girls in reception, where Tolouse Lautrec art and a touch of the boudoir combine in a blissfully bohemian concoction'.

What aspect of the boudoir will be on show and exactly where it will touch are questions of considerable interest.

Later in the evening 'beautiful costumed show girls, amazing dancers and singers will present an incredible floor show - make sure you practise your 'Can Can''.

For those interested in this event, which even more amazingly promises no speeches, telephone 0161 831 7337.