OFF THE WIRE
Sue Carr
menmedia.co.uk
REVVING UP FOR CHARITY... Scout Rachel Firth, Josh Hall, Victoria and Darcie Holmes, Den Whittaker and Cllr John Taylor
Get ready to rock at a charity gig to help youngsters. Stalybridge Motorcycle Club has teamed up with Tameside council for its annual rock concert at Dukinfield town hall.
The night will showcase some of the borough’s best up and coming bands and will also raise money for two worthy causes. Proceeds will be split between Tame Valley district scouts to go to this year’s World Scout Jamboree in Sweden and two-year-old Darcie Holmes, from Hyde, who needs £50,000 for surgery in America to help her cerebral palsy.
Biker Den Whittaker has helped to organise the gig featuring five bands including the Jalapenos, Snakewater and SMC Rock Disco.
He said: "We have a meeting every year to decide on the charities so we chose the scouts and Darcie.
"She’s such a lovely little girl and despite all her ailments she is a very happy child, she’s an inspiration to us all."
The fundraiser takes place at the town hall, on King Street, at 7pm on Saturday February 5.
Tickets are £5 and there will also be a raffle and licensed late bar. Call Den on 0161 303 8862, Daz on 01457 839 201 or pay on the door.
