Help for Heroes charity concert
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By Hayley Robinson
Hundreds of people are
expected to attend a fundraising event in aid of Help for
Heroes.
Glam rock band Shameful Behaviour
will kick start the gig at The Fountain pub, in Station Street,
Sittingbourne, when they take to the stage at 1pm on Saturday.
Other local bands due to play
include Cellar 39, Primitive Instinct, The Spider Monkeys and Bad
Pennies.
Leigh Kedwell, centre manger of St
George’s Business Park on Sittingbourne’s Eurolink Industrial
Estate, organised the event in a bid to raise £2,200 in sponsorship
money so he can take part in the charity’s Big Battlefield Bike
Ride in May.
He said: "I would be surprised if I
didn’t raise £800 to £1,000 from Saturday’s event. I’ve had a lot
of interest in it.
"So far the landlord has managed to
sell about £300 worth of raffle tickets and there are some great
prizes thanks to lots of local businesses.
"There’s no entry fee but we are
asking for donations so I’m relying on people’s generosity.
"I’m really looking forward to
it."
To date Leigh has raised £1,600 but
there have been no takers after he offered to have a company’s logo
tattooed on his calf in return for a large donation to charity.
He said: "I thought someone might
be interested but I’ve had nothing.
"I’ve set a deadline for the end of
February because I can’t have an open wound on my leg when my
training gets more intensive. "However, if any wants to donate a
large some of money to me anyway I’ll gladly accept it."
In a bid to raise further funds
Leigh’s wife Louise inviting people for a meal at their home in
Folkestone in the style of TV’s Restaurant in Our Living Room.
Leigh said: "The first meal, which
was a pie night, took place last Saturday. We had about seven
people attend including a woman I haven’t seen since I left school
at the age of 16! She came along after reading about it on
Facebook.
"Everyone was well fed. It was a
great night.
"We’ve got three more planned with
10 people coming to each. We did set a minimum donation limit of
about £10 to £12 a head but on Saturday people gave between £15 and
£20 because it was for charity."
Companies interested in having
their logo tattooed on Mr Kedwell’s leg are asked to email him at
bike@fsmail.net
Donations can be made at
www.bmycharity.com/kedwell
Thursday, January 28 2010
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