A CONCERT night at a Tockington school has raised £1,000 for a cancer support charity.
On Saturday, March 7 Tockington Manor School hosted a ‘Musical Evening for Teenage Cancer Trust’ to help raise funds to support the charity’s work.
The concert featured children from the school along with a host of other local musicians.
Sian Walters, Teenage Cancer Trust fundraising manager (and concert conductor) said: “We’ve been so impressed with the incredible enthusiasm of all those involved, and we’d like to say a huge thank you to Tockington Manor School for hosting the event and everyone who took part.
“This money will go towards desperately needed services for local young people with cancer.”
In March 2014 Teenage Cancer Trust raised £2.5million to open the first specialist Teenage Cancer Trust unit in the South West for local young people from across the region with cancer. The new eight-bed unit at Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre offers 16 to 24 year olds a place to receive treatment.
Named Area 61 by the patients, the unit has two floors, with one floor dedicated to in-patients with five en-suite bedrooms with sofa beds for family and friends to stay overnight. It also has a large social area where young people can play pool, listen to music, play games consoles or watch films.
Teenage Cancer Trust relies on donations to cover it's £600,000 a year costs and needs local communities to support its work. For more information visit www.teenagecancertrust.org or email fundraising@teenagecancertrust.org.
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