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ellen hodgkinson is raising money for Ben's Music Foundation
“Firewalk”

on 26 October 2011

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Providing musical inspiration to those who are less fortunate by means of musical instruments, rehearsal spaces, public events and grants.

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<p><span style="font-size: x-small;">&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt;">On the 6th December I will be doing a firewalk at the Black Bull in Castleford, which involves walking across 20ft of wood embers burning at 1236 degrees Fahrenheit!&nbsp; The reason I&rsquo;m doing this is to raise as much money as possible for&nbsp;The Ben Manning Music Foundation.&nbsp;</span><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt;"></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: #0000ff; font-size: 11pt;">This charity has been set up in the memory of my friend Si Manning's younger brother Ben, who in January this year&nbsp;lost his life&nbsp;in a tragic accident.</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 191;">Ben was a keen self taught musician and this charity is aimed at helping others like him, by giving the </span><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 11pt; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-ansi-language: EN;">opportunity to develop and continue their enjoyment of music by means of offering financial support, grants, subsidised tuition and also musical instruments to kids/bands from less privileged backgrounds, who wish to learn and develop musically, but have little or no means to be able to.</span></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: #0000ff; font-size: 11pt; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Please donate what you can.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: #0000ff; font-size: 11pt; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-ansi-language: EN;">Thank you </span></p> <p><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &amp;quot;Arial&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;sans-serif&amp;quot;; color: #0000ff; font-size: 11pt; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-themecolor: accent5; mso-themeshade: 191; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">Ellen</span></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>

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£196.24
+ £25.56 Gift Aid
Online
£196.24
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£0.00

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