‘The Alan Hull Songbook’ Gig Raises £1565.50 for CancerCare
The recent ‘Alan Hull Songbook’ gig at the W.I. & Village Hall on 11th July raised a brilliant £1565.50 for local charity, CancerCare.
Tony Farren, from Windermere opened the gig with his unique folk style which was very well received. The amazing Dave Hull-Denholm band (Dave is the frontman of popular band, Lindisfarne) played a 95 minute set of some well-known, and some lesser known songs from the Alan Hull songbook, including: Lady Eleanor, Run For Home, Clear White Light and many more, with enthusiastic assistance from the near capacity audience who had a great time singing along too.
The £1565.50 was raised from ticket sales, the bar (run by JJ Crossfields), raffle ticket sales with prizes donated with the enormous generosity of local businesses (see below) and the musicians, who travelled from as far away as Newcastle, and played for light expenses only.
The full Lindisfarne band are touring now and visiting several local venues. To find out more, click here
Grtaeful thanks to the following local businesses for their donated raffle prizes which included: Weekend Tickets to Kendal Calling, Dinners, Wine, Chocolates and Ten Pin Bowling
- Arnside Chip Shop
- Booths Supermarket
- Bullough’s Londis
- Holgate’s Holiday Park
- JJ Crossfields
- Kendal Calling
- Spar Grocers, Milnthorpe
- The Albion Hotel
- The Bob-in Cafe
- The Silverdale Hotel
Thanks also must go to:
- Arnside W.I. & Village Hall for a superb venue with great acoustics, a beautiful garden and a super helpful committee.
- Carr Bank Garden Centre for the stage flora.
- Chris Kirk of Bay Photographic for the photos
- And last, but not least – everyone who bought tickets and came along to the show.
