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Band donates gig proceeds for patient care
23 August 2011
A band treated staff and patients to an impromptu song when they called in to donate £800 they had raised from a gig.
Indie/Rock band Looking for Liam visited the hospice on 17th August and played one of their songs.
The band – drummer Charlie Townsend, bass guitarist Sam House and guitarist and singer Thom Harper-Ward, raised the money at a gig at the RAF Association Club in Romford in July. They were joined by Liam Archer, who inspired their name and joined in with drums for a few songs at the gig.
Liam, 14, unexplainably lost his sight at the age of six and is learning the drums, with support from Charlie.
The band decided to support Saint Francis Hospice because Charlie’s granddad Leonard Bailey, spent his final days at the hospice in 2004. Charlie’s mum Juliet said: “The care dad received was wonderful. The staff were friendly and made dad comfortable and their support and openness made a difficult experience a little easier.”
The boys have only been playing together for 10 months and met through a music website and Liam occasional joins them at practices and gigs.
Rochelle Hodds, Community Fundraiser, said: “It’s great to see young people giving up their time to support our work and the day hospice patients really enjoyed the serenade. On behalf of everyone at the hospice I would like to thank the band for donating the proceeds from their gig for patient care, £800 could pay for two patients to attend day hospice and a home visit by one of our Clinical Nurse Specialists.”
