Shoppers give Rowans boost
For more than 20 years, volunteers from the hospice have organised a charity Christmas concert at the shopping centre.
This year, three professional choirs sang to shoppers, but the event was almost cancelled following the news that the volunteer group chairperson and organiser, Alan Uhou, had passed away.
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Hide AdHowever, the decision was made to carry on as volunteer Marian Dempsey stepped in to help. Upon hearing the news, Marian said: ‘This is a fantastic total to raise.
‘We were all devastated when we heard about Alan passing away but we wanted to continue with the concert as we know that is what he would have wanted.’