Amazing Ardrossan concert raises funds for cancer charities

The concert was held in the town's EU Congregational Church on June 6 to give support to the organisations helping Ardrossan Academy pupil Georgie Hyslop, who is fighting a rare cancer.

And Georgie and her family were there on the night, along with representatives of the charities Marion's House and Young Lives V Cancer who have been a great support to them throughout the battle.

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The concert was organised by talented young musician Amy Palmer, from Ardrossan, a second year student at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

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She also teaches piano and singing to local children, some of whom performed during the show, entertaining a packed audience in the church with tunes from the classics, Disney and even Star Wars.

The young students were aged as young as six and impressed the audience with their talents.

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Amy also brought along some friends who are also incredibly talented musicians, including Emily, a Grade 8 singer at the Conservatoire, and brilliant piano duo Kieran and Pete from Musselburgh.

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The Rev Janice Andrew of the EU Congregational Church said: "It was wonderful.  The whole evening was organised by Amy and young Georgie was there with her parents as guests of honour.

"The event was a tremendous success. It was Georgie who chose the charities and there were two representatives from Marion's House there too."

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Entry to the concert was free, but there were donations and fundraising opportunities on the night.

And the total raised was kindly matched by STP Fire and Rescue Services, a local industrial emergency response company, bringing the total to £3,385. 

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Last year Georgie, then 15, had to go to school at Ardrossan Academy on crutches after what was initially thought to be a stress fracture in one of her bones.

But doctors realised her fracture wasn’t healing, and sent her for MRI and CT scans, which returned heartbreaking news.

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In early December, the Ardrossan teen was diagnosed with a rare cancer called Ewing sarcoma, which occurs in bones or in the soft tissue around them.

Since then, Marion’s House has proved a tremendous support to the family of Georgie, whose mum Lynn describes it as a home from home.

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Congratulations to all involved in the event and those who helped raise such an impressive total for the charities.

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