IRISH SONG and dance filled Touchwood as a team of volunteers raised £1,041 for charity in just three hours.
Meriden resident David McGrath serenaded shoppers to raise funds for Macmillan Cancer Support and The Brain Tumour Charity in memory of his father, Patrick, who died of dementia in November 2015
For his ninth year of fundraising David and his band of volunteers were joined by the Mayor of Solihull, Councillor Shahin Ashraf to celebrate St Patrick’s day while dancing and chatting with shoppers.
David said: “There were so many highlights for us, it was amazing!
“The Mayor of Solihull was fabulous, helping with the vocals and dancing with visitors.
“It was also very emotional as some people recounted to us their personal battles with cancer or family losses, and remembered how much some of their loved ones enjoyed the traditional songs we were singing from Black Velvet Band to Danny Boy.
“This is the ninth occasion that the Civic Office of Solihull has supported our fundraiser, and we are extremely grateful to all our Mayors over the years. We would like to extend a massive thank you to the shoppers, Mayor, staff at Touchwood and the amazing volunteers for another great day which will live in our memories for a long time.
“We’ll be back next year celebrating a decade of Irish musical melodies at Touchwood!”
In previous years David’s musical fundraisers have also benefited the Alzheimer’s society, local charities, and disaster appeals around the world.
