Stewkley charity gig raises £1,600 for Milton Keynes branch of Motor Neurone Disease Association
A charity gig in Stewkley has raised £1,600 for the Milton Keynes branch of the Motor Neurone Disease Association.
Big B and the Boomeration, a band based in the Stewkley and Leighton Buzzard area, performed a variety of pop, rock, soul and blues tunes from the 1960s and 1970s to a packed audience, including this writer, at Stewkley Village Hall on Valentine’s Day.
The band previously supported the same charity with a gig in Stewkley in November 2024, when they raised £1,500.
Big B and the Boomeration consists of Brian ‘Big B’ Bottomley on lead vocals and bass, Bob King and Richard Gleave on backing vocals and guitars and Dave Watson on drums.
Funds from the evening will help the Milton Keynes branch of the Motor Neurone Disease Association, founded in the 1980s, which has consistently been in contact with 25 people with the disease at any one time.
The current committee works with the clinical nurse specialist from local National Health Services, and helps people with grants towards home adaptations, funding for taxis to hospital appointments and paying for complimentary therapies to help alleviate symptoms.
Julie Reece, the branch’s secretary, said in a short speech during the event said: "I would like to say a huge thank you to Boomeration for this incredible evening and to you all for your amazing support.
"Money raised makes such a difference to the lives of people with motor neurone disease which are already severely compromised.
"So, thank you on behalf of all those locally living with motor neurone disease and their families."