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Star
performer FiL Straughan received rapturous applause for his Lionel
Richie and Luther Vandross tribute by customers of Spice Master
Restaurant at a Charity/Cabaret Evening on behalf of Greenwich &
Bexley Cottage Hospice on Monday 15th May, in the presence of the
Mayor of Bexley.
The restaurant
at 45/47 Nuxley Road, Belvedere, Kent was fully booked as FiL, a
member of the original 'Drifters' group who toured with 'Hot
Chocolate' performed his mellow magic, with an amazing vocal range,
holding impossibly high top notes with sweetness and extraordinary
length. A groovy mover on the dance floor too, he charmingly engaged
in tuneful banter with his audience, and by the end of the cabaret as
the beat became hotter, Spice Master's dance floor was a mass of
gyrating disco dancers.
£1,000
was raised from the event by a percentage of Spice Master's dinner
takings, together with the generosity of the restaurant customers,
and the efforts of the Hospice' fund-raising team - Joint Chief
Executive Jim Bennett, Fundraising Manager Howard King, and Community
Fundraiser Susan Adams, assisted by the Mayor of Bexley John
Shepheard with FiLStraughan participating. First there was a raffle
of quality items - a large cuddly teddy bear, a pamper hamper and a
bottle of champagne; then an auction of luxury goods - a portable CD
player, luxury hamper and a case of white wine.
Greenwich &
Bexley Cottage Hospice, which was co-founded in 1985, is situated in
Abbey Wood South East London, and is a unique example of two London
Boroughs working together to provide respite, symptom control and
palliative care for life-limiting illnesses, to residents of
Greenwich and Bexley. A registered charity, the Hospice relies
heavily on donations from the public for two-thirds of its income,
with one-third being provided by Primary Care Trusts. The in-patient
beds have now increased to 19, there is a Day Patient Unit, a Day
Care facility, and Clinics.
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