Song and dance will keep Hannah’s memory alive
Over 200 West Lothian children, young people and adults are creating a song and dance to celebrate the life of an inspirational schoolgirl.
Hannah Bostock died in 2011 aged 10 after battling the rare condition congenital melanoytic Naevus (CMN) which covered around 70 to 80 per cent of her body with hundreds of small birthmarks that eventually led to tumours in her brain and spine.
Before she died Hannah, from Armadale, wrote a book to help other sick children through their ordeal and her family have raised thousands for a charity established in her memory.
And this month they are continuing to keep her memory alive with an evening of song and dance at Howden Park Centre in Livingston on February 23.
The event will feature award winning break dancers from West Lothian Dance, West Lothian Schools Brass Band, JHM Dance, Toccata Ladies Choir, National Youth Choir of Scotland’s West Lothian Choir, Livingston Players, Fraser’s Folk (Inveralmond High), and children from St Anthony’s Primary School in Armadale where Hannah had been a pupil before she passed away.
Hannah’s family and friends said she was“very special little girl”who loved to sing and dance.
They continued:“She was at her happiest dressing up and performing to her favourite music and attended drama classes in Bathgate.
“She was an effervescent, sparkling child who loved to write stories.
“During Hannah’s short life she was put forward to the Make-A-WishFoundation, as it was her wish to write and publish a book.
“The foundation worked with Egmont publishers to produce Hannah’s story into a fully illustrated children’s book called‘Scary But Happy’.
“There have been two print runs and now the charity have arranged another print run of the book to celebrate Hannah’s life and mark a new campaign to raise funds for research, education and training for