Evening Telegraph (First Edition)
Fifth anniversary of attack marked
FA M I LY a nd f r ie nds of Scott ish teenager E i l id h MacLeod, who died in the Manchester Arena bombing, h ave ma rked t he fifth anniversary of the attack by taking part in the Great Manchester Run.
Known as Team Eilidh, they laced up their trainers for a 10K or half marathon challenge yesterday.
On the group’s fundraising page it said that a dedicated and determined team of individuals were getting together to run for Eilidh’s Trust “in memory of our beautiful angel Eilidh MacLeod”.
Eilidh, who came from Barra, was only 14 when she died.
A group spokeswoman said: “Sunday May 22 marked the fifth anniversary of the attack which took the life of Eilidh and 21 others.
“Team Eilidh took part in the Great Manchester Run in memory of them.”
On the group’s fundraising page, it said: “Eilidh’s love of music was unsurpassed and she enjoyed her time playing, travelling and competing in pipe bands.
“Eilidh’s Trust wants to continue this love of music by advancing the musical education of children and young people, primarily but not exclusively in rural Scotland by facilitating access to various activities including advanced learning and performance opportunities.
“It aims to offer budding musicians the chance to explore their talents, having sourced highquality and affordable musicmaking provisions within their local communities. Your support means everything on what will be a very emotional day.”
Mayor Andy Burnham was among those paying tribute to victims of the terror attack as the city marked the anniversary free of coronavirus restrictions for the first time in three years with the commemorations included church bells tolling at 10.31pm – the time the bomb was detonated.