Children given hope in memory of Georgia
CHARITY SET UP AFTER TEENAGER’S DEATH RAISES £175K TO HELP POOR
SHE died aged just 19, but hundreds of poor children at home and abroad are getting a better life in her name.
A charity set up in memory of Georgia Murray, from Worsley, Salford, has raised £175,000.
Now for the sixth consecutive year a music festival is to be staged to raise cash for the charity which runs projects in Cambodia, Romania, and Salford.
G-Festival will be held at Ellesmere Sports Club in Worsley on April 30th from 12 noon.
It is expected to be the most successful show yet with sponsorship from Eccles-based Morson Group.
Georgia was born with a heart condition, but lived a full and active life until complications during an open heart operation lead to her tragic loss in November 2010.
The charity, Georgia’s Children of the World, was founded by her dad, Steve, who fronted the 1970s punk band, The Fast Cars.
It has provided winter food parcels for children in Romania, water wells for communities in Cambodia. It also works locally with The Life Centre in Langworthy, Salford,providing hundreds of school uniforms to children in the last 12 months. Performing at this year’s festival will be DJ and Salford Jet Mike Sweeney and Linda Jennings, from Bolton, whose version of the Beatles classic ‘Long and Winding Road’ wowed the judges at auditions of The Voice earlier this year. Steve said: “The success of G-Festival allows us to get involved with some fantastic projects to help children in Salford, Greater Manchester and beyond. It’s wonderful to see how funds the event raises can transform children’s lives.”
There will be live music and dance acts across two stages, Madchester DJs, a fairground and family fun throughout the day. The evening set will be headlined by The Total Stone Roses and Small Weller.
This year G-Festival is selling advanced tickets. To avoid disappointment at the gate, they can be purchased here https://georgiaschildren.yapsody. com
Georgia’s School Cambodia – Georgia’s first school – was built in a remote village in the north of the country for over 100 children, in partnership with Cambodia’s Build Your Future Today organisation.
The charity has also funded Salford Breakfast Clubs and provided support for local children who lost a parent.
It’s wonderful to see how funds the event raises can transform children’s lives Georgia Murray’s dad Steve