Paint the town red in cool Vespa

One lucky Buddie will be scooting around town on a brand new Vespa, if they win big in a charity fundraiser.

The fully-restored candy-red Vespa has been donated by Johnstone couple Jim and Liz Brown to a raffle to raise money for the Teenage Cancer Trust.

They launched the prize draw at Mod clothing shop Smithers Jones, on Gordon Street, Paisley, alongside store owner Jamie Gatherer and Natasha McNeil, 16, who was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in January and has just finished a course of chemotherapy.

Natasha said:“The Teenage Cancer Trust has meant so much to me these last few months. The support they give you helps you feel that you’re not going through this alone. So I was really happy to help Jim and Liz out.

“I think it’s great that they have donated to this cause and I hope as many people as possible buy a ticket and try and win this brilliant prize.”

Tickets cost £5 and are available now at Smithers Jones.

The competition has been organised by local youth music charity LNP Promotions and will run until Saturday, October 21 when the winning ticket will be drawn at the free ModStuff Afternoon Show of Paisley’s Spree festival.

ModStuff will feature performances from three live bands, DJ sets and a scooter ride-out, led, for the first time this year, by the Paisley Vespa Club.

The Spree festival runs from October 13 to 22. Tickets can be purchased online at www.thespree. co.uk, from the festival box office on 0300 300 1210, or from the InCube Shop, Paisley Arts Centre and Feel the Groove record shop.

LNP Promotions organises high-profile gigs in Paisley to support charitable projects, including the Loud‘n’Proud youth music initiative.

The charity has organised a sell-out show at Paisley Town Hall on Friday, November 17 featuring legendary Scottish bands The Skids and Big Country.