The 2016 NWCC Charity.

Martins Memory, Alderhay Liverpool.

Amount raised = £2000

 

Martin’s memory

drives us to help Parents supporting Alder Hey two decades since loss of their baby

By Simon Mulligan

A FAMILY who lost their baby son to meningitis have helped raised funds to mark the year of what would have been his 21st birthday. Phil and Debbie Stott, from Newton-le-Willows, were left devastated by the death of Martin two decades ago. He would havbeen 21 in November. In his memory, the Stott family, along with friends and fellow members of Phil’s at the North West Casual Classics Car Club, have raised money for the Alder Hey Children’s Hospital. With the club also entering its 21st year, Phil says it was viewed as the perfect opportunity to support the cause, setting an initial target of £500.

At events throughout the season, fundraising efforts included members of the club selling hand-crafted goods and holding raffles. The club smashed its target, with Phil presenting cheque Phil Stott, with fundraising supporters (from left) Mal Brown, Steve Tanser, Doreen Brown, Barrie Thomas, Eileen Smith and Geoff Cross for £2,001.17 to Katherine Harding, from the Alder Hey’s charity group at the club’s November meeting.

“We’ve done bits of fundraising before for them but nothing like this,” said Phil, 49. At the club we do a lot of fundraising for various charities and some of the members said why don’t we adopt it for the year. “It was a traumatic time for us. Martin was treated at Alder Hey when he died and the hospital were very good with us at the time.

“With the hospital getting a new building and needing funds, and it being the 21st birthday of Martin, we wanted to fundraise. The £2,000 will help children with cancer.”