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Hi, thank you to all our dear friends, who have supported folk for Steve from your very kind donations and support a ramp and decking have been installed to the front of the house so he can now get out of the house fantastic thank you so very much. Steve is just such an amazing guy.

love to all. Carol

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Hiya

You will be aware that we are busy raising money under the mantle of Folk For Steve to provide facilities for Steve Onley, Bromsgrove Committee Member, soundman for club and festival. Steve has been rendered paralysed from the chest down following routine surgery. We have so far raised nearly £6,000 putting on concerts, a quiz and a barn dance.

The good people of The Woodman Folk Club from Kingswinford put on a concert that raised another £400plus - our grateful thanks to them.

Colin Grantham, club and festival regular and organiser of Moira Furnace Folk Festival, has written a book of monologues, both humorous and serious, and his wife, Rosie painted an original for the cover. The book is A5 in format with about 20/24 pages and a coloured cover. Copies of the book are still on sale (minimum donation £4 to cover costs)see here.

Rosie’s original watercolour has been auctioned , at the Club and sold for £83.

Thank you for reading this far - if you have any projects that you think may help our cause please let us know. Nothing is too big or too small - coffee mornings to concerts, perhaps you are about to run a marathon (or less) and need a cause to be sponsored for.

I know I can rely on the good people of, in and around Bromsgrove Folk Club to come up with the goods so, over to you.

Look after one another

Bob

Steve is now out of hospital and settling into life in a wheelchair at home with his family but our work is not yet over.

Steve's wife Carol composed and read out the following poem at the club on Thursday 8th Sept and I thought I'd like to share it with you...

Open arms and outstretched hands

Phone calls, visits, songs from bands

Quiz nights, song nights, sponsored walks,

Concerts, fun and many talks,

Our club so special, a family of folk

Supporting Steve, and amazing bloke

There are so many thank-yous for to share

For the love and affection and deepest of care,

A passage of time with an unknown end

Our folk club family, our thanks we send

Helping Steve through rehabilitation

You have had no reservation

Encouraging, supporting, providing care,

Has help-ed so much to know you're there

Your love, compassion, friendship and fun

Makes Bromsgrove Folk Club number one

Our time together in this place

Is not a shallow empty place

But one so special with friends we treasure

Thank you. Your friendship is our pleasure.

God bless you one and all.

Look after one another

Bob x

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