CEILIDHOKE UNLEASHED! - 16th October 2009

A night of Scottish music to raise funds for MS support group
Feel-good band Ceilidhoke will perform a night of popular traditional music on Friday 16 October at the Howden Park Centre, Livingston, to raise money for a local multiple sclerosis (MS) support group. The show starts at 7:30pm and tickets are £6 and £4 with concessions.

The MS support group was formed last May by Livingston woman Fiona Howarth, age 29, to enable people affected by MS to get together locally and share their experiences. The group meets once a fortnight at the Ability Centre and welcome members from Livingston to Edinburgh. Fiona was diagnosed with MS in 2007 and says:

‘Everyone who attends the group feels less alone. It can be very hard to explain to someone who has little or no knowledge of MS about some of the symptoms and how you feel about them. In the group most of the members will have experienced something similar and everyone shares these experiences.’

Fiona hopes to raise funds to give members of the group more opportunities to organise trips and plans to take the group to the theatre and the Falkirk Wheel. She has organised the evening with the support of her mother Gwyneth, one of Ceilidhoke’s fiddle players.

Gwyneth says
‘I am very proud of Fiona for getting the MS support group up and running. It has given her a focus as well as helping other people. I was devastated when she was diagnosed with MS and I hope that they find a cure; but getting involved in this group and with the MS Society Scotland has been very positive. I hope that this evening is a success. If you come along you will be tapping your feet, clapping your hands and enjoying yourself! This kind of music can be enjoyed by all ages - it has the feel good factor!’

To book tickets please call the Howden Park Centre box office on 01506 777 666

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