The Specials singer Neville Staple will return to the stage for a special performance at a charity gala in Birmingham next month, supporting Acorn Children's Hospice. Staple, who was advised to rest from performing due to a serious heart defect diagnosed last year, will headline the event celebrating the drama series This Town. The gala will feature entertainment, live music, and fine dining, with other local guests including comedian Shazia Mirza and Poet Laureate Casey Bailey. The event is also supported by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, who wrote This Town and is a patron of the hospice.
The Specials singer Neville Staple is returning to the stage for a one-off performance at a charity gala in Birmingham next month.
The gala will raise funds for Acorn Children's Hospice, which has sites in Birmingham, Walsall and Worcester, and provides palliative care for families with children with life-limiting illnesses. The evening will see guests experience a journey through 1980s Birmingham, the hospice said, with entertainment, live music and fine dining.Supporting the event is Steven Knight, creator and writer of Peaky Blinders, who also created and wrote This Town, and grew up in Birmingham.Knight is a patron of the hospice, and the gala will also be supported by Kudos, the production company behind the series.
"We are thrilled to have such an extraordinary line-up of local talent, led by none other than ska legend Neville Staple," said Trevor Johnson, chief executive of the hospice charity.
NEVILLE STAPLE THE SPECIALS CHARITY GALA ACORN CHILDREN's HOSPICE THIS TOWN
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