Hosted By:
Craig Jeffrey

When:
11 April 2009

Where:
The Dockers Club Leith
17 Academy Street, Leith
Edinburgh
EH6 7EE

Description:
Finola's Big Night Out is to raise money and awareness to the plight of Scotland young disabled adults who want to attend college. Playing at the gig Jack Robertson, Naomi Chapman and Craig Jeffrey and tickets £10.00 or listen in on-line at any of the following radio station Leith FM, Celtic Music Radio, Cuillin fm, Radio North Angus, Two Lochs Radio, TD1 Radio

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Radio North Angus (Arbroath) Cuillin fm (Skye) Celtic Music Radio (Glasgow) Leith FM (Edinburgh) Two Lochs Radio (Gairloch) Central fm (Falkirk) TD1 Radio (Galashiels & Borders) are getting together to try and help Finola Forman and her single parent mum Henrietta. They are broadcasting a live show Finola’s Big Night Out from The Dockers Club in Leith Edinburgh on the night of April the 10th. The night is to raise funds and awareness of the plight of young disabled adults in Scotland who want to go to college. The entertainment will be live music played by some of the newest young talent from Scotland who want to help there peers who want the right to further education. 14 year old Jack Robinson who has already played with Lulu and Sandi Thom, Sandi has helped Jack with his new album released soon. 16 year old Naomi Chapman a up and coming singer songwriter who won Borders Got Talent and is in talks with The Big Sky Label. 23 year old Craig Jeffrey who is fast becoming a name everyone will know, Craig has played on the same bill as some of the biggest names in the business and just released his debut album Don’t Blow Away. Craig has appeared on ITV Border’s Lookaround programme on several occasions and recently he was on STV’s The Five Thirty Show. Both Emmerdale and Coronation Street have noticed this young Scottish lads talent by playing his music in different scenes and on a lot of episodes.This is all to help Finola from Edinburgh who suffers from Cerebral Palsy and has the same dream as a lot of our young adults 16-23 in Scotland, she wants to go to college. Because of her condition and complex needs she will have to go to college in ether England or Wales where they have 56 such establishments that cater for young disabled people. I am ashamed to say in Scotland we don’t have any colleges that cater for our young people with severe disabilities and even worse they find it almost impossible to get funding to attend college. In Scotland all young adults aged 16-23 are entitled to free further education but if you have complex needs it can leave your family with a huge sum of money to find. In Finola’s case the local authorities say that there may be funds available of £32,000 this year to help towards the £75,000 a year it will cost to send her to college. If she lived south of the border this would not be an issue as all costs would be met by the Government like they are here in Scotland for all able bodied people.This surely must be discrimination and must be addressed, this is Scotland where we pride our self’s on the fact that we have produced some of the greatest educated minds in the world. So why should our young disabled people not get that chance of further education as they do in the south of the UK.Finola’s mother Henrietta has setup The Finola Trust to help raise funds for her daughters education, she has since found out she is not alone. There are families all over Scotland in the same boat as her and Finola and Henri now wants to help them through the Finola Trust as well. She is looking for any young person and there families in Scotland who are going through the same problem of raising funds for college to get in touch with her through the Trust website www.finolatrust.co.uk Together as one voice they may be heard.

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ever feel like giving up?

 

Just back from the studio, had a drummer in tonight trying out some stuff on a couple of tracks, went really well. Since the last blog ive been really busy getting click tracks done. only one more to do so now the fun stuff happens. All the other musicians come in and finish the song off!

Last night I signed my first record contract!

Im not a person who gets excited about alot of things, but last night I did. We all went for a meal, my mum and dad were with me, also had my girlfriend Lisa by my side and her parents. Tom and Gordon who I have just signed with were also there. A good night.

 

So next week we start work in the studio for real, working on the first album.

 

Im planning to do a blog every week to update everyone on whats going on with me. Please Check it out! And mail me if you like and i'll try my best to get back to you.

 

Craig.

I'm releasing my debut single "Hard to Say" on the 14th of September, please go to www.downloadformacmillan.com or www.craigjeffrey.com to listen to samples and dowload or order the single.

 

Everytime you buy one you will be helping someone suffering from cancer.

So please vistit the site!

The single "Hard to Say" will be released on the 14th of september.

Go to...

http://www.macmillan.org.uk/Get_Involved/In_your_area/Scotland/South%20Scotland/Supporter_Stories/Craig_Jeffrey.aspx

to learn more.

 

Spread the word, this could help alot of people.

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