Wow what a day, full of fun, entertainment and smiles with something for everyone. The turnout was brilliant and throughout the day we had a steady flow of music lovers of all tastes and people happy to show their support for such a great cause.

The day started with a few songs from Cold Shot to warm up the crowd and get the mood flowing. I am a big fan of Cold Shot and love their refreshing mix of rock and blues that is somewhat missing from the Paphos entertainment circuit, if not the whole of Cyprus.

Next up was Peter Laytock, with his beautiful twin necked guitar, performing classic tracks from the 60’s and 70’s. Peter always makes a crowd smile with his soulful tunes and got extra applause from the extremely appreciative audience as due to his own illness this is a cause close to his heart.

Then we had Groovejet to get the party into full swing with their ‘holiday special’ show and you realise why they go down such a storm with the holidaymakers. Jezebel and Paul performed dance-a-long tunes from pop bands of the 80’s, 90’s and more and they did a great job of getting the audience to participate and sing-a-long.

The day was now in full flow and the band of the event (for me) has to be Cold Shot but we loved the sounds from Hitched, with their energetic renditions of classic and modern rock they certainly raised the roof and by this time everyone was dancing, singing and tapping their feet, I know I will certainly be looking to see them play again.

The day was closed with more classics from Cold Shot, these lads certainly know how to get the crowd rockin’ with Stammy, Andre and Sergie leaving us all wanting more, and an emotional encore had to be done.   A special guest performance with the boy’s from Howard Benson (who also played with the late great Gary Moore) was breathtaking and certainly got the audience’s attention.

When ‘A Little Help From My Friends’ was performed, obviously with Alethea in mind, the emotion was surely felt and there were a few tears from the crowd.

With music, tombola, beer, candy floss, hotdogs and sweets galore it was certainly a family day out that will be hard to beat and with all profits going to a great cause what more could you ask for?

The day was more than just a music charity event, all that came with their support had a whale of a time and by the end of the day a mass of supporters helped get the sports hall back to its original state and ready for the next basket ball game. All the carpets had been stored, chairs and tables restacked and not a single bit of litter had been left, a big thank you has to go to all the volunteers for the time and effort that went in to making this a huge success.

A very special thank you has to go all that helped but more so to Lyndsey England for organising the event and special mention to Daniel, Brian, John (Axis), Ali, Ian and Stammy.

The event raised a whopping €2,950.00