Chelsea Halfpenny, who plays Amy in Emmerdale, joined volunteers of the Charlie and Kathleen Dunnery Children’s Fund to hand out selection boxes to youngsters in Newcastle.

Francis returns home from the United States every year to host a weekend of fun, music and sport to raise money for The Charlie and Kathleen Dunnery Children’s Fund (CKDCF) – the charity he set up in memory of his parents.

A HOST of celebrity items have gone under the hammer at the annual Francis Dunnery auction night.

The Egremont-born rock star attended the event which raised money for The Charlie and Kathleen Dunnery Children’s Fund – the charity Francis set up in memory of his parents.

A host of celebrity items are up for grabs at the annual Francis Dunnery auction.

The Egremont-born rock star will be at the event at The Ship Launch at 7pm tomorrow that will feature a pop quiz, raffle and celebrity auction.

All proceeds from the event, along with a concert, golf day, table tennis competition and sponsored walk later in the year, go to the Charlie and Kathleen Dunnery Children’s Fund.

A EGREMONT teenager who is undergoing treatment after she was diagnosed with three brain tumours has received a charitable donation.

Danica Maxwell, 14, is soon to have chemotherapy following the discovery of the tumours.

Accompanied by her family, Danica received £300 from the Charlie and Kathleen Dunnery Children’s Fund – a charity set up by Egremont-born rock star Francis Dunnery in memory of his parents.

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PUPILS at Mayfield School have benefited from a musical donation from rock star, Francis Dunnery.

The Whitehaven school was able to buy £500 worth of musical instruments after receiving the donation from Egremont-born Francis – money raised through the charity he set up in memory of his parents, the Charlie and Kathleen Dunnery Children’s Fund.

IT was a case of It Bites past meet It Bites present at Whitehaven Civic Hall on Saturday.

Local rock icon Francis Dunnery, who made his name with It Bites in the 1980s, was joined on stage by the band’s current frontman John Mitchell for a special encore performance of the Joy Division classic Love Will Tear Us Apart Again.

People from as far afield as Italy, Scandanavia and the United States visited West Cumbria for the annual fundraising weekend, organised by local rock star Francis Dunnery.

And the busy weekend culminated on Sunday with a sponsored walk around Ennerdale Lake, which saw 130 people of all ages – led by Francis himself – take part in the seven-mile hike.

TICKETS are on sale for a special charity concert with local guitar legend, Francis Dunnery.

He will be performing at Whitehaven Civic Hall on October 24 in aid of the Charlie and Kathleen Dunnery’s Children’s fund.

The concert is just one of the 12 dates in the Brand New It Bites ‘New Progressives’ tour around the country.

Music fans from around the world will be heading to West Cumbria for a weekend of fund raising fun, organised by Sellafield worker Mark Andrews.

Mark is treasurer of the Charlie and Kathleen Dunnery Children's Fund, which has raised over £50,000 since its inception in 2002.

THE Home and Hospital Tuition Service, which provides education for children who are too ill to attend school, has been presented with a cheque for £1,000 thanks to the Charlie and Kathleen Dunnery Children’s Fund.

The money will be used to purchase new computer software which can aid stress reduction in children.

THE Baz Dunnery Memorial gig was a huge success and raised £1,550.

All of the money will be donated to the Charlie and Kathleen Dunnery Children’s Fund (www.ckdcf.org). Having moved to a bigger venue due to demand, the 250 tickets for Egremont Market Hall sold out quickly.

The evening was opened by Tabula Raza who were joined by Slade’s lead singer Mal McNulty, who kicked off the evening with a round of songs by Slade and AC/DC and warmed the audience up well before South Quay took to the stage.

PUPILS at Mayfield School have enjoyed a live music performance from a professional harpist and even had the opportunity to try out a tune for themselves.

Harpist Margaret Knight visited the Whitehaven school on Friday last week to perform for the pupils and staff, and to help them enjoy the benefits that live music can bring.

The visit was made possible thanks to a charitable donation from musician Francis Dunnery.

The Egremont-born star, who now lives in America, handed over £500 to Mayfield School before Christmas. It was money raised through the charity he set up in memory of his parents, the Charlie and Kathleen Dunnery Children’s Fund, during the previous 12 months......

PUPILS from Mayfield School in Whitehaven will enjoy the benefits of a live music performance thanks to a donation from rock star Francis Dunnery.

The Egremont-born musician handed over £500 to the Whitehaven school, raised through the charity he set up in memory of his parents, the Charlie and Kathleen Dunnery Children’s Fund......

BUSINESSES from around Copeland gather at the Sellafield Centre last week for the 2008 Copeland Pride Awards.

Judges had spent two days visiting the finalists who had been nominated to choose winners in the categories of accommodation, retailing, pub/club, customer service and food establishment. Criteria for all categories included qualities such as service, quality.....

Amazing that anyone turned up at all! A month's rain had fallen on the previous day and the new channels were full of the story of the miraculous escape of mountain marathon walkers who were stranded in atrocious conditions.

Drivers drove through partly flooded roads to get to Bowness Knott, and even at the start of the walk it was doubtful whether they could possibly get round the lake.

"This way it's up to your crotch and that way it's up to your neck," warned Francis, but were we daunted? Just before the start a fierce squally shower warned that the heavy rain had not given up on us yet.

WALKERS turned out in force on Sunday to support a west Cumbrian musician’s charity appeal.

The walk, around Ennerdale Lake, formed part of the annual fundraising weekend in aid of the Charlie and Kathleen Dunnery Children’s Fund.....

Calling All The Heroes! As a young man in Cumbrian rock band It Bites, Francis Dunnery poured out those words from concert stages around the world. Francis Dunnery’s fans come a long way to offer support. Fundraising events are regularly attended by fans from the USA, Italy, Sweden, Norway and Holland.

Now Francis, his fans and friends are the heroes. The singer founded the Charlie and Kathleen Dunnery Children’s Fund.....

People from all over the world are expected at Francis Dunnery's big annual fundraising event.

The Egremont eent will involve many stars from the rock world – Motorhead guitarist Phil Campbell, Steve Nardelli, of the Syn, and Chris Difford of Squeeze.

Also taking part is Hootie and the Blowfish drummer James Sonefeld and TV star Paul Riley, who starred in Still Game.

Each October the Egremont-born rock star returns to hold a number of events to raise money for the Charlie and Kathleen Dunnery Children’s Fund, which gives money for local good causes. It takes place from Friday, October 24 to Sunday, October 26....