Dave Thompson MSP

Dave Thompson, SNP MSP for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch was delighted to attend a concert on Sunday the 13th of September at St Andrews Church in Fortrose to raise money to aid the Syrian Refugee Crisis.

The event was organised by Abigail Millar Todd (15) who organised the Black Isle Hears Syria concert.

Mr Thompson said, “The worldwide community spirit shown by St Andrews Church in hosting the concert to raise money for those caught up in the Syrian Refugee crisis is to be applauded and is an event I was most delighted to attend.

“The event itself raised £943 which is a fantastic sum and I am told that a kind soul has since donated more to take the tally to the benchmark figure of £1000, which is great news.

“I thoroughly enjoyed the concert and in particular, I would like to pay tribute to Abigail who organised the event and everyone else who gave up their time to make the evening such a roaring success”.

Abigail said, “I am very moved by the plight of all those affected by the current situation in Syria, and wanted to do as much as I could to help. I'm astonished by the generosity of all those who donated and I'm grateful to everyone who took part and turned up”.

Father Mel Langille of St Andrews Church said, “Abigail was the driving force behind the charity concert. Her mother sent me a message on facebook on Tuesday asking if they could use the church to host a concert in aid of the Syrian Refugees. I was happy to oblige.

“On Wednesday the bible study group set about sorting nibbles and on Thursday we had printed adverts placed in and around the community.

“The night itself was very positive, with varied talent from all over the Black Isle and was superbly attended with around 90 people showing up to lend their support”.