ROCK NIGHT TO RAISE AWARENESS OF WATER SAFETY

Artical from The Courier, Tuesday, November 11, 2008

A PERTH pub will host a marathon fund-raising event this weekend to raise money for charity Safe-Tay.

Mucky Mulligans in Canal Street is the venue for the third music event to be held in memory of drummer Graham Motion who drowned in the River Tay over two years ago.

The all day event, called Book Yer Ane Fest will feature a number of punk rock bands and will run from 1pm until midnight on Saturday.

Entry to the gig will cost £5, with all profits going towards the organisation.

Director of Safe-Tay Lisa Stuart said, "We were delighted to accept (the pub's) offer of donating the profits to Safe-Tay, which shall aid Safe-Tay to develop future water safety initiatives within Perth and Kinross.

"It is always heart-warming to know that my brother Graham is still in people's thoughts, especially when event involves Graham's passion, which was music."

The monet raised by the event will support a 2009 poster beer mat campaign highlighting the dangers of drinking near waterways.

The charity will host a water safety stall at the Book Yer Ane Fest to get the message out to those attending.

There are also future projects in the pipeline for Safe-Tay, with a Rescue Me- Be Water Wise event throughout Perth and Kinross.

The teaching and learning programme will see the organisation working more closely with partner agencies.

Safe-Tay would like to say a special thank-you to organiser Dex Johnstone for offering to donate the profits to aid our organisation to continue raising water awareness.