Snow Patrol star Gary Lightbody donates £50,000 to charities
Snow Patrol star Gary Lightbody has given a huge boost to a local charity with a £10,000 donation.
Tuesday, 29th December 2020, 2:25 pm
The donation came from the Lightbody Foundation which was set up by the singer to support various good causes.
Staff at Portadown Cares were absolutely delighted when they received news of the massive donation.
A spokesperson said: “We at Portadown Cares are blown away by this totally unexpected and so much appreciated donation.
Pacemaker Press 31/5/2018 Lead Singer Gary Lightbody, as Snow Patrol perform during a free gig at the HMV store in Belfast.
The news comes as the band head for their first UK number one album in 12 years with Wildness.
They will also be returning to Belfast later this year for a show at the SSE Arena. They will perform in the city on December 7, as well as at the 3Arena in Dublin on December 11.
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Senior music communications executive Lynne Best has announced she will leave PPL at the end of 2020 to launch a new venture.
The Fourth Pillar is dedicated to championing the rights of creators and the sustainable growth of the creative industries through communications, advocacy and policy.
While The Fourth Pillar will drive forward projects with a wide range of global clients, Best will focus her efforts in early 2021 on the music sector in her homeland of Northern Ireland, having been retained by Snow Patrol’s Gary Lightbody and Northern Irish music executive, Davy Matchett, co-founders of Third Bar Belfast Artist Development. She will work across the music and creative communities to collaborate on strategic initiatives that will benefit the wealth of talent and accelerate the growth of the burgeoning music economy in the region.