A family discovered their 12-year-old girl had a brain tumour after a routine check-up at Specsavers. Opticians discovered swelling behind schoolgirl Grace Kelly's eyes in August last year.
18.03.2022 - 16:03 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A little boy who loves trains will be the star attraction of a miniature railway's charity fun day this weekend. Four-year-old Percy Sherwood-Brown is not only a huge miniature train fan, but is also a current out-patient of Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital.
He was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in March 2020 when he was just two years old. The youngster will be among the first on board at Brookside Miniature Railway in Poynton on Sunday, which is finally able to host its fun day in aid of Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital Charity.
Bosses at the much-loved family attraction had originally planned to host the fundraising event for the children’s hospital in March 2019, as part of a grand reopening after it suddenly closed in 2018. But railway managers and volunteers have faced 'every disaster possible' and had to keep postponing the event.
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The original fun day was cancelled due to bad weather which flooded huge areas in and around Poynton. This was coupled with a second flood in July 2019.
Thanks to the help of volunteers it reopened in the August, but then before they even had chance to reorganise the event, in February 2020 vandals damaged some of the fencing and later that month there were two break-ins where a window was smashed, steal boarding damaged and toys stolen.
In March 2020, disaster struck again when the nation went into lockdown and the site had to close.
Now the place is finally back on track and after hosting some successful Halloween and Christmas events with its newly purchased train Mighty Max, known as 'loco', the place is pulling out all the stops for its special event this
A family discovered their 12-year-old girl had a brain tumour after a routine check-up at Specsavers. Opticians discovered swelling behind schoolgirl Grace Kelly's eyes in August last year.
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