Lise Pedersen Lyon’s impressive Roman-style auditorium, normally used by the city’s symphonic orchestra, was sold out as U.S. writer and director Wes Anderson took to the stage as guest of honor of the Lumière Film Festival.
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Jack Rigby, the son of late Fusilier Lee Rigby, has already smashed his charity fundraiser target - and you can help boost it again.
To mark the tenth anniversary of his dad's murder in May, Jack wanted to raise £1,000 for every year since. But the nation was so moved by his effort to raise money for Scotty's Little Soldiers that he ended up exceeding £50,000.
Now the Daily Mirror Pride of Britain Awards, with TSB, wants to give the determined teenager the best surprise possible with your help – by upping that total to £100,000 for the charity, which supports children bereaved of a parent who served in the British Armed Forces.
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The Mirror has teamed up with GoFundMe to launch a secret page to supercharge his efforts – lifting that total to £10,000 for every year Jack has been forced to grow up without his dad. His proud mum Rebecca said the pair 'never dreamt' the fundraiser would do so well.
She said: "Jack was so excited to see the amount grow and seeing how much each donation made him smile meant the world to me. He and I read all the messages of support and were thankful for them all.
"We honestly couldn’t believe how kind and generous people were being. We never dreamt that the fundraiser would do as well as it did and we are thankful to each and every person who donated and sent messages."
Jack was just two-years-old was when his dad was killed by Islamic terrorists outside Woolwich Barracks on May 22, 2013. At the time, Lee was working in a recruitment post for the 2nd Battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.
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Lise Pedersen Lyon’s impressive Roman-style auditorium, normally used by the city’s symphonic orchestra, was sold out as U.S. writer and director Wes Anderson took to the stage as guest of honor of the Lumière Film Festival.
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The brave son of murdered soldier Lee Rigby planned to mark the tenth anniversary of his hero dad’s death by walking a marathon and raising £10,000. But the 13-year-old’s fundraising efforts touched the hearts of the nation and he ended up raising over five times that target.
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