Sheffield star Michael Palin has returned to his home town and put on a unique one man show in order to raise money for charity. He performed at the Sheffield City Hall and discussed his days in Monty Python along with his travels around the world.
Michael agreed to do the show, Travel, Comedy
and little bit of Fish, for Helen's Trust after Brightside MP David
Blunkett – a supporter of the organisation – asked for his help. The charity used the evening to officially launch itself in Sheffield.
Michael said "David Blunkett asked me as a fellow
Sheffielder and told me about the decision to establish the charity in
a deprived part of Sheffield, and asked if I could talk a bit. I
was so impressed with the work they are doing I was happy to help the
Trust. It is so important that there is support at the end of life."
Mr Blunkett said "There is something special about coming home to Sheffield – people always think of it as home. This is Michael's original home and he is always happy to help people in his home city."
Mr
Blunkett added "I have been aware of the charity's work in Derbyshire
since 2001 and after their decision to move their service to north east
Sheffield, a large part of my constituency, I have tried to do whatever
I can to support them."
The
Trust was set up in 2001 after the death of 45-year-old Helen Louise
Lyon, who died from breast cancer after suffering from the disease for
five years. Helen, who lived in Froggatt in the Hope Valley, was
determined to stay at home throughout her illness and continue leading
as normal a life as possible.
Dr
Louise Jordan, a trustee from the charity which helps fund carers,
equipment and complementary therapies said "The charity is very aware
that solutions need to be put in place promptly and aims to be able to
respond to any request within 24 hours."
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