Voice finalist supporting Ironbridge fountain campaign

Callum Doignie, pictured with campaigners, said he wanted to give back to the people of Telford

One of the finalists from The Voice is supporting efforts to return a stone memorial to its original location.

Callum Doignie from Telford plans to hold a fundraising concert next month to help raise the £40,000 needed.

The 19th Century monument used to stand in The Square, Ironbridge, but was moved to a carpark on the outskirts of town in the 1960s.

Mr Doignie said it was a chance to "give back to the community" that "have supported me through my journey".

The memorial, which is also a drinking fountain, was created to remember John Bartlett, a local man who made the connection between cholera cases in Ironbridge and people drinking water from the River Severn.

He persuaded industrialist Abraham Darby IV to install pipes to bring fresh water into the town, with Bartlett's wife later paying for the monument to remember him, with the backing of grateful townspeople.

A campaign to return it to its original position was started by three sisters from the town, along with a friend.

One of the group, Vicky Jones, said: "We might not even be here today, if it wasn't for the fountain."

Mr Doignie said when he heard about the campaign he was happy to help.

Of Bartlett's actions he added: "What he did for the community... saved lives... It's an honour to represent such an amazing cause."

Mr Doignie, who used to be a builder, has promised to perform songs he sang on The Voice at the fundraising show.

He will appear at the Anstice in Madeley on 17 February.