Charity gig for Wells Town Hall manager with terminal cancer

Mr Westwood (pictured left) recently received an award from Wells mayor Tanys Pullin for his services as Town Hall manager

A charity town hall concert has been organised for a manager "who goes above and beyond" for others.

Kevin Westwood, who worked in the position at Wells Town Hall for 34 years, had to step down after being diagnosed with terminal cancer in June.

Wells councillor Philip Welch helped to organise the event, which is being held on Saturday evening. He said it will be a chance to celebrate Mr Westwood.

"Kevin is a special guy and he deserves a special night," he said.

Mr Welch said Mr Westwood recently received an award for "going above and beyond the call of duty to help people".

"Because he always goes the extra mile, people feel he is special and want to do something for him," he added.

"But we felt that something more had to be done so, this concert is all for him."

The event at Wells Town Hall is raising funds for Macmillan and Cancer Research.

In November, Wells City Council renamed one of its biggest rooms in Mr Westwood's (pictured centre) honour

Tim Pitman, whose repertoire embraces pop, rock, Elvis Presley and popular opera, will be headlining.Supporting Mr Pitman will be covers band Junk Male, who have been plying popular rock classics at parties and functions all over the South West for more than 10 years.

In November, Wells City Council renamed one of its biggest rooms in Mr Westwood's honour.

His son, Alex Westwood, also raised more than £600 for charity through a 24-hour non-stop computer gaming challenge."My dad was diagnosed with oesophageal cancer in June 2023," he said.

"He was given four months to live and as of December he's still going strong, in part due to the amazing staff at Macmillan."