Oscar concert total tops £15k

A fundraising concert in aid of a Black Country youngster born without hands or feet has now raised more than £15,000, delighted organisers have revealed.

The event was in aid of three-year-old Oscar Fradgley, of Kingswinford, and more than 400 people packed out Stourbridge Town Hall for the show last Saturday.

Organisers had originally hoped to raise £10,000 towards the fundraising effort to help care for the youngster but were left amazed after they topped that figure before the show even took place.

Oscar is believed to be the only child in the country to be born with the condition, and his parents Chris and Lisa are working to raise more than £100,000 to buy him artificial legs and aid for his care.

As the youngster grows, he will regularly need a new pair of legs which each cost £10,000.

Chris Dunn who put the show together said: "It will probably be a week before the final figure comes in but we have now reached the £15,000 mark.

"In addition to this, the whole profile of the campaign for Oscar has been raised, and a number of individuals have put forward thoughts with regard to the possibility of them doing something to help, such as a summer ball, sporting dinner or a Christmas concert.

"There are lots of people who helped make the evening a success, Oscar's parents and friends, who put in a lot of hard work on the day.

"And people such as Mike Pugh of BodyKraft who gave us two tickets in the Wolves box which were bought by Stourbridge MP Lynda Waltho for £120. Stourbridge and Swindon golf clubs also put forward great auction prizes along with Sir Digby Jones and Michael Christie from G4 .

"I would also like to extend my thanks to Laura Mason for photography and Harry Bloomer for making a DVD of Oscar as well as the performers who put on a splendid show and the audience."

The fundraising campaign for the youngster is now believed to have topped the halfway mark.