Manic Street Preachers donate £3,000 to Welsh flood victims
Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers have donated £3,000 to a local flood-relief fund after parts of the country were hit by flooding.
The Pontypridd flooding relief page was set up by Labour MP Alex Davies-Jones to help those affected by Storm Dennis, which left hundreds of homes in South Wales underwater.
❤️In times of trouble our community will pull together because that’s what we’ve always done! @MickAntoniw1 & I have been inundated with offers of help and support for those affected by the flooding.
We’ve set up a crowdfunder for people to contribute to https://t.co/gHleo8Zs7r
— Alex Davies-Jones MP (@AlexDaviesJones) February 16, 2020
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The fund’s initial target was £5,000, but on Friday donations had exceeded £23,500 – with 23 days left to go.
The band made the £3,000 contribution on Thursday along with other famous names.
Donations of £500 were also listed under the names of Line Of Duty star Vicky McClure and her partner Jonny Owen, while a pledge of the same amount was listed under the name of former Labour leader Neil Kinnock.
The Pontypridd fund is running alongside a similar campaign set up by actor Michael Sheen, who grew up in South Wales.
The Frost/Nixon star’s fundraiser also doubled its target of £10,000 within a day of being launched.
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