Two line dancing groups are planning a five hour non-stop line dance to raise money for charity. Boots ‘N’ Buckles and the Hillsborough Hoedowners are dancing on Saturday 14 May for Epilepsy Action Northern Ireland. The charity provides advice and support to the 13,000 people with epilepsy in Northern Ireland.
The dancers have done a sponsored line dance to support local charities for the past 14 years. This year they decided to support Epilepsy Action Northern Ireland as one of the dancer’s daughter’s has epilepsy. The event coincides with the beginning of National Epilepsy Week (15-21 May). The week aims to raise awareness of epilepsy and raise funds to help support the 456,000 people living with epilepsy in the UK.
Denise Armstrong, who has organised the event, said: “We’re planning to dance a full five hours to support this great charity. The sponsored line dance is a great fun day, although it is very tiring. In previous years, we’ve raised £60,000 for local charities. I hope we can raise as much money as possible for Epilepsy Action this year.”
The dancers will be performing at Hillsborough Social Club, Hillsborough, on Saturday 14 May. They hope to raise £1,000 to support people living with epilepsy.
For more information about fundraising events for Epilepsy Action, visit www.epilepsy.org.uk/involved
Epilepsy affects one in every 131 people in the UK alone and 75 people are diagnosed with the condition every day. Last year Epilepsy Action directly helped over 845,000 people through a range of services, including its Epilepsy Helpline freephone 0808 8005050, branch network, specialist nurse scheme and award-winning website, www.epilepsy.org.uk