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Holt singer-songwriter to have a launch concert

January 2, 2014
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A HOLT based singer-songwriter is to perform a launch concert.

Julian Pugsley will be taking to the stage at the  United Reformed church in Holt on Monday 6th January at 7.30pm.

He will be performing songs from his album and the CD will be on sale. Refreshments and fairly traded Palestinian products will be available.

All the proceeds from CD sales will be going to Musalaha Ministry of Reconciliation, a Jerusalem based non-profit organisation that seeks to build bridges between Israeli and Palestinian young people and the SIRA school in Bethlehem – a school for children with special educational needs.

 

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