Watch the Amazing Grace Film

Now, and this is a genuine advisory, get a hankie at the ready. Everyone who has seen the previews of the Mend our Mum video, had tears in their eyes from start to finish.

It's now available for you to enjoy and see what an amazing community we have the good fortune to live amongst. Just click on the YouTube image and watch the Amazing Grace film.

This shows how a very special village comes together to help one of their own in what must be a unique project with over half the local population singing 'Amazing Grace' to raise money for Berni Cliffe's cancer treatment.

The last figure we heard was that around a third of the necessary £100,000 was in the bank. Now, we want everyone's help to bring in the rest:

• First, go and buy the DVD for yourself. They will be in Audlem shops shortly.
• Second, if you like it, buy more for friends and family – they are so easy to post.
• Third, please help by emailing your personal contacts and also posting the following message, or similar, on Facebook etc so all your friends and contacts know about the DVD and how to contribute, and ask those friends to post it on Facebook and any other social media they might use: "How's this for a community effort to raise money for a local cancer victim in Audlem? Mend our Mum video! Please watch it and if you can help by donating or simply spreading the word to everyone you know, that would be great. I think you will enjoy this very special short film which is on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZjU-dCJncE ."
• That way many thousands will be involved. To raise sufficient funds, this needs to go viral.
• Fourth, if you have friends in the media, please let them know so we can get as many airings in as many newspapers, magazines, radio and TV stations as possible.
• And, of course, if you wish, do donate by following the link on the video when it appears.

The link to use for the video is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZjU-dCJncE. We can also provide just the Audio for radio stations if required. Please contact the web team at editor@audlem.org

After a 20 second written intro, so the rest of the world knows what it's all about, the DVD starts with young Macy Gultekin singing the opening lines.

Other soloists are Heidi Browne; Steve Overland; Sally Keighley (from USA); Alg Halliwell; Ian Haughey; Paul Turner; Alisdair Mackenzie; Fluff; Mike Waldren; Dave Nettleton; Kelly Brammer; Billy Gibbons; Sevi Gee; Kevin Whitfield and Jim Kirkpatrick.

And then there's many, many hundreds of residents, members of clubs and societies ranging from the very young to the not quite so young. The credits alone are a wonder to behold.

The production team want to thank everyone for their support and help getting this DVD pulled together.

And we are sure everyone will want to thank the production team for working so hard on this very special project that has given so many so much pleasure – and will hopefully mean treatment for Berni and so much to her family and friends.

Now, where's that hankie?

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