Sir Rod Stewart donates £10,000 to vandalised model railway club

[snoop1130]

Sir Rod Stewart donates £10,000 to vandalised model railway club

by Laura FitzPatrick

 

Peter Davis and Bill Sowerby from Market Deeping Model Railway Club CREDIT: SWNS

 

Sir Rod Stewart has pledged £10,000 to a British model railway club which was attacked by vanadals at the weekend and urged Jools Holland and Roger Daltrey to join him.

 

The rocker, who like Holland and Daltrey, has his own model railway, said he was "devastated" to hear about the Market Deeping Railway club's exhibition being trashed by vandals and wanted to compensate those affected.

 

"I was absolutely devastated to hear that vandals had destroyed what was to be a lovely show by the Market Deeping Model Railway Club over the weekend," he told Press Association.

 

"The collection was priceless and I am donating £10,000 to help compensate those affected and asking fellow enthusiasts Jools Holland, Roger Daltrey and others to do the same.

 

Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/05/20/model-railway-club-attacked-vandals-sees-50000-donations-flood/

[fishtank]

There are some good people out there.

Well done Rod. Hope your mates chip in.

 

[Denim]

28 minutes ago, fishtank said:

There are some good people out there.

Well done Rod. Hope your mates chip in.

 

 

Yep. Nice one Rod. Will be a big help especially if his mates chip in.

[ratcatcher]

Thank you Sir, you are a real gentleman. Now, if only you can convince model railway fans Roger Daltrey and Pete Waterman to help too.

 

https://www.google.com/search?q=rod+stewart's+model+railroad&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjRttiYt6riAhVGMo8KHR64CQwQ_AUIDigB&biw=1261&bih=566

 

https://www.google.com/search?q=pete+waterman's+railway&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjZ4KSUuKriAhVERo8KHU50AnMQ_AUIDigB&biw=1261&bih=566

 

[sammieuk1]

Chuffing hell Rod must have gone loco 10k from a Scotsman but well done????  

[Happy Grumpy]

Net worth 235 million.

 

Gives 10k. 

[Isaanbiker]

4 minutes ago, Happy Grumpy said:

Net worth 235 million.

 

Gives 10k. 

Better than nothing, methinks. 

[champers]

He is currently on a tour playing at football grounds in the UK and Ireland. He will be performing some of his greatest hits including I Am Ailing and Do Ya Think I'm Seventy.

[maxcorrigan]

10 hours ago, sammieuk1 said:

Chuffing hell Rod must have gone loco 10k from a Scotsman but well done????  

Maybe because he was born and raised in London ie. a Jockney!

[Katipo]

It's such a shame that the world is full of so many losers who destroy because they don't know how to build. ????

[billd766]

13 hours ago, Happy Grumpy said:

Net worth 235 million.

 

Gives 10k. 

How much did you give?

[VocalNeal]

14 hours ago, Happy Grumpy said:

Net worth 235 million.

 

Gives 10k. 

How much do they think they need?

[Briggsy]

I read the headline from this story but I didn't read it as I knew it would depress me. I empathised with all the care and hard work the enthusiasts had put in. Did they catch the people who did it?

[moonlighter19]

Don't be so toxic. The guy already donated and that's more than what I could give based on my financial status. This will always be better than receiving nothing. 

[soalbundy]

Hardly what I would call a worthy cause but up to him.