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When Aldridge youngster Daniel Batchelor heard
that a fundraising campaign in aid of his neighbour was under way he told
his mother he wanted to help out by baking and then selling cakes.
So the nine-year-old set up a stall at the end of
his drive today to sell the cakes he has made at his Lazy Hill Road home.
The Leighswood Primary School pupil decided to
take it on himself to raise money in memory of neighbour Oliver Hewitt who
died from a rare virus condition.
The 23-year-old Walsall fan died last year from
cytomegalovirus myocarditis, which attacks vital organs. A fundraising
raffle and disco at the Lazy Hill pub also took place last night to raise
funds for the former Aldridge school pupil.
the money will go towards CRY - Cardiac Risk in
the Young - which researches the condition and supports families.
Daniel's mother Joanne Batchelor, aged 39, said
her son wanted to do all he could to raise money for the charity.
He set up a stall with fairy, sponge and big loaf
cakes to sell to people in his street.
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