Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight joins Andy Street for Acorns fundraiser
Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight and West Midlands Mayor Andy Street joined forces for a special event to raise funds for Acorns Hospice.
Steven Knight was in conversation Mr Street for the show at Birmingham Council House yesterday in aid of the £2 million Save Acorns Black Country Hospice Appeal.
The event saw the duo chat about Acorns and their plans for filming studios in Birmingham – as well as take part in a question and answer session with the audience.
Mr Knight said: "I think this appeal is important to anybody who is a human being – how could you not want this hospice to thrive and continue, it makes no sense to me.
"In a world where it shouldn't really be down to individuals to donate, it is, so while that is the case then one should do what you can to help. It isn't as if I am running a marathon like Andy did, I am just showing up – why wouldn't you, it is just a fantastic cause.
"This event has been fantastic, it has been really good, it is always a joy to come to Birmingham. It is always a joy to meet the people I am meeting today."
Mr Street, who is a patron for the Save Acorns Black Country Hospice Appeal, added: "The hospice was threatened in Walsall last summer just really the people, in the Black Country in particular, came together and said 'no we are going to raise money to keep this place open' and on the back of the promise of that fundraising, the board of Acorns decided that they were going to suspend the closure and keep it open.
"We have now got to raise £2 million – £600,000 is already in the bank which is a brilliant response from people in the region, so hopefully this event will put a little bit more money in the till for that incredible cause."
The Save Acorns Black Country Hospice Appeal was launched in July last year and needs to raise £2 million to ensure the survival of the Walstead Road hospice. So far, more than £600,000 has been raised by the public, lifting the threat of immediate closure.
