{"id":561346,"date":"2025-11-10T12:17:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T12:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/561346\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T12:17:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T12:17:11","slug":"north-wales-band-launch-charity-christmas-single-to-support-the-walton-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/561346\/","title":{"rendered":"North Wales band launch charity Christmas single to support The Walton Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A band from North Wales have rallied their entire community to release a Christmas single in support of a Liverpool neurosciences hospital that saved their friend\u2019s life.<\/p>\n<p>Idle Lies were inspired to record the track after The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust cared for their friend Daniel Parsonage, from Connah\u2019s Quay, who suffered a life-threatening brain haemorrhage last summer.<\/p>\n<p>Dan is still recovering, but the band wanted to show their thanks for the care he received. They have released a Christmas single, with every penny raised going to The Walton Centre Charity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sam Leonard, songwriter and guitarist, said: <\/strong>\u201cAfter speaking with Dan\u2019s family, we wanted to do something to help The Walton Centre for the amazing care they gave him. He wouldn\u2019t be here with us this Christmas without them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe support from the community has been incredible, with local schools, businesses, and people who have their own connection to the hospital all getting behind us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The single,\u00a0Next Christmas You\u2019ll Be Home, was recorded at Liverpool\u2019s Motor Museum studio, famous for hosting acts including Oasis, The 1975 and Jake Bugg.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside the band\u2019s lead vocalist Ewan Smith from Wrexham, the track features vocals from pupils at Holy Name Catholic Primary School in Fazakerley.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"366\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1762777031_368_image002.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-229147\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Madeleine Fletcher, Head of Fundraising at The Walton Centre Charity, said:<\/strong> \u201cWhat Idle Lies have done is nothing short of incredible. We are blown away by the support, not just in North Wales, but here in Merseyside too. We are extremely grateful to be the chosen charity and this will make a real difference to our staff and patients.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dan collapsed back in July while preparing to support a performance by students from Urban Fusion, the street dance group he teaches. The specialist team at The Walton Centre carried out two urgent operations to control the bleed and ultimately save his life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Support for the single has also come from local politicians. Jack Sargeant, Member of the Senedd for Alyn and Deeside, said: <\/strong>\u201cNext Christmas You\u2019ll Be Home tells an inspirational story of friendship and courage. Daniel\u2019s friends are showing the power of community. I encourage everyone to buy the song and share it widely.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Damien Mathews from Holy Name Primary School added<\/strong>: \u201cOur students had an unforgettable experience working with such talented musicians and contributing to a project that spreads joy and hope. It reminded us all of the true spirit of Christmas \u2014 community, compassion and creativity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The single\u00a0Next Christmas You\u2019ll Be Home\u00a0is available to <a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/IdleLies?utm_source=linktree_profile_share&amp;ltsid=ec57f4ea-66c6-4edb-9de7-8aac64c8bb99\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pre-order now<\/a>, with proceeds going to The Walton Centre Charity.<br \/>\nCheck out Edge Hill University is to host nature walk to raise awareness of <a href=\"https:\/\/theguideliverpool.com\/edge-hill-university-to-host-nature-walk-to-raise-awareness-of-mental-health\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mental health.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Find out what\u2019s good up North on our new platform, The Northern Guide.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>From the best hotels, beauty spots, days out, food and more up North \u2013 visit<a href=\"https:\/\/thenorthernguide.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u00a0thenorthernguide.com<\/a>\u00a0and follow The Northern Guide on Instagram\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/thenorthernguideuk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HERE.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A band from North Wales have rallied their entire community to release a Christmas single in support of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":561347,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8815],"tags":[748,12450,35745,393,4884,178999,179,269,87781,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-561346","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-liverpool","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-charity","10":"tag-christmas","11":"tag-england","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-idle-lies","14":"tag-liverpool","15":"tag-music","16":"tag-the-walton-centre","17":"tag-uk","18":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115525363227278025","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/561346","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=561346"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/561346\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/561347"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=561346"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=561346"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=561346"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}