Event attended by hundreds of Nikki's family and friends marked 20th anniversary of day she was killed by classroom intruder at Hall Garth School
The parents of Nikki Conroy are thrilled that a memorial night held in honour of their beloved daughter has raised more than £5,000 for charity.
The Nikki Conroy 20 Year Memorial - Let’s Celebrate Her Life event was held on Friday, March 28 to mark the 20th anniversary of the day she was killed by a classroom intruder at Hall Garth School in Middlesbrough.
The 12-year-old was killed in a horrific stabbing at the Acklam school which also injured fellow schoolgirls Emma Winter and Michelle Reeve.
The event, organised by Nikki’s boyfriend at the time, Lee Bowes, and friend, David Paul, was held at Liberty’s in Town on Linthorpe Road and hundreds of Nikki’s family and friends attended.
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Soul singer George Williamson and DJ David Dunn entertained guests. There was also an auction and a raffle.
The money raised will be divided between two charities of the Conroy’s choice and a Middlesbrough girl with cystic fibrosis, Jessica Bedford, who is fundraising for a vibrating bed.
Zoe’s Place baby and children’s hospice in Normanby will receive £2,100; the Great North Air Ambulance will get £2,000; and Jessica’s fund will be boosted by £1,000.
Nikki’s mum Diane, 64, who lives in Acklam with her husband Peter, 63, said: “We think it’s marvellous.”
Diane, who also has a son John, 37, added: “The night Lee and David organised was wonderful and everyone made Nikki proud.
“We think it’s great that it will be going towards two local charities and a local girl who needs help to get a vibrating bed - that’s wonderful.”
David, 33, from Acklam, said: “It’s a lot more than we were hoping to raise.
“We just wanted to raise as much as we could.
“It was good for the town to come together, even people who didn’t know Nikki came to show their support and put their money towards the cause.
“It was a good turnout.”
David said he and Lee have been in talks with Diane and Peter Conroy to set up a charity fund in Nikki’s name.
“It’s something we’re looking at doing so we can carry on raising money for charity in her memory,” added David, who is married to Caren and has two children, Lauren, five, and Ayden, four.
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