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YOUTH Busking for the hospice

Batting juniors Rotarians at the District
The Crusaders’ Cup Under-13s 20/20 Cricket Tournament has Handover last June will
started, with 20 Rotary Clubs across Cornwall sponsoring 24 schools. remember hearing a young
The photograph show Hayle Community School playing Falmouth, violinist called Madison Glinski
which Hayle narrowly won. playing.

Rotary clubs in Devon have a similar programme, and it is hoped Madison has become well-
there will be an inter-county play-off to find the District champions known in the streets of St Ives
later in the season. for busking and for her
Malcolm Broad from Cornwall Cricket Board has been instrumental in dedication to raising funds for
setting up the Crusaders’ Cup. Little Harbour Children’s
More information from Carol Lay at Carol@mineit.co.uk. Hospice in St Austell. In the
past few years, she has raised
more than £50,000 for the
hospice.

At the Handover, there was
talk of Madison outgrowing her
violin and with the help of her
parents, Teresa and Stefan,
music teacher Hannah Birt and
Rotarian John Ware of
Callington Rotary Club, she
has graduated to an “old”
European model as the next
instrument to enrich her
practising and further busking.
Her target is now £75,000.

The cost of her new instrument
was shared by her parents and
Rotary. It was purchased from
Poole Violins, where she was