Oliver Mawdsley , 17, died in February after a concrete block fell on him two weeks after he started work at M60 Skip Hire on Tile Street. His mum Sam Nield, 37, from Bury, helped to arrange a family fun day at Hoyles Park on Huntley Mount Road last month to raise money for a bespoke headstone for Oliver. Sam said: “It all went better than expected and had a good turnout.
Oliver's auntie was offering head braiding and didn’t stop all day. “I would like to say a huge thank you to Bury Topping Fold Tenants and Residents Association and The Golden Mosque, along with the wider community for coming together for the fun day. The fundraiser took place in Hoyles Park on Huntley Mount Road (Image: Supplied) “I also want to thank all the stall holders, catering vans, all of Oliver boxing coaches and the local fire brigade for helping make Oliver’s day extra special.
” READ MORE: Prestwich Pride hosts its biggest ever family-friendly event The event raised £2,407 with one of the catering vans in attendance donating all the money they took on the day back into the fund. Sam will be designing the new headstone herself for Oliver’s memorial garden in Bury Cemetery. The next fundraising day will take place at the Towler Inn pub on Walmsley Road on Sunday, August 25.
The community event raised more than £2,000 (Image: supplied) There are also donation buckets in several Bury pubs to help raise funds for a special community boxing event to celebrate what would have been Oliver�.