Players from That Britpop Band say they're going to make sure Emelia Mackay "gets the biggest cheer ever heard on Weymouth seafront" when she goes to watch them. Emelia has just had a bone marrow transplant and will be a VIP at the band's show. That Britpop Band - guitarist and singer Matt Taylor (Image: That Britpop Band) Formed back in 2020 during the first lockdown, That Britpop Band burst onto the Dorset music scene as a tribute act solely dedicated to ‘the last major British movement in music’ – 90s Britpop.
Following a performance at the Boat Café on Weymouth seafront last year, they gained a fan in Emelia Mackay who was on holiday with her family - dad James, mum Steph and older sister Ellie. Emelia Mackay (Image: Jamie Mackay) The family, from Redditch in Worcestershire, visit Weymouth almost every year for a holiday but they were worried they may not be able to make it this summer. Emelia was diagnosed with Aplastic Anaemia at the beginning of last year, which means her bone marrow does not make enough blood cells, leaving her at risk of infections.
She underwent weekly blood and platelet transfusions following her diagnosis. Emelia Mackay (Image: Jamie Mackay) Thankfully, Emelia was matched with a bone marrow donor last autumn, and following the transplant she is doing ‘really well.’ The transplant has meant that she no longer needs the weekly transfusions.
The youngster is now doing really well according to her dad, who explained that she has reached a .