A MUSIC night held in memory of Trixie Hart has helped to raise nearly £2,000 for a charity working to prevent young suicides.

Local performers requested by Trixie’s family played at the event at Callington Town Hall on October 24, with the community rallying round to give their services for free.

Everything from professional sound, poster design and raffle prizes were donated, with a total of £1,874.38 raised for PAPYRUS, including nearly £800 on the night itself.

Patsy Herring, whose whole family were involved in organising the event, thanked everyone who helped make it such a success.

‘It was actually a great night of music by artists that knew Trixie,’ she said. ‘Trixie’s mother was amazing and spoke very well of the love for Trixie.

‘Our son Adam Herring ran the Tamar Valley Rock School that Trixie sang in and played for her when she attended his open mic nights.

'Adam’s wife Teresa did an tremendous job of putting videos up during the evening, with still photos pasted in between.

‘It was a truly magical evening, full of love and emotion. We had (BBC Spotlight presenter) Neil Gallagher as compère. It went really well.’

She added: ‘Trixie was an absolutely amazingly talented girl. She had one of the most beautiful voices, was also becoming a piano player and had all the ingredients for a promising future.

‘Trixie was part of the Tamar Valley Rock School for a while and attended many open mic nights. She was also involved with many drama groups – anything Trixie appeared in she was above excellence in all performances.’

Trixie’s mother and grandmother wanted to raise funds for the Papyrus Trust because it is working to prevent suicide in young people under 35.

A shocking 200 schoolchildren kill themselves every year. The charity was founded more than 20 years ago by a group of bereaved parents in the north west.

The charity’s helpline received 66,000 calls, texts or emails in 2017 from young people in distress or those worried about a young person.