Fisherman’s Friends have announced a special charity show in Cornwall to follow on from a sold-out two-night run in Truro. The matinee performance at the Hall for Cornwall will be on Saturday, October 5.

At the group's “home” theatre, it will raise funds for good causes that mean a lot to the group’s members. “Our homecoming shows are always really special so we’re glad to be able to give a little bit back to the land we love,” said founding member and bass man Jon Cleave.

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“This is where we’re from, so if we can make ourselves useful in the name of some incredible work being done by local people for charities that are all close to our hearts, then it’s all hands on deck.”

Tickets for the charity show are available online now from Gigsandtours.com. Visit https://gigst.rs/FishF. All proceeds will be distributed between five charities with strong local connections.

The Cove Macmillan Centre at Royal Cornwall Hospital provides information and support to families affected by cancer. Brandon Trust supports children, young people, and adults with learning disabilities and autism across the South West and beyond.

Shelterbox is a Cornwall-based globally active organisation that provides emergency shelter to people who have lost their homes to disaster and conflict, enabling them to rebuild their lives. 4Louis works across the country to support anyone affected by miscarriage, stillbirth or the death of a baby or child, and has made a big difference to Cornish individuals and families.

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Children’s Hospice South West’s Little Harbour cares for children and young people with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions. Fisherman’s Friends presented Little Harbour with a cheque for more than £22,000 last autumn, raised at their first-ever charity concert at the Hall for Cornwall. This amazing result prompted them to do it all over again.

Raising money for charity has always been in the blood of the group. Since the 1990s they have raised many thousands of pounds for a wide variety of local charities through collections at the informal free gigs they played in their home village of Port Isaac each summer.

The continuing success of The Fisherman’s Friends, coupled with the impact of Covid-19, forced the chaps to call a halt to their regular shows on The Platt, putting paid to a long tradition of boosting the coffers of charities since the 1990s. The band’s Truro dates are part of their Rock the Boat UK tour which culminates with their first headline sell-out show at the Royal Albert Hall on October 8.

The Fisherman's Friends are lobster fisherman Jeremy Brown, author and shopkeeper Jon Cleave, smallholder and engineer John ‘Lefty’ Lethbridge, builder John McDonnell (a Yorkshireman who visited Port Isaac more than 30 years ago and never left), Padstow fisherman Jason Nicholas, filmmaker Toby Lobb and potter Billy Hawkins. They are also joined by musicians Marcus Bonfanti and Simon Johnson, plus new vocalist Simon Biddick.

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