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Silent vigil in memory of Ben
Monday 23rd November 2009, 6:01PM GMT.
Friends of Ben Somers at the vigil
There were also collections for accident and emergency at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, where Ben was treated, and for a fund to buy a headstone for the youngster’s grave.
Steph Skinner, of Harlescott who organised the event with boyfriend Mike Evans, his brother Daniel, friend Darren Ford and her mum and stepdad Maxine and Pete Humphries, said: “Ben was a really good friend of our family.”
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