Actress Vicky McClure is set to reunite with director Shane Meadows in her hometown for a charity music festival. The Wollaton actress, who is well-known for her role in Line of Duty, will be part of the Beat the Streets festival later this month.
The January 29 event will see artists take over music venues in Nottingham in an effort to raise vital funds for the charity Framework. All ticket sales from the festival will go to the charity to support homeless people in the city.
Vicky and Shane will take to the Rescue Rooms stage on the Sunday afternoon. The pair will host a conversation.
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Vicky first came to public attention for her work in the films of Shane Meadows. She starred as Ladine, Romeo's sister, in A Room for Romeo Brass.
She also appeared in the coming-of-age film This Is England and continued to play Lol in the critically-acclaimed TV series of the same name. Both have gone on to hugely successful careers in film and television but remain rooted to Nottingham.
Last year, Vicky brought her BBC1 Our Dementia Choir to sing at Splendour, the first time they had ever performed at a festival. Beat the Streets is organised by Nottingham-based company DHP Family.
Its managing director George Akins said: "I'm delighted Vicky and Shane are joining us at Beat the Streets. Both are known for how much they put back into the city - whether it's creating opportunities for young actors or with Vicky's Dementia Choir - so they are the perfect pair to join us at the fifth outing of our charity festival."
Since launching in 2018, Beat the Streets has donated £320,000 to Framework. The festival's fundraising has enabled Framework to carry out vital work, including taking on mental health workers to support rough sleepers with complex needs, enabling its emergency winter shelter to stay open all year round, taking vulnerable rough sleepers off the streets, and helping to open Mechanics House, which provides accommodation and resettlement support.
Legendary Nottingham folk-punk band Ferocious Dog is headlining Beat the Streets this year. The band members are long-time supporters of the festival, having performed at the inaugural event in 2018.
They are known for their support of homeless charities, regularly encouraging fans to bring food bank donations to their shows up and down the country. As well as donating all the ticket income and bar spend, more funds are raised through the sale of specially-created merchandise and a tombola, as well as encouraging donations to a food bank on the day.
Beat the Streets received the national Community Impact title in the UK Festival Awards. These awards recognise festivals which work to actively raise funds or provide opportunities for their communities.
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