BEXLEY: Friends paint the town red in memory of pal (From News Shopper)

BEXLEY: Friends paint the town red in memory of pal

2:20pm Sunday 14th March 2010 in

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VISITORS to a Bexley pub saw red when they turned up for a drink.

Everyone in the Blue Anchor pub in Bridgen Road, Bexley, was wearing something red as they took part in a fundraiser in memory of a friend who died from a rare heart condition.

Sarah Bennett, 22, from Barnehurst, died after a sudden heart attack in December.

After her death it was discovered she had suffered from the rare Bland White Garland Syndrome.

Her friends organised last week’s event in aid of the British Heart Foundation, to fund research into heart disease.

The pub was packed with friends and family, all dressed in red, and the effort raised more than £1,100 In addition one of Sarah’s best friends Vicky Rowland raised another £900 from a Wear Red at Work day.

Another fundraiser is planned in May.