Stonehouse neighbours raise thousands for Les Hoey MBE DreamMaker Foundation

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Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.A group of Stonehouse neighbours raised over £2500 for a Lanarkshire children’s charity by hosting a socially-distanced street bingo game.Residents of Glen View housing estate organised two events and collected in £957 and then £1571 for the Les Hoey MBE DreamMaker Foundation.The charity, based in Wishaw, was set up to make the lives of children with life threatening illness a little easier and happier as they are going through their treatment.Monies raised goes towards fun outings for the children and their families as well as toward purchasing gifts, tickets to gigs, respite breaks and the much-anticipated annual Christmas party among other things.The.