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Edel Kenealy

Nightclub pals tribute to music lover 'Skinny' who was never without his earphones

Friends of an East Kilbride man who took his own life paid a fitting tribute to the young music lover.

They held a DJ night at a Paisley nightclub in honour of Ross McPherson, who passed away earlier this year.

Better know to his pals on the music scene as 'Skinny' the 22-year-old was rarely seen without this earphones, and was a regular at Club 69's techno music nights, the Paisley Daily Express reports.

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The club teamed up with music promoter Maximum Kontrol to welcome some of his best friends back to the club for a night of music, raising £1,500 for the mental health charity Adored in his memory.

On the bill were DJs A-05, Daz, Fiisher, B2B, Sikoti and Kinnone.

Kieran Aidie for PR firm No Mean City, who promoted the event, said: "Ross had been to the club many times and was best pals with some of the resident DJs and the Maximum Control guys. Ross loved music, you would never see him without his headphones in.

"He loved to go to raves with friends but never failed to collect new friends when he was there. His friends felt it is only right to celebrate the memory of Ross in a way which would make him happy and at the same time raise awareness for young people's mental health.

"We wanted to shake-a-leg in a combined effort to remember Ross and raise awareness and money to help other people facing similar mental health problems. The event was an excellent night for a good cause and an atmosphere you would struggle to find anywhere else in Scotland."

All proceeds from the tickets for the event are being donated to the Adored charity in East Kilbride, that funds mental health support for young people in the Lanarkshire area.

Club 69 has been focused on raising awareness of mental health charities and support groups amongst its young clientele for some time.

The New Sneddon Street venue opened its doors to Renfrewshire group Kickin' On - a mental health peer support group set up by David McKenna after he, too, lost a close friend to suicide. The group has since gone on to create its own bespoke mental health and addiction support hub offering music, art and cookery courses.

It is another charity Club 69 continues to promote locally and can be contacted via the Kickin' On Facebook page.

Mental health support is available around the clock from the Samaritans on 116 123 or by emailing jo@samaritans.org.

You can also call Breathing Space on 0800 83 85 87 (6pm to 2am daily and 24 hours at weekends), Childline on 0800 1111 and HopeLine UK on 0800 24 20 24 (a free service for children and young people under the age of 35 who are experiencing thoughts of suicide and for anyone concerned that a young person could be thinking about suicide).

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