Gig to help NHS staff who saved Sam's eye
By • 11 Jul 2021 NHS PRAISE: Musician Sam Nixon has organised charity gig to show his appreciation to eye surgeons A DALE musician has organised charity gig to raise funds for the eye hospital that treated him as a teen. Sam Nixon, from Romaldkirk, was just 14 when specialists at the Sunderland Eye Infirmary helped save his eye after his retina detached following trauma to the head. To show his gratitude, the 20-year-old has organised a fundraising gig next month at the village’s Reading Rooms with proceeds going to the hospital. Mr Nixon said: “With everything with Covid-19 the ...