THE founders of a charity set up in memory of Manchester Arena attack victim Olivia Campbell-Hardy say they want to spread their message far and wide.

Steve and Sharon Goodman attended the Town of Culture launch on Tuesday to learn more about the list of activities planned and to spread the word about the work they do.

Olivia, 15, who was one of 22 people killed in the attack at Manchester Arena after an Ariana Grande concert in 2017.

Following her death Liv's Trust was set up to help under 25s in Greater Manchester to get help and receive education in music and dance.

Speaking at the event, Sharon, Olivia's paternal grandmother, said: “Olivia was a singer and dancer and she wanted to teach, that’s what she wanted to do - be a singing and dancing teacher. We have a music room for her in Radcliffe Girls and Boys club. We want to utilise that room with it being the Town of Culture because we have noticed that places like Radcliffe Market shows films and things like that, but if you’re a child with autism, it is too loud, the place is too big, so what we want to do is utilise the room.

“What we want to do is get the news out there, get the room out there and show that it is available for groups.

“We came here to promote it and to find out all about it."

Sharon, who chairs the Trust and Steve, who founded it, also made time to visit the plaque in the theatre that commemorates Olivia.

The wooden memorial is just outside the theatre and honours the teenager, who loved entertainment so much.

Sharon continued: “85 per cent of our income is spent on the Bury borough. We have one young lady who has just gone to college in Leeds and she’s from Radcliffe.

"We’ve helped a girl who went to Tottington with Olivia to go to Nottingham and we have one young girl from Whitefield who has gone to Liverpool.

“These are all local people in the borough that we have helped to further the education.

“We are not looking for funding for the room, people use it and we wouldn’t mind donations to help with the upkeep, but we mainly are looking for it to be used in memory of Olivia.”

The Trust is seeking to help people in as many areas as possible––from providing a musical instrument to a pair of dance shoes.

More information can be found on their website at livstrust.org.uk or by visiting their Facebook or Twitter pages.