Why I'm dressing up as Dolly Parton and singing outside a Lancashire supermarket

A 72-year-old retired army veteran is undertaking a 12-hour music marathon for charity.

Pip Flegel, from Garstang, is to dress up as country start Dolly Parton and sing songs to a karaoke machine over four hours for three successive days to help boost the coffers of the Croston House Cancer Care Centre in Garstang and the Women’s Royal Army Corps Association.

The singing challenge will be on on July 16, 17 and 18 from 10am to 2pm each day outside Booths at Garstang and Pip hopes to be joined by fellow Women’s Royal Army Corps veterans, members of Dolphinholme Bowling Club, of which she is treasurer, The Dolly Mixtures local ukelele group and Garstang mayor Sandra Perkins.

Pip, who is now registered disabled, being partially sighted and with Multiple Sclerosis, has previously have taken on a series of challenges on behalf of the Women’s Royal Army Corps Association and various cancer charities.

They included spending five days in Lancaster Prison as 1834 debtor Molly Pauper with the blessing and sponsoring from The Duchy of Lancaster.

“Anyone who want to come and join me outside Booths is more than welcome” she said.