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Music is our future!

The Roy De Wired Scholarship Fund will aim to help young and talented musicians find their way into music and the industry.

It is in honour of city musician Roy De Wired, who died on January 21 aged 52.

His widow, Sarah 42, said the charity has been set up to create a lasting legacy which reflected her husband's love of music.

Sarah said: "I feel that Roy was such a big name within Nottingham that it'd be a real shame not to keep his name going.

"There are a lot of children out there that want to learn music or go on to study it and take it up as a career. There may also be youngsters who desperately want to learn an instrument but their parents can't afford one. The scholarship fund could help.

"It's all about encouraging music. That's what I think Roy would have wanted."

Roy began learning music as a child and was bought his first guitar by his father at the age of 12.

Mr Stewart performed at venues across the city over the last 30 years.

He was a regular performer at a number of pubs and bars in Nottingham, including the Southbank and the Approach.