MP Denis MacShane at memorial ceremony for Danny
ROTHERHAM MP Denis MacShane will today join family and friends of the late Danny Willoughby at the town's specialist BreathingSpace centre to unveil a bench in his memory.
The bench has been paid for by donations made by Danny’s friends and family to show their appreciation for the care he received at Rotherham's world class specialist respiratory centre.
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Hide AdDanny suffered with respiratory disease and received specialist treatment by the staff at BreathingSpace, which offers a range of treatments for Rotherham patients with respiratory conditions such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, emphysema, chronic asthma and bronchitis.
They also provide in-patients services for people during the acute phase of their respiratory condition.
Danny was well known in the Rotherham community and was a key figure in the development of the Rotherham Sunday League, a Trustee of Age Concern, and active in a range of local community groups including the Rotherham South Area Assembly.
He was also an active member of the Labour Party.
Trail blazing BreathingSpace is part of NHS Rotherham Community Health Services and is based within its own purpose-built building on Badsley Moor Lane.
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Hide AdIt opened in 2007 and is a national pilot project that was developed through a partnership between the Coalfields Regeneration Trust and NHS Rotherham, with the support of Rotherham Borough Council.