A MUSICAL and pub crawl has netted more than £2,400 for the family of a tragic Tenbury Dad who died in an accident at work just days before Christmas leaving a baby daughter and a widow.

Steve ‘Nudge Webb’ from Eastham died in December last year following the accident.

Friends decided that they wanted to do something to help his daughter Louisa and widow Nicky and so the idea of a musical pub crawl was conceived by postman Phil Wormington and other DJs from the town.

It involved pubs in Tenbury including The Pembrook, Kings Head, Market Tavern, Royal Oak, Crow, Vaults and The Bridge to play and listen to the music that was so much part of the life of Steve Webb.

Now the money has been collected and Phil Wormington has revealed that more than £2,400 has been raised.

“It is a fantastic achievement and people are asking me when we can do it again,” said Phil.

Meanwhile Nicky Webb who attended the event has said thank you to all who took part and described is as a tremendous effort. Even, baby Louisa who is now just over a year old, put in an appearance during the evening.

Steve ‘Nudge’ Webb, died when he fell through a roof, 16 days before what would have been his first Christmas with his baby daughter.

Steve, aged 43, was from a well-known Tenbury family and for six years ran Swan cabs in the town.

His greatest ambition was to be a Dad and his dream came true with the birth of baby Louisa in May 2015 but a tragic accident at work meant their time together was all too short.

A group of four of Steve’s best friends decided to organise the tribute night of music.

Phil Wormington, aged 61, John Potter, 56 and Shaun O’Toole, 38, played music in memory of Steve.

They were joined by another DJ, Jason King, who is now working for a commercial radio station in the south of England but returned to Tenbury to support the charity evening.

Phil Wormington described Steve as one of the ‘nicest men you could ever meet’ and said that the nickname ‘Nudge’ came from his skills on pinball and other gaming machines.

“We first met all those years ago when the Webb family used to own the old ‘Swan’ and cellar bar in Tenbury,” said Phil Wormington who used to DJ at the venue.

Tickets for the evening were £10 and were sold from Mary Stone Properties in Market Street. There was also a collection for the good cause.

Nicky Webb has raised more than £1,500 for the Midlands Air Ambulance that tried to save her husband.

She hopes that people will go on to the Air Ambulance website and visit the Steve Webb page that she has created and make a donation.

Nicky said that, although they were unable to save Steve, the Air Ambulance does a wonderful job especially in rural areas.