Plant was invited to perform in aid of the Charlie and Kathleen Dunnery Children's Fund (CKDCF) by his friend Francis Dunnery. "Francis toured with Robert in the early 90s and then met him last month and asked him if he would come to Egremont," says Mark Andrews, the local face of CKDCF. "When I was arranging the publicity, I found myself typing 'Robert Plant at Egremont Market Hall' and it sounded surreal!"