Fundraising's up and running for a statue of Bobby Ball in Lytham

• Report by Caroline Whitmore, Entertainment Correspondent

Anyone who ever had a laugh with the wonderful Bobby Ball will never forget him. 

And just a few  just days ago he would have celebrated his 77th birthday.

Now fundraising has started for a statue of Bobby to stand in Lytham, the town he called home.

And that fundraising has just had a big boost as our entertainment correspondent Caroline Whitmore's been finding out. 

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