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| Friday, 20 September, 2002, 10:23 GMT 11:23 UK Guitarist Page opens charity HQ ![]() Jimmy Page is patron of the Brazilian children's charity Guitar legend Jimmy Page, former member of super-group Led Zeppelin, has opened a charity headquarters in Suffolk. Mr Page, 58, opened the new Bury St Edmunds offices of Action for Brazil's Children Trust (ABC Trust). The charity was founded by Jimmy Page's wife Jimena Gomez-Paratcha in 1998, and Mr Page is a patron. He has often played in South America, and said it was the plight of homeless children in Brazil that prompted him to help this charity. 'Favourable response' Rosie Marsh, ABC Trust's executive director, said the charity works on a number of projects helping young people, often suffering poverty, in Brazil. "The new building is very nice," she added. "It is right in the centre of Bury and we have had a very favourable response to it." Mr Page was recently voted the second-greatest guitarist of all time by readers of a UK music magazine, with Jimi Hendrix the first. Led Zeppelin, made up of Mr Page, Robert Plant, John Bonham and Paul Jones, disbanded in 1980 after 12 years, following the sudden death of Mr Bonham. | See also: 15 Aug 00 | Entertainment 28 Mar 00 | Entertainment 18 Aug 99 | Entertainment Internet links: The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites Top England stories now: Links to more England stories are at the foot of the page. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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