How on the day David Bowie died he apparently paid £10,116 towards Binley Woods village hall's car park
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Key Points:
- Norman Miller, a former committee member of Binley Woods Village Hall, remembered David Bowie for a generous donation made in his name rather than his music career.
- After unsuccessfully inviting Bowie to perform at the village hall in 2014, Miller received a surprise donation of £10,116 from Bowie's son, Duncan Jones, on the day Bowie died in January 2016.
- The donation, matching the date of Bowie's death, was intended to fund the village hall car park, which had been struggling to raise money.
- The contribution covered the deposit for the car park's construction, completing the funding needed for the project and earning it the nickname "the car park David Bowie paid for."
- The gesture was
