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A record for Winchester Community Choir!

Winchester Community Choir raised over £2,000 for local charities during the 2009 Christmas period - more than has been raised by the choir in previous festive seasons.  Pictured here are Jo James (on the left) from Winchester Churches Nightshelter and Sarah Mills (right) from the children’s charity KIDS, receiving their cheques for £620 each from Wenda Moroney, Chair of the Choir.

In addition, the choir raised £500 for the Mayor’s charities by singing at the Winchester Christmas market and running a choir workshop. Winchester Community Choir members also decided to donate a month’s choir fees to help the earthquake victims in Haiti. As well as raising money at their own Christmas concert, Winchester Community Choir sang in Romsey Abbey at a concert in aid of Wessex Cancer Trust and at the Naomi House “Light up a Life” carol service in December.

The choir’s next major fund raising concert, The Way through the Woods, will be on June 22nd at the United Church in Winchester.