St Catherine's Hospice fundraising concert raises the roof

One of my first engagements as East Surrey's newly elected MP was an event in aid of St Catherine's Hospice - with over 300 people packing into Woldingham School's Dineen Auditorium last Friday (14th May) to hear a line-up of prize-winning rising stars perform in a fundraising concert for the Hospice.

It was an excellent evening with some really talented musicians. I started supporting St Catherine's when I was selected as a candidate and I'm delighted to have the opportunity to continue supporting such a great community service as the MP.

A variety of acts took to the stage, including Cambridge University's Gentlemen of St John's, local stars Kenley Holiday Workshop, gold-medal winning women's barbershop chorus, Surrey Harmony, and soloists from the Orpheus Centre. Exciting young professional musicians, clarinettist David Wong and sopranos Emma Walsh and Victoria Stanyon also performed a selection of popular classics that put all in the mood for summer.

In addition to all the ticket proceeds providing funds for the much-valued local hospice, the evening's prize raffle brought in an additional £1,000. As Shaun O'Leary, Chief Executive of St Catherine's Hospice, rightly pointed out, this funding is absolutely crucial to continue the vital work the Hospice is doing: "Last year, St Catherine's extended their end of life care to those living in the Tandridge area, and we need to raise £4.7million each year in voluntary income to ensure we can keep providing our vital services to all who need them."

To find out how to donate to St Catherine's, please click here.

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