Place2Be raises £100,000 at 15th annual Carol Concert

On Thursday 5 December, Place2Be celebrated our 15th anniversary Carol Concert in partnership with Cadogan.

This year, we are proud to announce we raised a phenomenal £100,000, which will help us continue providing vital mental health support for children and young people across the UK.

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What happened at this year's Carol Concert?

Hosted by award-winning musician, educator, author, broadcaster and Place2Be Ambassador YolanDa Brown, the festive evening took place at Holy Trinity Church in Sloane Square, London.

The guests entered the church to the sound of ‘Once in Royal David’s City’, led by the church choir and accompanied by the wonderful students from Goldfinch Primary School choir.

The Goldfinch Primary School choir then went on to perform beautifully for us and received the loudest applause of the night.

After that they were joined by award winning mezzo-soprano and Place2Be Champion Laura Wright for a breath-taking performance together.

Lang Lang International Music Foundation Ambassador Zara Antonia then took to the piano to perform to our audience.

Other highlights included Laura Wright’s ethereal performances, along with Yolanda Brown’s incredible saxophone rendition of a festive favourite.  

Throughout the night, attendees were also treated to captivating Christmas readings from:

• Simon Callow, actor and co-director
• Victoria Smurfit, actress, presenter and writer
• Skye McAlpine, cookery writer
• Nigel Lindsay, actor.

Attendees heard from Goldfinch Primary School Head Teacher Emilie Haston about the positive impact of Place2Be’s in-school mental health support on children and young people. Goldfinch Primary School has been a Place2Be partner school since 2006.

Watch Goldfinch Primary School preparing for their Carol Concert performance.

A big thank you

The event would not have been possible without the hard work and dedication of our Carol Concert Committee, led by chair Penny Sainsbury. We are thrilled to have such a committed group working with us to make such a special evening possible. We were also grateful to have Place2Be Carol Concert Founders Karen & Andrew Howes in attendance to celebrate.

We’d also like to extend a massive thank you to:

• Our incredibly generous sponsors Cadogan, Marshall Wace, The Knightsbridge Estate, Knightsbridge Circle, Verve Concepts, Nicolaisen Invest UK, Berkeley Estate Asset Management, Peridot PR, Ilumeo, Tanya Baxter Contemporar Galliard Homes, Country & Town House, and all our advertisers
• The White Company, Rare Beauty and all those who donated products to our Tree of Wishes
• MSMR Architects, PoB Hotels, The Mayfair Townhouse and Ottolenghi for donating prizes to our luxury Prize Draw
• Wick & Tallow for creating a wonderful Carol Concert candle and Top Cuvée and Waitrose for this year’s mulled wine.

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