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Debenhams Gala Evening
Join us on 1st November for a fabulous ladies evening of pampering, fashion shows and makeovers all on your doorstep!
Debenhams Bristol are proudly supporting the Cots for Tots Appeal with a fabulous Gala Evening of shopping, fashion shows, make-overs, wine and mince pies, a gift wrapping service, goody bags on departure, and an amazing cosmetics and fragrance raffle.
The event takes place on Tuesday 1st November from 6.30pm-9.30pm and tickets are available from today – Book now to get your ticket as this event is always a sell out!
Tickets cost just £3 and are on sale from the Fragrance department and the YSL and Clarins counters at Debenhams central Bristol store in Broadmead or by calling the ticket hotline on 07754436641.
Bristol Metropolitan Orchestra
Enjoy a fantastic evening of music at the Colston Hall and support Special Care Babies!
The Bristol Metropolitan Orchestra and a 250 strong Male Voice Super Choir are coming together for a very special performance at the Colston Hall on Saturday 19th November at 7.30pm in aid of the Cots for Tots Appeal.
Included in their fantastic repertoire are Vaughan Williams’s beautiful ‘The Lark Ascending’ with Emil Huckle-Kleve on Violin, Ireland’s Epic March, Sibelius’s Finlandia, Saint Saens’ Danse Macabre and popular songs such as Rhythm of Life, and American Trilogy.
The 250 male voices joining Bristol Metropolitan Orchestra for the evening are from five of the principal male voice choirs in the South West, namely Bristol, Avon and Somerset Constabulary, Cheddar, Basingstoke and Churchdown.
This event is being conducted by Bristol-based composer William Goodchild and choral director Steve Daykin and will be presented by the BBC’s John Telfer, better known as Alan Franks in The Archers.
Tickets are selling fast so book now by calling 0117 922 3686
or visit www.colstonhall.org/whatson/Event2664
Visit www.bristolmetropolitanorchestra.com for more information on this wonderful concert.
John’s Birthday Skydive
Once again, our skydiving pensioner John Wilkins has taken to the skies to raise money for children from all over the South-West and South Wales, this time with 79 other jumpers joining him to celebrate his 80th birthday!
We are so grateful to all 80 of you who jumped over the two days, it was an amazing achievement and it looks like we’ve raised a record beating amount of money for the Cots for Tots Appeal and Grand Appeal! Thanks also to all the guys at Skydive London who made sure it was a fantastic day for all! Check out John’s fantastic video here
If you’d like to join John & the Cots for Tots team for our next mass skydive on September 10th email leo@grandappeal.org.uk or give us a call on 0800 919 649
Olivia’s Story
Little Olivia is now home with her mum and dad, but she spent the first month of her life on the Special Care Baby Unit at St Michael’s. Whilst there her dad wrote this excellent heartfelt blog which really shows what a special and important place St Michael’s is! Click here to read Olivia’s story
2011 Bristol Folk Festival
We are very happy to announce that the wonderful people at the 2011 Bristol Folk Festival have elected Cots for Tots as their chosen charity! The festival itself will be at Colston Hall from April 29th-May 1st but months before the actual event they have already raised a fantastic £1000!
The festival has raised the money through sales of a specially commissioned charity single ‘Lullaby’ and from collections at curtain-raising gigs being staged during the countdown to the three-day MayDay event including a Christmas ceilidh and shows by bands Mabon and Kerfuffle.
‘Lullaby’, out on the Jelli Records label, was launched at Colston Hall in November. Written by Bristol musicians Bashema and Trish Brown, it was recorded at St. George’s Hall with backing from the Bristol Ensemble String Quartet. It is available for a £3 donation to the Cots for Tots from Colston Hall and St George’s box offices or by sending £3 plus postage to: Bristol Folk Festival, 32 Welsford Avenue, Stapleton, Bristol, BS16 1BW. It will also be available throughout the festival weekend.
The festival will also be offering those buying their ticket online the opportunity to make a voluntary donation to the Cots for Tots Appeal! For the line up and to buy tickets please visit www.bristolfolkfestival.com/.
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