DERBY HOSPITALS CHOIR 28th CHRISTMAS CONCERT SINGING TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE DERBY BRANCH OF PARKINSON’S UK

Please accept our many thanks to our patrons and friends for making the 2010 fund raising activity our best ever achievement so far.  In this respect, the Christmas Concert was a great success with 1158 tickets sold.

The Assembly Room capacity is 1236, so we almost had a full house.  Nevertheless, this was the largest number seats we have ever sold for any of our annual concerts.

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Also, we are most grateful to all the choir members and friends that where involved with the many aspects of running the prize draw.  The actual ticket sales reached an all time high with more than 3000 tickets sold.  In addition, there is a special thank you to the Derby Branch Of Parkinsons for all their hard work in acquiring all the prizes and then running the prize draw stand on the night of the concert.  The Choir and the Derby Branch of Parkinsons would particularly like to thank all those persons and companies that kindly donated the many prizes.

Our advertisers have also helped us to increase the funds raised for this year’s charity.  In this respect we are very much obliged to:

Barclays Bank

Flint Bishop Solicitors

Wilsons Pharmacies

Accrofab Engineering

Blythe Squires Wilson Chartered Accountants

Prime Care At Home

Scargill Mann & Co

Keith Stringer Electricals

Findern Garden Centre

Brookfields Nursing Homes

East Midlands Business Services

Clark & Partners Mobility Centres

Strutt’s of Allestree

People Transfer Service

Denby Pottery Visitor Centre

East Midlands Airport

B&M Smith Photographers

DERBY HOSPITALS CHOIR 28th CHRISTMAS CONCERT SINGING TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE DERBY BRANCH OF PARKINSON’S UK.

Special Guests included:

Sheila North Chairman of the Derby Branch of Parkinson’s UK

Jessica Storer for East Midlands Parkinson’s UK

Mr & Mrs John Rivers – Chairman, Derby Hospitals Foundation Trust (DHFT)

Julie Acred – Chief Executive, Derby Hospitals Foundation Trust (DHFT)

Diane Prescott – Director, Derby Hospitals Foundation Trust (DHFT)

Dr Kieran Breen, Director of Research and Development, Parkinson’s UK

Mr & Mrs Andrew Hilton (son of the late Lady Winifred)

Mr Barry North (husband of Sheila North)

Mayor and Mayoress of Derby

The Mayor is particularly pleased to be associated with the Derby Hospitals Choir fund raising activities.  Traditionally, each year the Derby Mayor supports a number of health related charities.  By coincidence the St John Ambulance will be one of the Mayor’s beneficiaries, an organisation the choir has supported in the past.