9 December 2015

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The sum of just under £900.00 was raised at the Chequer Mead Theatre when the ConChord Big Band held a charity concert in aid of East Grinstead’s Age UK.

Trustee for the charity Jhn Belsey, accepting the cheque, expressed his gratitude to the band and said that “apart from giving great entertainment, ConChord is helping a most worthy local independent charity responsible for raising its own funds to enable it to support local older people. People often think we are funded by Age UK in London, which we are not!”

Over the years The ConChord Big Band has raised over £40,000 for local (and national) charities,such as St Catherine’s Hospice, Queen Victoria Hospital, British Heart Foundation,The Princes Trust, Help for Heroes and the Royal British Legion.