Events

SIMON NATELSON-CARTER - at the Market Inn on Sunday 9th May at 12.30 with the Mayor of Salisbury Cllr Bobbie Chettleburgh for the unveiling of a portrait. Raffle tickets on sale with proceeds to Salisbury Hospice and Childrens Chance. Enquiries 01722 421925

AN EVENING WITH ONE OF THE QUEEN'S BODYGUARDS - organised by Linda Baker. 01722 323651. 8th April 2010.

BURNS NIGHT - Salisbury Guildhall, 29th January 2010 in aid of Help for Heroes and the Mayor's Appeal for Childrens Chance. Well done to Brian and Anne Sharpe and the organising committee.

SALISBURY SCHOOLS CAROL CONCERT - was held in the City Hall on Tuesday 15th December with a retiring collection in aid of Childrens Chance. £500 was raised - thank you!

CONGRATULATIONS to a new vocal ensemble Cantemus, who held a concert in the United Reformed Church on 13th December 2009 for the Mayor's Appeal, raising more than £160. Thank you and well done!

CONGRATULATIONS TO ST THOMAS'S CHURCH for the excellent AUCTION OF PROMISES on 16th October 2009 which raised over £3000! (Pictured: Lynn Kinsey, Mike Winterman and John Foster. Picture courtesy of Linda Salter)

COMPETITION FOR SCHOOLS AND YOUTH ORGANISATIONS. Contact Linda Baker for information  01722 323651. Closing date was 10th April 2010. This event was sponsored by Fawcetts Chartered Accountants. Winners to be announced. Congratulations also to the Baker family for the 'Bring-and-Buy' held during the October half term which raised £200 - well done 8 year old Jonathan! And to Linda for the quiz in Harnham on 31st October - net proceeds over £270. Congratulations finally to Robert Baker for the sponsored park walk - £200 raised!

Finally, thank you to all those who collected during the Charter Fair before half term including Councillors and the Mayor's Appeal Committee. (Net proceeds just over £230).

Picture shows Jonathan and the game at the Bring-and-Buy - 'Guess the name of the wizard'.

Coffee morning

Thanks to the Mayor's Appeal Committee for the coffee morning which raised £167 in July 2009, supported generously by St Thomas's church.

Mayor Making Concert

Congratulations to all the young performers who sang, played and danced for the celebration in the Guildhall on June 27th. Cllr Bobbie Chettleburgh, her Appeal Committee and Childrens Chance thank them all for a marvellous evening.

Concert Review....EIGHT talented young people strutted their stuff for the new mayor of Salisbury’s appeal only hours after the mayor donned her chain of office.

Three of the performers at the concert have benefited from Childrens Chance and were proud to demonstrate their skills, whether it was singing, dancing or playing.

In a carefully balanced programme, an audience of invited guests listened to singers Lucy Storm and Jamie Eldridge from E Minor Pop Academy, they watched entranced as 11-year-old Gideon Read did his street dance routine, and were captivated by young classical singer Charlotte Fleming as she sang Mozart in German, accompanied by her tutor, Lynton Atkinson.

Teenage violinists Christabel Pidduck and Charlotte Hart played short pieces by Bach, Mozart, Locatelli and Nelson, while Holly Angel and her saxophone added yet more variety to the programme.

Runa May Osman, who attended Stagecoach classes for seven years thanks to Children’s Chance, recited a poem before singing “Somewhere over the Rainbow”.

Master of ceremonies for the evening was Nigel Gibbons who created a happy atmosphere and put all the young performers at their ease.

Review by Caroline Rippier

Photograph by Christine Vale

243 Signal Squadron - 3 Peaks Challenge

Well done to everybody who took part in the 3 Peaks challenge at the beginning of June. Pictured are the team at the top of Ben Nevis - congratulations and thank you to everybody who sponsored them in aid of Childrens Chance.

Waitrose Community Matters

We were absolutely thrilled to be nominated for the green token Community Matters scheme for the month of March! Very many thanks to Waitrose for running the scheme and selecting this charity, and for the donation of £299. And very many thanks too to the shoppers who chose to put their tokens in the Childrens Chance slot! To have so many members of the public see the name 'Childrens Chance' is one of the biggest wishes of any small charity. Thank you!

SWGGS Charity Fair

Year 8 girls from South Wilts Girls Grammar School chose Childrens Chance for this year's charity fair. The girls had a chocolate fountain, home made cakes and a lucky lollipop dip to raise money. Well done and thank you girls!