Charity concert returns for its fourth performance

My name is Anna-Clare Monk and I am hosting a charity concert which returns for its fourth year to Bramhall in aid of St Ann’s Hospice.

- WRITTEN BY ANNA-CLARE MONK, ST ANN’S HOSPICE SUPPORTER

The concert will be held in St Michael and All Angels Church in Bramhall on Wednesday, June 25 at 7.30pm.

I initially started fundraising for St Ann’s Hospice over 12 years ago. My dad, Alistair, was cared for at the hospice over a period of three months the year prior, and I saw these concerts as a way of giving something back to the hospice.

We held our first concert at Bramhall High School. It was a big event, we did a Last Night at the Proms Celebration and had three local primary school choirs involved and the Bramhall High School choir. We raised about £6,500 that night.

I was performing more back then but over the years my teaching has taken over. As my student numbers increased, I thought it would be nice to give these talented singers an opportunity to perform.