School choirs raise £1k!

School children from eight local primary schools have raised over £1000 for Henshaws.

Throughout last week, school choirs came down to Newcastle’s Monument Mall to entertain shoppers and raise cash for the charity.

Delighted passers-by enjoyed entertainment from traditional Christmas carols and readings to performances of new Christmas songs and tales! 

Henshaws’ Regional Fundraiser Margaret Musgrave said, “Given how tough it is for everyone at the moment, we thought we wouldn’t raise as much as we did last year.  But with eight fantastic school choirs, our volunteers and some very generous shoppers we raised a phenomenal amount of money.  I’d like to say a big thank you to them all.” 

Across the week, our dedicated volunteers collected £1,040.65 from the generous shoppers of Newcastle while the children sang.  The volunteers included Cath Scurfield, 90, and Geoff McIntosh who helped out every day in his Santa hat and beard! 

The schools that performed across the week were: Thomas Walling, Ravenswood, St. George's RC, St. Paul's CE, Wingrove, English Martyrs RC, Beech Hill and Byker Primary School.