Bereaved Families Remember Loved Ones at Child Bereavement Charity’s Marlow Carol Concert

The beautiful All Saints Church in Marlow looked magical in the first falling of snow as local families arrived for the Child Bereavement Charity's annual Christmas Carol Concert on Saturday 19th December, kindly sponsored by the Clare Foundation. The spellbinding musical programme was devised by James Wild, Director of Music at Caldicott, for the fifth year running.

British cinema, television and stage actors Christopher Cazenove, and Daniel Casey, who is a patron of the charity, both presented readings at the candlelit carol concert, a very special evening that gave the charity’s local supporters a chance to come together at Christmas time to remember someone special.

We were extremely fortunate to be joined by local gospel choir, The Voice of Hope Singers, as well as the Fonseca Ensemble and the wonderful Caldicott Chapel Choir who formed a candlelit procession at the beginning of the concert.

Ann Chalmers, Chief Executive of the Child Bereavement Charity said "The carol concert was a wonderful occasion, and we are very grateful to those who organised, participated in and supported this very special event in the Child Bereavement Charity’s calendar. We are particularly grateful to the Clare Foundation for their generous sponsorship".  Nick Halpern, a bereaved father, read movingly in memory of his son Noah, and Amber Lynch read the lyrics to “Laugh, I nearly Died” by the Rolling Stones in memory of her father Michael.

Guests enjoyed a steaming cup of mulled wine and warm mince pies after the concert and were given a chance to donate much needed funds to the charity and tie a message written on a tag on the wish tree in memory of a loved one. The concert was successful not only in raising awareness of the vital work the charity does, offering support to grieving families when a baby or child dies or when a child is bereaved, but also in raising almost £2,000 to help further this work.