How do we raise money?

• Our concerts are always free to listen to, but we kindly ask for a donations
• The choir is self funded so all the money goes directly to our chosen charity for the year
• For 2026 we wanted to continue funding for Guide Dogs for the Blind Association so that we could fully sponsor a dog's training
• Guide Dogs for the Blind train dogs from puppies to aid those with visual impairments.
• Learn more about Guide Dogs for the Blind Association

Previous charities

• 2024-2025: Guide Dogs for the Blind

We choose to expand our donation timescale for Guide Dogs for the Blind for a few reasons. In part we wanted to fully fund the process of training and bringing up a guide dog, and we will eventually get to name that dog. We also wanted to do this in memory of a beloved founder of our choir; Brian Bussell, who passed recently but will be forever remembered in our choir. We managed to raise £3000!

• 2023: We are BS15
• 2022: The Hive Avon
• 2020/2021: Bristol Blood Bikes/Freewheelers - £3500 raised over the two very complicated years dominated by a worldwide pandemic
• 2019: The Jessie May Trust - £5500 raised from concerts plus over £3000 raised by members' fundraising attempts
• 2018: Freedom4Girls - £3000 raised
• 2017: RNLI: Royal National Lifeboat Institution (Portsmouth branch)
  
• 2016: Canine Partners - £4000 raised