Your donations helped bring more than 70 performances to patients and staff in our hospitals in December 2023.

We supported the University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust's Arts & Culture Team with their Audio Advent programme by providing a grant of £2,000.

Performances included:

• Poetry by Beth Calverley
• Music from Tamsin and Beth, the Musicians-in-Residence
• Christmas singalongs in public areas of the hospitals and some wards
• UHBW staff and choir volunteer performances
• Professional musicians
• Local schools
• Groups such as Bristol Reggae Orchestra

We want to say a huge thank you to all of the performers for sharing their music in the hospital spaces and spreading some festive cheer to patients and staff.

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"Thank you very much for cheering us up" - Staff member in radiopharmarcy 

"Thank you for the mini concert earlier, the staff and patients really enjoyed it and it has got us in the festive mood." - Staff member in orthopaedic outpatients

"It is really nice to have some festive atmosphere - thanks for bringing smiles to all of us who watched and listened, and most importantly giving some patients something to appreciate and get out of the bed for." - Staff member reflecting on UHBW choir singalong 

"I haven't left the ward for two weeks, that really lifted my spirits." - Patient

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