When composer and pianist Katie Elliott sent a tune across the Channel to lyricist Anthony Marks, she wanted to create a song to celebrate friendship and people’s power »
Read MoreGathering round her a large team of local people in her home-town of Wotton under Edge, Gloucestershire, Katie masterminded a huge project to create a charity single and music »
Read MoreA team of top professionals soon volunteered to become involved. The song was produced and arranged by Ian Dean, a London producer who had collaborated with some of the best »
Read MoreThe local and national media became involved. There were numerous radio interviews and pieces in the national press, such as this one from the Daily Mail and this one seen »
Read MoreThe soloists and choir travelled to London to perform as a flashmob. They sang for thousands all around the capital, including as many major landmarks as they could manage. »
Read MoreLast year hundreds of people from a small, rural community in the UK joined forces to do something extraordinary. They wanted to make a positive difference in the world – »
Read MoreOn the 20th December 2011 I was invited to go and take part in the Singing Works carol concert at St Margaret Patten church in the City of London. It was a wonderful occasion, »
Read MoreA great big thank you to everyone at Katherine Lady Berkeley School, Wotton-under-Edge, who helped to raise a fantastic £285 towards our three charities – £100 each »
Read MoreWhen I said that through this project we were making new friends all over the world, I wasn’t kidding. This morning I opened my inbox to find messages from journalist »
Read MoreAnother radio interview this morning, and this time a particularly in-depth and candid one – around 20 minutes long in fact! It was great talking with John Darvall at »
Read MoreIt was a real privilege to have the opportunity to write a guest blog for the Mind website this »
Read MoreWe’d like to say a big thank you to everyone at the Bluecoat School in Wotton for their participation and their fundraising! Lots of Bluecoat pupils, families and staff »
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