10 Oct 2012
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It began with a tune…...

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 »

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10 Oct 2012
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An extraordinary community

Gathering 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 »

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10 Oct 2012
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A prestigious team

A 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 »

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10 Oct 2012
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Media interest

The 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 »

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10 Oct 2012
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Flashmobs

The 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. »

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10 Oct 2012
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A small community making a...

Last 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 – »

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8 Mar 2012
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New video

On 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, »

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1 Feb 2012
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Thanks to KLB school

A 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 »

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13 Dec 2011
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From the other side of the...

When 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 »

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12 Dec 2011
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BBC Radio Bristol with...

Another 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 »

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9 Dec 2011
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Guest blog for Mind

                      It was a real privilege to have the opportunity to write a guest blog for the Mind website this »

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6 Dec 2011
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Bluecoat School, Wotton...

We’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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