Christmas choir sing to raise funds

The talented Laine Theatre Arts Choir will present Momentum’s ‘Christmas Spectacular’ at 7pm on Thursday 11 December at All Saints Church, Kingston.  The evening will be conducted by the Lawrence Broomfield, Choral Director at Laine Theatre Arts. Momentum Ambassador, actor, and singer Kim Ismay will compere the evening, and will also give a special performance.

Laine Theatre Arts Choir will perform a selection of pieces ranging from timeless traditional carols to more recent show-stopping numbers from popular musicals, with plenty of opportunities for audience participation.

On Saturday 20 December at 2pm, Momentum will host it’s first ‘Movie Magic’ event. Families are invited to watch a heart-warming screening of The Muppet Christmas Carol at Christ Church, Surbiton Hill. The afternoon promises plenty of Christmas magic including a raffle filled with fantastic seasonal prizes and there will be a selection of treats and drinks available to purchase. Guests are encouraged to come dressed in their favourite Christmas outfits to add to the fun.

Tara Sherjan, Head of Public Fundraising said: “We would love to welcome as many people as possible to our ‘Christmas Spectacular’ and ‘Movie Magic’ events. They promise to be great fun while also raising vital funds. We’re especially delighted to have the Laine Theatre Arts Choir leading our ‘Christmas Spectacular’ event – a huge thank you to them for generously giving their time to support us. Through these events, we hope to raise vital funds so that our Family Support Workers can continue to be there for families in hospital and at home this Christmas.”

Help Momentum be there for families that need their support, not just at Christmas, but throughout the year.

Tickets for the Christmas Spectacular are £20 per adult, £5 for under 14s, (under two years free). Tickets include a glass of fizz and a mince pie. Tickets for Movie Magic are £10 per adult or £5 for under 14s. Don’t delay, get your tickets today.

To find out more about the work of Momentum Children’s Charity, please visit www.momentumcharity.org

Notes to Editors:

Momentum Children’s Charity supports families across London, Surrey and Sussex whose children are facing cancer or a life-challenging condition. We partner with local hospitals to offer personally tailored support to the entire family through our family support workers, both in hospital and at home. Our services include counselling, creative therapies, special experiences, and respite breaks. If the unthinkable happens, and a child dies, we offer specialist bereavement support. The charity receives no government funding and is reliant entirely on voluntary support. 

Founded in 2004, Momentum Children’s Charity was started when Bianca Effemey OBE was working as a receptionist on the Paediatrics Ward at Kingston Hospital. Side effects of chemotherapy treatment can be very painful, and she became aware of the impact they were having on young cancer patients. It became her mission to get white goods donated to the hospital which could be kept full of refreshments, providing some relief to children suffering with mouth ulcers caused by chemotherapy. Momentum has grown from a very small charity to now supporting over 2,500 individuals across 688 families in 2024/25. This includes 502 families with children in active treatment and 186 bereaved families.

If you are interested in learning more about the work Momentum does, seeing the roles they are currently recruiting for or would like to get involved by attending an event, volunteering or making a donation please visit www.momentumcharity.org

www.momentumcharity.org Registered charity number: 1195373

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