Festive offerings in the comfort of your own home
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Join us this Christmas
Sit back and relax as we bring the spirit of Christmas to your home
This year our annual Christmas Carol Concert is going virtual! In a year where all of us have had to adapt to new ways of living, we have also had to change the way we can safely bring you events. This Carol Concert is very different to the one that was planned, but there is still plenty to entertain and bring you that festive feeling – in the comfort of your own home.
Join us at 7.30pm on 16 December for an hour of music and readings with a host of special guests including our compere for the evening, actor and Headliner Stephen Mangan. Our line up includes readings from actors Emilia Clarke, Richard Clifford, Joanna David, Edward Fox, Freddie Fox, Sir Derek Jacobi and Greg Wise. We also have uplifting music thanks to the acclaimed pianist Lucy Parham, The Julius Singers, saxophonist Matthew Herd playing accompanied by former neurosurgeon Mick Powell also on saxophone and neurologist Nick Losseff on piano.
Tickets are free, but we do ask that you consider making a donation. Thank you for your generous support and we hope you will join us on 16 December!
We need your vote!
Your nomination counts − if you can spare one minute, please vote for us to receive £1,000 from Ecclesiastical Insurance. As part of its '12 Day of Giving' Campaign, £120,000 will be given away to 120 UK charities and we'd really love to be a winner.
All you need to do is head to the nomination page (link below) and vote for us by putting in our charity number (290173) and selecting the 'health' category.
Our aim is to use the funding for the redevelopment of the Neurorehabilitation Unit Day Room. We want to make it more comfortable and accessible for patients and staff. Your nomination could be the one that helps us win. Please share the link with friends and family!
Record-breaking success
We wanted to say a massive thank you to everyone who bought or created an artwork for A Letter in Mind: Everyday Things. Thanks to you, we have sold 474 artworks and raised £56,580 − and the total increases each day!
We still have many fantastic pieces available from previous exhibitions on our website. They make a wonderful and thoughtful Christmas presents too! You can browse all the available artworks below.
Want to be a winner?
Enter our Christmas Raffle now for your chance to win one of five fabulous prizes!
- £225 voucher for Fortnum & Mason – donated by trustee Caroline Church
- John Lewis & Partners Festive Fireside Christmas Hamper – donated by the Danny Sullivan Group
- 12 month subscription to Grind – donated by Grind
- Mallow & Marsh Gift Box – donated by Mallow & Marsh
- Heston from Waitrose Sherry Trifle Panettone and a Waitrose & Partners Christmas Chocolate Collection – donated by Waitrose & Partners, Bloomsbury.
Tickets cost £5 each and every ticket bought helps to support projects at The National Hospital to those living with a neurological or neuromuscular condition.
We aren’t posting tickets but they will all be automatically added to the draw once payment has been processed. The draw will take place on 17 December and winners will be notified that day.
Good luck!
Festive shopping
If you're doing your Christmas shopping online, don't forget that you can raise free donations for us simply from shopping using certain sites.
If you're shopping on Amazon, go via its Amazon Smile page to register and choose us as your charity to support. By shopping using this link each time you visit, you generate a donation for us. It's that simple!
Give As You Live is a shopping and price comparison website. Buy from more than 4,000 other leading online store and a percentage of every purchase is donated to us, without costing you a penny extra. Go to its website and choose The National Brain Appeal as your charity.
We still have most of our charity Christmas card range in stock on our online shop ('Merry Christmas London' shown above is one of our top sellers). But be warned, the favourites are selling out fast! All funds from our Christmas cards and events will help fund advances in neurology and neurosurgery.
For more personal stories and how your funding makes a huge difference to patients at Queen Square, please visit nationalbrainappeal.org.
Theresa, Marcelle, Tina, Cara, Anna, Eva, Alexis, Julia, Seb, Shaun, Lisa, Kim, Josh, Jane and Marie
