The National Brain Appeal Newsletter November 2017
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You're invited to our Carol Concert
A magical and festive evening in the heart of Queen Square
Join us, and other National Brain Appeal supporters, on Thursday 14 December 2017 at the beautiful St George's Church, Queen Square for our Christmas Carol Concert.
Doors will open at 6.30pm and the concert will commence promptly at 7.15pm. Enjoy a wonderful array of Christmas carols, performances and readings, as well as plenty of wine and mince pies to warm you through before the concert.
This special evening features festive readings from our celebrity supporters: actors Stephen Mangan (Episodes, Green Wing); James Fleet (Four Weddings & A Funeral); Angela Thorne (To The Manor Born) and Ophelia Lovibond (W1A, Guardians of the Galaxy). The Julius Singers will be performing, along with Queen Square's Scratch Orchestra, and our duo of renowned clinician-musicians Professor Mick Powell and Dr Nick Losseff.
"Last year's concert raised more than £6,000 to support vital projects at Queen Square – and kicked off Christmas in wonderful way" Theresa Dauncey, chief executive
Date: Thursday 14 December 2017, from 6.30pm
Where: St George's Church, Queen Square, WC1N 3AH
Tickets: £20
Black Friday & Giving Tuesday
Retailers have started Black Friday early and many of them are offering great deals for a week or more, as well as special deals on the day itself. This is the perfect opportunity to stock up on those Christmas gifts, and while you do it, raise FREE funds for us. Simply sign up to Give As You Live, start shopping, and help raise extra money for The National Brain Appeal. It must be one of the simplest and easiest ways to support us!
Giving Tuesday is next week, and is designed to be a day of giving back and doing 'good stuff' for charity after the spending excesses of Black Friday. For Giving Tuesday, we want to share the stories of some of our supporters whose lives have been helped by The National Hospital and have have been inspired to support The National Brain Appeal. Watch out for our videos on Facebook and Twitter – and a special e-letter from us on Tuesday.
Run with Santa
Imagine the sight of more than 4,000 Santas running a 5k! You could be a part of the most festive fun run ever on 3 December, while raising funds for a great cause.
Whether you run, jog or walk – this event is all about the taking part, not the winning.
Entry includes a FREE Santa Suit for every runner! Click below to register for a place, or for more information email Alexis Gebbie.
Bake Off at The National
Don't panic! The photo above is NOT a real brain, it's actually one of last year's winning entries to The Great National Bake Off. This particular red velvet cake was a complete showstopper and tasted amazing!
By popular demand we are bringing back Bake Off to the hospital on 12 December, so if you would like to take part – and have your entry judged by the very first The Great British Bake Off winner, Edd Kimber. Anita Mangan, cookbook designer, will join him.
To take part and get the full details, please email Brooke Parsons.
For more events, personal stories and how you can get involved, please visit
www.nationalbrainappeal.org, or follow us @brainappeal and on Facebook at fb/TheNationalBrainAppeal
Theresa, Marcelle, Cara, Leigh, Brooke, Alexis, Tina, Abbie, Eva and Jane
