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27
Mar 2023
12 local schools raise £6,000 at concert in Harrogate
Twelve primary schools raised about £6,000 for cancer care by performing a charity concert at the Royal Hall in Harrogate.
A total of 258 pupils took to the stage for the sold out concert, which has been held annually since 2015 except for covid.
Sarah Bassitt, who will retire as headteacher of Killinghall Church of England Primary School at the end of the year, was the main organiser of the event.
Funds raised from Friday's show will go to the Sir Robert Ogden Macmillan Centre at Harrogate District Hospital, which provides cancer treatment.
Ms Bassitt said the raffle raised about £1,000 and the overall tally was expected to exceed £6,000.
The show included choirs, a wind band, a ukulele group, recorders and dancers.
The finale saw all the children on stage together sing two songs conducted by Helen Potter
Schools taking part were:
Admiral Long and Birstwith CE Primary Schools
Bishop Monkton CE Primary School
Dacre Braithwaite CE Primary School
Hampsthwaite CE Primary School
The Federation of Kettlesing, Felliscliffe, Beckwithshaw & Ripley
Killinghall CE Primary School
The Upper Nidderdale Federation of Schools
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