Each year, aided by an enthusiastic team of Music Department professionals, pupils at Eastbourne College produce and publish a Live Lounge album. The pupils and staff do this outside of their everyday curriculum commitments and the Live Lounge album is the culmination of months (and years in some cases) of dedication to the weekly Songwriter Workshop, run by the College's resident professional songwriter and all-round good guy, Tom Williams.

Normally, the final Live Lounge performance would be performed in front of an audience in the Birley Centre but, as anyone in the performing/creative arts scene will know, this has been an impossible undertaking in recent times.

With unprecedented disruption to our way of life due to the ever-changing restrictions, we pounced on a small window of opportunity to record an audio-visual version of the Live Lounge for the very first time. Schools were open, albeit running strict Covid-secure protocols and we just made it happen. The aim was to broadcast it for all to enjoy, and raise money for a local charity at the same time.

Thank you so much for donating to this local charity. St Wilfrid's Hospice (Eastbourne) want to see a community where people talk openly about dying, live well until the end of their life and where nobody dies alone, afraid or in pain.

Their mission is to transform end of life care for the people
of Eastbourne, Seaford, Hailsham, Uckfield, Heathfield and all the points in between.

They serve a population of over 235,000 people covering an area of
around 300 square miles. Their expert teams work to help people to live well until the end of their lives and to support their family and friends. They provide care in their 20-bed Inpatient Unit, through their Wellbeing service and, increasingly, to families in their own homes. 

St Wilfrid's Hospice (Eastbourne) are a charity that relies on voluntary gifts to support over 70% of their vital work. It costs just over £15,000 a day to provide care and support services across their catchment area.

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