Ben Hewis

West End Friends for Barnardo's

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£362
raised of £5,000 target
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West End Friends for Barnardo's, 17 December 2018
Barnardo's

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We help children, young people & families to feel they can belong

Story

In 2017 I became a dad and as this year's festive season approached I began to think about how we could make it special for my son. That's when I realised that there must be thousands of children around the country who won't have someone there to make Christmas special for them. I just had to do something about that.

 So together with the brilliant Kate Marlais, Ben Robbins and a host of West End stars we have recorded a cover of Carole King's You've Got A Friend, which we hope you will enjoy and consider donating to this cause.

You can download the song here: 

Huge thanks to everyone who donates, and to those involved on the track below:



Performers: Nathan Amzi, Natasha Barnes, Christina Bennington, Daniel Boys, Janie Dee, Ben Forster, Clare Foster, Evelyn Hoskins, Damian Humbley, Tyrone Huntley, Amy Lennox, Alexia Khadime, Emma Kingston, Kate Marlais, Nadim Naaman, Gloria Obianyo, Jon Robyns, Jenna Russell, Lauren Samuels, Cleve September, Jodie Steele, Liam Tamne, Rebecca Trehearn, Obioma Ugoala, Alex Young

Arrangement, orchestrations and musical direction: Kate Marlais

Additional orchestrations: Alex Young

Musicians: Hayley Pope (violins)Rebecca Bainbridge (violins), Rosalind Ford (cello) and Ben Robbins (piano)

Produced by Ben Hewis and Ben Robbins

Recorded at The Umbrella Rooms







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About the charity

Barnardo's

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When life gets tough or it feels like there's nowhere to turn, Barnardo's is here. We make sure children and young people feel safer, happier and more hopeful by directly supporting them with specialist services across the UK. We have been changing childhoods and changing lives for over 150 years.

Donation summary

Total raised
£362.00
+ £68.00 Gift Aid
Online donations
£362.00
Offline donations
£0.00

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