A charity concert attended by 12 Harrogate district primary schools raised more than £8,000 for The Robert Ogden Centre.
Harrogate pupils hand over cheque to Harrogate Hospital following fundraising concert Local primary school pupils have delivered a cheque of more than £8,000 to Harrogate Hospital following their charity concert. The ‘rural schools concert’ took place at the Royal Hall on Friday (24th March), featuring more than 250 children from 12 local schools. It was organised by Sarah Bassitt, the Headteacher at Killinghall CE Primary School, to fundraise for the Robert Ogden Centre at Harrogate Hospital. And the children have visited the Centre to hand over the cheque worth £8389,25. [caption id="attachment_58345" align="aligncenter" width="2409"] The Rural Schools Concert at the Royal Hall.[/caption] Rural Schools Concert The Sir Robert Ogden Centre was selected because it provided treatment and care to one of Sarah’s colleagues before her death in October last year. The event, which was hosted by Your Harrogate’s Nick Hancock, included a charity raffle, contributing around £1,000 to the final fundraising total. To conclude the evening, 258 children formed a combined choir on stage to sing two finale songs conducted by Helen Potter. Read more local stories from Your Harrogate here.

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