Date: 16th December 2020
Location: Virtual event
Event Type: Christmas Event
Registration Fee: Donations encouraged
Grab a glass of mulled wine and a mince pie, switch on the fairy lights and treat yourself to a cosy and heart-warming evening’s entertainment with Hft and guest compere Annabel Giles.
Sit back and enjoy breath-taking performances by the world-renowned Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford (conducted by Mark Williams), carols by (virtual!) candlelight, and seasonal readings by guest speakers Juliet Stevenson CBE and Michael Pennington; all complemented by festive appearances from some of Hft’s own performers and a special welcome from HRH The Princess Royal.
Download your Winter Warmer Programme here.
However you’re celebrating this winter, Hft’s Winter Warmer is guaranteed to leave you feeling festive. Even better, every single penny we raise will help ensure the ongoing safety and well being of people with learning disabilities and autism, and the key workers who support them.
So grab your favourite Christmas jumper, get together with friends and loved ones and raise a glass of mulled wine to Hft, each other and the end of 2020!
Hft’s Winter Warmer carol concert is free to join and one booking covers your entire household. However, in this time of crisis your support is more important to us than ever so please include a donation if you can. All money raised will help ensure the ongoing safety and wellbeing of people with learning disabilities and autism and the key workers who support them throughout these difficult times. Please give generously if you are able.
£10 could cover the cost of your ticket and help to protect people with learning disabilities and autism through these challenging times.
£25 could go towards a month’s membership for someone with a learning disability and/or autism to access our Luv2MeetU friendship service to help reduce loneliness and social isolation.
£50 could help us be there for even more families through our Family Carer Support Service; helping them navigate these daunting times.
Please join us in saying a huge THANK YOU to our wonderful event sponsors. Thanks to their generous support, every single penny you donate through this event will go directly towards our work; ensuring that people with learning disabilities and autism – and the key workers who support them – remain safe and supported throughout the pandemic and into the future.
Urenco is a global organisation, with sites in the UK, Germany, the Netherlands and the USA. Their core business is enriching uranium to provide sustainable energy to the world through civil nuclear power generation. Hft is delighted to be partnering with them for our Winter Warmer.
“Our success over the past 50 years is based on our strong relationships with a wide variety of trusted partners. Our local communities are one of our most valued stakeholders and that is why we wanted to celebrate this milestone by making a contribution to worthwhile initiatives around our sites.
We are delighted to support Hft for the important part you are playing to help make a huge difference to people with learning disabilities and autism in this most difficult of years.”
Laurent Odeh, Chief Commercial Officer for Urenco
Knight Frank is a global leader in real estate consultancy. Their emphasis on taking a personal approach and building long-term relationships enables them to provide personalised, clear and considered advice on all areas of property in all key markets. We are very grateful to Knight Frank for their sponsorship of this event, and for all the other support they’ve shown to Hft this year and in the past.
“Happy Christmas from your partners in property. However you celebrate this year, we wish you and your family well.”