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<\/p>\nThe Worcester Music Festival crew worked tirelessly over the year-long build-up to the 2016 festival. Hosting over 200 bands across 20 different venues around Worcester City Centre, this weekend-long event was supported by the Music Festival committee alongside an impressive amount of volunteers, all of whom donated their time and effort in order to raise money for this year\u2019s charity, Acorns Children\u2019s Hospice. Over the course of the weekend those involved \u2013 including the glamorous charity team who were devoted to collected monies for the cause \u2013 managing to raise a staggering \u00a34139.46 in aid of Acorns!<\/p>\n
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Festival Director Nikki Boraston, who has always been heavily involved with the fundraising team \u2013 and this year was certainly no exception \u2013 has spoken about the amount raised this year, commenting: \u2018Worcester Music Festival\u2019s team are overjoyed by the generosity of the bands and their audiences. It is wonderful to see so much money raised, and for such a deserving charity.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u2018We\u2019re delighted that the money from this year\u2019s festival can now go towards helping Acorns\u2019 children, through the hospice\u2019s newest range of music therapy.\u2019<\/p>\n
Acorns Children\u2019s Hospice, who are constantly working towards providing support and comfort for children with life-limiting illnesses, have discussed their involvement with Worcester Music Festival this year, too. Fundraising officer, Gemma Timmis, stated: \u2018The festival was fantastic this year and created such a buzz in the city. It was so good to be a part of such a brilliant event and we’re so grateful to the organisers for choosing to support Acorns.\u2019<\/p>\n
\u2018We rely on the community to fund the majority of our work, so partnerships like this help us to continue to provide vital care.\u2019<\/p>\n
Throughout the course of the weekend many involved with the festival could be found rattling donation buckets that were strategically placed around the city, while Worcester Music Festival\u2019s charity team donned fancy dress \u2013 from pirates to land-girls \u2013 for the three days that the festival ran for. In their commendable efforts to raise money for a cause close to their hearts, the festival team have succeeded in raising a wonderful sum for a worthy cause, and the team heartily thanks those who were involved with the festival this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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