The Florence Nightingale Hospice have received an £8000 cash boost thanks to the Aylesbury Vale Concert Orchestra.
The talented musicians performed a Spanish Fiesta, supported by Bucks Radio and presented by our own Nathan Cooper, at the Waterside Theatre last month. The fiesta from the Orchestra also featured special guests, including the critically acclaimed guitarist Xuefei Yang.
Sales of tickets and programmes went towards the total, as well as several donations made at the event.
Jo Turner, Chief Executive Officer of the charity, told Bucks Radio how much this cash injection was needed:
She also told us how the organiser of the event, was inspired to create the event:
You can find more here: https://www.bucks.radio/community/event/spanish-fiesta/

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