Crowthorne and Sandhurst

Cheeful carol singing children from College Town Junior School, Sandhurst entertained shoppers last Friday (December 9th) and supported the Mayor's charity, Sebastian's Action Trust.

The Mayor, Cllr Mrs Jacqui Ryder, and fellow councillors were collecting for the charity at The Meadows shopping centre in Sandhurst. They were joined by the children who sang for passers by.

Sebastian's Action Trust is committed to realising Sebastian Gates' last wish to build a holiday home for children with potentially life-limiting illness. Sebastian died aged nine on Christmas Eve 2003 after a two and a half year battle with cancer.

Cllr Mrs Ryder, said: "This charity collecting day gave me a great opportunity to meet lots of different people and to raise funds for Sebastian's Action Trust. There was a very festive feel with the help of the beautiful voices from College Town School's pupils and it was a wonderful way to get into the Christmas spirit and to help a very worthy cause at the same time."

Bracknell Forest Borough Council ~ 19 December 2005