Carol Concert
3:00pm, Sat, 12 Dec 2026
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Type of event: Concert Start time: 3:00pm Duration: 1 hr Venue: St Mary's Church
Castle Street
Reading RG1 7RDSee map below Ticket pricing/options: Adult £10 (including booking fees)
Under-16 Free entryTickets: 
Description: 
Reading Phoenix Choir will bring you a selection of well known and lesser known music of the Christmas season that we hope you will enjoy hearing.
As usual we have asked a local charity to be present at this concert. This year, the choir members have chosen Team Charlie to be our Carol Concert Charity.

Team Charlie is a registered voluntary-run charity, set up in tribute to Charlie Ilsley, that is relieving the needs of families and carers of children living in the UK who have been diagnosed with cancer by offering vital holiday respite at Charlie's Retreat. This gives them the opportunity to create a positive experience and the chance to make memories together.
The pressure on families caring for a seriously ill child with complex needs is immense. The burden of caring for a child 24/7 and the knowledge that your child will die young can be too much to bear, so having access to regular short breaks is vital to relieve this stress, spend time as a family and do the things that other families do.
No one knows this more than Toni, Charlie's mum, who was eternally grateful to the charities which supported them when Charlie was sick. Through Team Charlie, she now wants to pay that back.
Team Charlie offers breaks away to their beneficiaries and their families to create a positive experience and to provide an opportunity to make memories. 100% of proceeds goes directly to support each family.


