Emilia Fox, Freddie Fox, pianist John York, and famous cellist Raphael Wallfisch will be gifting their talents when performing at a unique concert, Ukraine Reborn, on Sunday, October 2, in St. Thomas’ Church, Winchelsea, in aid of the child victims of war-torn Ukraine.
The event is organised by 90-year-old Winchelsea author and music educator, Ann Rachlin, who has dedicated most of her adult life to children. During the pandemic, she turned her attention to visually impaired children by building her own recording studio and recording her ten ‘Famous Children’ books for the Royal National Institute for the Blind.
Russian missiles have not only injured these children but have destroyed the hospitals in their hometowns, so they are being sent to St. Nicholas Children’s Hospital in Lviv. Many have lost limbs, have horrendous shrapnel wounds, and one seven-year-old boy has 45% burns.
The St. Nicholas Hospital is desperate for a new operating theatre and medical equipment to help them cope with traumatised children who now have to rebuild their broken lives, many of whom have lost relatives in the fighting.
All the artists are donating their services to help these injured children while sponsors have covered the concert costs so that all ticket money and donations will go directly to the St. Nicholas Hospital for Children.
Tickets are available from https://www.winchelsea-arts.org.uk/ukraine.html
Donations can be made via the JustGiving page:
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/ukrainerebornconcert
Image Credits: Bill Knight .