Our Charity

The Friends of Basingstoke Area Youth Orchestras and Choirs is a charity which exists to provide ongoing financial, administrative and staffing support  to the Ensembles in excess of that provided by Hampshire Music Service.  Staffing is provided by volunteers. We have no paid employees.    

Email the charity : friendsofbayoc@gmail.com


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Funding is regularly provided for

  • Uniform Purchase

  • Instrument repair and replacement

  • Transportation

  • Concert Tours

  • Residential training weekends.

During one fund raising campaign in excess of £8,000 was raised to pay for instruments and 2 years running cost, enabling the percussion group to be formed.

 

Charity Trustees

Sally Wilcox - Co-Chair and current parent

David Woods - Co-Chair (Retiring) and past parent

Margaret Flitcroft - Treasurer and past ensemble member

Emma Sylvester-Barrett - Secretary and current parent.

Karen Bentall - supporter

John Fuller - Retired Director / Conductor

Susannah Stanley -past Parent

Glenn Walton - past Parent

Non Trustee - Hampshire Music Service Representative

Chris Pott- - Music Service Representative

The Trustees hold committee meetings with other volunteers and the conductors.


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WE ARE EXTREMELY GRATEFUL FOR THE PAST SUPPORT GIVEN TO US BY:

Four Lanes Trust
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
Southern Co-operative Trust
Greenham Common Trust
AWE Aldermaston
Barclays in the Community Hampshire County Councillors  Sun Life Of Canada ‘ Brighter Life Fund’