It was a real pleasure to play in the undercroft at the Old Grammar School in Market Harborough on Sunday 11 May.

Our performance was part of the Creative Harborough and Market Harborough and The Bowdens Charity ‘Busk!’ initiative and, as well as filling the town with music, we were pleased to be able to raise £106.52 for the town’s Jubilee Foodbank, where one of our players volunteers.

This brings the total raised by the orchestra for charities and other good causes since we formed in 2020 to more than £4,000, and we’d like to thank everyone who came out to see us and gave so generously.

Penny Nicholson from Creative Harborough said: “Phoenix summed up everything that’s best about busking – playing an eclectic range of music to appeal to everyone, creating a wonderful atmosphere in the town on a sunny Sunday afternoon, and raising money for a local charity at the same time! The event was a great example of what our creative town can achieve.”

If you’d like to find out more about the Busk! initiative, please contact joe@creativeharborough.org.