Tag: Future on Tap

WaterAid brings showbiz stars straight to homes with virtual Christmas concert

Stuart Mitchell

WaterAid is hosting a star-studded virtual ‘Christmas Get Together’ on Tuesday 8 December from 6.30pm, bringing seasonal songs, festive readings and special performances to people’s homes to raise money for the charity’s Future on Tap appeal. The virtual gala will be hosted by The Three Degrees singer Sheila Ferguson. Joining the merriment will be actors Tobias Menzies and Dougray Scott, singer-songwriters KT Tunstall, Katie Melua, Cerys Matthews and Joe Stilgoe, harpist-composer Catrin Finch, and actor and broadcaster Sir Tony Robinson. Composer Sir Richard Stilgoe has penned an original song for…

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Tobias Menzies launches WaterAid’s Future on Tap appeal to bring clean water around the world

Stuart Mitchell

Actor Tobias Menzies (The Crown, Outlander, and Game of Thrones) has launched WaterAid’s new fundraising appeal, Future on Tap, to bring clean water to poor communities around the world. Tobias, an ambassador for the international charity, is adding his support to the campaign ahead of the release of the fourth season of The Crown, which will be available on Netflix from 15 November. Tobias will be reprising his role of Prince Philip alongside Olivia Colman who plays Queen Elizabeth II and Gillian Anderson as Margaret Thatcher. WaterAid hopes to help…

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WaterAid invites churches to give the gift of clean water this Christmas

Stuart Mitchell

WaterAid is inviting churches and community groups across the UK to support its Christmas Appeal, Future on Tap, so people in the world’s poorest places can unearth a clean, reliable source of water and build a brighter future for themselves. This year, as the UK faces continued restrictions, churches meeting virtually can join together to use WaterAid’s online resources, which include fundraising ideas and youth group activities. WaterAid aims to raise £3 million to help transform thousands of lives in Ethiopia and across the world. If church groups give before…

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