Ethos Public Relations Manchester

Donation is music to the ears of legendary Manchester venue

by Ethos public relations

Manchester's iconic music venue - Band on the Wall - has received its biggest individual cash donation to date from composer, musician and saxophonist, Pete Thomas.

Pete Thomas, a long-time supporter of Band on the Wall raised £3,000 via sales of CDs, DVDs, mouthpieces, sheet music, advertising revenue and donations on his website and also on his saxophone site and forum.

The money raised will go towards several projects in the city, including an initiative with school children in Gorton as well as the Band on the Wall's own learning and participation project - SoundRoutes - which is already up and running in Manchester's Northern Quarter.

Receiving the cheque, Tim Chatterton, Band on the Wall Learning & Participation Officer, said: "As a registered charity operating as a not-for-profit company, such generous donations and support from the public make a huge difference to our education and community work. We are immensely grateful to Pete for allowing us to make this important side of Band on the Wall's main programme even better."

Pete Thomas recently attended the re-launch of Band on the Wall in September, and it was while he was there that he generously gave the venue a further donation to support its work with young people who may not usually have access to out of school activities in the Arts.

Pete Thomas said: "As a musician and a huge supporter of Band on the Wall, I am delighted to be able to give something back to the community in this way and am thrilled that my donation will really help to make a difference to the lives of youngsters across Manchester."

More information about Band on the Wall can be found at www.bandonthewall.org.

Posted at 30^th October 2009