OVER a thousand people came together on Sunday to raise money for charity while celebrating Christmas at the fourth Carols Under the Arch event in Abersychan.
Noddfa Baptist Church organise the event every year, which sees the community come together for a festive evening full of live performances and a service from Rev. John Funnell.
Money raised from the event goes towards supporting the Daniel Jones Charity (Torfaen Mind), a man who lived in the area and on September 7, 2014 took his own life. The funds will go towards providing counselling and support to those in need.
As well as traditional carols, music from a brass band, a special Elvis tribute performance, carols from Garnteg Primary School choir, and everyone was encouraged to take part in the Jingle Bell challenge.
(Carols under the Arch in Abersychan. www.christinsleyphotography.co.uk)
(Pastor John launches Carols under the Arch in Abersychan. www.christinsleyphotography.co.uk)
Despite the adverse weather conditions, many braved the conditions and sang their hearts out to ‘O Little Town of Bethlehem’, ‘Away in a Manger’, ‘Silent Night’, ‘Hark! The Herald Angels Sing’, ‘Once in Royal David’s City’ and many more.
(Elvis warms up the singers at Carols under the Arch in Abersychan. www.christinsleyphotography.co.uk)
(Carols under the Arch in Abersychan. www.christinsleyphotography.co.uk)
Rev. John Funnell took to Twitter after the event to thank councillor Giles Davies and Nick Thomas-Symonds MP for their support for the event over the last three years.
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