Winter Blues Ball Report
Members and friends of St John's Hoxton dressed to impress on Friday 2nd February to raise more than £2,000 for the church’s kids and youth department.
At our second annual Winter Blues Ball, this year organised by Juliet Johnson, more than 70 people attended and were treated to cocktails, dancing, musical performances by students from Mountview Drama School, as well as our very own Sara Hunter, Serenite Isungapala, Caleb Hunter with back up from the SJH Youth choir!
Ann-Marie Nye, Churchwarden, said:
“Stepping into the church felt like stepping into a glitzy ballroom during the 1940s in the heart of the city. Small intimate table settings with bluesy lighting to match. It was very chic, very decadent with beautiful cocktail music playing. The Mountview performers were amazing. So talented. As for Serenite and Caleb and the SJH Youth Choir, simply out of this world! I could’ve listened to them all night. They need to form a band!”
Exciting prizes were up for grabs through the 'Silent Auction' and our Raffle. Winners all went home very happy!
A huge thank you to all those organisations who donated prizes:
· A six-month membership to Britannia Leisure Centre, which includes access to all BETTER centres in Hackney which will be donated to someone who attends SJH Football on Sunday evenings.
· Two spaces on an adult or youth experience day at the National Centre for Circus Arts, as well as two tickets to their Foundation Students Ensemble show.
· Dinner for two, including a bottle of wine, at The George & Vulture Pub.
· Dinner for two at The Reliance Pub on Old Street.
· £50 bar tab, t-shirt & a selection of local beers from Howl at the Moon Pub.
· Two tickets to a film of your choice at The Curzon Cinema Hoxton
· Two tickets to see Ockhams Razor’s “TESS” at the ArtsDepot Theatre
· A beautiful hamper from The Ministry of Stories
A huge thank you to everyone who attended, who helped out, who performed and who donated.
A selection of photos from the event can be seen below:
(📷 Seth Hunter)
