PEOPLE in Helensburgh - and around the world - are being invited to enjoy some festive musical cheer by joining the audience for Hermitage Academy's virtual Christmas concert.

 

The school's talented young musicians will show off their abilities in an event to be live streamed on the school's Facebook page tonight (Monday, December 20) at 7pm.

If other commitmments mean you aren't able to watch the live stream, the full concert will be available from Google Drive - with links expected to be provided on the school's social media accounts - after the live stream ends.

It's the second year in a row that Covid safety precautions have led to the event being held virtually.

As with the 2020 concert, the school is not charging an admission fee.

Instead, people joining in the live stream are being invited to make a donation to support the work of Bookcase Zambia, the school's fund-raising initiative to help young people in the country's Livingstone province with the cost of attending school.

To make a donation, click on justgiving.com/crowdfunding/bookcasezambiachristmas2021.

 

GENEROUS Helensburgh pupils have dug deep to support their Zambian counterparts with their studies.

Students at Hermitage Academy raised money through a non-uniform day on Friday, November 20 - World Children’s Day - while local businesses also pledged cash to help secure an education for youngsters in the African nation.

The secondary school has had a link since 2016 with the Dream Livingstone charity, which works to empower children and adults in the Livingstone province of Zambia. Last year the Academy’s Bookcase Zambia project saw 10 pupils spend two weeks in the region, helping to set up a library within a local school with books donated from back home.