Tommy’s Children’s Carols
A message from Marina Fogle
Christmas is my favourite time of year - the joy, excitement and anticipation on my children’s faces is contagious, and there’s nothing like a good carol service to get us all in the mood for festivities. But for many who have lost babies, Christmas is a painful reminder of what could have been. A time of year that those little souls who didn’t get to live life, feel particularly missed.
I’ve supported Tommy’s since my youngest son, Willem, was stillborn in 2014. In the dark days that followed I wondered whether happy times like Christmas would always be twinged with sadness. But Tommy’s pioneering research to discover the causes of pregnancy complications and baby loss is changing lives. Seeing what they did inspired me, it showed me that despite the tragedy I’d endured, there were very clever people working to change things for future families.
To raise funds, I decided to organise a carol service with children at its heart, a magical evening where fun and laughter were foremost, readings appealed to little ears, and there was plenty of chocolate. It’s been a resounding success, but not everyone can get to London to join us. So I wondered if anyone else would like to organise their own?
Everything you need…
Take a look at our ‘How to’ guide then use the editable social media posts, invitation and letter templates to ensure your event goes with a bang!
Your complete step by step guide to organising a Tommy’s children's carol service. Keep it simple with a few friends at home or book a venue and use an event ticketing service. All the advice you need is here!
Download your guide to organising a Tommy's children's carol service
Set your date and found a venue? Then let everyone know with this editable invitation you can email and poster you can display.
Don’t forget to share your event on social media. Use these editable posts.
Use this template to help you design and write your order of service.
Download an order of service template
Why not include some of these popular festive songs with actions in your order of service? Fun for everyone not just the children!
How about asking a local celebrity or actor to do a reading at your event?
Are you planning on selling advertising space in your event programme?
Here are some letter templates to help you.
Don't forget to budget for your event so you can set a ticket price which will cover costs and raise money! Use our template to help you.
These easy planners help you remember who is doing what on the day and evening!
Set a date and booked the venue? Don’t forget to let us know!
With thanks to Sketchy Muma for the beautiful illustrations.
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