Scarborough Rotary Club’s ukulele night strikes a chord and raises over £1,000
Scarborough Rotary Club’s annual Ukulele Night with Thornton le Dale Ukuleles has raised over £1000 for local charities.
The popular event saw over 100 people enjoy music from a host of well-known artists, including The Beatles, The Monkeys and Neil Diamond.
Richard Dean, Scarborough Rotary Club President said: “On behalf of the Scarborough Rugby Club, I would personally like to thank the Thornton le Dale Ukulele group for a fantastic evening.”
“We had a spectacular two hours of first-class entertainment and raised £1,135 for local charities.”
Thornton le Dale Ukuleles are an amateur group of players who, over the years, have raised over £122,000 for charity.
Group leader John Scoble said: “What a great night! - brilliant atmosphere, super audience participation.
“It rocked! As one lady was leaving she said ‘It was uplifting - it should be on the National Health’!
“Both the audience and the band thoroughly enjoyed the night.”
Scarborough Rotary Club regularly host events to raise funds for local, national and international good causes.
Anyone interested in helping organise future events and making a difference to peoples' lives, can find more information at www.rotary.org.