The Great Bristol Buskathon

Every June & December we invite performers from all around Bristol and the South West to donate their talents so we can raise funds from their brilliant live performance.

The arrival of COVID-19 has changed the way we can host this in 2020. This year we move to virtual performances from your individual locations rather than in our hospital and other key venues across Bristol.

We are encouraging talented people to host a virtual live stream or pre-recorded performance on social media and set up a fundraising page to encourage donations to help to transform healthcare in your local community.

If you have a musical or performance talent you want to share with your friends, family or colleagues, just follow these simple steps:

• Set up your fundraising page here
• Decide if you will perform live on social media or create a pre-recorded video
• Select your preferred social media platform eg: Facebook, Instagram or YouTube
• Choose a date to play or broadcast your act
• Consider how you are going to share your performance to your audience
• Tell all your friends, family and colleagues when to watch and don’t forget to tell our fundraising team too
• Entertain as many people as you can and encourage people to donate to support their local NHS here at Southmead
• Include #buskathon in all your social posts and don’t forget to tag Southmead Hospital Charity
• Most importantly, have fun!

So if you sing, dance, act, juggle, or make people laugh, you can make a big impact to your local NHS here at North Bristol NHS Trust.

Don’t forget, bands and choirs can take part too. There are wonderful apps out there like Acapella to piece together all your parts and create something really special.

To find out more about The Great Bristol Buskathon or discuss how to make the most of your performance, please contact Ian Riddell, Corporate & Community Officer on 0117 414 8093 or email: ian.riddell@southmeadhospitalcharity.org.uk