A Thank you Message from Nick Bryer, Director of Oxjam Music Festival

To all who participated in Oxjam Chorleywood 2011, Musicians, Artists, Team Oxjam and Chorleywood Village,


To everyone who has played a part in Oxjam Chorleywood this year, I most of all just want to say a huge thank you. The amount of money that you've raised is incredible - very few other groups of volunteers have ever raised more for Oxjam, and those that have have been in much bigger towns or cities. As well as having done an amazing thing for your local community, you should also take pride in the knowledge that thousands of lives will be changed because of the money you've raised. 

Personally, I feel particularly inspired by what you've done, because I think it shows Oxjam at its finest. A whole community really coming together, united by music, showing incredible determination, creativity, generosity, and passion, and achieving so much.   

For our part, we promise to make good use of every penny you've raised, spending it where it's needed most across the world. 

So, once again, thank you and congratulations. I hope that many of you will continue to be involved with Oxjam in the future, and with Oxfam more broadly. I'm sorry I wasn't able to make it along to any of your events this year, but I'll do my best to come to some if they happen again in 2012. 

Many thanks, 

Nick 

Nick Bryer
Oxjam Director

Live at the Junction - 30th September 2011 - An incredible event - Thank you

Dear All

Thanks for coming to an amazing night with some of the best live music you will hear in the UK right now! We are currently doing the accounts to find out how much we made - hopefully lots!

Sue Foll who works for the Guardian and Sunday Times was the official event photographer.
Check out her amazing images here:

Sue Foll's Live at the Junction, Chorleywood Images

Special Thanks to all who helped set up, Tickle PA and crew, who gave great advice and a fantastic sound in the church space, Peter Craigie -  the lovely sound tech who was around for the whole day - thank you Peter. Stage 2 for lights. Andy Wright's friends and colleagues including Sound Engineer/Producer - Gavin, Peter Grant's Band, all the management teams and amazing musicians.

A huge thank you goes to all the artists who donated their time for free -

Peter White, Steve Austin, Firehouse Red featuring Roachie and Andy Wright, Diana Yukawa, Mad Staring Eyes, Peter Grant and special appearance from Lianne La Havas who had just flown into London from NYC where she had been filming the video for her new EP.
Andy and I were so proud of all their amazing performances and for the time their invested in their sets.
Amazing Live Music reflecting the best of British music with the highest quality musicians.
Thank you Andy for curated these amazing Artists and bringing the best music to Chorleywood Oxjam.

Many thanks go to the efficient FFF Club who set up, set down, did security, catering and VIP, organised the whole venue decorated and helped restore at the end of the evening. A great team of effective women who made the whole event happen.
A special thank you goes to Christ Church and the Junction and their staff for their generous loan of their wonderful shiny new Venue - it was fabulous and worked so well! Thank you to Hannah Shipway for Band Catering - Hannah looked after the band with 5 * food in a fabulous way - thanks from all the Musos Hannah - very delicious indeed, much needed and snapped up!
Thanks goes to the Car Parking team who did a great job getting everyone on and off site. Oxfam Rickmansworth for their Vintage shop and support of Oxjam. Thank you to the amazing Team Oxjam for security, Festival shop management and for doing anything that was required.
Thank you to Andy Wright for curating the whole event with style and aplomb and even managing to play in two of the bands on the night. Great to see you playing Andy! Wow what a talent and a producer too!!

To  Rick Freeman and Adam Parsons for the new middle aged Ant and Dec alike, MC'ing through the event - fabulous - you kept us all entertained - even when the jokes were terrible. Thanks to Sara Eker for Artist Liaison and Stage Management and for all the sponsors and kind people who donated their time, money and energy. An amazing event that has raised money to save lives.

Local Music with a Global Impact indeed. Thank you for coming and we hope you had a great night - we certainly did and appreciated all your support.

Many thanks one and all!

Sally Freeman
Festival Director

PS We had a successful Buskathon today in 27 degrees this morning in the centre of Chorleywood with 10 artists and have an Acoustic Rootz chill out on Sunday 2nd at 3pm - 5pm at Rootz Chorleywood.
Please feel free to join us, £3 Donation on the door.



Local Music, Global Impact.
Oxjam Chorleywood 2011