School choirs will light up the night with touching remembrance performance
We’re delighted to be welcoming local school choirs to join us at our much-loved flagship event, ‘Shine Bright’, in Lindfield on Saturday 4th October 2025.
In preparation for this magical In-memory walk, over the next few months, participating schools will learn a unique song for Shine Bright composed by local songwriter Jeff Topp, titled ‘You’re Not Alone’ (Download links below). The children will rehearse at their schools, and then for the first time, perform all together at the event village on the evening itself.
Becky Stevens, Relationship Fundraising Manager at the Hospice, who is leading on the event comments: ‘I am so excited for this Sing Along for Shine Bright Project. I really wanted to bring something different this year that included and involved the community and also the younger generation. I am so grateful for the team of people who have been so kind and generous to actually make this idea happen and to the children who already sound amazing! Our thanks to Gemma Hawkins and Mark Travers for their collaboration, and to Simon Janes of the Homeward Bound Recording Studios in Brighton. The song is beautifully written and I think it is quite fitting that, in our 50th year, the Hospice, at it’s Shine Bright event, officially has it’s own song!’
Jeff Topp, Songwriter of ‘You’re Not Alone’ adds: “It was an absolute pleasure to be involved in creating this song for St Peter & St James Hospice. For me, music has always been a reflective, humbling and grounding medium to express and connect emotions on so many levels. So, I wanted to create a song that was not only reflective and sensitive to the subject but also upbeat and hopeful. I hope this resonates with everyone who listens to the track’.