UKULELE music raised the roof during a charity concert.
The Olton Amazing Pluckers (OAPs) performed performed at Acocks Green Methodist Church to raise funds for Christian Aid Week 2026.
The 20 musicians, all part of the Olton University of the Third Age, or U3A, raised £615.80 for the annual appeal.
Event organiser Kate Harding said: “We had a very successful concert with a large audience.
“The musicians love playing this event as they have a proper stage, good acoustics and a big audience who are keen to get involved, clapping and singing along. This year we had more people than ever before literally dancing in the aisles by the end.”
Money raised will help Christian Aid and its partners to support communities to find practical and sustainable ways out of poverty.
This year’s appeal focused on work in Nairobi, Kenya, where intense poverty means families have a daily struggle to feed their children.
With secure jobs hard to find, and most people earning less than a dollar a day to cover school costs, rent and water, some days there isn’t enough for a meal.
But with tools, seeds and specialist training from Christian Aid’s partner, Beacon of Hope, families are learning how to make the most of a small space in the city to grow a steady supply of fresh vegetables to cook or sell.
