A school choir has raised £13,000 for two charities.

The Chigwell School Choir continued its fundraising efforts at a charity concert last week in Christ Church, Spitalfields, where students were able to raise thousands for charities Kids Inspire and Smiles with Grace, which was founded by Chigwell student Grace Boxall who died in 2013.

The choir have already raised over £40,000 in two years through two corporate concerts, a rowathon and the sale of their CD.

The school’s Director of Music, Howard Ebden, said: “The choristers of the school inspired all those present with some glorious sounds and singing of the highest calibre.”