Community Work

Charities we support

  • Live Music Now

  • The Robes Project 

  • Save the Children – Syria Appeal 

  • Music for Youth

  • Youth Music

  • Brendoncare

  • Multiple Sclerosis Trust

  • Amber Foundation

  • The Olivia Hodson Cancer Fund

  • Paul’s Cancer Support Centre

  • Steel Warriors

  • Contact the Elderly

  • The Doorstep Library

  • Contented Dementia Trust


Charitable activities

Since we began we've been using our concerts to raise money for charities chosen by our orchestra members.  Our players have also participated in a number of charitable activities, such as "Conduct Us" events and children's workshops.

As an amateur orchestra we take equal pride in our performances and our charitable work.

Here are some of the nice things people have written to us to say: 

I am writing to thank you for your generous donation of £1,701.33 on behalf of the Pico Players, as a result of your fundraising efforts at your summer concert [2018].

It is through the support of community organisations such as your own that we are bale to develop new tea party groups and maintain existing ones, enabling us to reach out to more vulnerable older people in local communities.

Thank you once again for your important contribution
— Jade Lowe, Contact the Elderly (2018)
I am delighted to acknowledge safe receipt of the donation of £2,500 from The Pico Players supporting us at Steel Warriors to fight knife crime in the UK.
The concert was really uplifting and memorable and we were all delighted by the turnout at the event.
We felt incredibly lucky to have been chosen by the Pico Players for the Spring, 2018 season and the
funding that we have raised will no doubt make a real difference to our cause.

Thank you very much for your kind donation and we hope to visit many more of your wonderful
concerts in the future.
— Benedict Wintour, Founder, Steel Warriors
Thank you so much for supporting the Hands Up Foundation and Singing for Syrians at the St Margaret’s carol service this week.

Your playing was excellent and I was so glad you were able to come along and make the evening such a success. I do hope you will join us again next year.

As you will know, I had hoped that last year’s event would be a one-off. Sadly, this was not the case, and the people of Syria need our support now more than ever.

Thank you again for your involvement.
— Victoria Prentis, MP
I cannot thank you, Helen and The Pico Players enough for choosing Paul’s Cancer Support Centre as your charity for the Autumn concert. Not only was it one of the best concert I’ve been to in a long time but it was also one of the best fundraising event we have had last year. Huge congratulations to you all.
— Sceherazade Ameer, Paul's Cancer Support Centre
I wanted to write to you and to the Pico Players to say a huge thank you to you all for organising such a wonderful day, for your generosity giving your time and expertise to all the children and adults that attended the events.

As a mum, I thoroughly enjoyed seeing my children enjoy being surrounded by music, musicians and the incredibly contagiously happy atmosphere that you all created at St Paul’s Church last Saturday. My son, William, played the piano and had the luck to be helped by Paddy (it was amazing to see that all the children had a buddy musician). In the car, William told me how, whilst playing, he had to look at the conductor, then briefly at the piano keys, and carry on, and how he had felt part of the orchestra and what a great feeling that was. He was smiling all evening. Then, we went to the evening concert, and that was just the cherry on the cake for a wonderful day! We were so close to the orchestra that we nearly felt part of it.

In addition, I thoroughly enjoyed sharing the feeling of wellbeing that was everywhere around you all.

Thank you once more, and I hope you are able to come again in the future.
— Lola, Mum
We would like to thank you for your recent fundraising event and for raising an incredible donation for the MS Trust. We are so grateful that you chose to support the work of the Multiple Sclerosis Trust and please rest assured these funds will be put to good use,
— MS Trust
Thank you so much for arranging the above mentioned concert to support the work of The Robes Project and for the generous donation. This is very much appreciate and will go towards our vital work in supporting the homeless people in Southwark and North Lambeth.
— George Martin, Robes Trustees
Thank you so much to all at the Pico Players for your generous donation in support of Brendoncare. We very much appreciate you making this donation through our recent Big Give campaign, meaning that your gift has been matched funded! Do pass on our grateful thanks to all those involved.
— Emma Digance, Brendoncare