The Walnuts with Bells On concert with a live band in a parish church had the audience dancing in the aisles and clapping along.
Churchwarden at St Nicholas Church Hurst Sue Payne said: “It was breath-taking, absolutely fantastic and so emotional. We’ve never seen so much fun in church for many years.
“People loved it, they were dancing in the aisles and clapping. It was quite loud but everyone, all ages, loved it.
“First of all, bellringers from Sonning Deanery rang a quarter peel at St Nicholas which has been entered into ringing records. The audience for the concert met The Walnuts band in the Castle Inn over the road from the church.”
Then Reading Scottish Pipe Band member Colleen Scott lead everyone to the church for the concert on Saturday.
The Walnuts are a Twyford-based Celtic, folk and Americana band.
Sue added: “People put in a lot of hard work arranging the evening.
“We raised about £3,000 which will be shared among the DEC Ukraine appeal; Launchpad, Reading’s homeless support charity and St Nicholas Church.”
