Aasmah Mir presents first Appeal

In 1980 The Appeal Raised £71,679

In 1971 the appeal raised £27,315

Throughout the 1970’s the Christmas Appeal continued to raise ever increasing amounts of money. In 1971 the appeal raised £27,315,..Read more

60th Anniversary of the first Religious Broadcast

1984 saw both the 60th Anniversary of the first Religious Broadcast and the retirement of the much loved Austen Williams...Read more

The appeal first raised over a million pounds

Miles Jupp on the BBC Radio 4 Christmas Appeal 2015

‘I See You’ – Official Song of BBC Radio Christmas Appeal 2015

Dick Sheppard dies

After several years of ill health the Rev. H.R.L. Sheppard passed away on 31st October 1937 at the age of..Read more

The Holiday Fund and Christmas Appeal

The Central Advisory Appeals Committee felt that broadcasting two appeals from St Martin’s (i.e. The Holiday Fund and Christmas Appeal)..Read more

Dick Sheppard and Pat McCormick

The St Martin’s Christmas Appeal can be traced back to December 1920, when Rev. Dick Sheppard would informally ask the..Read more