An online audience of more than 5,000 watched Norwood’s “annual dinner reimagined” on Monday night – five times the number who would normally have attended the physical event.
It was a star-studded event, hosted by Jonathan Ross, who got involved after seeing Talya, the eldest daughter of Norwood CEO Dr Beverley Jacobson, cycling past his house on a red tricycle during the first lockdown singing at the top of her voice.
Talya has mild quadriplegic cerebral palsy, learning disabilities and a severe visual impairment and Ross was impressed by her spirit.
Singer Craig David also has a link to Norwood, having encountered a group of the charity’s supporters and service users on a cycling fundraiser in South Africa, where he was on tour. He went on to play an “Up Close and Personal” show in London to raise funds for the charity.
