Every year on a Midsummer evening the idyllic setting of Greyfriars, Winchelsea becomes the backdrop for a wonderful evening of operatic entertainment. Set among the ruins of this magnificent 14th century Abbey, Greyfriars Opera has become a major fundraising event in the East Sussex and Kent calendars.
The 2010 event, a performance of Donizetti’s light-hearted tale of romance, The Elixir of Love, was a great success and raised over £25,000 which will be divided amongst the following charities: St Michael's Hospice, Rye, Winchelsea and District Memorial Hospital, SIMCAS, Friends of the Ancient Monuments (FOAM), Hastings & Rother Counselling Service, The Friends of the Home Physiotherapy Service Sussex, Help for Heroes and the Sara Lee Trust.
