Slone Capital team embark on adventurous charity swim to Isle of Wight

Supporting charity Electric Umbrella

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Hertfordshire-based Slone Capital is embarking on a three-mile charity swim across the river Solent to raise money for Electric Umbrella, a music charity for people with learning difficulties.

Electric Umbrella, founded in 2012, seeks to challenge the perception about people with learning difficulties, while combating social isolation. Through regular music sessions and its Big Yellow Choirs, adult members are taught key skills such as self-confidence and independence. Pre-pandemic, the charity also performed music at live events. After searching for a local charity, Slone Capital co-founder and co-director Stuart Slater discovered Electric Umbrella at a Watford Chamber of Commerce Christmas luncheon. Dazzled by the beautiful Christmas carols, Stuart and his team decided to pa...

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