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Carols at Bath Abbey: An evening of hope with Unseen

Join Unseen for a magical evening of carols, readings, and festive cheer in the heart of Bath Abbey celebrating hope, community, and the mission to end modern slavery.
An evening to remember

On Wednesday 27 November, from 7:30–8:30 pm, Unseen invites you to join us and the brilliant Break Out Voices choir for a joyful evening of carol singing and reflection at the historic Bath Abbey. 

Step inside the Abbey’s breathtaking vaulted ceilings and glowing stained glass windows and experience the warmth of the festive season. Together, we’ll sing cherished Christmas carols and share inspiring readings from Unseen staff, supporters, and friends. 

Celebrating hope and togetherness

This year’s theme is hope. A fitting message for the season and one that fuels our mission to end modern slavery for good. Christmas is a time for connection, generosity, and compassion, privileges that far too many are denied due to exploitation and forced labour. 

Through music and reflection, this event offers the chance to come together as a community, celebrate what unites us, and stand with survivors who are rebuilding their lives. 

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Why it matters

Modern slavery isn’t an issue confined to distant places, it’s happening here, in the UK, right now. Experts estimate that around 130,000 people are trapped in modern slavery across the country (learn more about the issue). The economic cost is staggering as well with an estimated £60 billion cost to the UK every year, equivalent to building 50 new hospitals or 750 schools. 

By attending this event, you’re not only spreading festive cheer, you’re showing your support for those who need it most. 

More Unseen

Ahead of the carol service, Unseen’s CEO, Andrew Wallis, will be speaking at Bath Abbey’s Mission Sunday on 23 November, sharing Unseen’s vision for a world without slavery and the importance of community action. 

If you want to support Unseen’s work, from 2–9 December, Unseen will take part in the Big Give Christmas Challenge, raising vital funds for the Modern Slavery & Exploitation Helpline.

During this week, you will be able to double your donations at no extra cost to you. This means that for every £1 you donate, £2 is donated to the Modern Slavery & Exploitation Helpline. 

Together, we can make this Christmas a season of real change. 

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Justine Currell

As I came to understand more about the issue, including through a visit to an Unseen safehouse, I knew I needed to do more to stop this abuse and exploitation.

For the last five years of my Civil Service career, I was the Modern Slavery Senior Policy Advisor in the Home Office and led on development of the Modern Slavery Act, including the transparency in supply chains provision and business guidance.

I joined Unseen to lead the development of the Modern Slavery & Exploitation Helpline, and Unseen’s work with businesses. I am regularly called upon to present at national and international conferences and use my experience of working with Ministers to influence other governments internationally to take action to address modern slavery and, in particular, business supply chain issues.

In my spare time I enjoy keeping fit, music, reading and travelling.

Andrew Wallis

What ultimately compelled me to act was a report on how people from Eastern Europe were being trafficked through Bristol airport to the USA. Kate Garbers, who went on to be an Unseen Director, and I wrote to all the city councillors, MPs and the Police Chief Constable challenging them on the issue. The challenge came back to us: this city needs safe housing for trafficked women. And so Unseen began.

But we never wanted Unseen to be just about safe housing. We wanted to end slavery once and for all, and that remains our driving focus.

I chaired the working group for the Centre for Social Justice’s landmark report “It Happens Here: Equipping the United Kingdom to Fight Modern Slavery”. This is now acknowledged as the catalyst behind the UK’s Modern Slavery Act of 2015. It was a great honour to be awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours that year. On the other hand, I’ve also been described as “the loveliest disrupter you could ever hope to meet”.

This job has taken me from building flat-pack furniture for safehouses, to working with businesses to address slavery in supply chains, to delivering training, raising awareness and advising governments around the world.

When not at work, I enjoy travelling, spending time with my dog Harley, cooking, supporting Liverpool and Yorkshire CC, music (I’m a former DJ) and endurance events such as the Three Peaks Challenge and Tribe Freedom Runs – which I vow never to do again. Until the next time.