In 2015 we rehearsed and performed outside in Albert Square and, for the first time, we were not part of a wider event. We made changes to the registration process, registering each singer individually, predominantly online. We also introduced a charge for rehearsals with the surplus after costs (e.g. room hire & refreshments) also going towards our fundraising total. This meant that each participant’s £15 donation, paid at registration, went straight to WaterAid. Therefore each singer represented at least one person who now has clean water and sanitation for life!
We were a little concerned that not being part of a wider event would negatively impact on our fundraising efforts on the day however, our fears were unfounded and we had our most successful street collection ever collecting £758.04! This took our total for the year to £7301.88 or, in other words, clean water for 486 people! Our cumulative total since 2011 rose to £27,274.15, enough to provide clean water and sanitation for 1818 people FOR LIFE!
Although all 320 people registered as individuals, there were a large number of choirs represented amongst our number, this in in addition to a small army of individuals who do not belong to a choir…yet!
Participating Choirs 2015:
- Bolton Clarion Choir
- Border Harmony
- Bradford Voices
- Bury Acapeelers
- Curious Voices
- Calder Valley Voices
- Calder Valley Women’s Singers
- David Burbage Cancer Singing Group
- Dot Crotchet and the Raging Harmonies
- East Lancs Carers’ Chorus
- East Lancs Clarion Community Choir
- Fellside Singers
- Golden Voices
- Growing Singing Kendal
- Huddersfield People’s Choir
- Jacapella
- Kadenza
- Kendal Natural Voices
- Lakeland Voices
- Leve Ladies
- Levenshulme Singers
- Loudmouth Women and Friends
- Making Waves
- Manchester Community Choir
- Manchester Larks
- Memory Choir
- New Mills U3A Singing for Fun
- One Voice
- Open Voice
- Penrith Community Choir
- Picturehouse Choir
- Preston People’s Choir
- Purple Cats
- Rosie’s Blooming Voices
- Secret Singers
- Settle Voices
- Sheffield Socialist Choir
- Shylarks (formerly Old Trafford St John’s Singers)
- Silsden Singers
- Singin’ Slawit
- Singing for Larks
- Singing for the Soul, Burnley
- Singing Well, Kendal
- The N-Choir
- Urmston U3A Singing for Fun
- WISH
- Woodlarks
- Wrexham Community Choir
