St Ives Community Choir News 2024
Presentation of Cheque
Tuesday 23rd April practice
Lisa Shepard, Clinical Lead at St Julia's Hospice, was presented with a cheque for £450.00 at the start of the choir practice. Choir member, Helen Jeyes, recently received recuprative care at the hospice. The choir felt it only fitting that the donation, collected from concerts at Becks' Fish & Chips Restuarant, West Cornwall Golf Club and UNA Carbis Bay, should go specifically to this hospice within Cornwall Hospice Care.
The choir received this letter from Cornwall Hospice Care
Dear St Community Choir
Thank you! It is because of your kindness and generosity that we are able to provide peace, comfort and calm across Cornwall when someone is nearing the end of their life. Enabling us to support families through one of life's most difficult times, making every day matter.
Your gift of £450.00 is most graciously received. Your support is making a huge difference each and every day, so on behalf of our patients, I cannot thank you enough.
Our care is 100% free but funded by you. Thank you for funding the care we give.
Yours sincerely
Kelly Tregaskes
Community Fundraiser - East
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Presentation of Cheques
Tuesday 28th February practice
Cheques were presented for three charities at the beginning of the choir practice. Macmillan Cancer Support, Alzheimer's Society, with Sue Hooper receiving the cheque and Prostate Cancer Research were each awarded a cheque for £200. The total of £600 was raised from two events; the choir's Christmas social on Tuesday 12th December and the final concert of the year, "Sounds of Christmas", at Carbis Bay Memorial Hall on Saturday 30th December 2023.
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Hayle Day Care Centre Concert
Monday 29th January
Our first event of 2024 was held at Hayle Day Care Centre on Monday 29th January. Sixteen members of the choir provided the entertainment for a very appreciative audience.
William Thomas, our MD, put together a varied programme, giving people the opportunity to join in with the songs that they knew. Our audience was also quick to learn the ‘hand jive’ movements for ‘Da Do Ron Ron’.
Steve Bassett was the soloist in a Cornish song called ‘Proper Job’. Steve also held the pasty aloft and out of reach of the seagull, which was knitted by Lynda and controlled by Alan Thomas. Alan was our other soloist, leading the choir into singing ‘Yesterday’.
It was a lovely start to our 20th anniversary year and heart-warming to see the smiles on the faces of so many people.
Presentation Cheque to Cornwall Air Ambulance
Tuesday 16th January
The first practice of the new year began with a short speech of thanks for the generous gift of £300.00 towards the work of the Cornwall Air Ambulance from charity representative Barbara Corbett. The money was raised from donations at the very successful first Memorial Gardens Garden Party. The choir sang to an enthusiastic audience who enjoyed the stalls and the refreshments on a pleasant summer day in July last year.
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