The Old School House Community Choir, Northwich

• Music • 15 participants / 100 spectators • 5 sessions (October 2021 - January 2022)

Bring communities together

The choir is open to everyone, regardless of singing ability or location, providing a friendly sociable experience for those in the local area. The Old School House offers a community shop and foodbank and links with other services such as Citizens Advice, Mind, Workzone and New Leaf. The choir raises awareness of these services as well as enabling people to meet and reduce feelings of isolation following lockdowns.

The microgrant supported Christmas carol concerts to enable the wider community to enjoy the choir, find out about the other community projects and boost food donations for the community shop. An adapted version of the 12 days of Christmas helped to share the most important items to donate.

The microgrant covered song sheets, refreshments and venue costs.

LEGACY: Bringing in more members after the supermarket Flash Mob on the 11th November - the choir was paused while the team leader offered Christmas support, due to increasing infection rates and a local response to Ukraine.

Follow them on Facebook @cheshirefoodhub.