Sing for Life 2022

Launching in September, Sing for Life will sign up 40plus local women - women just like you - to take part in a ten-week pop-up singing project, working towards a fantastic live performance event at The Cresset this November, supporting charity partner Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice. You’ll learn to sing, meet new people, challenge yourself, perform live on stage and raise money for this muchloved local charity – what’s not to like?!

Absolutely no previous singing experience is needed, just a willingness to step outside your comfort zone, get stuck in and give it a go… it’s all about the journey! “Sing for Life is not about finding the next Adele; it’s about helping ordinary women find their voice” says William Prideaux, the project’s director. “So many people lack confidence or genuinely believe they can't sing, but deep down just about everyone secretly has a favourite karaoke number… we promise we’ll have you singing, and loving it, in no time!” After missing a year due to covid, last year’s project was a bumper one with over one hundred brave women signing up in September 2021, all eager to learn to sing and raise money for Thorpe Hall Hospice... and they smashed it, giving the performance of their lives and raising almost £10k for the charity. For most of them it was their very first experience of singing in public, here’s what some of them said:

“Loved, loved, loved every minute of it! Thank you so much!”

“Such a great experience and it has been so enjoyable. Thanks to all those who made it possible and to the lovely people I have met along the way!” “Wow… such a fantastic experience to be involved in an amazing, fun, project… I feel so proud to have taken part, I loved every minute of it!” “It was an absolute honour to be part of the Sing4Life choir and to help raise such an amazing sum for Sue Ryder!” Raluca says “Sing for Life showed me how music and the expert guidance of a conductor can turn total strangers into a performing choir in just a few weeks. The journey from the first rehearsal until the much-anticipated concert night was an exciting adventure of finding new friends, learning songs from diverse genres, and discovering the synergy of singing in a group for a greater good!”

For more information about Sing for Life visit www.peterboroughsings. org.uk, email info@peterboroughsings.org.uk or call 01733 425194.

Introduction sessions will be on Thursday 8th September (7-10pm), Friday 9 September (7-10pm) and Saturday 10 September (2-5pm) at The John Mansfield Campus Dogsthorpe PE1 4HX. Please call/ email first to register. The Sing for Life concert will be at Peterborough’s Cresset Theatre at 7.30pm on Friday 11 November.

Reka agrees, “Sing for Life was a fantastic thing to get involved with soon after moving to Peterborough. I got an endorphin boost every week doing what I love with likeminded, kind people. It was great to make new friends, be part of something bigger and raise money for charity!” Helen Kingston, Community Fundraiser at Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice, says: “We are delighted that Sing for Life 2022 will raise the roof in aid of Sue Ryder Thorpe Hall Hospice. At Sue Ryder we believe that the end of someone’s life is the most important time of their life. Our care teams do all they can to make room for the things that matter – like spending time with loved ones, sharing stories, jokes and memories, and filling their final days with love. It’s truly fitting that our friends at Sing for Life 2022 are helping to raise vital funds so we can be there when it matters for local families, while creating joy through music and helping to bring people together. We want to wish everyone taking part lots of luck – we can’t wait to hear the group hit the high notes!”

The project kicks off with introduction sessions on Thursday 8th September (710pm), Friday 9th September (7-10pm) and Saturday 10th September (2-5pm) when you can meet the team and some of the other women who’ll be taking part. Don’t worry, this is NOT an audition and there’s no big red buzzer, it’s just an opportunity to find out more and get involved – get in touch TODAY to book your time slot! Whatever your starting point, Sing for Life will improve your singing and your confidence in leaps and bounds and - while you might not end up winning the X Factor or perform at Covent Garden - that’s a huge confidence boost and very liberating! So, if you’re looking for a challenge and you’d like to know more, get in touch NOW, we’d love to hear from you so you can start YOUR singing journey… there's a whole new world waiting!