Henshaws Carols by Candlelight Programme 2023

S L O CAR 2023

MANCHESTER CATHEDRAL

MAIN SPONSOR:

WEDNESDAY 6TH DECEMBER 2023

PROUDLY SPONSORED BY: Henshaws society for blind people, charity number 221888

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Main Sponsor Cargill are proud of the established relationship that we have with Henshaws and are honoured to be able to sponsor their annual “Carols by Candlelight” concert held in this wonderful setting of Manchester Cathedral.

May we take this opportunity to wish everyone a merry Christmas and a peaceful 2024.

Sponsors

WELCOME On behalf of everyone at

Welcome to Carols by Candlelight.

We look forward to this event every year as it captures the very essence of our organisation which is about celebrating the achievements of blind, visually impaired, and disabled people, and living life to the full.

We hope you’ll enjoy tonight’s performances, join in with the carols, and leave with a warm glow and a smile on your face. If you take part in our raffle, you might also go home with a Christmas hamper, or one of the great other prizes on offer. It costs £5 for 5 tickets and you can buy as many tickets as you like.

Thanks to the support of our sponsors, all the funds from our ticket and refreshment sales will go directly towards our work in the community, so please be as generous as you can be, as your kindness will have a positive impact on the lives of those we help. To find out more about our services, how to access them, and the impact they have, turn to pages 6 and 18.

For now, have a lovely evening, and from the bottom of our hearts, thank you for supporting Henshaws.

Stephen Tongue Director of Fundraising Please note that there will be internal and external recording and photography happening throughout the evening which may be used for future marketing purposes. If anyone does not want to be filmed or photographed, please make yourself known to a member of the Henshaws team. Thank You.

RUNNING ORDER Welcome Stephen Tongue - Director of Fundraising Introduction Dave Steele - The Blind Poet We Three Kings All Sing Leo Hicks Once in Royal David's City All Sing Henshaws Children’s Choir I N TE RVA L Welcome Back Svitoch Ukrainian Choir 01. Schedry Vechir - Bountiful Evening 02. Prechystaja Diva - Immaculate Mary Bore A Son 03. Schedryk - Composed by Mykola Leontovych in 1916; Known as Carol of the Bells.

Ding Dong Merrily On High All Sing Denise Leigh and Stefan Andrusyschyn CAND L E S TO B E L I T O Come All Ye Faithful All Sing We Wish You A Merry Christmas All Sing Raffle Draw & Thank You (Closing)

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INTERVAL REFRESHMENT PRICE LIST Mince Pie £ 1 .0 0 Mulled Wine £2 .0 0 Mince Pie & Mulled Wine £2 . 5 0 Tea / Coffee / Squash £ 1 .0 0 Tea / Coffee / Squash & a Mince Pie £ 1 . 5 0 Cash or Card Payments Welcome

RAFFLE PRIZES RAFFLE TICKETS £5 A STRIP Cash or Card Payments Welcome Harvey Nichols Afternoon Tea Hamper Virginia Hayward Season’s Greetings Hamper Virginia Hayward Festive Fizz Hamper Silk Pillowcase and Eye Mask Majestic Christmas Wine Morrisons Christmas Hamper All money raised from the sale of raffle tickets and refreshments will support Henshaws work in the local community.

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Our Local Services

Supporting people with sight loss and a range of other disabilities to go beyond expectations.

Our Adult services support adults with vision impairments to live more independently, come to terms with their sight loss, and socialise with others to meet like-minded people and share experiences.

Adult services include our Patient Support Service, Enablement, Digital Enablement, and Counselling.

Our Children and young people service supports people from birth to 18 years if they have sight loss, and birth to 25 years if they have additional disabilities.

The service provides opportunities for children and young people to develop their independence skills through the ‘I Can Do It’ residential programme, and social activities and opportunities for the whole family that usually take place during school holidays and on weekends.

The service also offers information, advice and guidance on a one-to-one basis, and can signpost or refer families to other organisations if needs be.

Find out more: Call us on 0300 222 5555 to find out how you can get involved with henshaws or visit our website for more information about the services we offer: www.henshaws.org.uk

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GUESTS DAVID STEELE Dave Steele is an award-winning poet, author, and public speaker.

Diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) in 2014, this genetic eye condition left Dave severely sight impaired. He was shortlisted in the positive role model category at this year’s National Diversity Awards, has been an ambassador for Henshaws for many years, and is a veteran of numerous Carols by Candlelight events, and we’re delighted he’s back to compere this evening’s event.

LEO HICKS Leo has recently released his debut single ‘Break Of Day’ which can be found on all streaming platforms.

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He’s been a supporter of Henshaws for many years and took part in this year’s Yorkshire 3 Peaks Walk. He is a regular performer at Henshaws Arts and Crafts Centre in Knaresborough, having performed at our music and beer festival where he is a firm favourite on the bill.

HENSHAWS CHILDREN'S CHOIR Henshaws Children’s Choir are full of energy and enthusiasm, and are guaranteed to put a smile on your face. Together they will perform a medley of Christmas favourites.

SVITOCH UKRAINIAN CHOIR SVITOCH (Burning Torch) is a Ukrainian chamber choir formed from Ukrainian refugees, emigres and direct Ukrainian descendants. Throughout their musical careers, Svitoch members have sung in various influential Ukrainian ensembles, performing in prestigious venues in Europe and North America. SVITOCH’s varied colourful Ukrainian repertoire, includes classical music, sacred music and traditional folk songs with a contemporary twist.

DENISE LEIGH

ACCOMPANIED BY STEFAN ANDRUSYSCHYN

Internationally acclaimed blind performers, opera singer Denise Leigh and her husband, English champion accordionist Stefan Andrusyschyn are a staple at Henshaws Carols by Candlelight and we’re delighted to welcome them back and we’re incredibly grateful for their continued support to our charity.

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WE THREE KINGS We three kings of Orient are; Bearing gifts, we traverse afar Field and fountain, moor and mountain, Following yonder star.

CHORUS O star of wonder, star of night, Star with royal beauty bright, Westward leading still proceeding, Guide us to Thy perfect light.

Born a King on Bethlehem's plain, Gold I bring, to crown Him again, King forever, ceasing never Over us all to reign.

CHORUS Frankincense to offer have I, Incense owns a Deity nigh.

Prayer and praising all men raising, Worship Him, God most high.

CHORUS Myrrh is mine, its bitter perfume Breathes a life of gathering gloom; Sorrowing, sighing, bleeding, dying, Sealed in the stone-cold tomb.

CHORUS Glorious now behold Him arise, King and God and Sacrifice, Alleluia, Alleluia, Earth to the heav'ns replies.

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ONCE IN ROYAL DAVID'S CITY Once in royal David's city stood a lowly cattle shed, where a mother laid her baby in a manger for his bed: Mary was that mother mild, Jesus Christ, her little child.

He came down to earth from heaven who is God and Lord of all, and his shelter was a stable, and his cradle was a stall; with the poor and mean and lowly, lived on earth our Savior holy.

And our eyes at last shall see him, through his own redeeming love, for that child, so dear and gentle, is our Lord in heav’n above, and he leads his children on to the place where he is gone.

Not in that poor, lowly stable with the oxen standing by we shall see him, but in heaven, set at God's right hand on high.

Then like stars his children crowned, all in white, shall wait around Then like stars his children crowned, all in white, his praise will sound.

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SummerB�� 22nd June 2024 H O S T E D

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Dominic Walker

P E R F O R M I N G DJ and Solo Singer: John Norcott and live band, Waking Vegas

Venue:

The Hilton Hotel, Deansgate, Manchester Timings:

Drinks reception 7pm, Seated for dinner 7:30pm Included:

Welcome drink reception and 3 course meal For more information contact our team on fundraising@henshaws.org.uk 11

PRICING SINGLE TICKET £100 TABLE OF 10

£900

DING DONG MERRILY ON HIGH

Ding dong, merrily on high!

In heav’n the bells are ringing; ding dong, verily the sky is riv’n with angel singing.

Gloria, hosannah in excelsis!

Gloria, hosannah in excelsis!

E'en so here below, let steeple bells be swungen, And io, io, io, by priest and people sungen.

Gloria, hosannah in excelsis!

Gloria, hosannah in excelsis!

Pray ye dutifully prime your matin chime, ye ringers; may ye beautifully rhyme your evetime song, ye singers.

Gloria, hosannah in excelsis!

Gloria, hosannah in excelsis!

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'O COME ALL YE FAITHFUL'?

O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant!

O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem; Come and behold him Born the King of Angels: O come, let us adore Him, (3×) Christ the Lord.

God of God, light of light, Lo, he abhors not the Virgin's womb; Very God, begotten, not created: O come, let us adore Him, (3×) Christ the Lord.

Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation, Sing, all ye citizens of Heaven above!

Glory to God, glory in the highest: O come, let us adore Him, (3×) Christ the Lord.

Yea, Lord, we greet thee, born this Christmas morning; Jesu, to thee be glory given!

Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing!

O come, let us adore Him, (3×) Christ the Lord.

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WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS We wish you a merry Christmas We wish you a merry Christmas We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year Good tidings we bring to you and your kin We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year Oh, bring us some figgy pudding Oh, bring us some figgy pudding Oh, bring us some figgy pudding And bring it right here Good tidings we bring to you and your kin We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year We won't go until we get some We won't go until we get some We won't go until we get some So bring it right here Good tidings we bring to you and your kin We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year We all like our figgy pudding We all like our figgy pudding We all like our figgy pudding With all its good cheers Good tidings we bring to you and your kin We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year We wish you a merry Christmas We wish you a merry Christmas We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year

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STER I G E R ST U J R FO

£ 10

JULY 13, 2024

Yorkshire 3 Peaks Challenge 2024 A 24 mile sponsored walk in the glorious Yorkshire Dales National Park. The walk starts and ends in Horton in Ribblesdale and takes in the three peaks; Whernside, Ingleborough and Pen-y-Ghent.

Your challenge is to complete the walk in 12 hours to collect your certificate and medal.

Registration is just £10 with a fundraising target of £100 per entry.

To sign up, or to find out more, visit our website: www.henshaws.org.uk/events 15

Every Saturday six numbers are selected at random, if you're a winner then your cheque will be posted directly to you

5 FREE ENTRIES

Henshaws society for blind people, charity number 221888

THANK YOU

TO OUR SPONSORS, DONORS AND VOLUNTEERS FOR MAKING THIS EVENT HAPPEN. SPONSORS Main Sponsor

PERFORMERS

RAFFLE DONORS

Dave Steele Denise Leigh & Stefan Andrusyschyn Henshaws Children & Young People Choir Leo Hicks Svitoch Choir Manchester Cathedral

JMW Solicitors llp Behrens Group Sellick Partnership Majestic Wine, Sale

VOLUNTEERS

Behrens Group Beever & Struthers Sellick Partnership

REFRSHMENT DONORS

Asda, Chadderton Asda, Trafford Park Asda, Eastlands Tesco, Oldham

LASTLY...

Thank you to everyone who bought a ticket to this year’s event. Your support enables Henshaws to work with blind, visually impaired, and disabled people throughout the year. It helps people to develop independent living skills, become more confident, and live happy and healthy lives.

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Accessing Henshaws services There are different ways you can be referred to Henshaws, you can self-refer by filling in our online form, or contact us by phone or email.

You may also be referred or signposted by another organisation or service: for example, our Certificate of Vision Impairment (CVI) team can make referrals to Henshaws, as well as other organisations including the RNIB, your local sensory team (including your Qualified Teacher of the Visually Impaired if you are a child or young person), and other charities.

You can visit our website for more information, or you can call us. Website: henshaws.org.uk

Supporting Henshaws services Our services would not exist without the kindness of our supporters. If you’d like to make a donation to Henshaws, please visit our website or call us on 0300 222 5555. You can also e-mail the team at fundraising@henshaws.org.uk Please visit our website for information about our upcoming events, and if you would like to know more about leaving a gift in your will, please contact Stephen Tongue by calling 07872 899 996 or by emailing stephen.tongue@henshaws.org.uk 18

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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS, DONORS AND VOLUNTEERS FOR MAKING THIS EVENT HAPPEN.

Did you know?

20% of the services we provide across North West England are funded by gifts in wills?

Leaving a gift in your will is easy and you can find out more by visiting our website henshaws.org.uk

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