We get to support some amazing initiatives in Sheffield and this is one of them. The Choir With No Name is one of our latest grant recipients The Choir with No Name runs choirs and builds joyful singing communities with people impacted by homelessness and marginalisation, around the UK. Currently, there are six choirs: in Birmingham, Liverpool, London, Coventry, Brighton and Cardiff. They are launching a new choir in Sheffield from January 2025..
As part of setting up the Sheffield choir in partnership with the Archer Project and Cathedral, they are bringing their Liverpool choir over to Sheffield to perform at an event on Wednesday 16 October at Sheffield Cathedral to introduce the choir to Sheffield, particularly service users at the Archer Project and potential funders and supporters in Sheffield.
What they do at Choir with No Name is simple: their choirs meet once a week for a cuppa and a catch up, they then sing their hearts out for an hour and half, and sit down together afterwards for a hot meal cooked by volunteers.
The Choir performs regularly at a whole load of different places, including local homeless hostels, community festivals and world class venues, such as the Royal Festival Hall and Brighton Dome. Their choirs are a supportive, safe space for people going through a tough time to be among friends, where they can experience the joy of singing together, have fun, build confidence and skills, and feel more able to tackle life's other challenges, such as securing housing or finding work.
The grant will be spent on the event to launch and promote a choir in Sheffield. Through this event, they will recruit members for the choir when it starts in January as well as volunteers and other support. If this is something that interests you or you would like to volunteer you can check them out The Choir With No Name