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Donate a Prize for our Grand Raffle

Posted on 01/12/2018 by Bob Manekshaw01/12/2018

Are you a business operating in Dorridge, Knowle, Bentley Heath, Solihull or Shirley?
Do you want to support your local community?
Would you like some free publicity?

If the answer to those questions is yes then please consider donating a raffle prize for the Sing! Bentley Heath Grand Raffle which is held every year at our Spring Sing! concert. Your prize can be goods or services (e.g. a family rail ticket, a hair cut, meal for two, £10 of goods in your store etc.) and in return, we will promote your business with mentions on our website, concert programme and social media.

All the money raised from our raffle goes to our nominated good causes for the year (last year, the raffle raised £1,000).

If you would like to donate a prize, please contact us using this form and one of our team will contact you.

Click here to see all our raffle prize donors

Singing in a Community Choir is good for your wellbeing

Posted on 14/11/2018 by Bob Manekshaw21/11/2018

According to preliminary findings from a new pilot study by researchers at Iowa State University, one hour of singing with a group significantly reduced the so-called “stress hormone” cortisol and was correlated with reduced feelings of sadness and anxiety in those who suffer from Parkinson’s disease. Singing also appeared to improve motor functions and fluidity of movement in Parkinson’s patients.

I think all our choir members would agree with this article as we have a lot of fun at our weekly rehearsals, its very social and it gives everyone a lift. This TED talk video goes some way to explaining this and how it can help combat loneliness and mental health issues like Parkinson’s Disease (one of our supported charities this year).

Read the full article at Psychology Today. and why not join a local choir like Sing! Bentley Heath.

Autumn Season 2018

Posted on 08/11/2018 by Bob Manekshaw08/11/2018

It’s the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, as Keats wrote. Or the season of learning fabulous new songs and rehearsing for performances, as Jane might say!

Our choir had the honour to be performing at the Mayor’s Civic Honours event in Solihull, as well as at a wedding in Warwickshire this October, and now we are full steam ahead rehearsing for the festive season and next year’s Spring Sing!

November started with our Annual General Meeting and the choir members chose Admiral Nurses and Parkinson’s UK as the supported charities for 2018/19.

The season will finish with our “Family and Friends” concert in December when we’ll be presenting a generous cheque each to this past year’s charities – The Men’s Shed (Marie Cure Solihull) and The Dyspraxia Foundation.

So, it’s a busy and fun season ahead – and every member of the choir and committee will be playing an important part. Thank you all!