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Dronfield Parish Young Voices have something to sing about

Dronfield Parish Young Voices have something to sing about

Dronfield Parish Young Voices was launched in January 2019 and now regularly attracts 35 or more youngsters to the singing sessions on Monday evenings in the Dronfield Civic Hall. Children from nine different schools in the local area attend and range in age from 7 to 12 years.

The group had an early ambition to stage some concerts and were able to do so with a £500 Action Grant from Derbyshire County Council which funded sessions with a vocal coach, hire of premises and music folders. The concerts held at the Parish Church in May, June and July were a great success with audiences of over 200 people at each performance.

Rob Aldread, Director of Music at Dronfield Parish Church, said:

"I am so proud of what the children have achieved in such a short space of time. They have really grown in confidence and it's an absolute joy to see them working together and singing their hearts out with the energetic and positive leadership from our vocal coach and conductor at the time, Olivia Shotton.

"We were really grateful for the financial support from the Action Grant without which we would not have been able to stage our summer concerts."

All children in school years 3 to 7 are welcome to go along on Monday evenings and there is no charge. The sessions start at 5:45pm. Further details can be obtained by contacting Rob, email: robert.aldread@btinternet.com

The Derbyshire County Council Action Grant scheme supports community groups across Derbyshire with their activities. There are 2,000 grants of up to £500 to help groups fund projects and events which will benefit their local communities.

There are also some larger grants of £5,000 and £10,000 for new projects which offer long-term benefits for local people and promote 2 or more of the Action Grant themes.

Derbyshire County Council have now awarded Action Grants totalling £375,000 to 462 groups across Derbyshire in the first 4 rounds of the scheme since it launched in May 2018.

All the details of the Action Grants scheme, which runs until 31 May 2020, are available, including information about all the grants already awarded.

Posted: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 11:44 by Jo Mitchell

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