In March Abi Thompson, Tom Daggett and Emily Cooper are walking the last 110 KM of the Camino de Santiago to raise money for the Choir With No Name. Together they have committed to raising £6000.
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 (run in partnership with BHT Sussex) and Cardiff (run in partnership with The Wallich) with a new choir starting up in Sheffield in January 2025.
The team walking the last 110km of the Camino de Santiago are made up of Abi, Tom and Emily from Sheffield Cathedral who are hosting the Sheffield choir, Sally and Ruthie from the Birmingham choir, and Kate, the charity's CEO and George, the charity's Chair.
The Choir with No Name was founded on the premise that singing makes you feel good; it distracts you from all the nonsense in life and helps you to build confidence, skills and genuine, long lasting friendships. Choir members are people who have experienced homelessness, or who are simply going through a tough time in their lives. The choirs aim to help members build their confidence and skills, and make genuine life long friendships in order to move away from homelessness in the long-term.
What they do is simple: the choirs meet once a week for a cuppa and a catch up, they then sing our hearts out for an hour and half, and sit down together afterwards for a hot meal cooked by volunteers. They perform 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. The 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.
Your help would be greatly appreciated. Please sponsor Abi, Tom and Emily by clicking the button below.
