Rhythm, Rhyme and Reels – Saturday 25th April 2026
With songs by Fellside Singers, the other wonderful choir led by Rachael, spoken word led by Ian Chapman, a regular Chorus singer, plus reels and dancing with The Weirdstring Band – a ceilidh with a difference!
This is all happening in aid of St John’s Hospice and Cancer Research at The Venue – Bowness Bay Brewery’s event space at Castle Mills, Aynam Road, Kendal, LA9 7DE on Saturday 25th April at 7.30pm. Adult tickets are £15, Concessions are £12. Snappy Tickets here.
Workshop Tickets available now – Saturday 17th October 2026
We are organising an afternoon harmony singing workshop with Chaps Choir and Dominic Stichbury on Saturday 17th October from 1.30pm-3pm, tickets are £15 (£12 concession).
Workshop tickets are now available here…
We think this opportunity will be very popular so don’t delay, even though it might feel a long way off – it is lovely to have things in your diary to look forward to and it’ll come round all too soon!
Concert tickets available soon – Saturday 17th October 2026
The afternoon workshop will be followed by an evening concert at The Brewery Art Centre, Kendal, fundraising for Growing Well with Chaps Choir led by Dominic Stichbury, member of the wonderful Spooky Men’s Chorale and all round fabulous composer and arranger in his own right! Tickets for this evening event will be available soon from the Brewery website and we’ll let you know just as soon as they are released.
Here’s a flavour of what we’ve been up to last year.
An Invitation to All Sing
Singers filled 98 Highgate with song, chat and a lovely welcoming atmosphere. Thanks to all who came along – we raised an amazing £210.57 for Growing Well.
Saturday 18th October 2025 – Kendal Town Hall Assembly Room, 7pm
We had the most fantastic evening recently. The Magnificent AKs and Fellside Singers were a beautifully complimentary pairing with lots of sumptuous harmonies, a great evening with much laughter.
“What a fantastic evening that was. We thoroughly enjoyed it!”
“A stunning concert on Saturday night.”
“What a wonderful evening – still on a high and have several rotating ear worms! You were all fantastic. Thank you for the joy you bring to my life!”
The Growing Singers Volunteer At Growing Well
During the summer, members of The Growing Singers had a brilliant couple of visits to Growing Well and see for themselves how their donations are being put to excellent use and to volunteer their services. Most Fridays Growing Well welcomes community volunteers to crack on with the weekly list of varied jobs that need doing. We picked lots of French beans, weeded the kale patch, pinched out tomato plants and planted seedlings among other jobs too. What a pleasure it was to spend time there, chatting and getting to know each other better as we worked away.
The Growing Singers In Grange-over-Sands
Over the Summer The Growing Singers were delighted to sing in Grange-over-Sands as part of their special Bandstand concert series. We entertained the gathered crowd basking in the glorious sunshine and, together with Kendal’s Flutes & Co, raised a wonderful £201.00 for Growing Well, the local charity based at Low Sizergh Farm, Kendal. Growing Well have helped hundreds of people recover from mental health challenges, with their unique approach to recovery through supported activity in the outdoors, within a real-world horticulture enterprise, supported and guided by experienced therapeutic growers and mental health support staff. Thank you to Jo Knox for these gorgeous photos. We are hoping to do this again next year – would be ideal to be able to book the same weather – we’ll see!
The Growing Singers with Carer Support South Lakes and Cancer Care
THANK YOU SO MUCH to all our performers and supporters on 19th July – we are delighted to announce that we raised £1716.40 in total and Cancer Care and Carer Support South Lakes have each received a wonderful £858.20. This money will be spent caring and supporting local people at times in their lives when they need it the most. We all had a most brilliant evening. Here are just a few of the many positive comments we received…
“A joyous evening.”
“A evening filled with the feeling of warmth and purpose. Absolutely great fun!”
“Wow that song Let Time Be Your Friend was so complex and gorgeous!”
“I felt a huge sense of togetherness and inclusion.”
