THEY were there to sing – and sing they did.
Some 350 children packed into a Huddersfield church for an extra special lesson.
They were taking part in Sing Up, a national project aimed at getting Britain’s children singing.
Yesterday’s event at Lindley Methodist Church was arranged by staff at Lindley Junior School, which has already achieved “platinum” status for its expertise in singing.
The school choir is renowned across the country, having won a string of awards, and there are also a boys choir and a starter choir at the school.
They were all there for yesterday’s singalong, along with excited youngsters from Lindley Infants School and from Moorlands Primary School.
Lindley Juniors music teacher Alison North, who coordinated the event, said: “It has been a wonderful day.
“We received a grant from Sing Up to stage this event and we would love to do more of them, inviting other schools from across Kirklees..
“Our platinum status puts us in the Top 30 for music in schools in the UK and we want to share our expertise with others.
“One of the main aims is to get schools singing and to take singing out into the community and that is exactly what we have done with the workshops in the church.
“There were 350 kids packed into the church and they made some wonderful music. Not only that it was great fun for them and for us”.
The Sing Up project was born in January 2007, when the Government announced it would invest £40m over four years in a national singing programme for schools.
Sing Up is led by Youth Music, the UK’s largest children’s music charity.
Working with Youth Music, three other partners form a consortium to deliver Sing Up to the nation’s schools.
It also hands out awards like that accepted by Lindley junior School.
Platinum Schools are those schools whose achievements are exceptional and who are willing to assist other schools and champion the Sing Up Awards and the wider Sing Up Programme.
