On Friday 19th April 2024 in Cheadle Guild Hall,  our full team of ringers along with the U3A Ukelele Band performed a varied collection of music and song in aid of Cheadle Animal Welfare. Although the two groups of performers out numbered the audience we were very well received.

We opened the evening performing pieces including a Gavot, My Favourite Things from the Sound of Music and Resound and Rejoice which was written specially for handbells.

The Ukelele group played next with a variety of tunes many of which we could sing along to as they had supplied the audience with the words.

After the interval and raffle each group played again, in this half we played pieces including God's Train, My Heart Will Go On from the film Titanic and Shepherd's Hey which is a piece played entirely using mallets to hit the bells which creates a different sound. 

The Ukelele group ended the evening with more tunes  to sing along to and we joined them for a final piece where we played hand chimes to accompany them and the audience singing Side By Side.

A lovely evening of musical entertainment and hopefully made a good sum of money for Cheadle Animal Welfare.

Josie