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Claritas will add a musical flavour to the Treacle Market

Claritas will add a musical flavour t0 the Treacle Market from 1 pm on Sunday, April 27.

Bring your singing voices as the East Cheshire Hospice community choir entertains visitors with a repertoire of well-known songs.

The choir has raised more than £50,000 for the Hospice since it was formed almost 20 years ago.

Claritas choir which is appearing at the Treacle Market.

Members rehearse every Monday in the chapel at the Hospice under the guidance of Tim Sparks who took over as musical director last year.

As well as conducting the choir, all-rounder Tim plays keyboard, guitar and ukelele.

Claritas chair Gail Robinson said: “The choir underwent a big change with the retirement of our excellent long-serving director Kath Ibbotson and the departure of our wonderful pianist Hilary Balsdon who moved down south.

“Tim is a fantastic replacement and so versatile. We’ve got about 15 new members taking our membership up to about 58. After Covid we went down to about 30.

“The acoustics in the chapel are excellent and we have a lot of good fun enjoying singing, while raising money for such a deserving cause.

“People are welcome to join us and can find out more from our website www.claritaschoir.com.”

The group also sing at Christmas concerts, including Light Up a Life services organised by the Hospice.

Gail’s many interests include flower arranging at the Hospice and volunteering in its gardens, while husband Lawrence drives furniture vans and collects Christmas trees for the Hospice.

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