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Tuesday May 3
A choir which brings together children from across Africa is appearing at several Scottish churches over the next two months.
The African Children’s Choir was originally founded over 30 years ago by Canadian Ray Barnett, to raise funds and awareness of the situation facing many children in then war-torn Uganda.
Successive choirs have toured all over the world, including events such as Live8 and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebration. Children selected for the choir are aged 7-10, and many have lost one or both parents.
The tours raise funds for children’s homes, community schools and educational sponsorship in Uganda, Rwanda, Nigeria, South Africa, South Sudan, Kenya and Ghana.
To date over a thousand vulnerable children have been through the Choir programme and the funds they have generated have provided the opportunity of education and hope for many thousands like them in some of the most desperate and needy areas of Africa.
The Scottish dates on the current tour are:
May 13 |
7pm |
Arbroath |
Old and Abbey Parish Church, West Abbey Street |
01241 877068 |
May 14 |
7.30pm |
Inverbervie |
Bervie Arbuthnot and Kinneff Parish Church, King Street |
01561 361488 |
May 20 |
7pm |
Edinburgh |
St Thomas's Church, Glasgow Road |
0131 316 4292 |
May 21 |
7.30pm |
Hamilton |
Hamilton Baptist Church, Kemp Street |
01698 284004 |
May 25 |
7pm |
Irvine |
Fullerton Parish Church, Church Street |
01294 273741 |
May 27 |
7pm |
Biggar |
Biggar Kirk, Biggar Mill Road |
01899 309400 |
May 28 |
7pm |
Motherwell |
Motherwell South Parish Church, Gavin Street |
07854 491622 |
June 1 |
7.30pm |
Largs |
St John's Church, Bath Street |
01475 674468 |
June 3 |
7.30pm |
Carluke |
Kirkton Parish Church, Station Road |
01555 771262 |
For more information about the choir, and for Irish and English dates, visit africanchildrenschoir.org.uk
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