It’s time for you to sing along!
May 25, 2010 by Rob Westwood-Payne
Filed under Events, News
The sound of singing will ring around the grounds of Himley Hall in Dudley once again as the thirteenth annual Dudley Songs of Praise takes place on Sunday 13 June 2010.
Members of Cradley Heath, Dudley Citadel and Lye Citadel Salvation Army Bands will accompany massed church choirs from around the area as they lead the crowd in singing some of the hymns. Other hymns will be lead by the Church of God of Prophecy Area Choir.
Families are urged to come along to the grounds of the Hall from 2:00pm onwards when children’s activities and light refreshments will be available and then to join in a giant sing-along at 4:00pm with the other three thousand or so people expected to attend the service.
The service will be led by the Bishop of Dudley and will be held in the presence of the Mayor of Dudley, Councillor Peter Miller.
The St Andrew’s Players will also be taking part.
Admission to Dudley Songs of Praise is free. People are encouraged to bring their own chairs and picnic baskets. Car parking is within the grounds, as close to the audience area as possible. Seating will be available for people with disabilities. Reservations for this are advisable, call 01384 815201 to book a place.
Click this link for a map of Himley Hall.
Rob Westwood-Payne grew up in The Salvation Army at Norwich Citadel. He left Norwich to study at the University of Warwick and became fully involved in the music centre there culminating in his conducting Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue to a full house in Symphony Hall in Birmingham. He also transferred to The Salvation Army at Coventry City, where he became Songster Leader at the age of 21. He was made Songster Leader at Cradley Heath in April 1998 shortly before marrying Gail in the following October. He was commissioned Bandmaster of the Cradley Heath Band of The Salvation Army in January 2006. He is a former leader of the West Midlands Divisional Youth Chorus and is currently Programme Director at the West Midlands Divisional Summer School for The Salvation Army. He is an Associate Solicitor in the Licensing Team of a national practice based in the south west.
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