2025 marks my 10 year anniversary with the life-changing Choir with No Name!

It changed my life, and over the last decade, I have witnessed the huge impact that such a caring and inspiring community has had on SO many people. After ten years, I feel it’s about time I get off my arse and do some of my own fundraising after supporting others and putting on many events - now it’s my turn!

Most of you will know I am not the fittest 50 year old, so for me this will certainly not be a walk in the park, as it may be for some!

Walking 115km over 5 days, for the last leg of the Camino de Santiago, will be a HUGE challenge for me! I will be joining a team of CWNN folk, all stepping out to raise much needed funds to keep our choirs singing!

So, I would be FOREVER grateful if you could spare a few quid to help motivate these little legs with what seems a pretty gruelling and, at the moment, quite an overwhelming venture! Knowing I am doing it to help our little charity continue to offer a safe and supportive singing community is all the motivation i need!

Thank you. If anyone wants to join me for a stroll over the coming weeks as I get my training in, gimme a shout!

The Choir with No Name runs choirs and builds joyful singing communities with people impacted by homelessness and marginalisation, around the UK. Currently, there are six choirs: in Birmingham, Liverpool, London, Coventry, Brighton (run in partnership with BHT Sussex) and Cardiff (run in partnership with The Wallich) with a new choir starting up in Sheffield in January 2025.

The Choir with No Name was founded on the premise that singing makes you feel good; it distracts you from all the nonsense in life and helps you to build confidence, skills and genuine, long lasting friendships. Choir members are people who have experienced homelessness, or who are simply going through a tough time in their lives. The choirs aim to help members build their confidence and skills, and make genuine life long friendships in order to move away from homelessness in the long-term.

What they do is simple: the choirs meet once a week for a cuppa and a catch up, they then sing our hearts out for an hour and half, and sit down together afterwards for a hot meal cooked by volunteers. They perform regularly at a whole load of different places, including local homeless hostels, community festivals and world class venues, such as the Royal Festival Hall and Brighton Dome. The choirs are a supportive, safe space for people going through a tough time to be among friends, where they can experience the joy of singing together, have fun, build confidence and skills, and feel more able to tackle life's other challenges, such as securing housing or finding work.