{"id":538439,"date":"2025-10-30T21:30:43","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T21:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/538439\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T21:30:43","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T21:30:43","slug":"local-voices-raise-the-roof-for-sue-ryder-this-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/538439\/","title":{"rendered":"Local voices raise the roof for Sue Ryder this Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FUNDS RAISED: Michael Tarbatt from Sue Ryder receives a cheque from Tim Knight<\/p>\n<p>The much-loved\u00a0Leeds\u00a0Christmas Choir concert is returning to Headingley Methodist Church in December.<\/p>\n<p>No ticket is\u00a0required\u00a0\u2014\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0a \u2018pay\u00a0as\u00a0you feel\u2019 event, with all proceeds<br \/>going to the Palliative Care and bereavement support charity.<\/p>\n<p>The choir will, once again,\u00a0be led by\u00a0Leeds-based composer and\u00a0conductor Tim Knight, on\u00a0Saturday, December 20, at 3pm.<\/p>\n<p>Over the last three years, Tim\u2019s Summer and Christmas project choirs have raised\u00a0nearly \u00a34,000\u00a0for Sue Ryder through\u00a0their\u00a0summer and Christmas performances.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>What began as a one-off summer choir has grown into a seasonal tradition, with people\u00a0coming together to sing, connect, and support a cause close to home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone in the choir knows someone who has been touched by the care Sue Ryder provides,\u201d said Tim. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat local connection is what makes this so special. People love that\u00a0they\u2019re\u00a0doing something joyful that directly\u00a0benefits\u00a0their community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/uk.trustpilot.com\/review\/www.inyourarea.co.uk?sort=recency\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/trustpilot-web2.png\" alt=\"TRUSTPILOT WEB2\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rehearsals for this year\u2019s\u00a0Leeds\u00a0Christmas Choir begin on December 3, and anyone interested in taking part is encouraged to sign up. <\/p>\n<p>Participants pay a small fee to join, with three weeks of rehearsals leading up to the performance. <\/p>\n<p>In lending their voices, singers will be supporting the vital work of Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice.<\/p>\n<p>The 40-minute concert will feature a mix of traditional carols for audience participation and festive favourites performed by the choir. <\/p>\n<p>Last year, shoppers and passers-by\u00a0dropped in\u00a0to enjoy the music and support the cause.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not about putting on a full-blown concert,\u201d added Tim. \u201cIt\u2019s about creating something meaningful, accessible, and full of heart\u00a0\u2014\u00a0and people keep coming back because they love it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more information and to join the choir\u00a0visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/timknightmusic.com\/events\/leeds%E2%80%94christmas%E2%80%94choir%E2%80%942025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">timknightmusic.com\/events\/leeds-christmas-choir-2025<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FUNDS RAISED: Michael Tarbatt from Sue Ryder receives a cheque from Tim Knight The much-loved\u00a0Leeds\u00a0Christmas Choir concert is&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":538440,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8814],"tags":[748,12450,393,4884,12893,1860,173162,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-538439","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-leeds","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-charity","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-inyourarea-community","13":"tag-leeds","14":"tag-sue-ryder","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115465251981291565","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/538439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=538439"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/538439\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/538440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=538439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=538439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=538439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}