Look Back: Wild Goose Choir

Wild Goose Choir - Image Credits: Alastair Brookes

As part of our Community and Neighbourhoods programme, we connected with local charity, Wild Goose, to run the Wild Goose Choir - weekly singing sessions within a cafe space on Stapleton Road.

“This is a fun socially interactive group that tackles many of the difficult issues faced by service users, enabling people from all cultures, different language barriers to cohesively join together.” - Mick Connolly, Drop-in Manager, Wild Goose Cafe

The sessions took place throughout July – October 2024 and were delivered by experienced choir leaders Sophie Wilsden and Holly Jacks with support from Wild Goose Cafe staff. The sessions included a warm-up, check in, refreshments and a check-out. Participants learned songs from all across the world, in different languages, and from different cultures.

Wild Goose offer support to people to help them rebuild their lives. The cafe offers a lifeline for many people who attend drop in services to access hot meals and support services. During the sessions, the Wild Goose team and the project facilitators shared that the sessions encouraged people to spend time together, build confidence, resilience and connections.

Throughout the project, 14 people took part in Wild Goose Choir, with participants returning for regular weekly sessions. Due to the success of the project, we will be expanding the programme and working with partners to host a weekly choir for people accessing services within Trinity’s locality.

The Choir has been developed through our 'Community Connector' roles, where we are working with people living within Trinity’s locality to create a creative programme of activity. You can find out more about events and projects coming up click here to find out more