Welcome to our Charities pages.
Songbirds has raised funds for a number of local charities over the years - some of the charities supported between the beginning of the choir in 2009 and 2017 include:
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Dementia Harborough
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Street Pastors
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LOROS
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Arthritis Research
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Motor Neurone Disease
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Kettering Paediatric Unit
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Adam'S'mile
Since the beginning of 2023 Songbirds has been supporting:
Spirit At Play....
Spirit At Play supports children and adults to improve both physical and emotional wellbeing. It offers calm interaction with horses for people with learning disabilities, low level mental ill health issues and physical disabilities.
The organisation offers Equine Assisted Learning to develop life skills through positive interaction with the healing nature of horses.
The horses themselves have chronic injuries and ailments which mean they cannot be ridden so the interaction occurs at ground level.
....and The Hygiene Bank
The Hygiene Bank is a grassroots, people-empowered charity and social movement, grounded in the community. Basic hygiene should not be a privilege and Songbirds members contribute essential items each month towards the local Hygiene Bank vision that one day everyone living in Market Harborough and district will have access to essential hygiene products. A vision that is echoed across the UK.
2020 - 2022 Songbirds supported Spectrum
The Spectrum Group, Market Harborough, is a support group for parents and carers of children, young people and adults who are on the autistic spectrum.
It is a welcoming, non-judgemental and informal support group which welcomes parents from around Leicestershire, Northamptonshire and Rutland. The group meets twice a month to provide support and guidance as well as running family activities throughout the year, and raising awareness locally. Plans are also being developed to run training sessions for parents and carers.
2018 -2020 Songbirds supported a group for Young Carers.
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VASL Young Carers Activity Group.
A Young Carer is any child or young person under 18 who is significantly affected by helping to care for someone at home who is suffering from:
• Physical disability
• Mental illness
• Sensory impairment
• Substance misuse
• Long-term or terminal illness.
The Young Carers Activity Group is open to young carers living anywhere in Harborough district.
If you would like to make a referral then contact the Young Carers Group Leader on...
• 08456 899510 or 07845 789782 (mobile)
As well as raising funds for the Young Carers Group through our concerts, Songbirds members have held coffee mornings and book sales.
After fundraising for two years, in January 2020, Songbirds made a final presentation to the VASL Young Carers for £1000 on National Young Carers Awareness Day.