AmaSing We Rise
Chester Cathedral 2026
Thank you for registering to be part of our brand-new singing project!
We are thrilled to welcome your school to AmaSing We Rise 2026 — a powerful creative journey celebrating Black voices, culture, and identity through music, dance, art, and drama.
Your pupils will learn a collection of well-known songs alongside one brand-new collaboratively composed piece, created by children with our professional creative team.
The project supports creativity, wellbeing, mental health, confidence, and curriculum learning across Music, PSHE, and Creative Arts.
📅 Chester Cathedral Performance Dates
Each school is allocated one performance date only:
- Monday 29 June 2026
- Tuesday 30 June 2026
- Wednesday 1 July 2026
Art Workshops linked to performance dates:
- Monday 29 June 2 March
- Tuesday 30 June 9 March
- Wednesday 1 July 16 March
(Schools listed under each date remain unchanged from your allocation list.)
School rotas
Mon 29th June
- Childer Thornton
- St Mary’s of The Angels
- The Oaks
- Hoole CE
- St Clares
- Lache
- Mill View
- Shocklach
- Upton Heath
- Boughton
- Eccleston
- Saighton
Tues 30th June
- St Theresas
- Black Lane
- Guilden Sutton
- St Chads
- Saughall
- Chester Blue Coats
- Westwood
- Tattenhall
- Capenhurst
- Highfield
- Sant Dunawd
- Borras Park
Wed 1st July
- Rossmore
- Whitby Heath
- Meadow
- St Lukes
- Kingsley St Johns
- Wolverham
- Parklands
- Witton Walk CE
- Waverton
- Woodlands
- Sutton Green
- St Oswalds
Workshop schedule
JANUARY
23 January – Composing Workshop
- Venue: Waverton Primary School
- Participants: 2 children per school
MARCH
2 / 3 / 4 March – Art Workshops
- Venue: The Oaks Primary School
- Participants: 2 children per school
(Your school attends on the date linked to your Cathedral performance day.)
9 March – Chester Dance Workshop
- Venue: Lache Primary School
- Participants: 2 children per school
APRIL
23 April – Drama Workshop
- Venue: Guilden Sutton Primary School
- Led by: The Literacy Company
- Time: 9:15am–12:30pm
- Participants: 2 children per school
COUNTDOWN TO AMASING CHESHIRE
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🕒 Plan of the Day – Chester Cathedral Shows
- Arrive at school as normal
- Travel to Chester Cathedral for 2:00pm
- Rehearsal with live band: 2:30–5:00pm
- Tea break: 5:00–6:30pm
- Packed tea in a disposable bag
- Children may eat in the refectory
- Optional film shown at 5:30pm
- Schools may also take children off-site under their own risk assessment
- Return to positions: 6:45pm
- Doors open: 7:00pm
- Performance: 7:30–8:30pm
- Children leave with school staff
- Collections must happen outside the Cathedral grounds or back at school under your risk assessment
🎟 Ticket Information – Chester Cathedral
Tickets will be released via the AmaSing Box Office in June 2026:
- 5 June – First Release: 2 tickets per child
- 8 June – General Release: all remaining tickets
Important Ticket Notes:
- Tickets cost £19 + booking fee
- Early limit of 2 tickets per child to ensure fairness
- Additional tickets will be released later – dates announced on AmaSing social media (Facebook, Instagram, X)
- Families must purchase the correct facing seat for their school’s performance
Schools may block-book seats by contacting:
james@amasing.org.uk
Deadline: 1 May 2026
Payment due by 1 June 2026 (unpaid reservations cannot be held).
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