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).