The Burning of the clocks is on Sunday 21st December. Blatchington Mill students having been working all term on giant lanterns and would really appreciate your support. The parade starts at 6:30 ( students and staff meet 5.30pm) at the Unitarian Church on New Road. The event will conclude in a giant firework display and the burning of the lanterns at 8:00 ish. We would appreciate any support available either as part of the crowd or joining us in the parade. For more info see or email Ms E Bettridge or Cicely Taylor.

Some of Brighton’s finest community choirs will be performing a free winter concert in Brighton’s Jubilee Square on Monday 15th December from 5.00pm – 8.00pm. A massed choir of over 100 singers will be formed from Big Mouth Singers Community Choir, Westdene School Choir and Little Mouth Children’s Choir – fresh from their performance at the Finals of BBC3 Choir of the Year. The choirs will be performing a range of traditional and contemporary songs from around the world. There will be a grand finale with the Millstones Big Band, who will then perform their fantastic set of classic big band hits which they recently toured in Germany. Produced by Blatchington Mill School’s Community Arts Department and funded by Sing Up, the nationwide initiative for singing (www.singup.org.uk).
The choirs will be open to new members from January. For more information, please contact:
Cicely Taylor, Community Arts Manager
Blatchington Mill School, Nevill Ave, Hove, BN3 7BW
Tel: 01273 736244 ex 229
Email: ctaylor@blatchingtonmill.org.uk

Little Mouth chilren's choir will be performing at the BBC3 Choir of the Year Finals as part of the Taking the Stage project at the Royal Festival Hall on Sunday 7th December. They are one of six children's choirs from across the UK who have been chosen for the project. Moredetails available from Cicely Taylor, Community Arts Manager, (01273) 736244 ex 229 or ctaylor@blatchingtonmill.org.uk