Shine Church and Community Children’s Choir have been overwhelmed to receive two donations to the choir recently. A big thank you to Honest John, whose £200 donation was a huge surprise to us and also to Aycliffe Freemasons who kindly delivered a cheque for £250 to Shine on Monday 4th March. Money had been raised from a recent social event and of course the choir sang there, thanks to local Freemasons and said a very loud thank you! Shine is a children’s choir formed for all children in our community and welcomes everyone. We are a registered charity and the choir is free to join and free to attend each week. There are many benefits in belonging to a choir, we sing away our stresses of the day and all go home feeling lighter and brighter. Check out our Facebook page to find out what we have been up to. The photo shows Choir Leader Helen McCormick receiving the cheque with choir members. Thanks to Robbie Davison for his time spent with us and to Matt Spence, Godfrey Bennett and Graham Parker for coming along to meet us.