Hartlepool Ladies Choir celebrates its 20th anniversary with a fundraising concert

Hartlepool Ladies’ Choir hold their annual concert on Friday 7th October at Hartlepool Borough Hall on the Headland to raise vital funds for DS43 community defibrillators.

DS43 community defibrillators were created as a result of the death of Danny Shurmer, Hartlepool United fan, died aged 43 in 2021 after suffering a cardiac arrest.

Sue Stead, committee member and social media administrator for the choir, said: “Each year our members nominate local charities and DS43 has come out as a clear favorite for this year.

“We will support them as best we can for a full year before choosing another local charity next year.”

The concert will feature the choir’s top 15 songs as voted on by its own members, along with free snacks and a raffle.

The choir was formed in 2002 by a group of women whose husbands were members of the Hartlepool Male Voice Choir and has since grown to over 50 members.

Sue said: “From those very humble beginnings, the Hartlepool Ladies’ Choir has been formed and has not only grown in numbers, but in confidence and ability, and continues to go from strength to strength.”

The Hartlepool Ladies Choir meets every Thursday at the Grange Road Methodist Church Community Center in Tankerville Street, Hartlepool, from 7.30pm to 9pm and always welcomes new members.