Abigale Motley, 10 of Platts Heath School. PD*604631
Abigale Motley, 10 of Platts Heath School. PD*604632
Andrew Mitchell, 10 of Sandling School. PD*605430
Andrew Mitchell, 10 of Sandling School. PD*605431
Andrew Mitchell, 10 of Sandling School. PD*605432
Eastborough School pupils - the 7
Eastborough School pupils. PD*604387
Eastborough School pupils. PD*604388
Eastborough School pupils. PD*604389
Keely Sullivan, 11 and Bethany Hunter, 11 of North Borough School. PD*605438
Keely Sullivan, 11 and Bethany Hunter, 11 of North Borough School. PD*605439
Keely Sullivan, 11 and Bethany Hunter, 11 of North Borough School. PD*605440
Mole Hill Copse Junior School pupil. PD*604392
Mole Hill Copse Junior School. PD*604393
Nikita Hayward, 9 and brother Nathan, 10 with Rachel Chesterman (centre), 10 of Park Way School.
Nikita Hayward, 9 and brother Nathan, 10 with Rachel Chesterman (centre), 10 of Park Way School. PD*604623
Nikita Hayward, 9 and brother Nathan, 10 with Rachel Chesterman (centre), 10 of Park Way School. PD*604624
Olivia Carty, 10 of Palace Wood School. PD*604832
Olivia Carty, 10 of Palace Wood School. PD*604833
Rehearsal at Brunswick House School. Brunswick House School. PD*604828
Rehearsal at Brunswick House School. Brunswick House School. PD*604829
Rehearsal at Brunswick House School. Brunswick House School. PD*604831
Rehearsal at Brunswick House School. Palace Wood School. PD*604834
Rehearsal at Brunswick House School. Palace Wood School. PD*604835
Rehearsal at Brunswick House School. Palace Wood School. PD*604836
Rehearsal at North Borough School. Detling School. PD*605436
Rehearsal at North Borough School. Detling School. PD*605437
Rehearsal at North Borough School. Maggie Bloor takes the rehearsals. PD*605447
Rehearsal at North Borough School. Maggie Bloor takes the rehearsals. PD*605448
Rehearsal at North Borough School. Maggie Bloor takes the rehearsals. PD*605449
Rehearsal at North Borough School. North Borough School. PD*605444
Rehearsal at North Borough School. North Borough School. PD*605446
Rehearsal at North Borough School. Sandling School. PD*605433
Rehearsal at North Borough School. Sandling School. PD*605435
Rehearsal at Park Way Primary School. Headcorn School. PD*604628
Rehearsal at Park Way Primary School. Headcorn School. PD*604629
Rehearsal at Park Way Primary School. Headcorn School. PD*604630
Rehearsal at Park Way Primary School. Park Way School. PD*604625
Rehearsal at Park Way Primary School. Park Way School. PD*604626
Rehearsal at Park Way Primary School. Park Way School. PD*604627
Rehearsal at Park Way Primary School. Platts Heath School. PD*604633
Rehearsal at Park Way Primary School. Platts Heath School. PD*604634
Rehearsal at Park Way Primary School. Platts Heath School. PD*604635
Rehearsal by Eastborough, Roseacre and Mole Hill Copse Junior Schools. Enthusiastic coaching by Jane Anderson. PD*604386
Rhearsal at NorthBorough School. Sandling School. PD*605434
Roseacre School pupil. PD*604390
Roseacre School pupils (blue) - Year 4 Choir. PD*604391
Thomas Vaughan, 11 of Brunswick House School. PD*604826
Thomas Vaughan, 11 of Brunswick House School. PD*604827
West Borough Primary School Robots. PD*605211
West Borough Primary School. PD*605208
West Borough Primary School. PD*605208
West Borough Primary School. PD*605209
West Borough Primary School. PD*605210
HUNDREDS of youngsters have been exercising their vocal chords in preparation for one of the largest musical events in the primary schools calendar.
The Kent Messenger Primary Schools Choir Festival will be held at Mote Hall, Maidstone, this Friday, June 18, with 12 schools from across the Maidstone borough taking part.
More than 300 children will be involved on the night, and for many of them the event is what joining the school choir has been all about.
Jane Anderson, project co-ordinator for the 12th International Maidstone Music and Dance Festival, under whose banner the choir festival takes place, said that the children were buzzing with enthusiasm.
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"Some of the schools have said that some of the members of their choir only joined so they could take part in this event," she said.
"West Borough said their choir was thriving because of this event. It is obviously a real high point for many of the pupils."
The schools taking part this year are Brunswick House, Palace Wood, Detling, Headcorn, Molehill Copse, North Borough, Parkway, Platts Heath, Roseacre, Sandling, West Borough and East Borough.
Rehearsal workshops have been held at the schools over the last fortnight, and the children will all meet for the first time as a group today, when they have a last-minute rehearsal for the event.
The highlight of Friday's performance will be The Blue Crystal, a science-fiction story written by Nick Perrin which includes robots and clones and is a story of human interaction with an alien race called Zarcons.
Four schools will perform solo pieces: East Borough's offering is Everyone Sing;
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West Borough perform Creatures of the Deep and young Peter the fiddler; Brunswick House perform Nowhere Man and What Have They Done To My Song? and Sandling will perform Hear the Wind, and an Aboriginal song.
Mrs Anderson said: "It is amazing how resilient young people are - they have had to learn the words by heart and will only have one group rehearsal.
"They are all getting very excited and they all seem really inspired by it.
"There are some lovely voices."
The concert, starts at 7.30pm. For ticket enquiries call 01622 695283.
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