Songsters say Be Proud of Rowley Regis
June 15, 2010 by Rob Westwood-Payne
Filed under Events, News
Cradley Heath Songsters of The Salvation Army invite you to “come and share the pride” with us on Thursday 17 June 2010 as we take part in a Be Proud of Rowley Regis event.
This free event for all local residents takes place between 3:00pm and 8:30pm at The Salvation Army, Meredith Street, Cradley Heath, West Midlands B64 5EP.
The Be Proud event, organised by the Sandwell Partnership features:
- Exhibits from more than twenty local services including the Police, Fire Service, Adult Learning, Museums, the Albion Foundation, SureStart and voluntary sector organisations including The Salvation Army.
- A chance to put your questions to senior officers of partner organisations such as Sandwell Council, West Midlands Police and Sandwell NHS Primary Care Trust.
- Information of what developments are planned for Cradley Heath and how your views can shape the area in the future.
- Local talent from musicians to artists, poets and dancers such as Highfield Brass Band, Corngreaves Choir, Debonair Dancers, Fusion Young Dancers, Fusion Street Dancers, puppets, Rudi Parkes and of course, Cradley Heath Songsters.
The Songsters will be concluding the event by singing in our Worship Hall from around 8:00pm.
Why not come to the event and stay to hear us sing?
You can find out more information at www.beproudofsandwell.co.uk.
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Rob Westwood-Payne grew up in The Salvation Army at Norwich Citadel. He left Norwich to study at the University of Warwick and became fully involved in the music centre there culminating in his conducting Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue to a full house in Symphony Hall in Birmingham. He also transferred to The Salvation Army at Coventry City, where he became Songster Leader at the age of 21. He was made Songster Leader at Cradley Heath in April 1998 shortly before marrying Gail in the following October. He is a former leader of the West Midlands Divisional Youth Chorus and is currently Programme Director at the West Midlands Divisional Summer School for The Salvation Army. He is an Associate Solicitor in the Licensing Team of a national practice based in the south west.