Stars

Wednesday 21st May saw 80 children from three local primary schools descend on the Kings Hall, ready to perform and support each performer. The acts included a comedy duo, a poetry recitalist, a magic act, an acrobatic display, nine vocalists, a flautist, a saxophonist, guitarists, a school choir, a band, seven pianists and seven dance acts, both as solo, duo, trio and group formats.

The morning began with each school joining together to sing a pre-learned song, “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”. This was led by Mrs Lucy Ashton, primary school teacher in charge of music and my interface with the three schools involved. She has done a wonderful job creating running orders, programmes and sorting out technical details with the schools and the

The Concert will be held on Friday 21st March at Hollygarth Social Club at 7.30 pm, and will feature the Clifton and Lightcliffe Brass Band who amazingly have made this a regular fixture in their annual concert schedule.

Tickets remain at £15.00 and there is ample parking at the Club. As it is a licensed premises the bar will be open throughout the evening and soft drinks and coffee will also be available.  There will be a raffle to raise additional funds to enable the payment of the Kings Hall hire charge in May for our primary school's "Stars" Variety Show.

Tickets are available from Elizabeth Sharp by 'phone on 01943 872067.  Please leave a message and she will return your call.

"Stars '24" took place on the morning of Wednesday 22nd May at the King's Hall, Ilkley, and what a morning it was!  So much talent was displayed by the performers from All Saints, Ashlands and Burley Oaks Primary Schools!  It was an awesome morning!

A huge variety of performances took place.  Amazing gymnastic teams were performing all manner of jaw-dropping moves, instrumentalists playing saxophone, cornet, violin and electric guitar solos.  We had a choir, a band, a poetry recitalist, percussion and singing, and several little girls with glorious voices all singing solos and with such confidence. 

 There were brilliant piano soloists, one of whom played his own composition with such tenderness and sensitivity.  It deserves to be recorded