Kirkby Stephen Young Singers

02/11/2026

Hello KSYS,

We hope you have had a great Half Term. Well done - you were so brilliant in the week before half term and have made a great deal of progress with the songs for the Community Choir Concert. These are currently Dream Big, Marmalade and Roar. I have pasted links to these below so you can listen and sing along, especially if you don't know any of them well. Please do let us know if you have any difficulty accessing the songs. Please understand that the version on YouTube may not be exactly the same as the version we are doing.

We are looking forward to seeing you at our next session on on Thursday 5th November. We will be starting on our Christmas songs for the Lights switch on and Community Choir Concert.

KSYS always takes place on a Thursday after school in term time, unless you are told otherwise.

We will be singing at the Community Choir Concert on the 9th December in the evening - venue and time TBC), and also at the Lights Switch on in the Market Square on 28th November, sometime after 5pm - exact time TBC

Kirkby Stephen Young Singers is for children aged 7+ who love singing. New members are always welcome.

Links:

Dream Big (You may have to click browse YouTube to get to the song):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ojjuiTzfuI&authuser=0

Marmalade:
https://youtu.be/mvQEngtOB98?si=-x91CHs1OvpyNF6Q

Roar:
https://youtu.be/irv4SGSjzIU?is=WPX-vpBooY6bE9Ce

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04/10/2026

Well done, KSYS! You were absolutely brilliant in the Harvest Festival Service in Church today. So many people have told us how much they enjoyed your performance. Thank you to parents and carers for all the support they give us, including getting our singers to the church.

We have attached a photo taken just before you did your run through.

We are looking forward to seeing you on Thursday 15th October.

KSYS always takes place on a Thursday after school in term time, unless you are told otherwise. However, there will be no KSYS on 8th October as we will be away.

We will be singing at the Community Choir Concert later in the term (on the 9th December in the evening - venue and time TBC), and also at the Lights Switch on at the end of November (date and time TBC).

Kirkby Stephen Young Singers is for children aged 7+ who love singing. New members are always welcome.

30/09/2026

Hello KSYS,
Well done last Thursday. It was great to see so many of you there. We are looking forward to seeing you all on Sunday (4th October) for the Harvest Festival in Church at 10.30am. Please could KSYS arrive by 10am at the latest to give us a chance to run through as there will be no session on 1st October.
KSYS always takes place on a Thursday after school in term time, unless you are told otherwise. However, there will be no KSYS on 1st and 8th October as we will be away (we will, of course be there for the Harvest Service)
There's a link below to the Harvest Samba we will be singing in Church (we don't do the Thank You for the Harvest bit at the end). We will also be singing a Harvest Song to the tune of the Wellerman Sea Shanty which you may have sung in assembly. We have attached the words.
If you are not sure of either song please have a go before Sunday.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqpkWsR6Yew&list=RDdqpkWsR6Yew&start_radio=1

15/09/2026

Hello KSYS,

You were all excellent last Thursday. The new members fitted in really well and made a great contribution to the sound.

We are looking forward to seeing you on Thursday (17th September) 3.30-4.20pm.

KSYS always takes place on a Thursday after school in term time, unless you are told otherwise. However, there will be no KSYS on 1st and 8th October as we will be away.

Liz and I will be back for our next performance - at the Harvest Festival in Church on Sunday 4th October at 10.30am (10.00am for KSYS - please note this is slightly earlier to give us a chance to run through as there will have been no session on 1st October.)

There's a link below to the Harvest Samba we will be singing in Church (we don't do the Thank You for the Harvest bit at the end). We will also be singing a Harvest Song to the tune of the Wellerman Sea Shanty which you may have sung in assembly. We have attached the words.

We will be singing at the Community Choir Concert later in the term (on the 9th December in the evening - venue and time TBC), and also at the Lights Switch on at the end of November (date and time TBC)..

Kirkby Stephen Young Singers is for children aged 7+ who love singing. New members are always welcome.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqpkWsR6Yew&list=RDdqpkWsR6Yew&start_radio=1

08/09/2026

Hello KSYS,

We hope you have all had a lovely summer.

We are looking forward to seeing you when KSYS returns this Thursday (10th September) 3.30-4.20pm. We are very excited that we will have some new members starting on Thursday and we will make them very welcome.

We will be practising for our next performances - at the Harvest Festival in Church on Sunday 4th October at 10.30am (10.15am for KSYS) and then at the Community Choir Concert later in the term (on the 9th December in the evening - venue and time TBC).

There's a link below to the Harvest Samba we will be singing in Church (we don't do the Thank You for the Harvest bit at the end). We will also be singing a Harvest Song to the tune of the Wellerman Sea Shanty which you may have sung in assembly.

Kirkby Stephen Young Singers is for children aged 7+ who love singing. New members are always welcome.

"Harvest Samba" was written by Mark and Helen Johnson.It is perfo...

16/07/2026

Hello KSYS,

Well done, you were absolutely fantastic in assembly on Friday!

We are looking forward to seeing you again in September and hope you have a great holiday. There will be no more KSYS sessions this term and the first session of next term will be on Thursday 10th September (3.30-4.20pm).

Kirkby Stephen Young Singers is for children aged 7+ who love singing. New members are always welcome.

08/07/2026

Hello KSYS,

We are looking forward to seeing you at the next KSYS session tomorrow (Thursday 9th July 3.30pm - 4.20pm) Please make every effort to be there as this is the last session before we perform in the morning Assembly on Friday (10th July) and it is also the last session of term. There will be no KSYS on 16th July.

Parents and carers and their families are welcome to attend tomorrow (9th July) to see KSYS perform at 4.10pm as they won't be able to attend the Assembly.

We will be performing two songs in Assembly on 10th July - Food Glorious Food and A Mouse Lived in a Windmill.

Kirkby Stephen Young Singers is for children aged 7+ who love singing. New members are always welcome.

30/06/2026

Hello KSYS,

We are back from our holiday and are looking forward to seeing you at the next KSYS session on Thursday (2nd July) 3.30pm - 4.20pm. Please make every effort to be there as there will only be 2 sessions before we perform in the morning Assembly on 10th July. Parents and carers and their families are welcome to attend on 9th July at 4.10pm as they won't be able to attend the Assembly.

We will be performing two songs in Assembly on 10th July - Food Glorious Food and A Mouse Lived in a Windmill. We have attached the words to these so you can practise if you are able to.

Kirkby Stephen Young Singers is for children aged 7+ who love singing. New members are always welcome

06/06/2026

Hello KSYS,

Well done on Thursday - you were excellent as always!

We are looking forward to seeing you next Thursday (11th June) 3.30pm - 4.20pm. Please make every effort to be there as this will be the last session before Liz and I go away for two weeks.

There will be no KSYS on 18th and 25th June. KSYS will be back after our break on 2nd July and then there will be one more KSYS on 9th July before we perform in the morning Assembly on 10th July. Parents and carers and their families are welcome to attend on 9th July as they won't be able to attend the Assembly.

Kirkby Stephen Young Singers is for children aged 7+ who love singing. New members are always welcome

17/05/2026

Hello KSYS,
We are looking forward to seeing you, family and friends at the concert on the evening of Wednesday 20th May at Kirkby Stephen Parish Church. The concert starts at 7.30pm but please arrive by 7pm at the latest so we can have a run through. Please let us know immediately if any of KSYS are unable to attend the concert.

We will be singing three songs off by heart (no word sheets) these will be There's a Hole in My Bucket, A Mouse Lived in a Windmill and Yellow Submarine. KSYS already know Hole in My Bucket but some of them may still need some more work on the words to Mouse in a Windmill and Yellow Submarine so we have attached these for KSYS to have a run through.