Stamford Diversity Group

19/06/2026

19/06/2026

Two events coming up both featured in the Homes for Ukraine newsletter:

https://www.blondebeet.co.uk/shop/p/gallery-preview-evening-where-the-light-settles

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/taste-of-ukraine-2026-tickets-1990155904885

16/06/2026

Sunday 21st June at 4pm
St John’s Church Stamford
Tanya Kamburova, mezzo-soprano
Free entry (donations welcome)

Tanya Kamburova is a Bulgarian choral conductor, vocal pedagogue and music educator. She holds a Master's degree in Choral Conducting from the National Academy of Music "Prof. Pancho Vladigerov" in Sofia and a Master's degree in Music Education Pedagogy from South-West University "Neofit Rilski".

She has worked as a soprano singer, assistant conductor, choir director and cultural specialist. Since 2011, she has been the chief conductor of the Male Choir "St. Ivan Rilski" in Dupnitsa, leading the ensemble to international awards and festival appearances across Europe. She also founded the vocal ensemble ArtPop, supporting the musical development of young singers.

Tanya completed professional training with the renowned vocal coach Cheryl Porter and is currently finishing her PhD dissertation in Music Pedagogy. Since moving to the United Kingdom in 2025, she has been teaching singing in primary schools and running Tanya's Vocal Studio.

15/06/2026

11/06/2026

11/06/2026

One Peterborough Sikh's perspective: Del Singh's call for unity after facing abuse following murder in Southampton

10/06/2026

Summer Sunday Afternoons in Stamford

The Summer Sunday Afternoons at St John’s Stamford start next Sunday afternoon at 4pm.

Free admission, with retiring collection in aid of The Churches Conservation Trust

This Sunday
14th June at 4pm
Saeid Nayeb Mohammadi, oud
Fariborz Kian Nejad, tombak
Music of the classical Oud repertoire from Iran: improvisation in the Dastgāh-e Shur and pieces from the album Qowol-o Qazal

An Iranian Oud player and composer, Saeid Nayeb Mohammadi was born in Tehran, Iran, in 1978. He graduated from the Tehran Music Conservatory and the Sooreh University of Music. Saeid learned Iranian style of Oud playing and canonical repertoire of classical Iranian music (radif), respectively from Hossein Behroozinia and Arshad Tahmasbi. In addition to apprenticeships with these great Iranian masters, he also studied the Iraqi style of Oud performance with Salem Abd-ol-Karim, a prominent figure among the leading contemporary Oud virtuosos in the world.

06/06/2026

‘I was very young when my mum left me. I was three and a half… I just learnt to be my own mother, my own father.’

Refugee Week is 15-21 June. Five Bafta-winning animations give a unique insight into the lives of young people who have sought refuge in the UK: bbc.in/4uRfDfi

Please view each film and accompanying guidance before exploring it with your students.