We ‘ran’, we sang, we walked, we talked – and all in aid of Sport Relief

The Games Maker Choir added their melodious voices to the excitement and general hubbub as part of  the nations’ fundraising efforts at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, on Sunday 20 March in support of the 2016 Sainsbury’s Sport Relief Games.

The choir braved the overcast and chilly weather to perform two sets during the day with some appropriate songs including ‘Wake Me Up’, ‘Heroes’, ‘Run’, ‘Swing Low Sweet Chariot’ and ‘One Day Like This’.

In the morning there was a rousing performance from a section of 40 choristers, who squeezed on to the compact stage  in the main performance area and were also shown in huge close up on the big screens as hundreds of runners started their own personal challenges.

Other choir members joined hundreds of spectators to enthusiastically support their colleagues and those runners who had breath and energy enough to take in their surroundings.

After a break for a spot of lunch in the nearby ‘Copper Box’ venue, there was a second performance by the whole choir at the race finish line. This stage was more open to the elements and the audience included some very vocal supporters of the runners completing their runs, as well as megaphones and a pretty strong wind – but we made ourselves heard, and we like to think we added an extra element to an exciting and exhausting day for many!

The whole Games Maker Choir outside the Copper Box venue in front of the iconic and very appropriate RUN sculpture

One of the fabulous things about being part of this unique choir is the diversity of the fabulous venues that we get to sing at and, as mentioned in our previous post, The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is amongst our favourites.  To hear about our next adventures, why not follow us on Facebook and Twitter?

And we mustn’t forget the reason why so many people gave up their time and energy over this weekend. Head over to the Sport Relief website to see how much money was raised at this and other events for this amazing charity.

Margaret - March 26, 2016