Wythenshawe Housing Trusts are once again sponsoring Wythenshawes Smokefree Choir with donations of £500 from both Parkway Green and Willow Park Housing. This sponsorship will help the choir, whose initial funding has run out, to continue for a little while longer.

The choir was created by Barnardo’s in partnership with Royal Northern College of Music Outreach & Manchester Stop Smoking Service as part of work encouraging people to protect children and babies from cigarette smoke. It also provides a new, healthy activity for some of the members who have quit smoking and is a great way to get the message across.

Chris Bell, from the Smokefree Choir, is photographed with the choir and their ‘Chemical Soup’. She goes on to explain; “We have produced a Chemical Soup to graphically illustrate the harm that smoking does to children. We have a simple message to adults – would you make soup out of these chemicals and leave it bubbling on the stove while your children play nearby?”

The choir meets every Wednesday at the Forum (with a short summer break). If you would like to find out more about the choir or the Stop Smoking campaign, then please contact Chris Bell on 0161 945 4274.

Councillor Tony Burns, Chair of Parkway Green and Councillor Eddy Newman, Chair of Willow Park are is pictured with the Smoke free choir, including Chris Bell and her ‘Chemical Soup’.