A LANCASHIRE Ladies’ choir is on the hunt for new singers to practice with the group.

Harmonious ladies are in demand for the award winning Red Rosettes ladies’ harmony group.

The group has issued a plea for keen singers to join it for a free four week singing workshop.

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The workshops will be led by Katy Phillips, the group’s musical director for the past nine years, and will explore the delights of singing in four part harmony.

She said: “The important thing is that you would like to sing.

“All are welcome from complete novices to experienced singers and everyone in between.

“While as a group we are always looking for new members, there will be no pressure to join us.

“Being part of a chorus is a great way of meeting and making new friends and we have a wide range of ages within the group.

“We have a busy programme of events and take part in ladies’ four part harmony chorus competitions and have a great deal of fun on the way.

“Part of our work is raising money for various charities and in 2014 we supported the Blood Bikes organisation.

“Barbershop or four part harmony is a style of unaccompanied singing consisting of four parts-tenor, lead, baritone and bass.

“Simply it is the musical power of four.

“The Red Rosettes are also proud to be members of The Ladies Association of British Barbershop Singers.”

The Red Rosettes is the often-used stage persona of the Preston Ladies Harmony Chorus.

As well as from Preston the chorus has members travelling from many parts of Lancashire including Morecambe, Blackburn, Blackpool, Darwen, Chorley, Wigan, Garstang, Lytham, Carnforth, Eccleston, and Oswaldtwistle.

The workshops will run over four Wednesdays from 7pm to 9pm at Leyland Junior Methodist School, Leyland.

For more information about the workshops and the singing group, visit www.redrosettes.co.uk.

n BLOOD bikes have been established in the UK for more than 40 years. We are delighted to receive support from the North West Blood Bikes charity. North West Blood Bikes provides voluntary out of hours transport to the NHS for urgent and emergency blood, blood derivatives, samples, donor breast milk for premature babies, doctors notes, and theatre equipment. anything that can be carried by motorcycle. between hospitals.

North West Blood Bikes provides this support through the night, at weekends and bank holidays, enabling hospital funding to be better spent on patient care.

The blood bikers work on a voluntary basis but fundraise to contribute towards feet maintenance and fuel costs.