Join us for the 26th UK Sacred Harp Convention in Brighton!
Come and sing with us in Brighton, East Sussex, for the 26th UK Sacred Harp convention!
We look forward to welcoming you back to Hove Park School & Sixth Form (Nevill Road campus). We’ll sing from the 1991 Denson edition of the Sacred Harp on both days.
The singing is open to the public and free to attend, with all welcome and no experience necessary. There will be a collection to cover event costs.
We are asking people to pre-register for to give us a good idea of numbers and so that we are able to share any vital information closer to the event. Please use this Google form to let us know you are coming: https://forms.gle/JXZ1sSZRXLUzyGYo9
Schedule:
- Saturday 16th September | 10am-4pm: First day of the 26th UK Sacred Harp convention. Registration opens at 10am for 10.30am singing. We’ll sing until about 4pm with regular tea breaks and a shared pot luck lunch (dinner on the grounds). There will be a business meeting after the singing.
- Saturday night social | place & time TBC
- Sunday 17th September | 10am-4pm: Second day of the 26th UK Sacred Harp convention. Registration opens at 10am for 10.30am singing.We’ll sing until about 4pm with regular tea breaks and a shared pot luck lunch (dinner on the grounds).
Covid Mitigations:
COVID guidelines are to be confirmed. It’s likely that we will require attendees to take a lateral flow test before each day of singing and attend if the result is negative
Venue accessibility:
The school has step-free access via a ramp, one wheelchair accessible toilet and parking spaces close to the door. Do get in contact if you’d like more information or if there’s anything we can do to help with access. The arranging committee encourages everybody to lead who would like to. Please indicate on your registration card or let our welcome team know if there’s anything we can do to make leading or singing easier, e.g. providing a chair.