Pasture Road, Embsay, BD23 6RH
Pasture Road,
Embsay
North Yorkshire
BD23 6RH

YOUNG VOICES – FINAL REMINDERS AND EXTRA INFORMATION! 

Dear Parents / Carers, 

Just a few reminders / extra bits of information since our letter last week: 

Seating 

We have now been allocated our seating in the Arena. We will be seated in Block 118, Rows P, Q, R, S and T. Our seats should be visible from your seating (Block 106) and are situated behind the main stage so it should be a great place for the children to be fully absorbed in the concert.  

We will try and put a banner up to help you spot us but, if we can’t do this, we do have Glow Sticks for all of our children (and staff) to wave at you so, hopefully, you’ll spot us.   

Food and Drink 

Just a reminder that … 

  • The children will need 2 Packed Meals for the day – one for Lunch and one for Tea. Please pack these meals in 2 separate containers and be mindful that space on the coach and in the arena will be limited 
  • We cannot heat up any food in the Arena so hot / warm foods in thermal flasks are probably not a suitable option 
  • The children will need enough Drink (Water / Juice but no fizzy drinks, please) for the whole day and evening. We cannot take Glass Bottles into the Arena and they will be confiscated 
  • The children can bring Snacks for the whole day and evening – including a sensible amount of Sweeties if you’re happy to provide them!  
  • The children will have a playtime and Snack before we leave school on Monday morning. Please send them with a fruit snack if they usually have one 
  • School has a Nut Free Policy and no nuts should be included in your child’s Snacks and Meals 
  • You need to cancel your child’s School Meal on Monday (and Tuesday if they are staying at home on Tuesday morning) or you will be charged for it 

Clothing 

Just a reminder that the children need to wear … 

  • their ‘Young Voices’ T-Shirt (if they have one) OR a plain, white t-shirt / polo shirt / shirt. Please ensure there are no logos (including our school logo) on the plain white t-shirt they may wear 
  • a Blue Embsay School Jumper / Cardigan over the top of their T-Shirts 
  • dark Coloured School Trousers / School Skirts / Leggings / Shorts or Joggers. No Jeans, please 
  • comfortable, sensible Shoes / Boots / Trainers 
  • a Coat  
  • The children need to bring their Young Voices Mini Torch with them too, if they have one  

Rucksack / Bag 

The children need to bring all their belongings in one bag. Although the children are able to bring a Rucksack into the Arena, we have just been informed that it would be preferable if this could be a smaller, Drawstring-style Bag. Rucksacks must be as small as possible, please. 

Collection At The End of The Day / Night 

We will text you when we are on the Coach back to Embsay to give you an approximate time when we expect to be back in the Village Hall Car Park. It may come up as a ‘Withheld Number’ but it is us! We will use the Contact Number of the first person on our School Contact List so please ensure you check your phone regularly for updates! 

Blue Peter Badges 

We were informed at the end of last week that ‘Blue Peter’ would be filming at one of the ‘Young Voices’ Concert in Birmingham this week. The programme will be shown on CBBC next week. Blue Peter have advised that all children participating in Young Voices Concerts can apply for a Blue Peter Badge via their website. 

Young Voices Concert Video 

A Video of our ‘Young Voices’ Concert on Monday evening will be available to buy via the following link: https://yv23film.co.uk It costs £12.99 and is a web-based Video initially. It would then be available for you to download after 6 months 

Parent Information – Attending The Concert Reminders 

  • doors to the Manchester AO Arena open at 6:00pm 
  • please allow enough time to pass through Security Checks. Please only bring essential items with you in a small handbag or a small drawstring bag 
  • the Concert starts at 7:00pm promptly and will end at 8:45pm 
  • you may wish to bring (small) Binoculars so you can spot your child in the choir 
  • please don’t bring Video Equipment, SLR Cameras with large lenses or any other Prohibited Items listed in the Manchester AO Arena website with you 

One last thing … 

This was the final point on a very long email of checklists / information sent to us from ‘Young Voices’ yesterday and I thought it was nice to share

“Oh, and just one last thing. Please bring joy, happiness, smiling faces and singing voices. It’s going to be one big celebration!” 

We’ll see you on Monday! 

Mrs Pearce and Mrs Formoso