Climate song by school children wins award

The project included 14 schools in Boston, Lincolnshire and Boston, Massachusetts

A performance by school children in the UK and overseas has won a music award for sustainability.

The Sing to Change project brought students from Lincolnshire and Massachusetts together to sing a song about climate change.

The event saw about 1,500 children from 14 schools near Boston, Lincolnshire, and Boston, Massachusetts, take part.

Lincolnshire Music Service, who organised the scheme alongside The Come and Sing Company and Scruffy Bear Media, won the Music Mark This Is Not A Rehearsal Sustainability Award 2024.

About 1,500 children came together to sing Change by Dane Myers

The children performed a track by singer-songwriter Dane Myers and made a music video.

Sally Massey, assistant executive headteacher at Westmere Primary, in Sutton Bridge, said once the video was released, it gave the students a sense of pride and self-worth.

"Sing to Change was a fantastic opportunity to offer our pupils the chance to participate in a powerful and meaningful music-making experience.

"It gave our children hope of doing something to raise awareness of saving our oceans and our world, as well as providing a sense of awe that they were connecting with children from around the world," she added.

The initiative plans to focus on food scarcity, poverty, sustainable agriculture and biodiversity loss next.

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