Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Tom Morrison (Liberal Democrat), on Tuesday, 22 July 2025, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 3 members in total.

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Retirement of John Pomphrey and the pearl anniversary of St Ann’s Hospice Festival Choir

That this House acknowledges and celebrates the retirement of John Pomphrey who played his last show on Sunday 22 June with St Ann’s Hospice Festival Choir at Stockport Town Hall at the Summer Celebration; thanks John for his long standing service to the choir as conductor, music and artistic director and notes his incredible dedication that has enabled the choir to raise significant funds to expand the facilities and bandwidth of care at St Ann's Hospice, soon to be the Moya Cole Hospice; celebrates the 30 years of music making since the founding of St Ann’s Hospice Festival Choir which has since raised £850,000 to support of St Ann’s Hospice; thanks every member of St Ann’s Hospice Festival Choir through the years, their accompanist and dedicated organising committee; acknowledges that the choir has held or attended almost 100 concerts, singing days and social events, as well as recording three CDs; and praises the amazing performance of Moorfield Primary School Choir at the Celebration.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1758 

Session

2024-26

Other sponsors

Lisa Smart

Cameron Thomas

Subjects

Anniversaries Retirement Pomphrey, John St Ann's Hospice Festival Choir

Link

View this Early day motion on edm.parliament.uk