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.