JJ's Choral Fundraising Adventure | Cathedral Music Trust

About the challenge

Our CEO takes on an epic cycling pilgrimage, visiting over 100 choirs across England and Wales in just 50 days of cycling. This mammoth challenge covers a whopping 2,700 miles, with JJ raising much-needed funds for cathedral music along the way.

The vital funds raised for Cathedral Music Trust, will enable us as a charity to continue to support cathedral musicians and choirs through our programmes, including the Cathedral Music Support Programme and Church Choir Award.

In 2024, we invested £500,000 in the sector, giving grants to 28 Anglican and Roman Catholic music departments across the UK.

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You won’t be surprised to hear that I am using this challenge as a chance to fundraise for the Trust and the support we are giving to musicians and choral foundations around the country. Our work is a critical part of the funding picture for cathedral music around the UK. I hope you’ll donate and encourage others to do so too (donation form coming soon…) However this isn’t just about fundraising; it is a pilgrimage. A journey to places and, critically, to have conversations with people in those places. I’m keen to use the days in the saddle to build on the communal aspect of cycling and will be inviting friends, colleagues, musicians and supporters to join me on the road.

JJ, CEO at Cathedral Music Trust

JJ will be sharing conversations along the way with you over the coming months head to the blog to follow and listen. He’ll highlight not just the brilliant music-making that exists in cathedrals and churches across the country, but also the superb people who make it happen.

Please get in touch if you’re up for being a co-rider for a leg of the journey: [email protected]

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