Helen is a member of Cale Green WI, Stockport, Cheshire Federation
On Tuesday the 22nd December Cheshire Federation Trustees we had the pleasure of inviting members to a Christmas Celebration for a musical evening of much needed Christmas merriment with Helen Eadie.
We  included carols, Christmas songs and some lovely surprises. Helen  sang  along with words on the screen but many were well loved seasonal favourites. We were all be muted so all levels of singers were welcome or members could just listen.
Helen is an accomplished musician and took to the bow at the tender age of just three. Following her successful studies she began freelancing with various orchestras throughout Britain before joining the BBC Philharmonic in 2006, where she worked for eight years. Helen was also leader of Bolton Symphony Orchestra for eleven years, leaving in September 2017 to take on a new venture as leader of Stockport Symphony Orchestra.
But alongside her work teaching the violin and examining, Helen has always been passionate about singing and the way it can positively affect wellbeing. In 2011 she founded Stockport Community Choir, which she still directs: she also runs a singing for health group in North Manchester; has taken over a Doing Dementia Differently Choir and set up a Singing for Lung Health Group. These Choirs provide a real opportunity to allow the power of music to make a difference in people’s lives, which is the heart of where Helen’s passion lies.
It was a really lovely evening with over 250 members joining in.
Here are a couple of songs from the evening:
Helen Eadie – Born on Christmas Day
O Holy Night