About Enter CIC
Enter CIC is a social enterprise that uses cultural activities to support the aspirations of young and old. We have a strong track record for engaging communities in a wide range of creative, social and heritage initiatives that have a positive and long-lasting impact on the people involved. Our unique, creative opportunities for young people are of the highest quality. Workshops and performances in professional theatre environments and community settings include dance, drama, music, guitar, musical theatre, drumming, singing and technical theatre from age 4 upwards. The song, ‘Forever Song’ was sung by over 1000 children to commemorate the nations of the Commonwealth at the event held at Durham Cathedral, organised by the Durham Lieutenancy and Mrs Sue Snowdon LL.
Since our inception in 2010, Enter CIC has worked with 8000 young people across County Durham engaging them in an array of cultural, heritage, large scale performances and health and wellbeing initiatives. Enter is a front line service provider and understands that in order to change lives you need to be based in the area in which there is most need. With this in mind, Enter CIC chooses to operate within deprived communities and is based in Dean Bank, Ferryhill which is in the top 2% of most deprived areas of the United Kingdom.
Background to ‘Forever Song’.
On Saturday 25th June 2016, Enter students had the honour of performing for His Royal Highness King Letsie III of Lesotho and Queen ‘Masenate Mohato Seeiso (Queen Consort of King Letsi III of Lesotho) as well as the Minister of Culture of Lesotho and an array of dignitaries. Enter staff and students decided to honour the visit and His Royal Highness’s kindness of speaking with students individually, so local songwriter (and Enter CIC volunteer), Paul Flynn, wrote Forever Song for the Enter Choir to sing.
Forever Song
by Paul Flynn
| In the morning As the sun kissed my homeland Leaves were falling To sleep in my own hand And my-y-y-y-y Tears were inside In the evening When the stars don’t shine We are mountains – high Days are longer |
When the sun goes down We see stars above Your moonlight smile Fills us with your love The music belongs In the singing trees Your forever song On the breeze We are mountains – high We are mountains – high Mountains – high |
Commonwealth Connection
Lesotho has a 30-year strong link to Durham. Click here to visit the Durham-Lesotho Link website. Mrs Sue Snowdon, Lord Lieutenant of County Durham thought it pertinent that, in this year of Commonwealth celebration, we recognise the community of Commonwealth nations with workshops and activities in primary schools situated in the Durham Lieutenancy area. In addition, there is to be a collective commemoration in Durham Cathedral. Forever Song, although originally written in honour of the people of Lesotho, recognises the continuing shared values, aspiration and community of all the nations of the Commonwealth.
About Sentebale
In 2006 Prince Harry (British Royal Family) and the King’s brother Prince Seeiso (of the Lesotho Royal Family) set up Sentebale (which means ‘forget me not’ in the Lesotho language, Sesotho). This was in memory of Princess Diana and the King’s mother and aimed to help Lesotho’s disadvantaged young people. You can learn more about the Sentebale charity here.