The team at Massam and Marshall Independent Funeral Directors have got talent!
Since the middle of 2025, David Massam and friends have been touring around churches in the local area performing concerts entitled ‘Songs of Love and Praise’ and now they are looking for more churches in Southport and the surrounding areas to support.
David Massam and Charlotte Long are the funeral directors at Massam and Marshall Independent Funeral Directors and joining them are Rebecca Jennings, Ben Richards and Amanda Male who perform a mix of contemporary music, hymns, hits from the musicals and sing along classics designed to get the audience singing along and tapping their feet.
So far the shows have received rave reviews and most venues have sold out so far.
David Massam, Managing Director of Massam and Marshall and accomplished singer, said:
“The idea came to me earlier this year so I contacted a number of local churches to see if they were interested and since then we have raised a total of £5,620.66 in total which has been shared between the host churches and Bebe’s Hive which is a charity very close to our hearts.
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“We ask local churches to host the concerts and provide refreshments for the audience and they are welcome to run raffles and other things in the course of the evening. 50% of the ticket money will go to the host church and the other 50% will go to Bebe’s Hive CIC.”
There is a concert on Sunday 16th November 2025 at 4pm at St Thomas’ Church, Lydiate and tickets are £10, they can be bought by emailing the Vicar there, Rev Susan Salt on admin@st-thomas-lydiate.co.uk
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There are currently 4 further dates booked for 2026 already and these are
Sunday 8th March 2026 – St Anne’s Church, Shevington
Sunday 19th April 2026 – Christ Church, Parbold
Sunday 3rd May 2026 – St Cuthbert’s, Halsall
Sunday 24th May 2026 – St Cuthbert’s, Churchtown
Ticket information for future concerts can be obtained by following Massam and Marshall Independent Funeral Directors on Facebook or by emailing them at funerals@massamandmarshall.co.uk
Davis said: “We are excited to be able to offer churches the opportunity to host these concerts which consist of two 50 minute halves with an interval in the middle. Most concerts normally start at either 6 or 7pm.
“Churches can get in touch by emailing david@massamandmarshall.co.uk so we can arrange to meet and get some dates in the diary.”
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