Scunthorpe Co-operative Junior Choir (SCJC) is a choir from
Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe () is an industrial town and unparished area in the unitary authority of North Lincolnshire in Lincolnshire, England of which it is the main administrative centre. Scunthorpe had an estimated total population of 82,334 in 2016. A pre ...
, England, conducted by Daniel Fields.
Formed almost 100 year ago, the choir is supported by the
Co-operative Group
Co-operative Group Limited, trading as Co-op, is a British consumer cooperative, consumer co-operative with a group of retail businesses including food retail, wholesale, e-pharmacy, insurance and legal services, and funeral care.
The Co-op ...
. The membership of approximately 200 children is divided into the main choir and two training choirs. All three choirs are open access.
The younger training choir caters for children from 3 – 5 years of age. The choir is led by Jenny Trattles, a former chorister herself. The older training choir welcomes singers from 6 – 9 years of age and is led by former SCJC chorister Kathleen Watson.
The choir has taken part in the
Sainsbury's "Choir of the Year" competition on a number of occasions. In 2000, they sang at the opening of the
Millennium Dome
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and travelled to
Australia
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to take part in the
2000 Summer Olympics
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in
Sydney
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. In 2001, they won the BBC's "
Look North" Community Choir competition, and in 2008 featured in the
CBBC
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television programme ''
Take a Bow.''
In December 2008 it won
BBC Radio 3
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's "Choir of the Year" competition, against six other finalists. This was under the direction of previous Musical Director Susan Hollingworth who is now ‘Creative Director’ of the choir. As a result, the older members of the main choir were invited to take part in the
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event, which was awarded the Royal Philharmonic Society Award for Learning and Participation in Spring 2013
In 2018, some members of the main choir travelled to the Black Forest region of Germany. The tour was a great success.
In 2022, Britten Pears Arts invited the organisation to premiere the 2022 Friday Afternoons set of pieces. Composed by Joanna Lee, text by Andy Shepherd, the 12 pieces reflect on set of books, 'The Boy Who Grew Dragons'.