Author: Siobhan Jones

You had probably assumed as much, but just to confirm. Hope everyone is well and enjoying lockdown as best we can. See you all soon! Read more → Read more →

This week will be our last rehearsal for a few weeks, sad to say. So let’s make the most of it. Can we shoot for 7.30 arrival so that we can start singing at 7.45 please? Music to bring:Shenandoah;Battle of Jericho – please take a look at this beforehand if you possibly can, it’s a tricky little number;The little Amazing…… Read more →

Can you help by sewing scrubs at home?Can you help, or if not, do you know someone who can help and may be glad to know about this? Volunteers are needed to help The Scrubbery, a busy sewing centre ; dust off your sewing machine, you can sew in the comfort of your own home. If you can use a sewing…… Read more →

You may be wondering why you got a notice about the cancellation of rehearsal some while after the rehearsal was due to start. Sorry for this, and particular apologies to those who went to church unaware of the cancellation. WordPress, the system behind our website, chose Tuesday evening at around 6pm as a good time to go haywire. So when,…… Read more →

Sadly we do not have a quorum on some parts, so tonight’s rehearsal is cancelled. We keep our fingers crossed that we may be able to meet again soon. We will, of course, keep you informed. Read more → Read more →

Well, it has been a hectic few days but the good news is – WE ARE BACK ON FOR NEXT WEEK! I am happy to say that the choir member who has been diagnosed with Covid-19 is as well as can be expected. We have taken the opportunity to amend our risk assessment in light of the ‘Rule of Six’…… Read more →

Welcome back! I hope you are all excited to get back together again tomorrow at 7.45 as usual. And for those for whom it is not yet possible, you are with us in spirit and we look forward to singing with you again very soon. This will be a bit of a long message. Sorry, but there is quite a…… Read more →

Dear All You may have seen the good news is that the restriction on choirs singing together is being lifted and we can start to sing together again starting Tuesday 8th September. Dave is on board and excited to hear our sound once more. There are, of course, some constraints to ensure that we all stay safe and we need…… Read more →

Dear All Thanks to all who have contributed to keeping the choir going, offering gardens, bringing wine, singing, sending moral support – I think we have used this enforced downtime well and we are still very much a choir. We just wait to be able to sing normally again. In the meantime, some of us have looked at some of…… Read more →

Thanks all, and especially Suzanne, for another lovely little sing last night. It truly is an uplifting, joyful thing, just to make pleasant sounds together. We sang:Amazing Grace and Somewhere Over The Rainbow for warm up. In a perfect world, we would learn these by heart so that we can close our eyes and sing them together, relying only on…… Read more →