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Learn To Sing In Harmony – January Update
Good progress is being made in the organisation of our singing course. We now have dates confirmed, roles assigned for the core working party and have even chosen the two songs we will learn during the course. The two songs will be ‘Mr Sandman’ and ‘In My Life’. We decided that it would be good for the students if the […]
» Read moreWayfarers ‘Men In Mufty’ at NWAS
Nine members of Wayfarers Chorus sang at the North West Ambulance Service Christmas Dinner, on Christmas Day this year. This dinner is organised by NWAS volunteers, for Southport residents who are elderly and alone at Christmas. The occasion is self-funded, from donations raised during the year and each year the ambulance and fire staff work hard to make it happen. […]
» Read moreChorus Member Of The Year
Every year, the Wayfarers Chorus members vote for their ‘Member Of The Year’ in a secret ballot. This is the person who they consider to have made a particularly notable contribution to the club during the year. There are no rules as to what represents a notable contribution, it could have been organising events, helping with the practices or battling […]
» Read moreWayfarers 2017 Christmas Party
Once again the members of Wayfarers Chorus gathered together at The Park Golf Club in Southport, for our traditional Christmas party. This is an opportunity for the chorus members to show their talents in areas other than those we practice every Tuesday night and a good time is always had by all. This year there were some extra special treats, […]
» Read more2017 Christmas Practice Schedule
Members should note the following: Due to the Christmas Party there will be no practice on December 12 There will be a practice on December 19 After December 19 our next practice night will be January 9 2018 Have a Happy Christmas and New Year
» Read moreMeols Hall Sing-Out
Wayfarers Chorus were invited to perform two 30 minute sets at a MacMillan fundraiser in Meols Hall on Tuesday 28 November. The event took place in the Tithe Barn, a location often used for weddings and so used to people making sweet music together! Tuesday is our traditional rehearsal night and this was reflected in the fact that we fielded […]
» Read moreQuartet Night 2017
The annual Wayfarers Quartet Night took place on Tuesday 21 November and saw a record equalling entry of seven quartets hoping to become the judge’s favourite. Due to the unfortunate demise of the previous year’s winning quartet there was no mic warmer this year, so instead Colin Wayte invited the chorus onto the risers for a warm up and to […]
» Read moreBirkdale Community Hub Fundraiser
On Friday 17 November Wayfarers Chorus performed at the Birkdale Conservative Club, during an evening of entertainment to raise money towards transforming the old Station Master’s House into a community hub and library. The evening’s entertainment started with a monologue from Terry Durrance, entitled ‘Times Gone By’. As the title suggests, Terry reminisced about times past, with plenty of references […]
» Read moreChorus AGM 2017
On Tuesday 31 October we held our 2017 AGM, which was well attended. For those who were unable to attend, a few of the more interesting points are below: During the year we donated £3,500 to charity (£2,500 to Queenscourt Hospice and £1,000 to the Soup Kitchen) Including our April concert, Wayfarers Chorus and Men […]
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