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Southport Strong Together
Members of the Wayfarers Chorus were heartbroken by the tragedy which unfolded recently and was then followed by inexcusable acts of violence across Southport and other areas of Britain. When the chorus perform we request donations for our charity fund, from which we donate to our nominated charity for the year. This tragedy has effected us so deeply we have […]
» Read moreFarewell to Long Serving Member
Last night (Tuesday August 6th 2024) the Wayfarers Chorus bid farewell to Paul Smith, our latest MD, a long serving member who is stepping down due to other commitments. Paul has been a loyal and hard working member of the chorus for 21 years, first as a ‘Lead’, more recently as our Assistant MD and finally our MD. As well […]
» Read moreOur Nominated Charity – SUAG
Starting in 2024, the Wayfarers’ nominated charity is the Southport Spinal Unit Action Group (SUAG) Since 1973, SUAG has been helping patients of the North West Regional Spinal Ijuries Centre, in Southport. After much fund-raising, they were able to purchase a property, in Birkdale, in 1985. This property has been turned into an independent living home for number of discharged […]
» Read moreSing For Sefton
Southport Music Festival has now transformed to Sing for Sefton and we have been invited to take part. Their message about the event is as follows: Each year we hold a community choral concert to celebrate music making in Southport and Sefton. We sing for each other rather than to an audience as we fill the hall with singers. It […]
» Read moreWayfarers Christmas Party
At the end of a year when things really did start returning to some kind of normality, the Wayfarers held their Christmas party at The Bijou Cinema, their home for the past two years. The party gave chorus members to entertain each other and guests, calling on their non-chorus skills. Between guitars, mandolins, ukuleles, drum boxes and monologues it was […]
» Read moreWayfarers Photo Gallery Updated
Following an exercise conducted by David Andrew, to wrestle some photographs out of our old albums, the online gallery has been updated. In addition to the historic images, there are a selection of more recent photos of the chorus, practicing, performing and making charitable donations. If you have any photos of the chorus, which you are able to email to […]
» Read moreWayfarers Chrismas Continues
On Thursday afternoon, The Wayfarers Chorus performed the second of their Christmas 2023 sing-outs, this time in the elegant setting of Southport’s Masonic Hall. The audience were treated to two sets, together with an audience participation section and, by special request, finishing with an ‘Auld Lang Syne’ sing-along. The acoustics in the room were good and the chorus gave an […]
» Read moreWayfarers at Woodvale Chapel
On 28th June, the ‘Men in Black’ from Wayfarers Chorus performed at the Woodvale Chapel near Ainsdale, on behalf of Compassion Acts. The ‘Men in Black’ are a small section of Wayfarers Chorus, who perform when it is not possible to fit the entire chorus into the performance space. The audience thoroughly enjoyed the two, 20 minute, sets and happily […]
» Read moreWayfarers – The Chorus With Two Heads!
That got your attention! In June, the Wayfarers Chorus said a fond farewell to Barry Nowell, who retired after his second stint as our Musical Director. Barry became our MD just before the Covid lockdown in 2020 and his ability to coach us over Zoom played a big part in keeping the chorus together. Any number of choruses fell by […]
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