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Little Princess Annalese is in the pink with her new bed
After a year of intensive fund raising by Caldicot Male Voice Choir, its associated Cycle Club and Golf Society, the great day has finally arrived for the delivery of the specially designed bed for Caldicot youngster, 6 year old Annalese Gosling. Annalese suffers from the rare genetic disorder Fibrodisplasia Ossificans Progressiva (FOP) which means that…
Read MoreChoir orders bed for Annalese
Left click on the images to enlarge Due to the incredible fund raising efforts of choir members, particularly its associated cycle club, Côr Meibion Caldicot Cycle Club and its Golf Society, the Birdie Boys, enough money has been raised to purchase a superior version of this bed for Annalese Gosling. Annalese is a five…
Read MoreLadies Night for Choir Supporters. No men allowed.
The Choir has a loyal group of ladies who do their best to support us and show that the Choir is not just about the men. We are extremely fortunate that we now have an active fund raising team which has organised a number of special events since its formation last year. We are also…
Read MoreChoristers Dress in Red for Eisteddfod
As most of you know by now, the Choir will be entering the International Eisteddfod at Abergavenny in August this year and we are busy practising the pieces we will be singing. I can’t let you know these yet and we’ve all been sworn to secrecy. There will be lots of activities in the coming…
Read MoreMore New Members Join in December
I don’t know what inspires people to join our choir. Is it because they already have friends who are choristers, have they seen us in the local papers, visited our web site or been to one of our concerts? Whatever the reasons we have seen our numbers rise by 24 new choristers in the past twenty months…
Read MoreChildren and Choir Bring Christmas Cheer
After a two year hiatus, the long standing tradition of the Caldicot Choir Carol Concert was reintroduced onto the choir’s Christmas calender. The ever popular concert features the choir and a local primary school in yuletide harmony; singing festive songs and raising funds for the designated Parent Teacher’s Association. Thus it was that…
Read MoreChoir Inspires Famous Victory
Saturday, 29th November 2014 WALES 12 SOUTH AFRICA 6 A MILESTONE MOMENT AT THE MAJESTIC MILLENNIUM. Caldicot Male Voice Choir were highly honoured to have been invited to the majestic Millennium stadium, on Saturday 29th November, 2014 to join with choral colleagues from Maesteg a’r Cylch and Penybontmawr, as guest choirs of the Welsh Rugby…
Read MoreTwistin’ the Night Away
What a great evening at the Choir Hall on Saturday, 15th November. About a hundred and fifty people flocked to the hall to watch the local group ‘The Beat Goes On’ getting the room rocking with their array of Beatles hits. They were all there, from ‘Love Me Do’ to ‘Yellow Submarine’, a splendid…
Read MoreRemembering Them at Caldicot Castle
Photos by Colleen Gauntlett. Left click on the image to enlarge. The final concert of three in one week by the choir to support the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal and Welsh Warrior was an incredible event at the fabulously poppy festooned Caldicot Castle. Organised by Monmouthshire County Council on Saturday November 8th., an audience of…
Read MoreAt All Saints, Long Ashton to Support Poppy Appeal
Photos by Colleen Gauntlett. Left click on the images to enlarge. On a wet and stormy Friday night on November 7th the Choir of about 70 members made its way over the Severn Bridge and on to All Saint’s Church at Long Ashton Bristol to support the Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal and Church Restoration funds.…
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