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  This Coming Thursday June 5th the Choir will be opening its doors for an Open Evening, starting at about 7-15 pm to help raise funds for local girl Annalese who is suffering from the rare and dreadful disease known as FOP which means she is being physically locked in by the growth of a…

Last night (Monday 29th May) the choir was thrilled to see a familiar face come through the door.  Andrew Cox visited us with the intention and aspiration to join our choir since his father was a member several years ago.   A long standing supporter of the choir, and a familiar face, he was led…

At our last Annual Concert, long serving and loyal 2nd tenor chorister John Callow was presented with a well deserved Lifetime Achievement Award and Honorary Vice Presidency for his services to Caldicot Male Voice Choir.  However, due to declining health, John has announced his retirement from the choir after 23 years.  He will be long…

Photographs by Colleen Gauntlett.  Click on the images to enlarge   From tales of monks at their prayers and toils, trials and temptations from the devil, ghostly tales, a King burning the Abbey in defiance of the Pope, the consequent crumbling and decay of walls by man, nature, industrial heritage and pollution through to the birth of…

    Want to be terrified by ghost stories in the skeletal remains of a twelfth century ruined abbey? Charmed by tales from famous writers and entertained by beautiful Welsh voices? Then you need to be in Tintern on Saturday May 17th, where the glorious grounds of Tintern Abbey will host the village’s part of The…

Photos by Colleen and Lyn Gauntlett.  Left click on an image to enlarge   On a bleak, windy, rain swept Sunday morning, a few members of the choir’s cycling club Côr Meibion Caldicot Cycle Club raised the brand new gazebo, chewed on a few bacon butties, knocked back a cup of coffee (nothing stronger) and took to…

  The ranks of the choir continue to swell with the arrival at practice last night (Monday 28th) of David (Dai) John.  David came along a few weeks ago as a representative of Prostate Cymru.  He gave us an eloquent talk of the effects of the disease on his life during the break in our Opening evening to…

  Our Annual Concert played to a near full house and we have received several compliments on our performance and that of the Camilli String Quartet.  The entire concert was recorded in High Definition DVD and is available to buy at only £5 each (plus  p &  p of £1-50 if needed) from Lyn. Alternatively see…

About a month ago we were asked if The Chepstow Parkinson’s Support Group could accompany us with their special song Let Us Take Control sung to the tune of Men of Harlech during Parkinson’s  Awareness Week.  Scroll down for the full report earlier this year.  There is also a share on Facebook as well.  …