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Frank Thomas, Tenor, Passes Away
In Memoriam: The choir were all deeply saddened to hear of the passing away after a long illness, of Frank Thomas peacefully at his home on Tuesday 30th July. Frank was long serving, stalwart member of the choir as a second tenor and committee member before his illness forced him to relinquish his singing place…
Read MoreRoy and Wyn read poem at Spike and Nina’s Wedding
Amid all the excitement of bike rides over the Beacons and visits from Argentinian choirs, it’s worth reflecting on the quieter, more cultured side of choir life. Poignantly, during Graham and Nina’s wedding ceremony on the train from Cheltenham racecourse to Toddington on July 6th, Roy Jones and Wyn Goodwin, each previous employees of…
Read MoreCycle Club Braves Mountain Heat for Victims of Chernobyl
Photos by Lyn and Colleen. Left click on images to enlarge Press Release Fueled by a hearty breakfast of bacon butties at the choir hall, ten members of Cor Meibion Caldicot Cycle Club and another thirty supporters and friends (with bicycles) were transported to the canal basin at Brecon. At 10am in already sweltering July…
Read MoreCaldicot Male Voice Choir hosts Argentinian School Gospel Choir
Photos by Colleen. Left click on images to enlarge Press Release On Wednesday 10th July, Caldicot Male Voice Choir Hall played host to a triplet of varying musical styles. We were pleased to welcome the Gospel Choir of St. Georges College from Buenos Aires, Argentina who are on a three week tour in the UK.…
Read MoreThree generations of same family in the choir
Craig Howells has been coming to practice with his father Anthony, since he was sixteen years old, just to sit in and listen to the choir. On reaching eighteen he plucked up the courage to try his singing talents at a voice test with Siân. With a terrific smile on his face, he came…
Read MoreChoir sings on Choo Choo for Chorister’s Charity wedding
Press Release Nina and Graham were as teenagers, class mates at Bishop’s Cleeve School near Cheltenham but went their separate ways and never saw each again other for many years until they re-met at a school reunion some four years ago. Smouldering, hidden embers were re-ignited into flames leading to their civic marriage last…
Read MoreInternational Visitors to visit Choir
The Choir always has an Open Door policy and welocmes visitors for all over the world to its Choir Hall in Mill Lane. The Visitor’s Book, signed over the years by many hundreds of people bears witness to the tremendous support, appreciation and best wishes by visitors from not only most countries in Europe…
Read MoreMusical Feast for Buffs and Macmillan Cancer Support Trust
Press Release Photos by Colleen. Please left click on the images to enlarge No one can be quite sure of the exact date 50 years ago that the choir was formed, but knowing it was in the middle of the year, June 14th was nominated as the Choir’s official birthday. The choir is…
Read MoreCHOIR TO SING FOR MACMILLAN NURSES TRUST
Left click on the poster to enlarge Fresh from its wonderful concert with the Michelmersh Silver Band at Romsey, the Choir is coming home to continue its Charity support on Friday next, 14th June by singing in aid of the Macmillan Nurses Trust Cancer Support in Association with the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes…
Read MoreRomsey Reunion for 50th Anniversary
Press Release Photographs by Colleen. Left click on images to enlarge. On Saturday 1st June, for the sixth time since the turn of the millenium, on a glorious start to the summer, the choir travelled the 120 miles to the historic ‘Jewel in the Hampshire crown’ of Romsey. The centre-piece of this…
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