Posts by Lyndon Gauntlett
Choir Cyclists Ride for Charity
Photos by Lyn and Colleen Gauntlett and Leon Jones. Left click on images to enlarge. From the source of the River Severn and steep slopes of Plynlimmon, across the mid Wales hills to Shrewsbury, up hill and down dale through Shropshire including Ironbridge gorge, to Bridgenorth, Stourport-on-Severn to Worcester and Tewkesbury and…
Read MoreChoristers get on their bikes for Annalese and Sparkle
Photo by Lyn Gauntlett Members of Cõr Meibion Caldicot Cycle Club, friends and supporters leave the choir hall this morning to set out on their epic three day sponsored cycle ride from the source of the Severn to Caldicot via Shrewsbury, Ironbridge, Bridgnorth, Stourport upon Severn, Worcester, Tewkesbury, Gloucester and Thornbury and finally over the…
Read MoreCrammed in to Caerwent Concert
Photos by Colleen Gauntlett On a typically sunny, early Summer evening on Saturday 27th June the choir made its second appearance of the day (previously at Caldicot Town Centre prior to the Bardic procession) at the small Caerwent Parish Church of St. Stephen’s to help raise funds for the building restoration. The choir has sung…
Read MoreSinging prior to Proclamation of Eisteddfod
Photos by Colleen Gauntlett On 27th June the Choir were proud to sing in the town centre prior to the parade and proclamation of the forthcoming Eisteddfod in Abergavenny in 2016. This has to be done at least one year before the Eisteddfod takes place and Caldicot is honoured that the castle…
Read MoreChoir records Laudamus at Wyastone Concert Hall
Photograph by Colleen Gauntlett. Left click on the image to enlarge. On Sunday 7th June, 59 choristers and the musical team of Siân Hatton, Shirley Anne James and Stephen Berry assembled at the 550 seat Wyastone Concert Hall near Ganarew, a village about 3 miles north east of Monmouth, in the glorious, sunlit…
Read MoreChoir Clocks up cycle miles for Charity
On Sunday 31st March, 30 members of Côr Meibion Caldicot Cycle Club and four Guests from Newport Social Cycling Club spent 8 hours riding round and around Redwick to try and complete as many laps of the ‘Redwick 2 mile circuit’ as they were able. 780 laps were completed in all – a total of…
Read MoreChoir to sing at Proclamation of the Eisteddfod
The National Eisteddfod is to be held in Monmouthshire at Abergavenny from 29th July to 6th August in 2016 and the Proclamation of this has to be announced one year in advance. This year the Eisteddfod Proclamation Ceremony is to take place at Caldicot Castle on 27th June, starting in the town centre at 10-am. The…
Read MoreChoir Joins Newport Rotary Club Concert
Photographs by Colleen Gauntlett. Left click on images to enlarge. On a gloriously sunny afternoon of Saturday 16th May over 60 members of the choir made the journey to the Christchurch Centre in Old Malpas Road, Newport to join in with the Rotary Club of Newport concert for Senior Citizens and Supporters. The…
Read MoreChoir Sings at Caldicot Methodist Church
Photos by Colleen Gauntlett. Left click on images to enlarge. The Choir was pleased to give up its usual Thursday night practice to come together at Caldicot Methodist Church on Thursday 14th May. 65 choristers and the musical team made the short journey to create a wonderful, diverse concert and joined by well known, delightful local…
Read MoreChoir boosted by four new members in two weeks
Great news for the Choir is that we are thrilled to have welcomed four new members into the choir in the past few weeks. Many thanks to Jeff Williams for writing the following details while Lyn Gauntlett (who normally writes these posts) was away:- HARRY GILBIN Harry joined the Choir on Monday, 20th April and is…
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