2013
Choristers Continue Christmas Carolling at the Haywain
Photos taken by Amy Jones. Left click on images to enlarge. After last week singing at the Castle Inn and the cutting of the Christmas Cake at the Choir Hall, Côr Meibion Caldicot Choristers completed their Christmas celebrations as a choir by entertaining the local community at a packed Haywain pub after practice…
Read MoreCraving Choristers Collectively Consume Colleen’s Creative Christmas Cake!!!
Not only does Colleen Gauntlett often take photographs of the choir during its concerts and other activities for the web site and newspapers, it’s become the custom for her to try out her celebration cake designs on the choristers (who can forget the cake displays made for the 50th Anniversary) and on Monday 16th…
Read MoreCarolling Choristers at the Castle Inn
On Thursday 11th December after practice, the choir made its way up Church Road on a rainy, blustery night to begin its round of seasonal festivities at the bar of the Castle Inn near the picturesque Caldicot Castle. Crowded into the lounge, the choir entertained the locals at this historic hostelry with a rousing…
Read MoreA Sad Loss of Allen Griffiths
The choristers and Musical team were deeply saddened last night to hear of the sudden death, after collapsing at his home earlier this week, of Allen Griffiths. Allen was a regular non-singing attendee of practice nights to support his son, baritone Tony Griffiths and would also be seen helping out at fund raising events and…
Read MoreChoir Welcomed Back To Wiltshire Wool Town
Seventeen months ago, Caldicot Male Voice Choir coalesced with the Bradford-on-Avon Freemasons in collectively facilitating a fruitful and productive ‘sell out’ concert, at the town’s majestic Holy Trinity Church. Such was the success of that evening, in July 2012; that the choir was invited back to Wiltshire by the Freemasons, for a reprise of…
Read MoreChoir Serenade For St. David’s Foundation
On Friday, 15th November, as autumn finally surrendered to winter; Caldicot Male Voice Choir performed the first of a brace of official November concerts before the Christmas celebrations close the curtain on 2013. In milky moonlight, blazers buttoned against the evening chill; the choristers alighted a warm bus to navigate a meandering lane to…
Read MoreNumbers on the increase !
All 70 choristers who were at practice last night gave a rousing warm welcome to another two new members, Garry Veale falls into the ranks of the top tenors and Lee Rees joins the 2nd tenors. Garry is a former school mate of Leon Jones, is a member of Côr Meibion Caldicot Cycle Club and…
Read MoreChoir Cycle Club Quiz Night
Photos by Coll. Left click to enlarge Friday 1st November saw the first ever Quiz Night at the Choir Hall. This was organised by the Choir’s cycle club (Côr Meibion Caldicot Cycle Club) as a thank you to all the choristers who supported it on its fund raising activities for the Victims of…
Read MoreNew Committee Changes at AGM.
Following the Annual General Meeting held at the Choir Hall on Monday 28th October, the choir paid tribute to the outstanding work, achievements and efforts put in by retiring Chairman, Leon Jones and Secretary, Ken Cooper. Leon has been chairman for over four years and has led the choir through the planning stages and…
Read MoreChoir Supports Magor School Appeal
Photos by Phil Cody. Left click to enlarge. Press Release On Saturday 26th October, continuing its tradition of supporting local as well as national charities, over forty choristers and the Musical team of Siân Hatton, Shirley Ann James and Stephen Berry, braved the fearsome gales and stormy rain to perform at the new…
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