Photograph by Colleen Gauntlett Once again a wonderful concert was presented by Caldicot Male Voice Choir on Saturday evening 6th April at Caldicot Leisure Centre. Many thanks to all who came and supported us including special invited guests and vice presidents. Soloist Rhydian Jenkins was superb with a fabulous demonstration of controlled singing expertly accompanied…

The lights are out, the flags are down, the TV and projector are turned off, the screen wound up and the doors finally shut, but what a great series of events at the Caldicot Male Voice Choir Hall with the showing of the RBS Six Nations Rugby Championship over the past two months. A great…

On St David’s Day March 1st, Caldicot Male Voice Choir took a part of Welsh culture across the Severn Estuary to the far side of Bristol to entertain the residents of the luxury Audley Redwood Retirement Village in Failand, Bristol. About 40 members of the choir assembled in the resplendent, modern Redwood Hall at the…

On 21st February at practice, the doors of the hall opened and the choir were thrilled to welcome two American visitors, Rachel Hultin (on the left facing) and Annette Miller. Both had travelled 4800 miles from Wheat Ridge, Colorado, USA just to hear us sing. They were leaving to go back home the following day…

On 18th February at Caldicot Male Voice Choir’s practice the choristers shared in accompanist Stephen Berry’s 70th birthday (the day before) by not only singing ‘Happy birthday’ once more but indulged themselves by partaking of a special cake commissioned by Steve from Colleen Gauntlett to share with the choir. The cake was a 12 inch…

Caldicot Male Voice Choir travelled just over Monmouthshire’s northern border into Herefordshire to visit the Memorial Hall at picturesque Ewyas Harold at the head of the Golden Valley and in the lee of the Black Mountains to sing to a packed house of about 200. The concert was arranged to raise funds for St Michael’s…

This is a charity event to help The UK Sepsis Trust (Wales) to raise awareness of Sepsis to the public and within the NHS. If you’re interested in any aspect of improving your health, beauty, fitness and well being please support this event and also help to save lives. Entry is free and there will…

Caldicot Male Voice Choir has a proud history of raising hundreds of thousands of pounds for charities and good causes through its concerts and other activities over many years.  In order to carry out this valuable community work it does of course need to raise funds for itself and to maintain its own magnificent, purpose…

Caldicot Male Voice Choir is looking forward to the concert at Ewyas Harold near Hereford on Saturday 16th February. It will be a fabulous concert with wonderfully talented local supporting artistes. For information the hall is near Pontrilas, mid way between Abergavenny and Hereford. Post code is HR2 0EL Pontrilas Road.   For choristers, the…

Photograph taken by Colleen Gauntlett On Saturday 26th January Caldicot Male Voice Choir sang at Lucy and Tom’s celebratory wedding evening at the Choir Hall in Caldicot following their 2 pm wedding at Caldicot Castle. Lucy is the daughter of bass chorister Paul Carlson who was introduced to husband Tom by a friend from School. Both…

Left click on images to enlarge All matches of The Guinness 6 Nations Rugby Championship are being shown live on the Caldicot Choir Hall”s Giant 4 metre screen again this year. Together with the Autumn Internationals played by Wales the showings have always been a great occasion in a fabulous atmosphere. Together with a fully…

Photograph and post by Lyn Gauntlett 76 years ago on January 16th 1943 the country echoed not only to the boom of Hitler’s bombs but also to the sounds of baritone David Kirton and top tenor Peter Hanks entering the world. This has carried on for many years as they continue to be long standing…

  It was with great delight and pleasure that on Monday 7th January the choir was able, once again to wish its oldest chorister a forthcoming happy birthday by enthusiastically singing the tune  ‘Happy Birthday’ to Bill Nash. Bill will be celebrating his unbelievable 96th birthday on Wednesday 9th January which surely must make him…

Photo by Colleen Gauntlett On Thursday 20th  December the choir was pleased, as part of its Christmas programme to visit the Cherry Tree Nursing Home in Caldicot to entertain the residents and staff with a range of Christmas Carols from its programme. Conducted by Shirley-Anne James and accompanied by John Nicholson the choir invited the audience…

Photos by Lyn Gauntlett It’s become a Christmas tradition that chorister’s wife Colleen Gauntlett treats the boys and girls of Caldicot Male Voice Choir to a special Christmas sponge cake complete with hand made festive decorations, 2018 is no exception and the cake was presented at choir practice on Monday 17th December.   The theme…

Photos by Colleen Gauntlett To open its busy festive season. Caldicot Male Voice Choir invited the children of Dewstow Infants School to join in some festive fun and carol singing at the choir hall on December 11th. The small choir of about twenty girls and one boy entertained the choir and the audience with three…

Photo by Colleen Gauntlett Described in the poem ‘Usk’ by T.S. Eliot, the 15th century, family run White Hart Village Inn in Llangybi once owned by Henry VIII and part of his dowry to Jane Seymour, has in its long history echoed to the sound of the chants of Cistercian Monks and to the tramp…

Photos by Colleen Gauntlett.  Left click on an image to enlarge   A change to normal practice last night (Monday 19th November) when Caldicot Male Voice Choir invited its vice president supporters to a cheese and wine party at the Choir Hall. They were treated to a short video and slideshow presentation of the choir’s…

A great Quiz night at Caldicot Choir Hall on 16th November organised by Jayne and Robert Stallard. Lots of questions to stump the 80 odd participants with music and general knowledge questions from the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s. Not to mention the Baby Quiz to identify choristers from their baby photos set up by Darren Lloyd…

  Based on an initiative and idea in 2014 by Jayne Stallard, wife of Rogiet Community Council Chairman, Rob Stallard the building of an exquisite and poignant new War Memorial was completed at the Recreational Field in Rogiet in October 2018 to replace the previous wooden memorial which was seriously deteriorating.  With an assembly of many of the…