While Caldicot Male Voice Choir raises thousands of pounds for local and National charities, it is also proud of individual members who undertake challenges to help charities under their own initiative. On 22nd October one of our youngest choristers, 25-year-old baritone chorister, Craig Howells and his friend Darren O’Sullivan began a four-day walk, starting at Hay on Wye…

Photo by Colleen Gauntlett CALDICOT CHOIR SURPRISE CHORISTER ANDY AT HIS BIRTHDAY BASH. Being in a choir is not just about singing together, it’s about having friends around you to share special times. When you join a choir you become part of a family and just about two years ago Caldicot resident but Canadian born,…

  Photographs by Colleen Gauntlett. Left click on images to enlarge. Last visited on 2nd March 2013, Caldicot Male Voice Choir returned this time on a drizzly, cold October 6th day, to the magnificent St Laurence Church in Stroud.  Over 40 choristers, the music team of musical director Siân Hatton, assistant musical director  Shirley Anne…

Photos by Colleen Gauntlett  Left click on the images to enlarge. We all know that singing in a choir has major health benefits but to add to this several choirs. including Caldicot Male Voice Choir have formed cycling clubs to improve their fitness levels. Caldicot was therefore delighted to accept Oxford Welsh Male Choir’s cyclists…

  Caldicot Male Voice Choir is fortunate in owning its own Choir Hall in Caldicot built in 1996 as a result of tremendous fund raising and building efforts by choristers at the time. However, it comes at a price and one of these is that it has to been cleaned, maintained and decorated on a…

After all the hard work at the weekend it was time for the carpets to be brought back to life. AGS Carpet Cleaning were called in to action and did a great job. Nicky and her team did themselves proud as they washed and scrubbed with machines and various liquids to rejuvenate the carpets back…

On a bright Saturday morning the hall was opened up for the start of the maintenance plan drawn up by Leon Jones. A willing group of choristers, and choristers wives, turned out to rejuvenate the hall and carry out some essential maintenance.  As you will see from the pictures below, the committee had previously agreed…

  Photos by Colleen Gauntlett.  Left click on images to enlarge. Those of you who go to Caldicot Leisure Centre in Mill Lane cannot fail to see Caldicot Male Voice Choir’s Choir Hall with it’s bright red badge above the entrance.  This magnificent hall was opened in 1996 through funds raised by the choristers and…

The word must be going around about how good it is to be a chorister in Caldicot Male Voice Choir because another two walked in the door last week. Earl Harvey lives in Caldicot and was encouraged to come along by his neighbour, chorister Dave Hennesey to join and we’rs so glad he did.  After…

Photographs by Ron Ashton, Colleen Gauntlett and Lyn Gauntlett Caldicot Choir’s golfers, The Birdie Boys not only tweet and twitter in the choir, they and their friends play a round of Golf or two to raise funds for Charities.  Last Saturday 23 of them came along to the St Pierre Marriott Golf resort near Chepstow…

  The Choir was saddened to learn at practice on 23rd August 2018 that long serving, retired baritone chorister Doug King sadly passed away on Monday 20th August 2018 after a long illness. This photograph was taken at Bingham Hall in Cirencester on September 29th 2012. Doug retired in 2014 after about 40 years service to…

Photo by Colleen Gauntlett   In 1996 work was completed on building the brand new, purpose built, magnificent Choir Hall in Caldicot.  Owned and funded by Caldicot Male Voice Choir with help from local authorities and the National Lottery grants, the building's completion was marked by holding a Gala Concert to which Risca, Blaenavon and…

  Following on from its recent appearances at The Royal Albert Hall and Buckingham Palace in May, Caldicot Male Voice Choir is making a welcome return to The Leisure Centre in Caldicot on September 8th at 7-00 pm for its Gala concert with guest choir, Risca Male Choir. Also making a welcome return is our…

Photos by Colleen Gauntlett. Left Click to Enlarge     On a glorious Summer Saturday 4th August, over 50 members of Caldicot Male Voice Choir made the short journey to St Mary Virgin Church in Caldicot to take part in the celebration and service of the wedding of Caroline Nash to Andrew Bundock.  Caroline is…

  A selection of photographs taken by Colleen Gauntlett Caldicot Male Voice Choir is proud of its long history of raising funds for good causes and on Saturday 21st July it saw the culmination of its main 2017 Fund Raising project, suggested by chorister Alyn Dawe to help build a Sensory Garden at the Severn…

  Photo by Colleen Gauntlett Following its recent performances at the Royal Albert Hall and Buckingham Palace in May and more recently in July at Bristol, Caldicot Male Voice Choir gladly returned to home soil to sing at the local Methodist Church in Caldicot to raise funds for the organisation ‘Count Everyone In’ which supports,…

On a blistering July 10th evening Caldicot Male Voice Choir made the short journey over the bridge to the magnificent Bristol’s Staple Hill Methodist Church to join the 35 strong touring Marvin United Methodist Church Chancel Choir from Tyler, Texas, USA.  This choir which included young members of the Bella Voce choir from the same…

At the recent Sports and Fitness Fayre at the Choir Hall there was a stall, run by Lyn Gauntlett to promote the choir and its activities.  After chatting to the nearby U3A stall, leaflets were handed out and interest was shown by John Barrow who was given advertising material. On the following Monday, John turned…

Following it’s recent successful appearances at the Royal Albert Hall and Buckingham Place in May and its concert on July 10th at Bristol’s Staple Hill Methodist Church with a touring American  Choir from Tyler in Texas Marvin United Methodist Church Chancel Choir), the choir is returning to Caldicot for its first home concert since these…

    The Poster says it all. The Marvin Chancel Choir is a 60-member choir that provides music leadership for the 11 o’clock sanctuary service each Sunday morning, as well as for a variety of special services throughout the year. The choir also performs many great choral masterworks at festival seasons and other times, often…