Posts Tagged ‘Press Releases’
Birdie Boys hit the green for charity at St Pierre Golf Resort
Photographs by Lyn Gauntlett. Left click on images to enlarge. 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 36 of them came along to the St Pierre Marriott Golf resort near Chepstow…
Read MoreGala Concert a Resounding Success
Photos by Colleen Gauntlett. Left click on images to enlarge Caldicot Male Voice Choir’s Gala Concert on September 5th was extra special this year in that our guest choir was the Oxford Welsh Male Voice Choir who made their way down from the City of Spires via the M4 to be with…
Read MoreNew Choristers hit Headline Review
Left click on the images to enlarge. A few weeks ago a Gwent choir suggested in a newspaper report that it was recruiting heavily and was now the largest choir in South Wales with 65 members. I think this suggestion was a mis-quote perhaps. Also there are a number of choirs in South Wales who…
Read MoreChoir Navigates the Exe to Oakford
Photographs by Colleen Gauntlett. Left click on images to enlarge On Saturday August 1st, 54 members of the choir and the musical team endured the slow moving traffic down the M5 to reach Tiverton before driving up the picturesque Exe valley, through narrow lanes to the tiny village of Oakford, nestling in…
Read MoreFour new choristers sing at Oakford Concert
Photograph by Colleen Gauntlett. Left click on the image to enlarge. The Choir is continuing to recruit new members to its ranks and we are pleased to record that in 2013 and 2014 we recruited 24 new members and to date in 2015 another five. In that time a few older members have retired or passed…
Read MoreChoir 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 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…
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