The photos above show Biggin Hill / Beckenham / Croydon East / West Wickham, South Gloucestershire, Churchdown, Malmesbury, Bristol and Norton Radstock Good Afternoon Choirs at their Christmas concerts
COME AND JOIN US!
No Auditions - Great Music - Make New Friends - See You Soon!
Hello - We are the Good Afternoon Choirs – 32 FUN Community Choirs that sing in the AFTERNOONS across the West Country!
You do not have to worry about travelling to rehearsal in the dark, you will be home for the 6 o'clock news!
As you can see from the pictures on this website, we enjoy making music, performing at concerts and raising money for many local organisations and charities. There are NO AUDITIONS and previous singing experience is not important – if you enjoy singing in the car or at home why not come along and find out what singing in an afternoon choir is like? The music varies from unison folk songs through to popular and well loved pieces in harmony.
Everyone is welcome. You do not have to wait to join any of our choirs at the start of a new term, simply come along to ANY rehearsal - your first is always FREE and to find out more A WARM WELCOME AWAITS!
Coming Soon - three new Good Afternoon Choirs!
We are very excited to announce that we will be starting three new Good Afternoon Choirs in March 2025:
Swansea Good Afternoon Choir
will be launching on
Tuesday 4th March
and will rehearse at St James Church, Swansea SA1 4QF on Tuesday afternoons 1.00-3.00pm
with Dana Jean Phoenix
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Exmouth Good Afternoon Choir
will be launching on
Tuesday 18th March
and will rehearse at Holy Trinity Church, Exmouth EX8 2AB on Tuesday afternoons 12.30-2.30pm
with Craig Northway
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Sidmouth Good Afternoon Choir
will be launching on
Wednesday 19th March
and will rehearse at All Saints Church, Sidmouth EX10 8ES on Wednesday afternoons 1.00-3.00pm
with Marie Thorne
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Swansea Good Afternoon Choir
will be launching on
Tuesday 4th March
and will rehearse at St James Church, Swansea SA1 4QF on Tuesday afternoons 1.00-3.00pm
with Dana Jean Phoenix
* * * * *
Exmouth Good Afternoon Choir
will be launching on
Tuesday 18th March
and will rehearse at Holy Trinity Church, Exmouth EX8 2AB on Tuesday afternoons 12.30-2.30pm
with Craig Northway
* * * * *
Sidmouth Good Afternoon Choir
will be launching on
Wednesday 19th March
and will rehearse at All Saints Church, Sidmouth EX10 8ES on Wednesday afternoons 1.00-3.00pm
with Marie Thorne
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Here's Your Weekly Guide to a 'Good Afternoon' of Singing
There are now 32 Good Afternoon Choirs across the South West and further afield with 3 more coming soon
..... please click on their individual pages for more info:
MONDAYS
North Bristol Good Afternoon Choir from 2-4pm at Westbury on Trym Methodist Church with John Sandford
Frome Good Afternoon Choir from 2-4pm at Trinity Hall, Frome with Matt Finch
Mid Devon Good Afternoon Choir from 1-3pm at Crediton Congregational Church with Jon Rawles
South Somerset Good Afternoon Choir from 1-3pm at Wincanton War Memorial Hall with Ruth Jenkins
Truro Good Afternoon Choir from 1-3pm at Truro Methodist Church with Andy Farris
West Wickham Good Afternoon Choir from 1-3pm at The Assembly Halls with Steve Urie
TUESDAYS
Chippenham & Calne Good Afternoon Choir from 1.30-3.30pm at Pewsham Community Centre Association, Pewsham, with Matt Finch
Churchdown (N.Glos) Good Afternoon Choir from 12.30-2.30pm at Churchdown Community Centre with Philippa Smith
Cirencester & Stroud Good Afternoon Choir from 2-4pm at Cirencester Baptist Church with John Sandford
COMING SOON! Exmouth Good Afternoon Choir from 12.30-2.30pm at Holy Trinity Church, Exmouth with Craig Northway
Shirley Croydon Good Afternoon Choir from 2-4pm at Shirley Methodist Church with Nicola Wydenbach
COMING SOON! Swansea Good Afternoon Choir from 1-3pm at St James Church with Dana Jean Phoenix
Taunton Good Afternoon Choir from 2-4pm at Temple Methodist Church with Chris Grabham
Wells Good Afternoon Choir from 2-4pm at St Thomas Church, Wells with Ruth Jenkins
WEDNESDAYS
Beckenham Good Afternoon Choir from 1-3pm at St John's Church Hall with Bev McGarey
Highworth with Shrivenham Good Afternoon Choir from 1-3pm Highworth Community Centre with Sarah Summers
Keynsham Good Afternoon Choir from 2-4pm at Keynsham Methodist Church / Victoria Centre with Grenville Jones and John Hare
Malmesbury Good Afternoon Choir from 2-4pm in The Old School Room, Malmesbury Town Hall with Corrie Darker
North Somerset Good Afternoon Choir from 1-3pm at Nailsea Methodist Church with Andrew Kirk
COMING SOON! Sidmouth Good Afternoon Choir from 1-3pm at All Saints Church with Maria Thorne
South Gloucestershire Good Afternoon Choir from 2-4pm at Kingswood Community Centre with Matt Finch
Yate & Chipping Sodbury Good Afternoon Choir from 2-4pm at St Mary's Church, Yate with Sian Walters
THURSDAYS
Bath Good Afternoon Choir from 2-4pm at Widcome Baptist Church, Bath with Tanya Davidson
Biggin Hill Good Afternoon Choir from 1-3pm at Biggin Hill Scout Hall with Bev McGarey
Chepstow Good Afternoon Choir from 1-3pm at Chepstow Baptist Church with Andrew Kirk
Newquay Good Afternoon Choir from 1-3pm at St Michael’s Church, Newquay with Andy Farris
North Swindon Good Afternoon Choir from 1-3pm at St John's Haydon Wick, Swindon with Sarah Summers
Norton Radstock Good Afternoon Choir from 1-3pm at Midsomer Norton Methodist Church, High Street with John Sandford
Thornbury Good Afternoon Choir from 1-3pm at Thornbury URC, Thornbury with Brendan Casey
Torquay Good Afternoon Choir from 2-4pm at St John the Apostle Church with Craig Northway
West Sussex Good Afternoon Choir from 2-4pm at Regis Recital Hall, Bognor Regis with Sam Chara
FRIDAYS
Devizes Good Afternoon Choir from 1-3pm at St Andrew's Church, Long Street, Devizes with Grenville Jones
Falmouth Good Afternoon Choir from 1-3pm at Emmanuel Baptist Church, Western Terrace , Falmouth with Andy Farris
Westbury with Warminster Good Afternoon Choir from 2-4pm at Leigh Park Community Centre, Westbury with Tanya Davidson
West Wilts Good Afternoon Choir from 1-3pm at Holt Village Hall with Matt Finch
If you live in any of these areas and want to know more, we would love to hear from you email: [email protected] or tel: 01761 472468
Concerts Coming Soon
See our concert page for a full list of what's happening and where, and who we are supporting with our singing.
We look forward to welcoming you to one of concerts in the months ahead fundraising for charities across the West of England that have been chosen by the Good Afternoon members themselves.
See our concert page for a full list of what's happening and where, and who we are supporting with our singing.
We look forward to welcoming you to one of concerts in the months ahead fundraising for charities across the West of England that have been chosen by the Good Afternoon members themselves.
Our choirs are led by a group of extremely talented musicians and we would like to introduce the conductors who lead our Choirs across the South West...
Pictured from left to right
(top row) - Andrew Kirk, Andy Farris, Bev McGarey
(second row) Brendan Casey, Chris Grabham, Corrie Darker
(third row) Craig Northway, Dana Jane Phoenix, Grenville Jones
(fourth row) John Hare, John Sandford, Jon Rawles
(fifth row) Maria Thorne, Matt Finch, Nicola Wydenbach
(sixth row) Philippa Smith, Ruth Jenkins, Sam Chara
(seventh row) Sarah Summers, Sian Walters, Steve Urie
(bottom row) Tanya Davidson
(top row) - Andrew Kirk, Andy Farris, Bev McGarey
(second row) Brendan Casey, Chris Grabham, Corrie Darker
(third row) Craig Northway, Dana Jane Phoenix, Grenville Jones
(fourth row) John Hare, John Sandford, Jon Rawles
(fifth row) Maria Thorne, Matt Finch, Nicola Wydenbach
(sixth row) Philippa Smith, Ruth Jenkins, Sam Chara
(seventh row) Sarah Summers, Sian Walters, Steve Urie
(bottom row) Tanya Davidson
Supporting local Charities and Organisations
Here are some of the charities which the Good Afternoon Choirs chose to support with their concerts and fundraising in 2024:
Here are some of the charities and community groups we have supported with donations of over £50,000 - just in the past two years:
Make friends - enjoy singing? Have a Good Afternoon!
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