THE GOOD AFTERNOON CHOIRS

Photos of some of our Good Afternoon Choirs enjoying recent concerts and events
Top row - Devizes GAC, Frome GAC and Mid Devon GAC
Middle row - North Somerset GAC, Norton Radstock GAC and South Glos GAC
Bottom row - South Somerset GAC, Yate and Chipping Sodbury GAC concert and social

COME AND JOIN US!

No Auditions - Great Music - Make New Friends - See You Soon!

Hello - We are the Good Afternoon Choirs – 31 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!

Taunton Minster Big Sing!

On an atrocious day weather wise, outside the Minster church in Taunton everything was exceedingly gloomy but inside the church 150 people had a wonderful Big Sing at our second special workshop and concert of 2024.

The day was lead by Matt Finch, Jon Rawles, Tanya Davidson, Ruth Jenkins and Grenville and the special guests for the evening concert were the hugely entertaining UKeBox from Nailsea. Alan Reed, a member of Devizes Good Afternoon Choir, said:

“My wife Sue and I never miss Grenville’s special singing events and this was another totally brilliant day. The choir leaders are absolutely amazing and the afternoon workshop gave us the opportunity to sing through a number of pieces - some we knew and others that we didn’t! We look forward to the next one.”

UKeBox - special guests at Taunton Big Sing

We're on our way to Cornwall!

Our picture shows the popular Truro Christmas market and from Friday November 22nd - Sunday November 24th our three Cornwall Good Afternoon Choirs at Newquay, Falmouth and Truro will welcome 60 members from other Good Afternoon Choirs for a very special afternoon workshop and concert at Truro Methodist Church on Saturday November 23rd. Special guests at the Saturday evening concert are the Mevagissey Male Choir. Our Good Afternoon Choir members will sing as one massed, wonderful choir conducted by Andy Farris and Ruth Jenkins. The afternoon workshop will start at 3.00pm when the pieces for the evening concert will be rehearsed, tea and cakes with the concert starting at 7.00pm.

A New London Good Afternoon Choir

Our new West Wickham Good Afternoon Choir will be launching on Monday 4th November 1.00-3.00pm
at The Assembly Halls, West Wickham with Leader Steve Urie.

Come and join in - Steve will be very pleased to welcome you!

Live in London but not free on a Monday afternoon? Come and join us at Croydon East on a Tuesday, Beckenham on a Wednesday or Biggin Hill on a Thursday instead! Click on the logos below for more information.

Here's Your Weekly Guide to a 'Good Afternoon' of Singing

There are now 31 Good Afternoon Choirs across the South West and further afield with West Wickham Good Afternoon Choir due to launch in November ...... please click on their individual pages for more info:

MONDAYS
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
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
COMING SOON! 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
NEW! Croydon East Good Afternoon Choir from 2-4pm at Shirley Methodist Church with Nicola Wydenbach
Mid Devon Good Afternoon Choir from 2-4pm at Crediton Congregational Church with Jon Rawles
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
NEW! 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
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
NEW! Biggin Hill Good Afternoon Choir from 1-3pm at Biggin Hill Scout Hall with Bev McGarey
NEW! Chepstow Good Afternoon Choir from 1-3pm at Chepstow Baptist Church with Andrew Kirk
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
Newquay Good Afternoon Choir from 1-3pm at St Michael’s Church, Newquay with Andy Farris
Thornbury Good Afternoon Choir from 1-3pm at Thornbury URC, Thornbury with Brendan Casey
NEW! Torquay Good Afternoon Choir from 2-4pm at St John the Apostle Church with Craig Northway
NEW! 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
NEW! 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.

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, Grenville Jones, John Hare
(fourth row) John Sandford, Jon Rawles, Matt Finch
(fifth row) Nicola Wydenbach, Philippa Smith, Ruth Jenkins
(sixth row) Sam Chara, Sarah Summers, Sian Walters
(bottom row) Steve Urie, Tanya Davidson