We are now on our summer break
Please check individual choir pages for start back dates
Have a lovely holiday and we look forward to singing with you again soon!
Please check individual choir pages for start back dates
Have a lovely holiday and we look forward to singing with you again soon!
Photos of some of our Good Afternoon Choirs enjoying recent concerts and events
Top row - Churchdown GAC, Frome GAC and Mid Devon GAC
Middle row - North Somerset GAC, North Swindon GAC & Highworth with Shrivenham GAC and Norton Radstock GAC
Bottom row - South Glos GAC, Yate and Chipping Sodbury GAC concert and social
Top row - Churchdown GAC, Frome GAC and Mid Devon GAC
Middle row - North Somerset GAC, North Swindon GAC & Highworth with Shrivenham GAC and Norton Radstock GAC
Bottom row - South Glos 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 – 27 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!
Four New Good Afternoon Choirs - Starting Soon!
We will be starting four new Good Afternoon Choirs after the Summer break:
Chepstow Good Afternoon Choir will be launching on August 29th
Torquay Good Afternoon Choir will be launching on September 5th
Croydon East Good Afternoon Choir will be launching on September 10th
Tyldesley with Leigh Good Afternoon Choir will be launching in Greater Manchester on September 17th
Please click on the above links (in red) for further information.
Singing in the afternoon - the best way to spend an afternoon!
Chepstow Good Afternoon Choir will be launching on August 29th
Torquay Good Afternoon Choir will be launching on September 5th
Croydon East Good Afternoon Choir will be launching on September 10th
Tyldesley with Leigh Good Afternoon Choir will be launching in Greater Manchester on September 17th
Please click on the above links (in red) for further information.
Singing in the afternoon - the best way to spend an afternoon!
Two Big Sings in 2024!
As the numbers in our choirs increase it becomes increasingly difficult (if not impossible) to find venues to fit in all of our members! Two Big Sings are, therefore, taking place in 2024 and the first one was held at:
Malmesbury Abbey on Wednesday July 24th
Our first BIg Sing took place on July 24th with members of 10 Good Afternoon Choirs from our North region! The day was a fantastic success with a workshop in the afternoon with our leaders Laurie, Corrie, Sian, Brendan and Matt and 200 happy singers. A concert took place at 7.00pm in the evening which featured all those who attended the workshop plus another 100 audience members - a packed Malmesbury Abbey!
The guests were the Malmesbury concert band and the Good Afternoon Choirs also performed the pieces they had rehearsed at the workshop. Our office has been inundated with lovely comments and there can be no doubt that "Big Sings" are a "Big Hit" with Good Afternoon Choir members. |
Taunton Minster Church on Tuesday October 8th
Places are already filling up for our next Big Sing at Taunton Minster. Booking forms have gone out to choirs in our Southern area and anyone who is interested in attending is welcome to come along and enjoy what is sure to be another fantastic day. Speak to your Choir Leader or contact the office on 01761 472468 / e-mail [email protected] if you require a booking form for the workshop. Tickets for audience members to atttend the evening performance can be purchased at gac.ticketlight.co.uk Many of our leaders will be attending the Big Sing, including Grenville, and book now to avoid disappointment. |
Here's Your Weekly Guide to a 'Good Afternoon' of Singing
There are now 27 Good Afternoon Choirs across the South West - 3 new choirs have already launched this year and 4 more are launching soon ... 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
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 IN SEPTEMBER! 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
COMING IN SEPTEMBER! Tyldesley with Leigh Good Afternoon Choir from 1-3pm at Tyldesley Methodist Church with Rachel Abbott
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
COMING IN AUGUST! 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
COMING IN SEPTEMBER! 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.
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, Laurie Jones
(fifth row) Matt Finch, Nicola Wydenbach, Philippa Smith
(sixth row) Rachel Abbott, Ruth Jenkins, Sam Chara
(bottom row) Sarah Summers, Sian Walters, Tanya Davidson
(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, Laurie Jones
(fifth row) Matt Finch, Nicola Wydenbach, Philippa Smith
(sixth row) Rachel Abbott, Ruth Jenkins, Sam Chara
(bottom row) Sarah Summers, Sian Walters, Tanya Davidson
Supporting local Charities and Organisations
Here are some of the charities which the Good Afternoon Choirs have chosen 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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