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Pictured above, our Taunton Good Afternoon Choir, conducted by Chris Grabham, at their concert on 30th September.

We are busy in the office planning all of your CHRISTMAS celebrations as well as concerts all through November so watch out for details. Why not bring a friend - their first rehearsal is free!

2023 - Concerts supporting many local charities

No auditions - great music - make new friends - see you soon!
Hello - We are the Good Afternoon Choirs – FUN Community Choirs that sing in the AFTERNOONS across the West Country! As you can see from the pictures on this website, we enjoy making music and 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 - bring a friend - everyone welcome! There is no charge for your first “meet us” rehearsal! Our picture above was taken in September and shows the Taunton GAC performing with special guest, saxophonist Tobias Eddy. The conductor is Chris Grabham.
Our picture below shows the South Gloucestershire GAC at Kingswood in front of a packed church supporting Alzheimer’s U.K. Other recent concerts were Churchdown GAC who gave their first ever concert with special guest Toby Brewer. They raised an amazing £810 for Jenson's Journey. Bristol GAC and guests the Bristol Military Wives Choir raised a superb £580 for their chosen charity, Gympanzees. Our Wells GAC performed with the Cheddar Male Choir also raising a magnificent £532 for the PAPYRUS charity. North Somerset GAC, with guests Pill Festival Band, raised £344 for the Children's Air Ambulance and our Bath GAC raised £400 to enable a new music therapy group for Parkinson's sufferers living in the City - their guests were the talented Curtain Up Theatre School. Our Taunton GAC raised £441 Arc Inspiring Lives at a concert with the Taunton Military Wives Choir. Yate & Chipping Sodbury GAC raised £753 for Great Western Air Ambulance Charity, while Cirencester & Stroud GAC raised £212 for The Church Project. Devizes GAC have so far raised £500 for the Sidmouth Street Club and the Malmesbury GAC raised £210 for their local Alzheimer's Support 'Music for the Mind' project. The Chippenham & Calne GAC performed at the Chippenham Folk Festival recently, while the Norton Radstock GAC have raised £339 for Children's Hospice South West. All the benefitting charities or local groups are chosen by the members of the choirs.

Across the West of England the 24 Good Afternoon Choirs have already raised £14,415 for many local charities. Choir Founder Grenville Jones said: “Last year our total was over £22,000 and with the fantastic support of choirs like the Bristol members and with Christmas concerts ahead, I am hoping we can reach £24,000 by the end of the year.” There are many more concerts in the months ahead and full details can always be found on our concerts page

No Auditions - Come Along and Meet Us

The Good Afternoon Choirs are a community project led by Bath music man Grenville Jones - www.grenvillejones.biz where the accent is on fun, social, singing for people who have afternoons free! You do not have to worry about travelling to rehearsal in the dark, you will be home for the 6 o'clock news! The music varies from unison folk songs through to popular and well loved pieces in harmony. All our choirs offer a very warm welcome to existing and NEW members and if you are reading this after seeing us on Facebook or other media channels, you can find out more about the choir nearest you below. You do not have to wait or 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!

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 and we are currently planning our Christmas collaborations with our local primary schools, all fundraising for charities across the West of England that have been chosen by the Good Afternoon members themselves.

What's New?

Following our amazing Big Sing at Bath Abbey last year we recently held a similar event at Truro Cathedral on August 12th and our West of England Big Sing is taking place at Wells Cathedral on November 15th

This is now sold out for the afternoon workshop, however, if you are reading this and have not yet booked your place, you can add your name to a waiting list as there may be people who drop out nearer to the day. Please call the office on 01761 472468

You can still purchase tickets for the evening, which starts at 7pm
Tickets £10
Bookable via our Ticketlight page (click here) or by calling 0844 888 9991 (charges apply)

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If you live in the Highworth or Shrivenham area, you will be delighted to know that, after a successful launch on 30th August, the Highworth with Shrivenham Good Afternoon Choir will be rehearsing every week at the Highworth Community Centre. The conductor is the multi-talented Jessie Thompson and rehearsals will run from 1pm-3pm each Wednesday afternoon. Don't forget, your first visit is always free of charge whenever that might be.
Download the flyer here or visit your dedicated page by clicking here

Here's your weekly guide to a 'Good Afternoon' of singing...
Reading music and previous choir experience is simply not important. Good Afternoon Choirs are all about community singing and they perform at concerts and enjoy music making and, making new friends. Membership is a termly fee to include music and all this will be explained on the member’s form when you come along to find out for yourself about the Choir in your area.

The Good Afternoon Choirs are a project led by Bath music man Grenville Jones - www.grenvillejones.biz where the accent is on social, singing for people who have afternoons free! There are now 22 Good Afternoon Choirs across the South West and more will follow this year, 2023... 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
Fr ome Good Afternoon Choir from 2-4pm at Holy Trinity Church, 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
Cirencester & Stroud Good Afternoon Choir from 2-4pm at Cirencester Baptist Church with John Sandford
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 Grenville Jones
Chippenham & Calne Good Afternoon Choir from 1-3pm at Pewsham Community Centre Association, Pewsham, with Matt Finch
Mid Devon Good Afternoon Choir from 2-4pm at Crediton Congregational Church with Jon Rawles
Churchdown (N.Glos) Good Afternoon Choir from 12.30-2.30pm at Churchdown Community Centre with Laurie Jones

WEDNESDAYS
NEW-from 30th August Highworth with Shrivenham Good Afternoon Choir, 1pm-3pm Highworth Community Centre with Jessie Thompson
Keynsham Good Afternoon Choir from 2-4pm at Keynsham Methodist Church / Victoria Centre with Grenville Jones
North Somerset Good Afternoon Choir from 1-3pm at Nailsea Methodist Church with Ruth Jenkins
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
Malmesbury Good Afternoon Choir from 2-4pm in The Old School Room, Malmesbury Town Hall with Corrie Darker

THURSDAYS
Bath Good Afternoon Choir from 2-4pm at Widcome Baptist Church, Bath with Grenville Jones
North Swindon Good Afternoon Choir from 1-3pm at St John's Haydon Wick, Swindon with Sarah Summers
Thornbury Good Afternoon Choir from 1-3pm at Thornbury URC, Thornbury with Brendan Casey
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

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
Warminster & Westbury GAC at The United Church (Methodist/URC), George Street, Warminster with Tanya Davidson

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

You can also find us on Facebook - www.facebook.com/TheGoodAfternoonChoirs

A FANTASTIC DAY AT BATH ABBEY!
AN AMAZING £1,121 RAISED FOR THE ROYAL BRITISH LEGION
Hundreds of members from across our Good Afternoon Choirs descended on Bath Abbey on Thursday November 10th 2022 for an Afternoon Workshop led by Matt Finch (pictured above), Laurie Jones and Grenville Jones. The workshop was followed by a MASSED GAC performance based on the afternoon workshop in an EVENING CONCERT. Guests included, the celebrated City of Bath Male Choir, the Bath Welcome Chorus and the Norland Nannies and the evening concert raised a wonderful £1,121 for the Royal British Legion.

OUR 2023 BIG SING WILL TAKE PLACE AT WELLS CATHEDRAL ON NOVEMBER 15TH

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) - Andy Farris, Sarah Summers, Brendan Casey, Jon Rawles, Ruth Jenkins, Matt Finch and Sian Walters
(bottom row) John Sandford, Tanya Davidson, Grenville Jones, Jessie Thompson, Chris Grabham, Corrie Darker and Laurie Jones.