PRESS RELEASE
 
Wednesday, December 12, 2018
 
Wells United Church was packed to capacity yesterday, Tuesday December 11th, for the Christmas celebration staged by the Wells Good Afternoon Choir.
 
The choir was started by Bath Music Man Grenville Jones in January this year and now has over 60 members. They meet every Tuesday afternoon from 2-4pm at Seager Hall, Union Street, Wells.
 
Special Christmas guests were The Mayor Cllr Celia Wride and Mayoress Miss Sarah Wride and children from St Cuthbert’s Primary School.
 
The service included carols from the choir and the children and at the end of the celebration, Grenville Jones announced that throughout the year, the choir had raised a magnificent sum of £2750.00 for the Bumble – Hope For Tomorrow Charity.
 
Members chose the charity which has benefitted from concerts and fundraising events throughout 2018. The total was achieved with wonderful support from Lloyds Bank who “doubled” the amounts raised at two of the fundraising events. Grenville thanked all the members of the Wells Good Afternoon Choir for their support - they start singing again on Tuesday January 8th from 2-4pm at the Seager Hall.
 
“If you enjoy singing and have afternoons available, then please come along and discover the Wells Good Afternoon Choir.”
 
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Our picture shows left to right – Wells Good Afternoon Choir founder, Grenville Jones - Sam James, Wells-based Hope for Tomorrow Nurse - Christine Thomas, volunteer representative of the Charity - The Mayor Cllr Celia Wride and Dave Thomas, volunteer representative of the Charity.
 
For more information on the charity, please see this link:
https://www.hopefortomorrow.org.uk/bumbles-new-body-appeal/
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​PRESS RELEASE
 
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
 
He’s written a novel about a fictional choir based in Truro and on Saturday May 7, Bath’s music man Grenville Jones brings two of his ‘real’ choirs to sing at Truro Methodist Church.


Grenville is Patron of the Cornwall Community Choirs who will be hosting the FREE ADMISSION concert with a retiring collection for Cornwall Hospice Care.


Last year Grenville published his novel ‘Deep Harmony’ which is based on the loves and lives of a mixed-voice choir in Cornwall called The Verlis Singers. Verlis is thinly disguised as Truro and readers have recognised many of the places referred to in the book which was published on Amazon and Kindle. 


The May 7 concert is entitled Let The People Sing with the 200 strong Cornwall Community Choir and members of the Bath and Devizes Good Afternoon Choirs, renewing the friendship between Grenville and Neil Shepherd, who leads the Cornwall Community Choir across the county. Doors open at 7pm and Neil and Grenville guarantee an evening of song with many opportunities for the audience to join in and sing along.


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Picture shows Grenville Jones.


Press enquiries to Grenville Jones on 07778 282934.

PRESS RELEASE
Monday, March 14, 2016
  
They love to sing at the Devizes Good Afternoon Choir, which meets every Friday afternoon from 2pm-4pm in St Andrew’s Church in Long Street, Devizes.
 
On Saturday April 9 the choir will be joining forces with the Warminster Community Choir to stage a fun night of music and song at the Devizes Corn Exchange.
 
Doors for the concert will open at 7pm and ADMISSION IS FREE with a retiring collection at the end of the concert supporting the Devizes branch of Parkinson’s UK.
 
Westcountry music man Grenville Jones is the founder conductor of the Devizes Good Afternoon Choir, he leads a number of choirs in the region and in the next six weeks launches Good Afternoon Choirs in Keynsham and Bristol.
 
He said;
 
“Over 125 lovely people are members of our Devizes afternoon choir and we have a great time together singing popular melodies and choral classics. This is a non-audition choir so everyone is welcome and in May many of the members from Devizes will be setting out for Cornwall for a singing weekend based in Truro.”
 
Grenville Jones is Patron of the Cornwall Community Choirs who will host the visit of the Devizes singers in May.
 
There is no charge for admission on Saturday April 9 at the Devizes Corn Exchange, doors open at 7pm so early arrival is advised.
 
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Press enquiries to Grenville Jones on 07778 282934.

PRESS RELEASE
Wednesday 2nd March 2016

A new Bristol afternoon choir is being launched in April at Henleaze.
 
Bath’s Mr Music, Grenville Jones, has a reputation for getting hundreds of people singing. He is launching a new daytime no-audition fun community choir for retired people in Henleaze on April 4 called the Bristol Good Afternoon Choir.
 
Grenville leads a number of music projects across the West and beyond. He is also founder of the Goldies charity, NOT choirs but with 150 daytime sing and smile social sessions in community rooms and church halls now across the West of England, Essex, Hants, Staffs Yorkshire and South Wales.
 
The Good Afternoon Choirs are one of his hugely successful choir projects with 250 singers in the Bath and Devizes weekly groups. The Bristol Good Afternoon Choir will meet at Trinity Henleaze United Reformed Church on Mondays from 2-4pm and everyone is welcome to go along and find out all about the choir.

The Keynsham Good Afternoon Choir also starts this month with the first rehearsal at Keynsham Methodist Church from 2pm until 4pm on Wednesday March 16.
 
Says Grenville:
 
“We sing all sorts of music – from folk songs and spirituals to Abba and Queen. It’s all about having fun, making new friends and enjoyment.”
 
Ben England is conductor of the new choir. He studied music at the University of Bristol, specialising in conducting and choral music. He is a singer, pianist and guitarist who is in demand as a soloist across the South West. Ben has led choirs and singing groups in and around Bristol for over 20 years, and has worked with groups of all sizes and all ages.

An Advanced Skills Teacher, Ben was until 2016 Director of Music at Colston’s Girls’ School. He is also the Musical Director of the Bristol Gilbert and Sullivan Society.

Grenville's other choirs include the famous Bath Male Choir from BBC1’s Last Choir Standing. For full details of Bristol's NEW afternoon choir see:
 
www.goodafternoonchoir.org
 
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PRESS RELEASE
 
Monday 15th February 2016
  
A new Keynsham afternoon choir is coming soon, led by Bath’s Mr Music, Grenville Jones. He is launching a new daytime no-audition fun community choir for retired people living in or around Keynsham on Wednesday March 16.
 
Grenville leads a number of music projects across the West and beyond. He is also founder of the Goldies charity, certainly NOT choirs but with 150 daytime sing and smile social sessions in community rooms and church halls now across the West of England, Essex, Hants, Staffs Yorkshire and South Wales.
 
The Good Afternoon Choirs are one of his hugely successful choir projects with 250 singers in the Bath and Devizes weekly groups. Keynsham will meet at the Keynsham Methodist Church on Wednesdays from 2-4pm and everyone is welcome to go along and find out all about the group on Wednesday March 16 for a free admission open rehearsal.
 
Says Grenville:
 
“We sing all sorts of music – from folk songs and spirituals to Abba and Queen. It’s all about having fun, making new friends and enjoyment. I look forward to welcoming lots of folk on March 16 at Keynsham Methodist Church where we will rehearse in the church.”
 
His other choirs include the famous Bath Male Choir from BBC1’s Last Choir Standing, who have a concert date at Keynsham Parish Church on Saturday evening May 28. For full details of Keynsham’s NEW afternoon choir and the BRISTOL Good Afternoon choir starting in April see website:
 
www.goodafternoonchoir.org
 
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All press enquiries to Grenville Jones on 07778 282934.