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The popular Wells Good Afternoon Choir will present an evening concert at St Thomas’ Church in Wells on Saturday November 2 at 7.00pm (doors open 6.30pm).
 
The choir is led by Ruth Jenkins with over 60 enthusiastic members who are busy preparing their programme for the concert which will support the ‘I See You’ Charity.
 
The Good Afternoon Choirs were started by Bath-based Grenville 15 years ago and there are now 32 across the South West of England, as well as London, with over 1,200 members ‘Singing in the Afternoon’.
 
There are no auditions to join and members of the Wells Good Afternoon Choir come from in and around the area, they meet every Tuesday afternoon from 2pm-4pm at St Thomas’ Church, in Wells. Everyone is welcome to come along to meet Ruth and the members of the choir.
 
The special guests for the concert will be The Brue Boys, a male choir from Baltonsborough whose repertoire includes a wide variety of music from classical pieces to songs from the shows, sea shanties, folk songs, Zulu chants, rock’n’roll and much more.
 
Tickets priced £8 are on sale from gac.ticketlight.co.uk or by calling 0844 888 9991 – they will also be available on the door on the evening of the concert.
 
Ruth said;
 
“It is going to be a great evening of music and we are absolutely delighted to be sharing the stage with The Brue Boys.”

​The Chippenham & Calne Good Afternoon Choir will join forces with the West Wilts Good Afternoon Choir to “Sing Out” at Neeld Community & Arts Centre on Friday November 15th at 7.00pm (doors open 6.30pm).  
 
Bath based music man Grenville Jones launched the first Good Afternoon Choir in Bath back in 2009 and there are now 31 Good Afternoon Choirs around the South West and beyond.   Four of them – including Chippenham & Calne and West Wilts – are taken by popular Leader Matt Finch.
 
Matt is well known in the area for running multiple Choirs and as the Musical Director of Bath Light Operatic Group.   As well as enjoying Chippenham & Calne Good Afternoon Choir and West Wilts Good Afternoon Choir perform some of their favourite numbers, this concert will give audience members the opportunity to participate in a good old-fashioned “singalong” with Matt!
 
Chippenham & Calne Good Afternoon Choir meet on Tuesdays 1.30-3.30pm at Pewsham Community Centre, Chippenham.   West Wilts Good Afternoon Choir meet on Fridays 1.00-3.00pm at Holt Village Hall.
 
Come and join Matt and the two choirs for what is sure to be a fun filled evening of song.   Tickets cost £10 (no charge for under 16s) and are available on the door or in advance from gac.ticketlight.co.uk
 

​If you love to sing and have always wondered what it’s like to join a community CHOIR, now’s the chance to find out!  The new NO-AUDITION West Wickham Good Afternoon Choir starts on Monday November 4 from 1pm-3pm at The Assembly Halls (Minor Hall), West Wickham BR4 9JW and there’s a warm welcome to go along and find out more.
 
West Country based music man Grenville Jones started the Good Afternoon Choirs 15 years ago and there are now 31 across the West of England and beyond.  Over 1,500 people enjoy ‘Singing in the Afternoon’ with his Good Afternoon Choirs.   If you aren’t available to rehearse on Monday afternoons with West Wickham Good Afternoon Choirs then why not try one of our other London choirs instead.  They are on:
 
Tuesdays 2.00-4.00pm – Croydon East Good Afternoon Choir who rehearse at Shirley Methodist Church with Nicola Wydenbach as Leader.
 
Wednesdays 1.00-3.00pm - Beckenham Good Afternoon Choir rehearse at St John’s Church Hall, Beckenham with Bev McGarey, who also takes the Biggin Hill Good Afternoon Choir on
Thursdays from 1.00-3.00pm at Biggin Hill Scouts Hall.
 
The West Wickham Good Afternoon Choir leader is Steve Urie.   Steve studied music, film and television at Canterbury Christ Church and, having taught in Croydon schools for the past 18 years, is now a part-time primary school music teacher.  Over the last 25 years, he has been involved in various amateur dramatic societies in West Wickham and Croydon, both on stage and as music director.  Favourites to date have been music director for Follow The Star, a musical nativity with St John's Dramatic Society in Selsdon and being on stage with his son in Oliver! at the Churchill Theatre with West Wickham Operatic Society.
 
Good Afternoon Choirs sing popular melodies in harmony and each choir raises money for a local charity selected by the members.  In 2023 the choirs raised over £30,000 for local charities and organizations. 
 
Steve says:
 
“Everyone is welcome to come along to the launch on November 4 or on any Monday afternoon at The Assembly Halls (Minor Hall), West Wickham from 1pm-3pm.  There’s no charge for attending your first rehearsal and there are NO auditions - come along, alone or with a friend.  Either way you can be assured of a warm welcome.”
 
“Choirs are great for meeting new people and enjoying the best hobby in the world,” adds Grenville.
 
See www.goodafternoonchoir.org for further information.

​A major fundraising concert will take place on Saturday, October 12, at St John’s Church, Keynsham, supporting the work of the Royal British Legion in and around the Keynsham area.
 
The concert which starts at 7.30pm features the celebrated City of Bath Male Choir, conducted by Laurie Jones, plus over 100 voices from the Keynsham and South Gloucestershire Good Afternoon Choirs, conducted by John Hare.
 
Grenville Jones is the founder of Bath Male Choir and the Good Afternoon Choirs, he said:
 
“Bath Male Choir have a strong link with the Royal British Legion and have supported their work on a number of occasions and my choirs are delighted to be able to sing for them again on October 12 at St John’s Church.”
 
Tickets priced £15 available from gac.ticketlight.co.uk or by calling 0844 888 9991 as well as on the door on the night from 7.00pm.
 
Grenville’s choirs always have a busy performance schedule ahead of them and each of the 32 Good Afternoon Choirs will be working soon towards Christmas concerts which will support many local charities.
 
The Mayor of Bath is the Patron of Bath Male Choir and next April they will be visiting Alkmaar in Holland to help celebrate the 75th year of the link between the two cities.
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​The popular Devizes Good Afternoon Choir will present an evening concert at St Matthew’s Church in Rowde on Saturday October 5 at 7.00pm (doors open 6.30pm).
 
The choir is led by Grenville Jones with over 60 enthusiastic members who are busy preparing their programme for the concert which will support Sidmouth Street Club, Devizes, Alzheimer’s Support.
 
The Good Afternoon Choirs were started by Bath-based Grenville 15 years ago and there are now 32 across the South West of England, as well as London, with over 1,200 members ‘Singing in the Afternoon’.
 
There are no auditions to join and members of the Devizes Good Afternoon Choir come from in and around the area, they meet every Friday afternoon from 1pm-3pm at St Andrew’s Church, in Long Street, Devizes. Everyone is welcome to come along to meet Grenville and the members of the choir.
 
The special guest for the concert will be soprano Chloe Jordan, a professional singer, specialising in classical genres; however, she boasts an extensive repertoire ranging from Music Theatre, Jazz to Contemporary styles.
 
Tickets priced £10 are on sale from gac.ticketlight.co.uk or by calling 0844 888 9991 – they will also be available on the door on the evening of the concert.
 
Grenville said;
 
“It is going to be a great evening of music and we are absolutely delighted to be sharing the stage with Chloe.”