The popular Thornbury mixed-voice Good Afternoon Choir welcomes Dodington Parish Band as their special concert guests at St Mary’s Church on Saturday October 18, at 7.30pm (doors open at 7.00pm).
The Thornbury Good Afternoon Choir is led by Sian Walters and they are busy preparing their programme for the concert which will support the choir’s 2025 chosen charity, Children’s Hospice South West. The charity has been supporting families in the South West for over 30 years and are dedicated to providing the best possible hospice care for babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions.
The Good Afternoon Choirs were started by Bath-based Grenville Jones 16 years ago and there are now 35 across the South West of England, South Wales and London, with over 1,600 members ‘Singing in the Afternoon’.
If you are interested in becoming a member, there are no auditions to join and your first rehearsal is free – come alone or with a friend! Thornbury Good Afternoon Choir meet every Thursday afternoon from 1pm-3pm at Thornbury United Reformed Church. Everyone is welcome to come along to meet Sian and the members of the choir, where the emphasis is on singing and having fun. You can find out more at www.goodafternoonchoir.org
Special guests for the concert will be Dodington Parish Band, formed in 1996 to create a band of all ages for the local community, they will be performing a varied entertaining programme of music on the night.
Tickets priced £8 are on sale in advance 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, the Choir Founder, says:
“This will be another very special concert for our members with a mix of music to suit everyone. It will be a great night of music for Sian and the Choir who very much look forward to welcoming Dodington Parish Band to entertain you. We would also like to thank Stevens Hewlett & Perkins for supporting this event.”
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Images show Thornbury Good Afternoon Choir and Dodington Parish Band
The Thornbury Good Afternoon Choir is led by Sian Walters and they are busy preparing their programme for the concert which will support the choir’s 2025 chosen charity, Children’s Hospice South West. The charity has been supporting families in the South West for over 30 years and are dedicated to providing the best possible hospice care for babies, children and young people with life-limiting conditions.
The Good Afternoon Choirs were started by Bath-based Grenville Jones 16 years ago and there are now 35 across the South West of England, South Wales and London, with over 1,600 members ‘Singing in the Afternoon’.
If you are interested in becoming a member, there are no auditions to join and your first rehearsal is free – come alone or with a friend! Thornbury Good Afternoon Choir meet every Thursday afternoon from 1pm-3pm at Thornbury United Reformed Church. Everyone is welcome to come along to meet Sian and the members of the choir, where the emphasis is on singing and having fun. You can find out more at www.goodafternoonchoir.org
Special guests for the concert will be Dodington Parish Band, formed in 1996 to create a band of all ages for the local community, they will be performing a varied entertaining programme of music on the night.
Tickets priced £8 are on sale in advance 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, the Choir Founder, says:
“This will be another very special concert for our members with a mix of music to suit everyone. It will be a great night of music for Sian and the Choir who very much look forward to welcoming Dodington Parish Band to entertain you. We would also like to thank Stevens Hewlett & Perkins for supporting this event.”
ENDS
Images show Thornbury Good Afternoon Choir and Dodington Parish Band
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