A concert at St Thomas’ Church, Wells, on Saturday March 22 raised almost £700 supporting the work of 5th/7th Wells Scout Group.
The Wells community Good Afternoon Choir meets every Tuesday afternoon from 2pm-4pm at St Thomas’ Church and each year the choir members vote for a new charity to support. In previous years they have raised many thousands of pounds for different organisations and charities and this year’s choice is the work of 5th/7th Wells Scout Group.
A packed church heard the Good Afternoon Choir singing many of their popular numbers conducted by their musical director Ruth Jenkins. There were also items from the attending members of the Scout Group and the special guest was Wells Mayor Cllr Jasmine Browne.
Some of the items included sea shanties and when the audience, plus the choirs, sang the popular shanty Sloop John B, the first verse was sung as a solo by non-other than the Mayor!
The concert was attended by Grenville Jones, the founder of Good Afternoon Choirs, who said:
“Over the last 15 years I have attended many fundraising concerts across our Good Afternoon Choirs and this was the first time that the local Mayor sung a solo. She was brilliant!”
Members of the Choir supported a raffle which raised nearly £700, and additional fundraising by the choir for 5th/7th Wells Scout Group will continue throughout 2025.
Everyone is welcome to attend the Wells Good Afternoon community Choir. They meet every Tuesday at St Thomas’ Church from 2pm-4pm with well-known local musician Ruth Jenkins as their conductor. There is no charge to attend your first rehearsal and the choir numbers over 60 enthusiastic members.
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The Wells community Good Afternoon Choir meets every Tuesday afternoon from 2pm-4pm at St Thomas’ Church and each year the choir members vote for a new charity to support. In previous years they have raised many thousands of pounds for different organisations and charities and this year’s choice is the work of 5th/7th Wells Scout Group.
A packed church heard the Good Afternoon Choir singing many of their popular numbers conducted by their musical director Ruth Jenkins. There were also items from the attending members of the Scout Group and the special guest was Wells Mayor Cllr Jasmine Browne.
Some of the items included sea shanties and when the audience, plus the choirs, sang the popular shanty Sloop John B, the first verse was sung as a solo by non-other than the Mayor!
The concert was attended by Grenville Jones, the founder of Good Afternoon Choirs, who said:
“Over the last 15 years I have attended many fundraising concerts across our Good Afternoon Choirs and this was the first time that the local Mayor sung a solo. She was brilliant!”
Members of the Choir supported a raffle which raised nearly £700, and additional fundraising by the choir for 5th/7th Wells Scout Group will continue throughout 2025.
Everyone is welcome to attend the Wells Good Afternoon community Choir. They meet every Tuesday at St Thomas’ Church from 2pm-4pm with well-known local musician Ruth Jenkins as their conductor. There is no charge to attend your first rehearsal and the choir numbers over 60 enthusiastic members.
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Our picture shows the Wells Good Afternoon Choir with conductor Ruth Jenkins singing at St Thomas’ Church, Wells, on Saturday March 22.
Our picture shows Good Afternoon Choir leader Ruth Jenkins with the Mayor of Wells Cllr Jasmine Browne who attended the concert on Saturday March 22 supporting 5th/7th Wells Scout Group.
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