Another really good sing last Wednesday. I hope you all left feeling as buoyant as I did! Once more there is a new date in our “coming events” so please put it firmly in your diaries.
This coming week we will, with luck, complete our learning of You are the Sunshine of my Life and To Drive the Cold Winter Away, consolidate Kheruvimskaya , sing Go Placidly (held over for a couple of weeks now) and We Wish You Joy / May Your Cup (to welcome in the Chinese Year of the Horse) along with (time permitting) The Road Home and Grateful and Love. Words attached where necessary.
COMING CHOIR EVENTS
Wednesday 11 March We welcome our guest leader Sarah Pennington
Tuesday 17 March Singing for “In Jolly Good Company” 10.30 – 11.30 British Legion Hall, Coppice Street
Saturday 28 March Short late morning / lunchtime ceremony to mark the opening of Shaftesbury Abbey.
and looking ahead
Thursday 25 June Singing for “Dementia Friendly Shaftesbury” TBC
Sunday 19 July Shaftesbury Fringe. More details later
OTHER COMING EVENTS
Various Friday afternoon from January – June “Name This Tune” St Martin’s House, Gillingham. See earlier flyer.
Friday 20 February Karen doing a Live to your Living Room gig. People from across the globe can come along from the comfort of their own living room. She will be live streamed out of a Julia's kitchen in Shaftesbury! https://events.livetoyourlivingroom.com/events/livetoyourlivingroom/1983391
Sunday 22 February A lazy afternoon of jazz. Grosvenor Arms. 1 – 2 p.m. See attached flyer.
Monday 2 March Salisbury Cathedral Choir at St Andrew’s Church, Fontmell Magna. See attached flyer.
Saturday 7 March, 7.00pm St Gregory’s Marnhull The Phantom of the Opera Organ improvisation to this classic silent movie by David Bednall See attached flyer. Tickets £12 Available online from: https://wegottickets.com/event/689597
Fri 20 – Sun 22 March Reading the Land. Shaftesbury Book Festival. For more details and tickets to all events visit www.shaftesburybookfestival.com (Flyers available on Wednesdays)
Saturday 8 April A Concert for Ukraine. St John’s, Tisbury. See attached flyer. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
PAYMENT BY BACS
If any choir members would prefer to pay their subs online, our bank details are:
Shaftesbury Community Choir
Account no. 23158960 Sort code: 30-65-21
Payments can be made for individual sessions or block payments of several weeks but payments should be made before the session and please indicate the date of session/s paid for.
Happy Valentine’s Day
David
14 February 2026