It’s that time of the year again. Do come and join us -we will be leaving from outside Marldon Primary School at 6.15pm then walking down through Marldon with Father Christmas to the Church House Inn, arriving at about 6.30pm. There we will join the Salvation Army singing carols while the children help Father Christmas turn on the lights on the Christmas tree.
Each year we nominate a Charity to support with our Summer concert and this year the Torbay Young Adult Carers (TYAC) charity was chosen. This group helps young carers in Torbay to build confidence, and equip them with vital skills and resilience as well as giving them a much-deserved break from their responsibilities when possible.
This year we managed to raise £500 and were delighted to present a cheque to Cheryl and Ruth, representatives of TYAC at a recent rehearsal.
We had a great time singing at the Marldon Apple Pie Fair earlier this month, lots of favourite songs and led by our new Musical Director, Jane Anderson-Brown.
And we were delighted that lots of people stopped by our stall to have a chat, guess which apples had a bug, and hunt for hidden treasure.
Rehearsals have started again now – Marldon village hall on Mondays at 7.30pm, come and join us!
After our last concert in the summer, we said a fond farewell to Kathy Snow as Musical Director, after 11 years in the role. During that time Kathy has nurtured us from a motley collection of people who like to sing into a choir that has performed over many years now, delighting audiences and raising several thousands of pounds for local charities.
We are now delighted and proud to welcome Jane Anderson-Brown as our new Musical Director and look forward to working with Jane and performing for many more years to come.
Our first public performance with Jane at the helm will be at the Apple Pie Fair on Saturday 6th Sept in Marldon. Do come along and listen to us and let us know if you would like to join us. At present there is a waiting list for sopranos but vacancies for tenors and basses. Our first rehearsal this term will be on Monday 8th September in Marldon Village Hall.
Our Summer concert last Sunday was a great success!! St John’s church in Bridgetown was full to the brim with our wonderful audience who gave huge cheers and whoops of delight as we walked in, before we even started singing (!), and were dancing at the end in our encore song ‘Dancing Queen’
Many thanks to our soloist Jon Waterworth and our violin and viola player Sarah Godley for giving wonderful performances and enhancing our singing.
“Absolutely fantastic”, “Best ever” “You should be so proud” were amongst the comments received afterwards. We were particularly pleased as it was Kathy Snow’s last concert as Musical Director after 11 years in the role.
We were delighted that the Civic Mayor of Torbay joined us for the evening, and happy to say that all profits made from the evening will be donated to our Charity of the Year, the Torbay Young Adult Carers.
thanks to Mags Bickley for the photos
Our Summer concert is fast approaching. Do come and join us on Sunday 6th July at 7.30pm for an evening of music and entertainment with refreshments included.
Monies raised will be supporting Torbay Young Adult Carers and tickets are available from Marldon Cards and News, Choir members, or Secretary Val. Please see details on poster below.
Thank you to the people of Marldon and beyond for supporting our collection for Ukraine this morning. For 2 hours people arrived with blankets, bandages, walking frames, wheelchairs and even 2 generators! Adam and his van had to make 2 trips to take it all, and it will all be going to Ukraine along with a message (in Ukrainian) from us as follows:
I want to give you a message from your friends in the UK. We think of you every day.
We admire your bravery, the way you fight for your country and your freedom. We are outraged beyond words at the devastation Russia has brought to your doorstep. We are many kilometres away, but we are close to you and cry for you. Please feel the hand of friendship around you.
Thank you brave people. God bless you.
Do come and join us for an evening which promises to be a lot of fun. All profits will go to our chosen charity – Torbay Young Adult Carers.
Please see poster below for details of how to get your tickets
Our Musical Director, Kathy Snow, who has been with us since the choir’s inception has decided that it is time to hang up her baton, and we are looking for an enthusiastic, friendly and experienced person to take her place.
We meet on Monday evenings, 19.00 – 21.00hrs at Marldon Village Hall.
The position includes selecting repertoire and rehearsing the choir to performance standard for 2 concerts a year in July and December.
For further details, including Job Description please contact our secretary Val, or Chair Yvonne via this website or email marldoncommunitychoir@gmail.com
Marldon Community Choir 