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December 2022 December 2022

LOCAL CHOIR NEWS First Thursday Club - November meeting

Nearly 50 people enjoyed a splendid afternoon at the Scout Hut on Thursday the
Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at St Peter’s Church, 3rd of November.
Dorchester Not only was it the 50th birthday of the
You are warmly invited to our carol service on Saturday 17 December at 4.30pm old Autumn Leaves club, (now known
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in St Peter’s Church, Dorchester. This is a highly traditional carol service following as The First Thursday Club) but also a
the order of Kings College, Cambridge. Along with choir carols by Boris Ord, celebration for what would have
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Vaughan Williams, Will Todd, Matthew Owens, John Rutter and others, the service been the 100 birthday of its founder,
features all of your favourite carols. We are delighted to welcome Simon Lole as the talented and energetic Mrs
organist and Ian Davis directs. All are very welcome. Kathleen Jeeves.
S u e S t o n e p r e s e n t e d a
comprehensive history of Kath’s
Dorset Chamber Choir Christmas Concert coming to the village and the many
events with which she was
at Merley House, Merley House Lane, Wimborne BH21 3AA connected. This was illustrated by a
presentation of photographs
Monday, 19th December 7:00 pm compiled by Ian Ventham, of the
Celebrating 10 years since formation of the choir Gadabouts Concert Party, the The 50th birthday cake, baked and iced by
Carnival floats and the Woodbury Hill Tracey Heydon
with Christmas Cantata: Geoffrey Bush and carols for choir and audience. Singers which were just a few of Kath’s
interests.
Tickets on the door or from choir members £12, £5 students/children. Free parking.

Wareham Choral Society are pleased to
announce their new patron - the Rt
Hon David Mellor KC

Wareham Choral Society has been Wareham’s choir
since 1947. They are an aspirational friendly choir
directed by an enthusiastic professional musician,
Hazel Ricketts. They rehearse every Monday evening
in Lady St Mary’s Church in Wareham where they
conduct most of their performances.

Like many musical groups across the country, they John House told us how people like his Mother had appreciated having the
saw a drop in membership numbers after the Covid Autumn Leaves Club in the village and he proposed the toast to Kath’s memory,
pandemic. A recent recruitment campaign has which was drunk with Sherry or Prosecco, and he then cut the beautiful birthday
encouraged several new singers to join and enjoy the fun and friendship that cake.
singing with a choir can bring. However, the choir would love to welcome even
more new members, of all voice parts. There are no auditions but enthusiasm and The Afternoon Tea was a wonderful selection of sandwiches, super sausage rolls
commitment are essential. and several types of cake.

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