Dear All,
What a lovely, lovely afternoon it was at Springhead yesterday – by my reckoning pretty close to perfection. The garden looked glorious, the weather was warm and the sun shone a fair bit too. Photo attached. There were about fifty of us altogether, choir members (all in good voice of course) along with families / friends. We had the place to ourselves and a good time was had by all. As you know, the good folk at Springhead let us have the garden absolutely free of charge but if you were there and would like to contribute to their roof appeal, you can do so by clicking on or copying and pasting this link: https://www.springheadtrust.org.uk/2021/07/help-us-fix-the-roof/.
Looking forward to seeing you all this coming Wednesday in the Abbey Gardens and at our new time of 5.45 (for 6.00) until 7.30. There was a decent turn out last week and the weather was significantly warmer than it has been too. If, for any reason, we need to make any last minute alternative arrangements you will be notified by e-mail by 5 o’clock on Wednesday itself.
This week we’ll polish Stille der Nacht, continue Be Still My Soul and have a look at And So It Goes, Feelin’ Groovy, Sithi Shwele/A Yele, Down in the River, Plovi Barko and One Man’s Hands. No words needed for Be Still, and words for Stille have been attached to recent newsletters. Other words attached. PLEASE PRINT OUT YOUR OWN WORDS IF YOU POSSIBLY CAN.
CHOIR COMING EVENT:
Wednesday 1 December – The U3A have invited us to sing for their Christmas lunch at the Olive Bowl in Gillingham. More details later.
OTHER EVENTS:
Wed 15- Sat 18 September - The Young ‘Uns (the band that brought us Ghafoor’s Bus) The Ballad of Johnny Longstaff is the true story of one man’s journey from poverty and unemployment in Stockton-on-Tees, through the Hunger Marches of the 1930s, the mass trespass movement and the Battle of Cable Street, to fighting fascism in the Spanish Civil War. DIGITAL STREAM TICKETS HERE https://www.northernstage.co.uk/event/at-home-the-ballad-of-johnny-longstaff
Saturday 9 October – The Mayor of Casterbridge (directed by Tim Laycock) Sturminster Newton Exchange. 2.00 p.m. and 7.00 p.m. Booking and details from stur-exchange.co.uk
David
13 September 2021
STOP PRESS
Following on from the brilliant Springhead picnic, here is a short quote from the Kington Magna Parish Newsletter. I couldn’t agree more …
“When you recover or discover something that nourishes your soul and brings joy, care enough about yourself to make room for it in your life.”