Tour de Force to South Wales – Three Concerts, 2nd to 5th May 2025.
We had been looking forward to our 2025 trip, all arranged by our Concert Manager Lynden Lowe, to the home of male voice choirs, South Wales. It is certain that …
Body, Soul and Spirit – Kirkby Spring Sing at The Hill Methodist, Kirkby in Ashfield
Mario Curtis, one of our long serving second tenors, coined this phrase from the opening song of our first concert of 2025, Christus Salvator, to describe the concert held at …
Superstars – Jason, Michael and Mick.
During the last 16 years since Mick Tunney (Baritone) has been a member of the choir, we have had some wonderful concerts and memories. None, for Mick, can surpass his …
R.I.P Tommy Dillon
All the way through the funeral mass for our esteemed colleague, Tommy Dillon (2nd tenor with 41 years membership), I kept thinking of the fifth verse of the fifth chapter …
20 Year Membership Awards
At the AGM on 25th February 2025 the final item on the agenda was two recognise the efforts and membership of two stalwart choristers both of whom have been with …
Charity presentations- £2,100 each
The choir’s 80th anniversary celebrations included a concert last October at Southwell Minster featuring four male voice choirs and the Ravenshead Swing Band which raised funds for two charities, Hetty’s …
80th Anniversary Concert at Southwell Minster
This concert was very important to everyone in the choir. All things come and go; sustaining a vibrant organisation for 80 years speaks of high emotional investment, dedication and commitment …
Brass Spectacular
Newstead Band are good. They rank as the 76th best band in the world and are North East Midlands Champions for 2023/34. Each year they join us for our, what …
International Bomber Command Centre.
Recognition, Remembrance and Reconciliation. We were honoured to be invited to participate in the 4th Annual Bomber Command Day at the International Bomber Command at Lincoln, the heart of Bomber …
Words and Music – R.I.P. Alan Pitfield
Our fellow chorister Alan Pitfield sang in our 2nd tenor section for 16 years from 2003. A quiet, unassuming chap who had a wealth of music talent having been a …