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We are very pleased to have raised £3030 for Holme Valley Mountain Rescue our chosen charity for 2023. Members of HVMR visited our rehearsal on 9th May to tell us a little about what they do, thank us for our efforts, which will buy much needed equipment, and receive a large cheque. Pictured are Maggie Haigh from VELC who suggested the charity and raised funds through a sponsored swim, and members of the HVMR team.
What a fantastic concert. In Nicola’s words “we smashed it!” It was an excellent evening. We had a lovely guest with a great voice, Thom Meredith, and the choir really enjoyed themselves entertaining a large and very appreciative audience. as promised there was a varied programme with something for everyone. The refreshments, as always were delicicious, and the raffle and donations raised around £400. A great start to our fund raising efforts for the Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice.
A great team effort. Thank you Nicola and Lloyd, and everyone who made the concert such a success: a special thank you to Angela from the Methodist Church, who always makes us very welcome and works so hard to make sure everything runs smoothly.
Despite being unable to go away to Scarborough as planned for our annual weekend worksop, a productive and enjoyable time was had by all at our usual rehearsal venue in Holmbridge. We worked very hard indeed to learn some fantastic new pieces, but it wasn’t all work as the photos show. There were plenty of breaks involving comic turns and craft activities arranged by the social group, lots of tea and biscuits to keep us going, and a meal together at the Fleece on Saturday evening. A big thank you to all those who worked so hard to make the weekend a great success.
Choir members have been singing Christmas carols around Holmfirth in support of the local community. Lots of us came along to sing at the Civic Christmas Fair, and small groups took turns to sing in the Co-op on Saturday 9th December. The money raised was shared between two charities: Holme Valley Mountain Rescue and Bernado’s. Choir members are also had a lovely time singing carols at the Christmas meeting of Square Peg in Holmbridge on Wednesday 20th December, and at the Fleece, Holmbridge on Friday 22nd. Thank you, Shirley for the splendid supper afterwards.
On 28th November 25 members of Vocal Expressions and guests gathered at New Mill Club for a demonstration of sustainable Christmas wreath making by Helen Green, an experienced florist, now based in the Holme Valley. Helen took us through the stages of wreath making, using locally foraged greenery, and recycled materials, and produced the beautiful example (the one with the large red ribbon) pictured here. Wreath making kits were for sale including everything needed to make your own wreath at home, with proceeds going to St David’s Church organ restoration fund. Some of those produced by members are pictured here.
After the demonstration refreshments were served and there was great support for the Christmas tombola, raising a combined total of £103 for VE’s charity ‘Holme Valley Mountain Rescue’.
Our first ‘Sing Your Heart Out!’ evening, last Thursday - a free session open to any ladies who wanted to come along and sing with us - was a great success. So many turned up that we ran out of chairs and music, and nearly didn’t have enough refreshments to go around! It was wonderful to see such enthusiasm.
What a fantastic evening! It was uplifting to hear so many voices just singing together for sheer enjoyment, and as usual Nicola made it great fun. Everyone left with a smile on their face, and some people enjoyed it so much that they are coming back to a proper rehearsal this Thursday, and may decide to join Vocal Expressions. We hope so.
We will be holding more ‘Sing Your Heart Out!’ evenings in 2024 ( March and June), so keep an eye on this site and our Facebook page for further dates.
It was good to get together on October 10th and enjoy an excellent meal at Bengal Spice, Holmfirth. As well as being a very good social evening, the event raised funds for choir, and proceeds from the the raffle raised another £74 for our chosen charity, Holme Valley Mountain Rescue. Many thanks to Bengal Spice for delicious food and donations a prize for the raffle. Thanks also go to the choir social group for organising this enjoyable event.
Ten members of Vocal Expressions were delighted to join with the congregation, singing the hymns, at the blessing of the marriage of Gillian and Danny at Hepworth Church. A super couple and a lovely wedding. We wish them every happiness for the future together.
Gillian and Danny are making a donation to VE’s chosen charity this year - Holme Valley Mountain Rescue - in recognition of our contribution to their wedding.
The choir has raised £1, 046 so far this year and there are a few more fund raising events to go.
What a lovely, entertaining afternoon. This was our first concert with our new MD, Nicola Mills. A baptism of fire for us all, as Nicola only joined us 5 weeks ago! Everyone rose to the occasion; the choir sang really well, Nicola performed some solos (wow what a voice) and Lloyd played too (he’s so good) and there were splendid solo and group performances from choir members. All this and delicious cakes and tea to follow. The hall was full to bursting and everyone seemed to really enjoy themselves.
Thank you to everyone who worked so hard to make the afternoon a great success and to everyone who came along to this enjoyable event.
