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In 2025 we are raising funds for Warwickshire Vision and at our 19th July Concert we raised £2,500 for the charity. By far the largest sum of money we’ve ever raised from one concert.
During 2024 the choir raised £4,300 for the local charity New Chapters.
In 2023 the choir raised £4,325 for Rufus’ Friends’ Fund and £336 for Myton Hospice.
Remaining concert dates for 2025:
Saturday 13th December at St Nicholas Church, Warwick. Village Voices Christmas Concert.
More details to follow.
Helen Pugh took over accompanying the choir, during the 2025 summer term, from Roger Haygreen who unfortunately had to retire due to ill health.
Roger has been with the choir for 15 years and during that time has worked with a number of the choir’s musical directors. He has been adept at adapting to each director’s specific style and approach. He has a great sense of humour and an instinctive ability to appreciate the choir’s requirements. We wish Roger all the very best for the future.
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The choir held its 30th Anniversary Concert at All Saints’ Parish Church, Leamington Spa during the evening of Saturday 19th July 2025 – All the World’s a Stage – (Seven Ages of Man), with Cubbington Silver Band.
Proceeds in aid of Warwickshire Vision. During the evening the choir was accompanied on piano by Helen Pugh.
The event was a great success with a packed church and included readings by Annie Othen and Alexandra Darlington. Our musical director, Kieron Howe, did a brilliant job, as did Helen Pugh and the Cubbington Silver Band.
Some recordings from the concert:
When I’m 64 by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Excerpt of Tears in Heaven by Eric Clapton Arr. Roger Emerson
Excerpt of Wherever You Are by Paul Mealor
Excerpt of The Road Home by Stephen Paulus
Excerpt of Shosholoza – traditional
Many thanks go to all those behind the scenes who helped to organise and provide for the event – including Top Nosh, refreshment servers, our furniture movers, entrance & raffle ticket sellers and those who provided and prepared the raffle prizes.
Also to All Saints’ Parish Church, Leamington.
On 12th/13th July members of the choir took a weekend away for a workshop in Bristol with Wendy Sergeant and later travelled to Yeovil to perform in an evening concert with South Petherton Ladies Pop Choir.
All very much enjoyed both events and were very grateful to Wendy and to the Ladies Pop Choir for there involvement. Please click on the following to read the full Report.
Thursday 8th May 2025 the 80th anniversary of VE Day. The choir sang in the early evening at a short service of Remembrance at Leamington Spa War Memorial.
Village Voices sang “Only Remembered” from Warhorse and the lovely hymn “Nearer My God to Thee”.
Updates about the choir’s events will be displayed on this webpage, as they become available.