Collecting for Charity at ASDA Chandlers Ford

Asda Eastleigh Supercentre
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

We were at ASDA singing and handing out sweets but also collecting for Countess Mountbatten. 

Many thanks to all those shoppers that contributed

Joint Concert with Thornden Community Wind Band

Thornden Hall
7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

The New Music Makers shared a fantastic Christmas concert with the Thornden Community Wind Band on Friday night.  The purpose built concert hall rang out with seriously festive music to please the audience.  Traditional join in carols were the order of the evening and to compliment the choir’s harmonised set pieces, the wind band performed enthusiastic interpretations of well loved scores such as ‘All you Want for Christmas’ and ‘A Fireside Christmas’.  Both groups joined together for a jazzy rendition of ‘Swing into Christmas’, the initial part of the medley being set to Glen Millar’s ‘In the Mood’, which got everyone’s toes tapping.  A second collaboration took place with ‘A Festive Christmas’.  Topped off with a jazz trio singing ‘Jingle Bells’, Christmas was certainly rung in.  Many thanks to all who put their time into creating a wonderful concert.

RAFA Group

Hamble Social Club
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Contact The Elderly

North Baddesley Village Hall
4:00 pm

Christmas Concert

Hedge End Village Hall
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2.30pm and 7.30pm

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas.  Well at least it was in Hedge End Village Hall on Saturday 9^th December.  It was sounding like it too as the New Music Makers did two performances of their Christmas concert.

The comprehensive programme showed the full range of the choir’s ability including difficult pieces by John Rutter, the very beautiful ‘Mary Did You Know?’, the incredibly fast ‘Sleigh Bells’ as well as humorous pieces like an arrangement of ‘Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer’ and ‘The 12 Days After Christmas.

This was Lillian Sediles’ second Christmas concert with the choir and the performance level  and quality has greatly improved under her leadership, ably supported by David Farnell.

In the afternoon the audience were also treated to a display of Irish dancing by the award winning Forrestall Irish Dancing group.  They have only been going for a relatively short time but they are already beating the Irish at their own game.  The discipline required is amazing and they were a real treat to watch.

We were also given a rendition of Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’ by young Georgie Terrey who is already showing great promise as a solo performer.

Sharon Thomas and Eunice Deuchar read humorous poems and Roy Hogben sang a country and western song, ‘Angels Among Us’, which was emotional and moved many to tears.  Sandie Farnell and Lin Kellaway “muffled up and sallied forth” to sing ‘The Carol Singers’.

There was also a special treat from  “The Jingle Belles”, Rebecca Williams, Hilary Green and Liz Kemp who did a fabulous jazzy rendition of ‘Jingle Bells’, a real foot-tapper.

As always  accompanist, Chris Allison, with his son and daughter acting as page turners for him, was excellent.  And the compere, Chris Kellaway, guided the audience through the programme in his usual inimitable style.

Grateful thanks were extended to those people who helped out  with front of house and in the kitchen, serving up refreshments.  The stage was a treat for the eyes thanks to the efforts of Louise Staniforth, who spent ages planning it all, and to her team of helpers on the day.

Charity Sing at Lloyds

Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Switching on Hedge End Xmas Lights

Hedge End Village Centre
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