St Mary Redcliffe Parish Magazine February/March 2020

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HYMN SING-ALONG
— HAPPY NEW YEAR!
ROSEMARY KINGSFORD
CO-ORDINATOR
WE’VE HAD A GREAT
carol-singing December.
We started with singing
carols for the Treefest. All
getting into the Christmas spirit
with donning tinsel and red
garments! I think we looked
and sounded excellent — well
done all the singalongers!
We then went to ASDA and entertained
the shoppers with more
carols — a shopper from Taunton
couldn’t resist coming with her full
trolley of goodies, and singing with
us. She did say she wished a group
like ours existed in Taunton!
The following week we were invited
to sing at the Stoke Gifford Retirement
Village at their Christmas
Fayre. We started off singing fairly
slowly, due to a friend of mine
playing the piano at a slower pace
than we were used to! However,
after a well-earned rest, coffee,
tea, mince pie etc. we were back
on the stage with renewed vigour!
Some of the residents came and
joined us, including a gentleman (a
retired vicar) who had a wonderful
voice and made our group sound
magnificent! To cap it all, speakers
were put in front of us and this really
did enhance our performance! It was
a wonderful lead-up to Christmas.
Now we are looking forward to
some more joyous singing in the
new year. Everyone is welcome —
we are a happy group of souls and
definitely not a “choir”. Every FIRST
Wednesday of every month at 11am
(mostly in church but sometimes in
the Faithspace Centre) — do phone
me to find out more.
— Rosemary Kingsford
T: 0117–922 1627
E: rosemarykingsford@btinternet.com
Photos: David Williams (Christmas Fayre; below “O
Come All ye Faithful”) & Rosemary Kingsford (Treefest)
Carols at Treefest (top, centre left) and at Stoke Gifford Retirement Village Christmas Fayre (centre right; bottom)
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