Article in Lancashire Life featuring the musical director of Blackburn People's Choir.  To read about Jeff Borradaile's choirs please click this news link

Return of Maelstrom

Decibelles to attend Return to the Coast (Terug naar de Kost) choir festival at Scheveningen, hosted by Dutch choir Luscinia

Fifth Monday in the month – Maelstrom rehearsal

Decibelles to attend Chorley Live, Primrose Gardens, Fleet St, Chorley PR7 2EE. Meet 8.45 pm for 9.00 pm start

Christmas Music Workshop – open to all Jeff’s choirs.

Witton City Learning Centre, Buncer Lane, Blackburn BB2 6TD, 9.30 am – 3.30pm. This is not the school, use the bottom gate.

Charge will be £5

Decibelles to attend Gathered Voices Big Sing event, with other choirs.

Meet 6.00 pm for 6.30 pm start at Penwortham Priory Academy, Crowhills Rd, Penwortham, Preston. PR1 0JE

Free admission with purchase of raffle ticket.

Click for directions from Wesley Hall

BPC to attend the Isle of Man Festival of Choirs

Trip to the Barcelona Advent Singing festival.

Christmas dinner- Foxfields, Langho.

Christmas concert at Holy Souls RC Church, Whalley New Rd, Blackburn. BB1 9BE

Meet 6.45 pm for 7.30 pm start

Possible town centre sing, with Vocalise morning

Lancashire Sings Christmas (limited numbers to include a few voices from Vocalise) rehearsal and sound check 5.30 pm, BBC Radio Lancashire, Darwen St, Blackburn. On air 7.00 – 8.00 pm.

Last rehearsal for BPC before Christmas

Possible town centre sing, with Vocalise

Return of Decibelles after Christmas

Return of BPC after Christmas

Retro Workshop – Singing Old Songs: for all Jeff’s choirs, 10.00 am – 3.30 pm, Brockholes Nature Reserve, Preston New Rd, Samlesbury, PR5 0AG.

Tickets at rehearsals, price to be confirmed

Residential weekend, Prince of Wales Hotel, Lord St, Southport PR8 1JS.

Maelstrom and Decibelles to attend the Hazel Grove Musical Festival, Stockport

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Maelstrom and Decibelles to sing at St Cuthbert’s church, Earnsdale Rd, Darwen BB3 1QJ. Start 7.30 pm, meet 6.45 pm.

An Evening of Brass and Voices – the National Association of Choirs centenary conference concert, King George’s Hall, BPC and Vocalise with Rossendale, Colne and Nelson choirs and  the 2nd Rossendale Scout Band. 

Afternoon rehearsal, concert starts 7.30 pm.  Tickets when available from www.kinggeorgeshall.com, £10, accompanied under 16s free. In aid of East Lancashire Hospice.

National Association of Choirs centenary conference concert, King George’s Hall, with Rossendale and Nelson choirs and Blackburn and Darwen brass band.  All details to be confirmed