PERFORMANCE AND DIARY DATES
2025
- FRI 25 JLY BPC will celebrate the first anniversary of Acer Lodge Care Home, Eleanor St. Blackburn BB1 1GA 3.00 - c4.00 pm meet 2.45 pm
- SAT 26 JUL Maelstrom About Town in Blackburn 11.00 am - 3.00 pm various locations. With thanks to Blackburn Business Improvement District.
- WED 30 JLY Rehearsal cancelled
- THU 31 JLY Rehearsal cancelled - visit to Istanbul restaurant 7.15 pm
- SAT 23 AUG Decibelles About Town in Blackburn 11.00 am - 3.00 pm various locations, meet near M&S 10.45 With thanks to Blackburn Business Improvement District.
- WED 3 SEP Return Decibelles after Summer break
- THU 4 SEP Return BPC after Summer break
- SAT 13 SEP Morning coffee concert for all Jeff's choirs Lancaster Priory, Priory Close, Lancaster, LA1 1YZ Meet 10.00 am Concert 10.30 - 11.30 am Followed by - Outdoor singing at Lancaster Casrle, Castle Hill, Lancaster LA1 1YN meet 1.00 pm
- SAT 20 SEP Wedding at St Alban's RC Church, Lark Hill, Blackburn BB1 6HN Starts 12.30 meet 11.30
- SAT 27 SEP Honour rehearsal 10.00 am - 3.30 pm Lamack Methodist Church Lammack Rd Blackburn BB1 8 LA ALSO. Evening concert for BPC, Maelstrom, Decibelles and Gathered Voices Preston Seventh Day Adventist Church, Grimshaw Street, Preston PR1 3DD. Raising funds for the church roof. Starts 7.00 pm meet 6 pm
- SUN 28 SEP BPC singing as friends of Gathered Voices, with Preston Orpheus choir at a Preston Arts concert at St George the Martyr Church, Georges Road, Preston PR1 2NP. An afternoon event, details to follow.
- SAT 18 OCT. HONOUR rehearsal 10.00 am - 3.30 pm Carver Church Lake Rd Windermere LA23 2BY
- SUN 19 OCT Big Sing afternoon Trinity United Reformed Church, Brownhill Rd., Blackburn BB1 9QY BPC and other choirs start 2.30 pm
- FRI 31 OCT BPC concert in Blackburn with Kidderminster MVC at Trinity United Reformed Church, Brownhill Rd., Blackburn BB1 9QY. Start 7.00 pm
- SAT 1 NOV Honour rehearsal 10.00 am - 3.30 venue to be confirmed (Manchester Salford area)
- THU 6 NOV BPC to sing at the Mayor's Remembrance Service and concert at 6.30 pm start Venue to be confirmed.
- SUN 9 NOV Honour Remembrance Event - details to follow, may include elements throughout the day
- SAT 15 NOV New project rehearsal 1.30 - 4.0 pm. Venue to be confirmed
- W/E 28-30 NOV Possible Christmas Trip
- SAT 6 DEC Hawkshead Christmas sing, all Jeff's groups details to follow.
- SUN 7 DEC Possible Christmas Sing at Levens Hall Kendal LA8 0PD to be confirmed
- WED 10 DEC BPC Christmas dinner at Foxfields Country Hotel, Whalley Rd , Billington BB7 9HY
- SAT 13 DEC BPC About Town in Blackburn 11.00 am - 3.00 pm various locations. With thanks to Blackburn Improvement Business District.
- SUN 14 DEC BPC Light up a Life event, East Lancs Hospice garden, probably 4-6pm Park Lee Rd, Blackburn BB2 3NY
- WED 17 DEC Last Wednesday group before Christmas break (Decibelles)
- THU 18 DEC Last BPC rehearsal before Christmas break
- SAT 20 DEC Lancaster Castle Christmas Sing, all Jeff's groups details to follow
- SUN 21 DEC Possible Christmas Sing Levens Hall Kendal, LA8 0PD to be confirmed.
2026
- WED 7 JAN Return Wednesday group after Christmas (Decibelles)
- THU 8 JAN Return of BPC after Christmas
- SAT 10 JAN North West Combined choirs rehearsal 10.30 until 4.00 pm Immanuel Church, 180 New Lane Oswaldtwistle BB5 3QW
- SAT24 JAN. Honour rehearsal 10.00 am - 3.30 pm Lammack Methodist church, Lammack Rd Blackburn BB1 8LA
- SAT 31 JAN North West Combined choirs rehearsal 10.30 until 4.00 pm Immanuel Church, 180 New Lane Oswaldtwistle BB5 3QW
- W/E 20- 22 FEB BPC Residential weekend at the Cumbria Grand Hotel, Grange over Sands
- SAT 28 FEB Wedding at St Wilfrid's Church, Riverside, Ribchester PR3 3XS details to be confirmed
- SAT 7 MAR North West Combined choirs rehearsal 10.30 until 4.00 pm Immanuel Church, 180 New Lane Oswaldtwistle BB5 3QW
- SUN 8 MAR Decibelles International Women's Day concert at Lammack Methodist Church, Lammack Road, Blackburn BB1 8LA. Possibly with Lancashire Trills. Start 2.30 pm
- SAT 28 MAR North West Combined choirs rehearsal 10.30 until 4.00 pm Immanuel Church, 180 New Lane Oswaldtwistle BB5 3QW
- SAT 11 APR North West Combined choirs performance 7.00 pm Immanuel Church, 180 New Lane Oswaldtwistle BB5 3QW
- WED 8 - THU 16 APR No rehearsals - Easter Break
- THU 16 APR North West Combined choir travel to Whitby to be confirmed
- FRI 17 APR North West combined choirs performance St Hilda,s Church West Cliff Whitby YO21 3EF to be confirmed
- SAT 18 APR North West combined choirs may take part in the Eskdale Festival Choir day competition. To be confirmed.
- SUN 19 APR North West combined choirs will sing at morning service St Hilda's church 9.30 am
- THU 30/4 - MON4/5 Maelstrom will sing at the Cornwall International Male Voice Choir Festival
- SUN 28 JUN. Friends and Family concert Lammack Methodist Church Lammack Rd Blackburn BB1 8LA Start 2.30 pm
- 9-13 SEP Maelstrom and Decibelles may attend the International Choral Festival Winter Gardens Blackpool