PERFORMANCE AND DIARY DATES

NOV-DEC 24

  • Sun 10 Nov        Honour/Requiem Remembrance Sunday performance at Cartmel Priory, The Square, Cartmel Grange over Sands, LA11 6QB.  Meet 11.45 rehearsal 12..00  concert starts 2.30 pm dress code all black.
  • Fri 29 Nov.         Christmas sing at Brockholes Nature Reserve,Preston New Road, Salmesbury Preston PR5 0AG Start 7.15 meet at6.45 pm.
  • Wed 4 Dec          Decibelles rehearsal cancelled to be rescheduled.
  • Thu 5-9 Dec       Christmas visit to Braunau-am-Inn Austria
  • Fri 13 Dec.           Christmas sing at Brockholes Nature Reserve,Preston New Road, Salmesbury Preston PR5 0AG start 7.15 arrive 6.45 pm
  • Sat14 Dec          Christmas sing at Levens Hall, Kendal, Cumbria LA8 0PD afternoon session maximum 20 singers (SLA will sing the morning session) 1.00 pm - 3.00 meet 12.30 pm AND BPC Christmas concert at St Peter's church, Snowhill, Scorton, Lancaster. PR3 1AY. Start 7.30 p.m. meet 6.45 pm.
  • Wed 18 Dec.     Lancashire Sings Christmas with BBC Radio Lancashire and Salvation Army Band, organised by Churches Together.  Recording live at 12.00 noon BBC Radio Lancashire, 20-26, Darwen St. Blackburn BB2 2EA. Rehearsal time to be confirmed  AND  BPC  Christmas  Dinner at Foxfields Hotel Whalley Road, Billington BB7 9HY  details to follow
  • Thu 19 Dec.        Last BPC rehearsal before Christmas break
  • Sat 21 Dec         Christmas event at Lancaster Castle, 11.00 am - 2.00 pm Open to all Jeff's choirs meet 11.00

2025

  • Wed 8 Jan     Return of Decibelles after christmas break
  • Wed 9 Jan     Return of BPC after Christmas break
  • Sat 11 Jan.     First North West Combined Choirs rehearsal for April in Paris 10.00 a.m - 3.30pm Immanuel Church, New Lane Oswaldtwistle BB5 3QW
  • Sat 8 Feb.          Second North West Combined Choirs rehearsal forApril in Paris Immanuel Church, New Lane, Oswaldtwistle BB5 3QW
  • Fri 14-16 Feb     Residential weekend at the Cumbria Grand Hotel, Grange -over- Sands evening concert with the Bay singers, Victoria Hall, Grange -over -Sands  starts 7.00 pm
  • Sun 2 Mar         Maelstrom in joint concert with Nottinghamshire MVC
  • Fri 7 Mar           International Women's day  celebratory concert for Decibelles with the Trills, United Reform church, Clitheroe.
  • Sat 8 Mar         International Women's Day  Decibelles will take part in the IWD concert at Blackburn Cathedral
  • Sun 9 Mar         Decibelles to attend a workshop at 11.00 followed by a joint concert with other choirs further details to follow.
  • Sat 15 Mar       Third Northwest combined choirs rehearsal for April in Paris 10.30 am - 3.30 pm Immanuel Church New Lane Oswaldtwistle BB5 3QW
  • Sun23 Mar       Maelstrom will host a joint concert with Barb Wyre male voice group  2.30 pm at the Venue, Liverpool Rd, Penwortham. Preston PR1 9XE
  • Sat 5 Apr         Dress rehearsal April in Paris 10.00 an - 3.30 pm Immanuel Church Oswaldtwistle BB5 3QW
  • Sar 12 Apr        North West combined Choir April in Paris  concert Immanuel church, New Lane, Oswaldtwistle, BB5 3QW. Rehearsal 3.00 - 5.00 pm start 7.00 pm
  • 14 -17 Apr         North West Combined choir possible visit to Paris April in Paris concerts.
  • Sun 27 Apr.       Decibelles to be guest singers at South Lakes Acappella annual concert Carver Church, Windermere Lake Rd, Windermere LA23 2BY
  • Fri 20 Jun         Concert at St Hilda's Church Bilsborrow details to be confirmed.
  • Sun 29 Jun        Friends and Family free concert for BPC, Decibelles, Maelstrom and Vocalise 2.30 pm start. Meet 1.30 pm  Lammack Methodist Church, Lammack Road, Blackburn BB1 5LA
  • W/E 5-6 July    Possible involvement in the National Festival of Making
  • Sat20 Sep.        Wedding at St Alban's RC Church Lark Hill Blackburn BB1 6HN Time to confirmed.
  • Sat 11 Oct         Maelstrom and BPC will attend Hazel Grove Musical Festival
  • Sun 19 Oct        Possible Gathered Choirs singing afternoon - venue and details to be confirmed.
  • Sun 14 Dec       Light up a Life event, East Lancs Hospice Garden, probably 4-6.00 pm

2026

  • May                  Maelstrom will sing at the Cornwall International Male Voice Choir festival