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