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A 90th Birthday...
At the rehearsal on Wednesday 20th October 2010, Ann Hawkins, a member of our choir for many years, celebrated her 90th birthday. She was presented with a special birthday card, in which was the musical score for a unique version of 'Congratulations', specially composed for Ann by our Musical Director, John Fellows. The choir sang this to Ann, this performance being recorded on the choir's new Zoom recorder. The audio file will be available for download shortly. Many, many congratulations, Ann.
We win 'Grassroots' grant...
At the last rehearsal on Wednesday 22nd September 2010, our Chairman, Alan Hickman announced that he had been successful in gaining a grant of £2100 from the Staffordshire Community Foundation under the 'Grassroots Grants' scheme. This will be used for a professional audio recorder to be used in practices and concerts, together with kitting the choir with a uniform. The design has been decided and includes a red jacket for the ladies, worn with a black camisole and the CHAD Singer's scarf, whilst the men now have red ties and bows, which will worn with diner suits for special occassions.
  New Sponsorship for 2010
We are extremely grateful to the Dudley Building Society who have agreed to sponsor the choir for a further 12 months. This sponsorship helps us to defray some of the choir's running costs, so that more funds can be dedicated to our chosen charity.
'Summer Serenade' Concert... another success !!!
Yet another tremendous performance ! Well done to all Choir members for a successful Concert and thanks to Chris Lyon and all her helpers for a well organised event.
The amount made for our charity, the Midlands Air Ambulance will be in the region of £860.
Christmas Concert 2009
The CHAD Singers presented a CHRISTMAS CONCERT 2009 in aid of the Midlands Air Ambulance on Wednesday December 16th in St. Chad's Church, Pattingham.
Ninety minutes of new repertoire of Christmas songs including for the first time, the melodious 'Night of Miracles' Christmas Cantata with organist and guest singers, plus 'Carols for all' with a selection of choral pieces and well-known Christmas carols including a half-time interval for mince pies and mulled wine.
The Concert was a complete success with a full church of around 220 people and over £900 raised for our chosen charity, Midlands Air Ambulance.
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Christmas Carol singing outside Pattingham shops
On Saturday 19th December, some of the choir members gathered outside the Pattingham Shops to sing Christmas songs and carols to local shoppers, whose generosity raised a further £167 for our charity.
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Carols at Claverley
On Friday 11th December, the choir was invited to sing carols to those attending the Christmas Dinner in the Village Hall at Claverley. Singing began at 9.00pm and continued for approximately 45 minutes. A cheque for £150 was presented to John Fellows, our Musical Director to further aid our charity.
Total of £1223 raised...
The result of these three Christmas events meant that the choir had raised £1223 for the Midlands Air Ambulance.

Cheque Presentation for RDA...
On Thursday 12th November 2009 several members of the choir visited the stables near Pattingham where Alan Hickman, our Chairman, presented a cheque for £1747.31 to the children who benefit from the RDA. This impressive sum had been raised by the choir at their Christmas and St George's Concerts during 2008/9.

The chosen charity was RDA, the riding for the disabled association which provides opportunities for people with disabilities to enjoy a safe, healthy, therapeutic and recreational sport, using horses.
  New Sponsorship for 2009
We are extremely grateful to the Dudley Building Society who have agreed to sponsor the choir for 12 months. This sponsorship helps us to defray some of the choir's running costs, so that more funds can be dedicated to our chosen charity.
Two St George's Concerts...
Brewood on 18th April...
Our first St George's Concert this year, was held in St Mary's and St Chad's Church in Brewood on Saturday 18th April 2009.
We had been requested to perform this concert to help raise money for their Organ Appeal.
The Church was full and the audience enjoyed a first half which consisted of four songs form 'Merrie England', together with the ladies singing a specially arranged version of 'In an English Country Garden'. After a reading of a poignant poem by Joan Fellows, the men performed a medley of World War 1 songs... a popular item in the repertoire.Thanks go to all those who were involved in this concert.
...followed by Pattingham
on 25th April
The Choir performed the same concert on Saturday 25th April, but this time in the Pattingham Village Hall.

Mike Richards was again our Master of Ceremonies and did an excellent job, informing the audience of some of the background to the songs being performed, all with a subtle touch of humour.

After the interval, during which a Cheese and Wine Supper was served, the 'Last Night of the Proms' finale was performed with lots of audience participation, waving their flags whilst singing to the stirring patriotic music.

Over £1000 was raised for this year's charity from the sales of tickets, the raffle, programmes and song sheets plus the bar, and we thank everyone for their kind generosity and all their help in staging these successful fund-raising concerts.
Cheque presentation...

After the interval, Matt Ward (centre), the Marketing Manager of the Dudley Building Society, presented a cheque for £500 to John Fellows, our Musical Director (left) and Alan Hickman, our Chairman (right). This is for a sponsorship of the choir for a year and will help to offset some of the running costs of the choir, such as hire of the rehearsal room each fortnight and some of the new music sheets.

We are extremely grateful to the Society for their kind generosity and will promote their name at all choir performances.
 

About RDA, our charity for 2008/9...

After the interval, Sylvia gave an insight of what the RDA does for the handicapped. She gave a moving account of how the association benefitted a local child and explained afterwards that she could have recalled countless similar stories that would have taken most of the evening to tell. Thank you Sylvia.

To find out more about the Association, visit their webiste at www.riding-for-disabled.org.uk

'Sing-along' Concert at Pattingham Club
On Saturday 28th February 2009, the choir performed a concert for the members at the Pattingham WM Club of music from the Shows, popular songs and an audience 'Sing-along'.

Thirty six members of the choir performed the Concert to an audience of around 60 and a generous sum was raised for the choir's fund. It's likely that this event will be repeated in the future.

A Christmas Concert for 2008

Our Christmas Concert on 17th December 2008 held in St Chad's Church in Pattingham was another success, raising more for this year's charity, RDA - Riding for the Disabled.

The church was full with over 200 people and a representative from RDA gave a short talk of how the charity helps many disabled people in so many ways. The large audience enjoyed the concert and the mince pies and mulled wine served during the interval. Thanks to all those who were involved in this very successful event.
Our sponsors were... Sainsburys - Pickwick Ovens

With the money raised at this event, together with the that collected on Saturday morning on the 20th December, when the choir sang carols and Christmas songs outside the Pattingham Shops for an hour and a half, a total approaching £1000
was raised for this year's charity.
Adding this with the amount raised at the Christmas Concert in Claverley means that to date a total of approximately £1150 has been placed in the RDA Charity account.

Christmas Carols and Songs at Claverley

At 9.00pm on Friday 12th December 2009, the CHAD Singers performed an hour long concert of Christmas Carols and Songs in the Village Hall in Claverley to help raise funds for the Hall.

To an audience of approximately 90, who had all enjoyed a Christmas meal, a mixture of well-known carols, popular songs and choral pieces was performed by 37 members of the choir.

The performance obviously went well as the Choir was presented with a cheque for £150 for their charity, which this year is the Riding for the Disabled Association.
An encore was also requested, so for a second time the rousing 'We wish you a Merry Christmas' was performed.

The Master of Ceremonies for the night and also our Chairman, Alan Hickman, thanked the Claverley audience for their invitation to sing in their Village Hall and the kind contribution to our 2009 charity.

 Our charity for 2009

Our chosen charity for 2009 is RDA, The Riding for the Disabled Association (Tettenhall Group) who provide opportunities for people with disabilities to enjoy a safe, healthy, therapeutic and recreational sport, using horses.

Cheque Presentation to Wolverhampton Multi-Care
On Tuesday 5th August 2008, a group of The Chad Singers visited the home of Wolverhampton Multi-Care in Hilton Street, when our Chairman, Alan Hickman presented a cheque for £1776.41.
This represented the year's dedication of the choir to raise funds for the charity and was achieved by the choir's Christmas Concert and Carol singing, plus the very successful and popular 'Last Night of the Proms' Concert held in Pattingham Village Hall in April 2008.
We thank Mary and her colleagues for making us so welcome to the home and for providing excellent unexpected refreshments.
We hope that this contribution will ease the large costs of running the home and wish all involved in its operation, our very best wishes for the future.

The 'Thank You' letter received from the Chairman of Wolverhamton Multi-Handicap Care and Relief Service.
'Last Night of the Proms' Concert - Another £1000 raised...

What a night !!! Saturday 26th April 2008 saw another spectacularly successful CHAD Singers Concert on a 'Last Night of the Proms' theme.

With a choir some 40 strong, the evening was introduced by our Master of Ceremonies, Mr. Mike Richards, who in resplendent attire started in true 'Music Hall' tradition giving the details of the first half of the concert which was a musical tour of the British Isles. With some audience participation, we visited Ireland with 'Danny Boy', 'Cockles and Mussels, 'Phil the Fluter' performed by three 'Irish' singers and a musical distraction with Paddie Owen's Band with their performances on penny whistles, drums and various accompanying sounds of a vintage car horn, whistle and sliding whistle. Scotland was visited with 'Loch Lomond', 'Mull of Kintyre' and 'The Skye Boat Song'. Back to England with performances of 'Ilkley Moot Baht 'at', 'In a English country garden' (sung by the Ladies), 'Scarborough Fair, and 'Rose of England'. Wales was not left out with 'All through the night', and a 'Medley of Welsh favourites' performed by the men of the choir, with some sung in Welsh !

After a Cheese and Wine Supper interval, the concert resumed with the ceremony of placing a wreath on the bust of Sir Henry Wood.

We then enjoyed an energetic 30 minutes of 'Last Night of the Proms' with everyone joining in the festivities singing with full voices and lots of flag waving. The evening ended with 'God save the Queen' and 'Auld Lang Syne'.

Just over £1000 was raised for our charity of Wolverhampton Multi-Care, which will be added to the sum of £725 raised at Christmas. We were pleased to have Mary Gittings from Wolverhampton Multi-Care in the audience who gave a short address outlining how the charity operates in helping those who care for the severely handicapped.
We would like to thank sincerely all of those who helped in any way to make this event most enjoyable and successful.

Order your DVD video disk...
A video taken by Janet Bramall has now been edited and is available on DVD disk at a cost of £4, which will be donated to our charity. Contact Mike Coope (700973) for your copy of this memorable evening.
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   'Loose Impediments'...a Golf Cabaret
Ideal entertainment for your special golfing event...

It’s different ! It’s funny !
It’s all about golf ! - It’s for charity !

Are you looking for an entertainment package for your Presentation Dinner, Party, Corporate or any other Golfing occasion ? Look no further !

‘Loose Impediments’ is a new golf cabaret performed by the male voices of the CHAD SINGERS of Pattingham.
It is a varied, fast-moving, light-hearted entertainment lasting approximately 30 to 45 minutes. It is packed with quotes, jokes, sketches and songs exploring the world of golf - bits of this and that from tee to green ! Total bunkers, bogeys and other bunkum !
All we ask in payment is a donation or collection for one of our chosen charities.
Like to know more ? then call John Fellows on 01902 700542
(to download an information sheet, click here... )
 Christmas 2007... £725 raised

Our Concert on 19th December 2007 held in St Chad's Church in Pattingham was a success raising some £515 for this year's charity, Wolverhampton Multi-Care. The church was packed with over 200 people and Mary Gittings gave a short talk of what Multi-Care was about and its future plans. The large audience enjoyed the concert and the mince pies and mulled wine served during the interval. Thanks to all those who were involved in this very successful event.
Our sponsors were...
Muras Baker Jones Chartered Accountants, Asda, Pickwick Ovens and Waitrose.

On the following Saturday, the 22nd December, we performed Christmas carols outside the Pattingham Shops. Despite the cold, damp weather, we collected £205 over the two hours of singing, which again will go to our 2008 charity, Wolverhampton Multi-Care.

We were joined by a young Flautist who performed 'Away in a manger'.
A Special Occasion...
The Priest-in-charge at St. Chad's Church in Pattingham, John Daimond, retired at the end of December 2007 and to mark this, the Churchwardens organised a 'Farewell and Thank You Lunch' in the Village hall at 12.00 noon on Sunday 30th December.

Over 200 villagers attended and the CHAD Singers gave a special performance of three songs including a specially written version of 'A whiter shade of pale' to mark the occasion.

 New Members...
We are recruiting for more members, particularly MEN...
Enjoy the singing whilst raising money for charity. Interested? Call John on 01902 700542