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Photo of Stokes Singers performing at Poplars Farm Shop.

Saturday 6th January 2018 SH (Editor)

Local choir ends the year on a high note

Last year (2017) ended on a high for Stokes Singers with a trio of events to celebrate the festive season, writes Sue Callow, publicity officer. At Poplars Farm Shop, the choir sang to entertain shoppers and attracted some young supporters to accompany our songs by playing Jingle bells. Delicious samples of the food and drink sold in the shop went down

Photo of Stokes Singers celebrating the marriage of Philip and Rebecca.

Wednesday 6th December 2017 SH (Editor)

Wedding bells and Christmas bells for Stokes Singers

Local community choir Stokes Singers were delighted to be part of a very special day when their musical director Philip Lawrence married choir member Rebecca Amery. The happy couple met at weekly rehearsals and soon found that they were very much in tune. Singing at their autumn wedding was the tenth event of the choir’s Sing 25 challenge and proved

Photo of members of Stokes Singers with the Apollo Wind Band.

Wednesday 29th November 2017 SH (Editor)

Music groups join forces for St Peter’s Hospice

Local community choir, Stokes Singers, were delighted to share the stage with guests Apollo Wind Band at their October concert. The evening was timed to coincide with ‘Voices for Hospices Day’ and raised over £150 for St Peter’s, Bristol’s only adult hospice. Lisa Kimpton, community fundraiser for St Peter’s, shared news of the recently launched ‘Room to Care Appeal’ which

Wednesday 11th October 2017 SH (Editor)

Busy start to the autumn for Stokes Singers

The autumn has got off to a busy start for local community choir Stokes Singers, writes Sue Callow, publicity officer. We’ve been pleased to welcome new members to our Thursday rehearsals and plans for our next performances are well under way. If you love to sing and would like to join the choir, autumn is a great time to start

Stoke Singers perform at St George's, Bristol.

Friday 13th February 2015 SH (Editor)

Stokes Singers need more men!

Local community choir Stokes Singers are looking for male singers to boost their bass/tenor/baritone section. “We need additional male singers to join our staunch men’s team and ‘pump up the volume’ of our performances. There are also spaces for a few more altos, but we currently have a full complement of sopranos.” “We welcome singers of all levels, including beginners,

The Stokes Singers perform at the Colston Hall, Bristol in October 2011.

Wednesday 10th October 2012 SH (Editor)

Stokes Singers invite public to Festival rehearsal

A local community choir is inviting members of the public to attend a rehearsal evening in Stoke Lodge, a day before the group performs at a prestigious event at Bristol’s Colston Hall. The Stokes Singers, a community choir set up for Bradley Stoke, Stoke Gifford and the surrounding “Stokes” area, are taking part in Bristol’s Festival of Song, which runs