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Westfield Scrooges stop choir singing carols in Whitgift Centre
The traditional free, charity fund-raising Christmas carol concert by a long-established Croydon choir never took place in the Whitgift Centre this month. Last year, the Scrooges at Westfield turned away the Croydon Male Voice Choir from what was once an … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Business, Charity, Croydon Male Voice Choir, Music, Sutton Council, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Beddington, Croydon, Croydon Male Voice Choir, Hammersfield, Shirley, St John's Church, St Nicholas Centre, Sutton, Sutton Council, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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75th anniversary sees Mozart orchestra celebrate Fair Field
The London Mozart Players will be celebrating their 75th anniversary through the 2023-2024 concert season, with performances by the Croydon-based ensemble at the Fairfield Halls, in Upper Norwood and in Sussex to celebrate their history and development. LMP’s season opens … Continue reading
Church career which led Quinn to the not-so-high and mighty
SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: Canon Arthur Quinn, for 32 years the vicar in Shirley, recently had his diamond anniversary of being a priest celebrated in a service at Croydon Minster. DAVID MORGAN spoke to him about Philip Larkin, Ronnie Corbett and the … Continue reading
Switch to Shirley church gets choir all back under one roof
By PETER GILLMAN For some of the borough’s music groups, there is the beginnings of a return to “normality”, however slowly. The Croydon Male Voice Choir has managed to get back to indoor rehearsing. After months when only a handful … Continue reading
Bowie in the Church, St John’s Upper Norwood, Jun 25
Posted in Charity, Church and religions, Music
Tagged Crystal Palace and Upper Norwood, David Bowie, St John's Church
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St John’s Choir, Shirley, charity concert, Oct 19
Posted in Charity, Church and religions, Music, Shirley North
Tagged charity, Shirley, St John's Church
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Ukraine choir comes to Croydon to sing for peace
A top men’s choir from Ukraine is coming to Croydon and will be singing at St John’s Church, Shirley, on Monday September 29. The Boyan Ensemble is from Kiev, its members drawn from Ukraine’s leading professional singers. Most are relieved … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Croydon Male Voice Choir, Music
Tagged Boyan Ensemble, Croydon, Kiev, Russia, Shirley, St John's Church, Ukraine
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