As we hadn't had any bookings since August it was good to get out to visit various venues before Christmas.

We took part in St.Michael and All Angels Christmas Fair playing for a couple of sessions whilst visitors spent their money!  

Our next outing was to The Willows Care Home in Mobberley. We last visited there in 2017 and this was our third visit.  The concert was enjoyed by the residents, ending with a spirited and sometimes riotous rendition of the Twelve Days of Christmas!

This was followed by a visit to the Stroke and Aphasia club in Hartford.  This was  also our third visit and the members enjoyed joining in with the carols. Once again the Twelve Days was much enjoyed by the members despite the players getting lost from time to time!

Our final booking for the year was at Willowmere Extra Care Development in Middlewich where we practice every week.  This was a carol service led by the Rev. Liz Woode, an Associate Priest at St. Michaels, who takes services there, and was enjoyed by everyone.  This was the only occasion we had someone spare to take the photographs!

 

 

 We visited the "More to Life" ladies group at Holmes Chapel Methodist Church in July.  It should have been in January but we had to cancel due to a lack of bell ringers able to attend.  They were a very appreciative audience and we enjoyed entertaining them.  We welcomed the grand-daughter of one of our members who lives in France and who brought with her two French friends and they all enjoyed "having a go" as you can see from the photograph.

 We ended 2024 with a visit once again to the Hartford Stroke and Aphasia Club.  They must have enjoyed it because we are already booked to go there next December!

We also played at the annual carol service at Willowmere led by Rev. Liz Woode from St. Michael and all Angels Church in Middlewich.

One of our long standing members, Pam Jackson, retired after this event and was presented with an engraved bell!

We had planned to play at Astbury Mere Care Home.  Unfortunately they had a case of flu and the home was locked down!  We hope to re-arrange this visit later this year.

 

We started 2024 on the 11th January with a visit to Cuddington and Sandiway WI and as you can see some of the members enjoyed "having a go"!

 

This was followed by a visit to Knutsford WI on 15th April 

 

We were very saddened in May by the death of Glenys Richardson, one of our members who did most of the conducting.

The third concert was to Goostrey WI on the 23rd July.

We are now getting ready for visits to care homes for Christmas so when we return from our August break in September, we will be looking at Christmas material.

 

We had three outings to groups prior to Christmas as well as playing at a service taken by the Rev. Liz Woode from St. Michael and All Angels Church in Middlewich for the residents of Willowmere Housing Group where we practice every week.  

Sandbach Dementia Friendly Christmas Party

Hartford Stroke and Aphasia Group

Weston Park Care Home, Macclesfield

Thursday, 15th June, 2023

 A recent outing this year was to the Sandbach Dementia Friendly Group who made us very welcome.  We had no trouble in persuading them to "have a go".  and we received the following thank you from the Chairman.

          

As you can see , we had no trouble in persuading them 

"to have a go"  

                                                       

 We finished 2022 giving concerts to the Tangent Club in Holmes Chapel, another Ladies' Club in Winnington and Middlewich WI.  We also played at a Christmas service at Willowmere.  The programme for these events changed slowly from the usual fare of classics and songs to carols and other music for Christmas.

This picture is from the Tangent Club in Holmes Chapel.