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The Carlton Brass Band were also well received, performing a selection of Christmas music and playing along to the singing of carols.  Howard Ketton compered the  concert in his own unique style with readings, jokes and quotations added all for good measure.

The Choir are enjoying the Christmas festivities but after Christmas we will start practicing for the Festival Concert which will be held once again this year at the Albert   Hall Nottingham.  The concert will be on the 21 April, please add this date to your diary and watch this space for the date when the tickets will be released.

How we are developing the ‘new’ Music Makers Award in 2012

The choir is eager to promote the Award more widely and to enlist the support of others who can help us achieve the aim of moving it into a new, exciting phase.

Previously, the Award has been available exclusively to students from just one post-16 college. For some time we have wanted to extend the opportunity to many more and are now pleased to announce that henceforth it will be open to all students aged 16 to 19 educated in any Nottinghamshire school or college.

For the first time the Trophy, which is kept by the winner for twelve months, will be supplemented by the award of a prize of £500 which the recipient can put towards furthering his or her involvement in music. For this, the choir is grateful for the kind support and financial backing of John Brydon who has for some time had an interest in the project. The winner’s school or college will also receive £100 as a small ‘thank you’ from the choir for supporting its student.

The winner will continue to receive the   Music Makers Trophy and perform at our Festival Concert in April and hopefully on other occasions too!

For more information press   TheMusicMakersAward

On the ninth of June we are looking forward to perform alongside the Warley Male Choir in the Town Hall at West Bromwich B70 8DZ.  For those who wish to travel to see theChoir the concert will start at 7.30pm.

The Warley Male Choir was formed in Smethwick in 1943 by a group of air raid wardens who wanted to continue friendships made during the war. From that small beginning, the choir has grown to become known and respected throughout the Midlands.  Now led by a young team of enthusiastic musicians, the Choir has introduced a more dynamic and modern approach to its music. We have welcomed several new members and look forward to an Exciting Future.

Back home again, we perform our third concert this month on the 16 June at Ravensworth Methodist Church at Bulwell. NG6 8FN.  The concert is being put on in an attempt to raise funds for the church.  This concert is to be supported by the Choir in their ‘sponsor a charity’ procedure.  This is used where organisers of a charity booking the Choir for a concert, are possibly hoping for a donation from the choir towards the cost of the Choir’s fee, and so their respective charity. Read about sponsored concerts for more information.

We are a church of all ages with something for everyone.

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Audrey Reast presents Ann Swift with a bouquet and gift from the Ladies support group of CMVC

After ten years in the post, Ann Swift has resigned as Chair of the Carlton Male Voice Choir, Ladies Support Group.

The Ladies of the support group and all the Choir members acknowledge the tremendous work that Ann has done over the years.  The Ladies raise much appreciated funds for the benefit of the Choir and we offer Ann and them our grateful thanks.  Ann is still a member of the LSG but taking more of a back seat.  The newly elected Chair is to be Sandra Bannerman we all wish her good luck in her new position.

The picture shows Ann being presented with a bouquet of flowers from a committee member Audrey Reast.

Ladies support Group members in Scotland Aug 2011

This picture shows most of the Ladies (but not all) during the Choir’s recent trip to Scotland.

It is thanks to the hard work of the LSG and their fund raising activities that the Choir was able to offer participating singing members, a subsidy to travel.

All the proceeds from these concerts went to the MacMillan Nurses Trust, and over the three concerts a sum of approximately £2500 was raised for this very worthy cause.

The Choir members and our travelling friends met with fellow choristers and their partners from across the border and a very friendly atmosphere ensued throughout the trip – not just during the concerts but with everyone we met.  The hotel is to be recommended, the food was exceptional, the staff were brilliant and the rooms were spotless. – Our thanks goes out to them and to Skills Coaches, to Dave and to Lee our drivers, all who helped make the trip a total success.

The scones ready for the cream tea

Three LSG ladies ready to serve

You can also buy some cakes to take home

Plants on sale on Ron's plant stall

But "no ticket" and you don't get in. So remember for next year.

Thanks to the Ladies Support Group for arranging another very successful event.  The money raised as usual will be spent in various ways to benefit the choir and its members.

and the after glow gave a little relaxation to some of the members. – Some of course preferred a cup of tea and so went straight home??

Natalie Jackson, Sports Presenter for BBC East Midlands Today, and Lucy Kite, Weathergirl for ITV Central.