Past achievements
The concert promoted and presented by the Rushmoor Odd Fellows Male Voice Choir at the Princes Hall, Aldershot on 17th May 2008 with guests the Chess Valley Male Voice Choir also participating raised a sum of £1600.00 for the benefit of the local charity Step by Step.
The choir and the charity extend their most grateful thanks to the
marvellous audience whose generosity excelled yet again - this time to help this very worthy cause.
The choir chairman Brian Sapsford is shown here presenting the cheque to Michelle Bradford from Step by Step.
The Treasurer John Warburton is in the centre with Concert Secretary Hughie Hill on the left and Musical Director Steve Petch on the right.
(pic: John Smedley)
The Odds have been privileged to join the London Welsh Male Voice Choir in their Festival of Male Choirs in the Royal Albert Hall, London in 1992, 1996 and again in 2002 - (We shall be doing so again in 2008!). We also took part in two memorable concerts by "The World Choir" in Cardiff Arms Park rugby stadium.
The choir were honoured in the early summer of 2007 by being asked to participate in leading the singing at Twickenham on the occasion of the EDF Energy Cup Final between Ospreys and Leicester Tigers. This they did jointly with the Huntingdon MVC on behalf of the English team's supporters, whilst the Welsh were represented by the Treorchy Choir. Playing for all the choirs were the Aveley & Newham Band - to the overall musical direction of Haydn James (our President!).
In June 2007 - the choir, together with family members and friends, visited Rushmoor's twin town in Germany, Oberursel,
which is near Frankfurt. We were very warmly received and generously wined and dined by our hosts, the members of the
Mag'scher Männerchor and their families. Our choirs performed a joint concert in their town hall.
We also sang in an event in the town square. In addition we sang at the Sunday morning service
in their local church.
This was one of several visits the choir has made to Oberursel.
We have had the privilege of hosting visits from them also in previous years.
In 1998 we were very pleased to host a second visit from the Sydney Male Choir, ten years after their first. We shared a concert with them as they began a tour which took them to Cornwall, Wales and Ireland.
On Thursday 17th April 1997 the choir were presented with the
Pat Devereux Cup for OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO THE ARTS IN THE BOROUGH OF RUSHMOOR.
The presentation was made by Councillor Pat Devereux who was the outgoing mayor
at the time, during the incumbent (Councillor Maurice Banner)
Mayor's Gala Charity Concert at the Princes Hall Aldershot, and it was accepted
by our then Musical Director Colin Wilson on behalf of the choir.
Concerts we have presented or in which we have participated in recent times:-
During 2008
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Date | Venue | Beneficiaries |
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Saturday 17th May |
Princes Hall Aldershot Click to view our poster |
Singing For You was our major summer charity concert for 2008 The benefitting charity for this event was Step by Step Performing with us were our special guests the Chess Valley Male Voice Choir from Chesham |
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Wednesday 23rd April |
St. Peter's Church Farnborough Click for a pic. |
We presented Voices of Spring An evening of song and fun which was attended by the Deputy Mayor and Mayoress of Rushmoor, and helped raise £286.10 for the Children's Society For enquiries concerning the charity and/or this event please telephone 01252 674468 or Email: jackie.nicol@ntlworld.com |
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Saturday 19th April |
Farnham Memorial Hall
Babbs Mead, West St. Farnham, GU9 7EE |
This afternoon concert was for the benefit of "Talking Newspapers" |
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Saturday 5th April |
St. Mathew's Church Blackmoor Nr. Bordon Click for some pics. |
The 140th Anniversary Appeal for the Church £1,360 raised! |
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Saturday 8th March |
The Church on the Heath The Key, Elvetham Heath, Fleet GU51 1HA |
The Church Development Fund |
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Saturday 23rd February | Lighthouse Centre for the Arts, Poole Festival of Male Voice Choirs featuring in addition to the Rushmoor Odd Fellows Male Voice Choir, the Bournemouth Male Voice Choir (organisers), Casterbridge Male Voice Choir, Dorset Police Male Voice Choir, Harlandic Male Voice Choir and Solent Male Voice Choir |
The Wessex Autistic Society |
During 2007
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Date | Venue | Beneficiaries |
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| Tuesday 18th December | Village Hall, Rowledge | Alice Holt Womens' Institute |
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| Thursday 13th December | Brockhill Retirement Centre, Woking | The Residents |
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| Friday 7th December | Dogmersfield Church | Church Renovation Fund |
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| Thursday 29th November | Princes Hall | Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice |
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| Friday 9th November | Knellwood Retirement Home | The Residents |
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| Saturday 20th October | St. Peter's Old Parish Church Hall, Farnborough | The Parish Womens' Guild? |
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| Monday 15th October | Holy Trinity Church, Aldershot | Aldershot Blind |
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| Tuesday 2nd October | St Peter's Parish Church Hall, Frimley | Womens' Fellowship |
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| Friday 8th June | The Band Room, Village Way, Cranleigh | tbc |
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| Saturday 12th May | Princes Hall, Aldershot | Orpheus Centre |
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| Saturday 17th March | United Reformed Church, Farnham | tbc |
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| Friday 2nd March | Sergeants' Mess, Prince Philip Barracks, Bordon | HM Forces |
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| Saturday 24th February | Christchurch Priory, Christchurch, Dorset | Male Voice Choir Festival |
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| Saturday 17th February | North Camp Methodist Church, Farnborough | tbc |
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| Friday 9th February | Providence House, Farnham | tbc |
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| Saturday 27th January | Holy Trinity Church, Aldershot | Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice |
During 2006
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Date | Venue | Beneficiaries |
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| Friday 1st december | Princes Hall, Aldershot | Samaritans |