Bulletin_2023-06-19

NEWS BULLETIN - Week Beginning 19th June 2023 Editor: Sue Chamberlain Tap Open Days Thank you to everyone who came to our open days this week and I hope you enjoyed the dancing. We are pleased to say we have one new member for our Wednesday Beginners/Improvers class who has never Tapped before, joined in with the class and will be coming back next week. June McMenemy LOCAL EVENTS St James Church - Family Garden Party The Social Committee is planning a family garden party in the church grounds of St James Church on Saturday 17th June from 12 noon to 3.00pm. It is planned to have games and competitions for children. There will also be cake stall, a plant stall and a raffle. Refreshments will also be available. For those interested in the history of the church there will be tours at 1.00pm and 2.00pm. Entry is free. If the weather is wet the event will be inside the church. ‘A little jazz’ - Afternoon Concert from Macclesfield Singers Macclesfield Singers present an afternoon concert, 'A little jazz'. Concert takes place at 3.30pm on Saturday 17th June at St Michael's Church, Macclesfield. Programme includes : Chilcott 'A Little Jazz Mass' Shearing 'Songs & Sonnets from Shakespeare' - and various songs from the shows. Tea and cakes will be served. Tickets are £12 or £2.50 for under 18s from Congleton Tourist Information Centre, online at kems.yapsody.com or on the door (contactless available) Congleton Ramblers Golden Anniversary Congleton Ramblers was established in 1973 and is still going strong after 50 years. The Group is planning to celebrate its Golden Anniversary with an event in Astbury Village Hall in July. Anyone who has walked with the Group in the past is warmly invited to attend and should email [email protected] for more information. Piano Recital in St. Peter's Church Concert pianist Jill Crossland will be performing music by Scarlatti, Bach and Beethoven in St. Peter's Church on Tuesday 20th June at 12.15pm. Admission is free but the audience is invited to make donations to cover expenses. Coffee and cake are available from 11.30am. (£2) St Peter's is one of the coolest places in town! Try Tennis For Free Do you want to try tennis for free? Well, then you can at Congleton LTC. We have two great opportunities – Saturday 1st July 10.00am-1.00pm and Sunday 2nd July 10.00am- 1.00pm. Balls and rackets can be provided. If interested please e-mail [email protected] to book a place and someone will be in touch.

‘Music to Make the Soul Sing’ - The Choral Society at the Town Hall on July 15th We have a wonderfully melodious concert planned for you on July 15th. The music has been chosen by the family of our late and much-loved accompanist, Andrew Green. Andrew loved and was involved in music the whole of his life. Erudite, a consummate musician himself, these are amongst his favourite pieces as well as being music choirs universally love too. Parry’s jubilant ‘I was Glad’, movements from Faure’s haunting ‘Requiem’, Stanford’s ethereal ‘Bluebird’, the sheer majesty of pieces from Mendelssohn’s ‘Elijah’, the melodiousness of Mozart’s ‘Ave Verum’, the mindfulness of Monteverdi’s ‘Beatus Vir’, the tranquillity of Lauridsen’s ‘O Magnum Mysterium’, and the exuberance of Jo Beesley’s arrangement of ‘Love Lifts Us Up’ are all here to uplift and ‘make our souls sing’. This will be an extremely popular concert, so please do book your tickets while they are still available, from any choir member (including me of course), the TIC or on-line at congletonchoralsociety.org.uk. Prices held at £15 adults, £12 concessions, and £2 students. Sandie Boynton This Bulletin may contain links and/or promotions relating to other websites or organisations that are not associated with Congleton U3A in any way, but that may be of interest to readers. Publishing these does not mean that Congleton U3A in any way endorses, approves or accepts any responsibility for the content, privacy, or the quality of products and services made available through them.