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Friday 16th - Sunday 18th February, 2018
The Madding Crowd House Party
A weekend of West Gallery song and friendship
Halsway Manor, near Crowcombe, Somerset TA4 4BD.
Booking forms and details from Charlotte Bailey or visit our website
Sunday 25th February, 2018
Madding Crowd
West Gallery Workshop for the Folk Association of South Hants (7th consecutive year)
10:30am - 3:30pm; Bring & Share lunch; Soberton SO32 3PF.
See a description of 2017’s event in the Spring 2017 edition of the WGMA magazine.
To reserve a place, phone: 01243 531497 or email
Saturday 3rd March, 2018
South-West Quires' Day
Ruishton Village Hall, near Taunton, TA3 5JD.
Details from Jacqueline Patten email
Now FULLY BOOKED
Saturday 10th March, 2018
Joyful Noise
Workshop: 'Sing Sad Psalms with Joyful Noise", St.Albans, Earsdon
Contact: email: Win Stokes or Paul Gailiunas or 0191 2850654
Saturday, 24th March, 2018
51st Three Quires' Day
Christchurch, Prince Edward Road, Lewes, Sussex
Contacts: Jill Thompson tel: 01273 623533 mob.07718-655624
or Tony Singleton tel: 01580 753431 or email:
Download a Booking Form from HERE
Friday 23rd-Sunday 25th March 2018
21st West Gallery Course for singers and instrumentalists
Benslow Music Trust, Benslow Lane, Hitchin, Hertfordshire SG4 9RB.
More details HERE
Saturday, 7th April, 2018
A Celebration of Rollo Wood’s life and work
From 3pm, April 7th, Swanage School.
Enrolment form will appear here soon
PVQ will be partly in charge, with Madding Crowd contributing.
Sunday, 8th April, 2018
London Gallery Quire
Evening Service, Highgate URC, London.
Saturday, 14th April, 2018
Sussex Harmony
7:30pm, Concert, Waldron parish church, Sussex.
More details on the quire's website
Saturday, 14th April, 2018
Sussex Harmony
6:30pm, Concert, St.George, West Grinstead, Sussex.
More details on the quire's website
Saturday, 21st April, 2018
Marsh Warblers
West Gallery Workshop day
10:30am-4pm, Sandhurst Baptist Church Hall, Rye Road, TN18 5PG.
Download a Flyer from HERE
Monday, 23rd April, 2018
West Gallery Quire, Boston, Massachusetts
West Gallery Workshop at New England Folk Festival.
Saturday, 28th April, 2018
Mid-Shires' Quires' Day
10am-4:30pm, Byfield Village Hall, Byfield, Northants, NN11 6UT.
More details and a booking form from HERE
Saturday, 28th April, 2018
Beaminster Gallery Quire
7:30pm, Hardy themed Concert, St Mary, Puddletown, Dorset DT2 8SL.
Saturday, 28th April, 2018
Madding Crowd
Concert: "Through all the Changing Scenes of Life"
3:30pm, Haslemere Methodist Church, GU27 1LD.
More details on the quire's website
Saturday 5th May 2018
Beaminster Gallery Quire
Church Crawl – times and venues to be announced.
More details: Peter Carnell email
Sunday, 6th May, 2018
Madding Crowd
6pm, Evensong for Rogation Sunday - with a Workshop 4:30 - 5:30
St Nicholas' Church, Peper Harow, GU8 6BG.
More details on the quire's website
Saturday, 12th May, 2018
Annual General Meeting
The First Annual General Meeting of the WGMA as a registered charity will take place on Saturday, 12th May, 2018, during a one-day West Gallery workshop hosted by the Amber Valley Quire.
Venue: Royal School for the Deaf, Derby, DE22 3BH.
Full details of how to book for this free workshop event will be included in the Spring edition of West Gallery newsletter.
Workshop Booking Form now available HERE
AGM Agenda and Finacial Report now available HERE
Sunday, 13th May, 2018
Sussex Harmony
Afternion workshop and evensong, St,John the Baptist, Findon, Sussex.
More details on the quire's website
Sunday, 20th May, 2018
West Gallery Workshop
3:00pm, Saint Mary the Virgin, Wanstead, 1 Langley Drive, London E11 2LN.
Leading to a Book of Common Prayer Oak Apple Day Evensong at 6:00pm
Organised on behalf of Essex and East London RSCM
Leader: Francis Roads
All singers and instrumentalists are welcome. Further details, with the music to download, are HERE
Saturday, 9th June, 2018
"BEFORE ANCIENT & MODERN''
A West Gallery Music Day for Choral Singers and Instrumentalists.
10am - 4:30 pm, St Oswin's Church Hall, Wylam-on-Tyne, Northumberland.
Leaders: Chris Gardner, Event organizer, and Paul Guppy, Musical Director of '' Gladly Solemn Sound'', Lancaster.
Costs: £12 payable on the day, to include music-book and light refreshments.
Full details / application forms available soon.
Contacts: Chris Gardner OR tel. 01661 598571 or
Paul Guppy or tel. 01524 68621 (office hours only)
Saturday, 9th June, 2018
Madding Crowd
Concert: "Through all the Changing Scenes of Life"
7:30pm, St Mary’s Church, South Stoneham, SO18 2ST.
More details on the quire's website
Saturday, 9th June, 2018
Immanuels Ground
7pm(tbc), Concert, St.John the Baptist, Brinklow,Warks, CV23 0LN.
More details on the quire's website
Saturday, 16th June, 2018
Sussex Harmony
7:30pm, Concert, Catsfield Village Hall, Sussex.
More details on the quire's website
Saturday, 23rd June, 2018
Sunday, 24th June, 2018
Sussex Harmony
6pm (tbc), Patronal evensong, St.Peter, Preston Park, Brighton, Sussex.
More details on the quire's website
Saturday, 30th June, 2018
West Gallery Quire, Crediton
WORKSHOP to learn the West Gallery Music of the local area
Crediton Congregational Church, High Street, Crediton, EX17 3LF.
Two Sessions: 10:30am to 12:30pm and 1:30pm to 3:00pm
To be followed by a PERFORMANCE, 3:30pm to 4:30pm.
A CREAM TEA for all participants will conclude the festivities.
Cost: £10, to include MUSIC BOOK, available on the day.
Further details: email Clare Bainbridge.
Saturday, 7th July, 2018
Immanuels Ground
7pm(tbc), Concert, Holy Trinity, Gawcott, Bucks, CV23 0LN.
More details on the quire's website
Saturday, 14th July, 2018
Chiltern West Gallery Quire
Celebrate their 25th Anniversary
Workshop with local music from their New Bumper “Favourites” book
2-7.30pm, The British School, Hitchin, Herts, SG4 9TS.
Cost: £10 to include workshop / singing book / hot and cold drinks / ceilidh : Bring and share meal
Further details and booking, as well as accommodation info if needed:
email Jenny Ellis or tel.01462 629539 / mob.07505131880
We would love to welcome all our WG friends and members – old and new!
Saturday, 28th July, 2018
Immanuel's Ground
3-4:30pm, West Gallery Workshop (part of Warwick Folk Festival)
Unitarian Chapel, High Street, Warwick, CV34 4AX. (tbc)
More details: visit the quire's website
Saturday 6th October, 2018
South-West Quires' Day
Ruishton Village Hall, near Taunton, TA3 5JD.
Details from Jacqueline Patten email
Saturday, 27th October, 2018
52nd Three Quires' Day
Christchurch, Prince Edward Road, Lewes, Sussex
Contacts: Jill Thompson tel: 01273 623533 mob.07718-655624
or Tony Singleton tel: 01580 753431 or email:
Wednesday, 5th December, 2018
London Gallery Quire
7pm, Christmas Concert, St George’s, Alie Street, London.
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