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ROTARY CLUB OF NEWPORT PAGNELL
TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE NORTHAMPTON MALE VOICE CHOIR CONCERT
CHRISTMAS IS ON THE HORIZON
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If you want to brighten a November evening, then the Rotary Club of Newport Pagnell has the perfect solution!
We donʼt wish to startle anyone but, by the time youʼre reading this, Christmas will be only about ten weeks away – or even less!
On Friday 23 November 2012 the Club will be presenting an uplifting concert of popular music with Northampton Male Voice Choir and guest soloist Lincoln Noel at the Chrysalis Theatre, Willen Park. With music from the shows, the opera, modern popular music and songs from the traditional male voice repertoire, the concert will send you home with a spring in your step and a song in your heart! Whatʼs more, youʼll help raise funds for Willen Hospice and Rotary Internationalʼs End Polio Campaign as well as other local charities.
What with buying presents (donʼt forget the ones you bought in the sales and put away somewhere safe ready for next Christmas but for the life of you canʼt remember where), menu planning, party invitations, sorting out visits to and from family and friends, food shopping, sending Christmas cards, booking
Northampton Male Voice Choir has toured widely throughout the UK and overseas.
then sat around and enjoyed coffee and bacon rolls produced by John.
Sunday dawned, a beautiful sunny day, a vast improvement on last year. Approximately 40 people attended, which included members of rotary, family, friends and Inner Wheel members.
panto tickets – need I go on, itʼs no surprise that itʼs easy to overlook those less fortunate than ourselves.
Rotarian chef John Belcher then proceeded to exercise his cooking skills on the barbecue, to produce a selection of beef burgers, sausages and onions. John made a brilliant job of this with the additional help of family and friends. The meal was completed with salads, some excellent wine and plenty
Formed in 1946, the choir brings together over fifty men from all walks of life to sing to a high standard under expert musical directorship. In addition to the sheer pleasure of singing with others and of entertaining and fundraising through the concerts, choir members also greatly value the camaraderie and friendships formed within the choir.
Itʼs with this thought in mind that the Rotary Club of Newport Pagnell will, once again, be maintaining a presence at Frosts in Woburn Sands. As a club, we are deeply indebted to Frosts for their unwavering support over many years which, in turn, gives us a platform to collect funds which are then passed on to Willen Hospice and other local charities. In addition to the ʻbucket shakersʼ who will be there every weekend from mid- November until Christmas, visitors will also have the opportunity to win a bottle of fizz at the ʻBucks Fizz Wheel of Fortuneʼ on Saturday 17 November (when Santa Claus arrives) and during the evening of Thursday 22 November.
of puddings to make this an enjoyable social event.
A raffle was organised and various prizes were won, i.e. wine, chocolates and biscuits. This fund raising barbecue has become an annual event, and an amount of £200 was realised from a terrific afternoon in the sun.
You can find out more about Northampton Male Voice Choir, which always welcomes enthusiastic new members, at www.nmvc.co.uk.
If youʼre not able to be there to see any of
Northampton born, larger than life guest soloist Lincoln Noel has performed with Northampton Male Voice Choir before and raised the roof with his entertaining and engaging commentary and his stunning piano virtuosity. Lincoln has an enormous repertoire of music and styles and is in constant demand for weddings, concerts and corporate functions.
MAKE A DIFFERENCE !!!!
NORTHAMPTON MALE VOICE CHOIR FRIDAY, 23rd NOVEMBER, 2012
the Rotary volunteers, donʼt worry, there will be collection tins on all the exit tills.
The club will celebrate its fiftieth anniversary in 2013, and if you would like to join our club and share in the celebrations, then get in touch and come along and meet us. You would be made very welcome. We currently have 21 members – and have one or two new potential members in the pipeline.
THE CHRYSALIS THEATRE, CAMP HILL 7.30 start
HOT AND COLD BAR AVAILABLE
So, thank you to Frosts for all their help and support and thanks to you for your generosity. Last year we raised over £4500 so in 2012, weʼre aiming to break through the £5k barrier but, of course, we can only do that with your help.
Information/tickets available from:
For more information: www.rotary- ribi.org/clubs/homepage.php?ClubID=557 or contact the following:
Richard Coleman (President) Tel: 01908 611977 stanton.shopfittings@virgin.net Colin Kidby (Secretary) Tel: 01908 216598 colin.kidby@talktalk.net
Neil Beeton (PR and Communications): Tel 01908 617735
• Rtn Paul Campion on 01908 691176 or paul.campion@virgin.net
ROTARY SUMMER BBQ
• Rtn John Neale on 01908 665289 or nealebroughton@aol.com
On Sunday the 26th August a fund raising barbecue in aid of Willen Hospice and other Rotary approved charities, was held at the home of the immediate past President of the Rotary Club of Newport Pagnell, John Neale.
• Cambourne Travel, 52 High Street, Newport Pagnell, Tel: 01908 610282
• Chrysalis Theatre, Camp Hill, Japonica Lane, Willen Park South, MK15 9JY. Tel: 01908 235505
A group of Rotarian volunteers erected two marquees the day before, a couple of
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The Rotary Club of Newport Pagnell meets every Wednesday at the Swan Revived Hotel, Newport Pagnell. We would be delighted to see men and women who have time to spare, would like to make new friends, and are interested in making a difference locally, nationally and internationally.