Choir presenting charity concert

THE popular Wells

Good Afternoon

Choir will present a charity concert at St Cuthbert’s Church in Wells on Saturday, October 7, at 7.30pm (doors open 7pm).

The choir is led by Good Afternoon

Choir founder Grenville Jones, pictured right, with more than 60 enthusiastic members who are busy preparing their programme for the concert which will support Papyrus, a charity chosen by the members of the choir.

Special guests for the concert are Glastonbury Male Voice Choir who sing an eclectic mix of material both sacred and secular. This year they celebrate their centenary year.

The Good Afternoon Choirs were started by Bath-based Grenville 13 years ago and there are now 23 across the South West with more than 1,000 members ‘Singing in the Afternoon’.

There are no auditions to join and members of the Wells Good Afternoon Choir come from in and around the area.

They meet every Tuesday afternoon from 2pm4pm at St Thomas’ Church. There are no auditions and everyone is welcome to go along and meet Grenville and the members of the choir.

Tickets for the concert priced £10 are available from gac.ticketlight.co.uk or by calling 0844 888 9991.

Grenville said: “It is going to be a great night of music and we are absolutely delighted to be sharing the evening with the Glastonbury Male Voice Choir.” notified of opportunities to take up cancellations.

Wells’ new Synth Club August saw the second meeting of Wells’ Synth Club. This session created an opportunity to study a range of synths including a Korg MS-20 mini, a modal Argon 8 (made just down the road in Bristol), a micro Korg, a laptop with a collection of virtual instruments, and a noisy, drone synth that is impossible to describe in words. So, a real mix. People are very welcome to bring something or just come along. The next Synth Club gathering will be on August 24, then September 21, from 7pm-9pm.

The group is still working out how it wants to run. For now, it will try a combination of bringing some things along and talking about and exploring them before descending into a jam –which might sound fantastic or terrible but as long as it’s fun, that’s all that matters. Other suggestions are welcome.

Do you like 70s rock music and fancy having a jam? The sessions happening on alternate Wednesday afternoons (from 2.30pm-4.30pm) continue to provide an outlet for Wells’ rockers. Again, these are open sessions so anyone can bring an instrument or their voice and join in. Don’t be shy, have a go. It’s fun.

With band rehearsals happening most evenings, the Wells Contemporary Music Centre is becoming a great new hub for having fun through music, which is continuing to stimulate ideas and activities in our community.

Tabby looking for nice quiet home

This gorgeous girl is Rudy, a nine-yearold tabby female who is looking for her forever home. Rudy came into care after life in her old home got too stressful for her so she’s looking for a nice quiet home with no other pets so she can be the centre of attention. She will need an adult-only home, away from any busy, main or fast roads.

After coming into care she was diagnosed with Hyperthyroidism which is currently under control thanks to medication. She will need to take this medicine for the rest of her life but can be bribed with treats to take it! Cats Protection will support the cost of her medication if necessary.

Rudy is full of personality and knows what she likes. We swear she must have been a tortie in her last life! She can be very sweet and affectionate but likes things on her own terms.

If you think you can offer this lovely cat the forever home that she deserves, please visit our website https://cats.org.uk/glastonbury and fill out an online application for her.