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-  AGM Reports
​-  News
​-  Documents

-  Committee and Non-committee members
​​-  Voice reps

AGM Reports

For the reports presented to the membership at the AGM on 10 June 2025, go to:​
  • Trustees Annual Report 2024
  • Charity Commissioner's Accounts 2024
  • AGM Minutes
  • Treasurer's Report

News

December 3rd 2025
​Message from Laurence after Saturday’s (29/11/2025) concert for Elijah

To my Welly Choral Friends

Thank you for doing such a great job at Saturday’s concert. It was great to be able to perform St Nicolas, and introduce it to our audience (and you!). I hope you enjoyed the performance after all the hard work in the term. 
You make it all possible, both by turning up and singing, and encouraging friends and family to come and see/hear you in action. 
An extra shout out to everyone who takes on extra jobs in the choir as well as singing. All that cake making, stage building, programme printing, poster-designing and a heap of other jobs are so important. 
Our next project is Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem. Recordings and other links are all here (https://docs.google.com/document/d/1073-AVx8VynI4n72pjea1DoILi9Dyshm0XB06EgCrOg/edit?usp=drivesdk ) and information about the score will follow. 

See you in January!

Concert Review
Wellington Choral Society had a wonderful concert on Saturday 29 November 2025 with a full house - thank you to our audience for braving a chilly night and chilly church to come and hear us sing. Britten's St Nicolas was a great story to tell and very exciting music from the orchestra and particularly the tympany. We were thrilled to have three choristers from Exeter Cathedral to sing the 'pickled boys' and singers from Exeter University Chapel choir to sing in the gallery, and Michael Graham tenor gave a moving performance of St Nicholas. In the second half of the concert we sang Part 1 of Handel's Messiah which was a very fitting end to the concert and start to the festive season. 

We now look forward to rehearsals for Brahms German Requiem which we will be performing on Saturday 28 November 2026 at 7.00pm at St John's Church Wellington, TA21 8QY. Rehearsals start on Wednesday 7 January 2026 at 7.30pm at Wellington Prep School Hall TA21 8NT. We are a friendly choir and welcome new singers.
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Documents

  • WCS Member's Handbook
  • WCS Member's Handbook - Appendix A Sept 2018
NB:  For all WCS policy documents click HERE 


Committee members

TRUSTEES/OFFICERS 
  • Chair: Piers Makin (Bass)
  • Treasurer: RebeccaSlade(Sop) [email protected]​​
  • Membership Secretary: Tim Knowles (Bass)  [email protected]
  • Concert Secretary: Cyndy Walker (Alto)​​
  • Other Members:
  • Liz Flower  (Soprano)
    Sarah Merry  (Alto)
    Dan Hooper  (Tenor)
    Julian Dakowski ( Bass)

Designated Person for Safeguarding

​Sarah Merry
Telephone number:  01823-661649

Non-Committee posts

Accompanist: Alison Pink
Librarian: Kate Lambert
Minute Secretary: Michaela Dearness

Staging Manager and Graphics: Julian Dakowski
Publicity: Lucy Watson and Annie Matthews

Voice reps

There is a representative for each section of the choir to help new members find their feet and raise any concerns. 
  • Sopranos: Fiona Widdows
  • Altos: Miranda Bevis
  • Tenors: Chris Widdows
  • Basses: John Houghton


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    • About us
      • Patron
      • Music Director
      • Privacy Policy
      • Safeguarding Policy
    • History
    • CONCERTS
      • Past concerts
      • Future concerts
    • Join us
    • MEMBERS
      • News & general information
      • Dates for the diary
      • Rehearsal notes and Practice Aids
      • Reading Music
      • Concert day
      • Fundraising
      • WCS's policy documents
    • Cameo
    • Contact