At the Strawberry Tea, awards were given to two members for Long Service to Derby Hospitals Choir. Here are Sue Worrall and Allan Hough holding their certificates (and looking at a very amusing photographer?).
Year: 2016
A Close Shave!
Henry Danson decided to raise money for hospital related charities by shaving his head! Here he (before shaving) with a fantastic £350 raised. Derby Hospitals Choir was honoured to be one of the three selected charities. The picture shows Henry (centre) and our Chairman Louise on his right as one of the recipients.
The 2016 Charity – Hospital Tandem Buggy
This year we are raising money for a Hospital tandem Buggy!
You may have seen the electric buggies that ferry the less mobile around the hospital operated by the Friends of Derby Hospital, but these are restricted in where they can go because of their size. it is now possible to buy a two seat narrow electric vehicle that can ferry one person (plus driver) to many more locations in the hospital, for outpatients or less mobile visitors. Jackie Marriott is shown giving us a talk about the “Tandem Buggies”.
Here is a photo of the much loved, late Charles Green, as one of the Volunteers that drive the current buggies.
2016 Newsletter
Click here to see the 2016 Newsletter…
Information about the Strawberry Tea, the 2016 Christmas Concert and the Autumn Rehearsal Schedule.
Florence Nightingale Memorial Service – 2016
… went well as always, with more sunshine that forecast! This year 50 of us returned to Derby Cathedral, with several hundred dignitaries, nurses and friends, to remember the Lady with the Lamp, and the plaque dedicated to her on the North Wall.
The retro-choir is a lovely place to sing and this year we were accompanied by the recently appointed Cathedral organist – Hugh Morris. Click on these links to hear us sing…
2015 Concert – Sound Excerpts
Click here to hear a highlights medley (20 seconds from each piece)
or click on the following links to hear how the choir sounded in Derby Cathedral on 4-December, 2015…
£7400 to 4 Good Causes!
On the 11-March Derby Hospitals Choir presented cheques to not one but FOUR good causes!!
The main presentation was a cheque for £6500 raised from the December-2015 Cathedral concert to SANDS, the selected charity. 
Following the successful repeat concert at Broadway Baptist Church, three cheques were also presented from money raised in the Broadway concert: £300 to Umbrella (the selected charity), £300 to the Derby Hospitals Band (who played at that concert) and £300 to Broadway Baptist Church (who host all the choir’s rehearsals).
The presentations were made in Broadway Baptist Church by Louise Hill after a well attended AGM following which everyone sat down to a tasty 2 course meal and party to unwind after the stress of seeing so much money…