Reg.Charity 1204902. Raising Money For Local Health Related Charities
Stop Press: Read the Chairman’s 2017 Newsletter online (with details of this year’s events and entry forms):-
Click here for Newsletter
Enjoy the marvellous sounds of the Derby Hospitals Choir in these excerpts from their most recent concert!
Click here to listen to a medley of 20-second highlights
or listen to each piece in full:-
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?).
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.
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.
Click here to see the 2016 Newsletter…
Information about the Strawberry Tea, the 2016 Christmas Concert and the Autumn Rehearsal Schedule.
… 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…
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…
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…
At the AGM Gill O’Halloran stepped down after 9 years as Chairman and 14 years as choir member, leaving Derbyshire to be nearer to her family. At the Buffet Party afterwards the patron, John Rivers CBE DL, gave a warm tribute to her leadership and achievements over those years. Gill was presented with flowers and a cashmere Pashmina. Our best wishes go with you Gill.
Best Wishes too to our new Chairman, Louise Hill, who bravely takes on the challenge!