The shoppers of Guildford were the latest to be treated to our sing-out performance on Saturday 22nd March. Included was our first performance of "The Wild Rover" and it went down a storm! We were promoting our "A Pizza, A Pie and A Song" taster evening at the Hogs Back Brewery on 16th April.

We were delighted to be asked to put on a "flash mob" style sing-out at the Farnham Beerex beer festival in the Farnham Maltings on 10th April. Great fun was had by all, a fabulous sound accompanied by some equally fabulous beer tasting. Of course we had to round off our sing-out with a great version of "The Wild Rover" - a special request of the organisers of the festival.

Following last year's success of our "A Pie, a Pint and a Song" taster evening for the Camberley area, this year we organised the "A Pizza, A Pint and a Song" taster evening for the Farnham district at the home of Surrey beer - the Hogs Back Brewery. Unsurprisingly it was an even greater success! We had a superb turnout with 32 men joining with the regular choir members in some workshops run by MD Philip Viveash-Brainch  who put everyone through their paces. Around 20 of the new attendees have agreed to come along to a series of classes and rehearsals between now and our summer concert in June. We are sure many, if not all,  of those will have so much fun that they become full members. The evening was a great success - with everyone enjoying the songs, the pizzas and the pints! Bob Milton was the lucky winner of a basket of Hogs Back goodies in the raffle, and even donated a bottle of his superb Abbot's Secret cider as another prize (I can confirm its quality as I won it!).

We were proud to have been asked by Rushmoor Borough Council to lead the singing at their first ever St.George's Day flag raising ceremony. Led by the mayor of Rushmoor,  Cllr Mara Makunura, and leader of the council, Cllr Gareth Williams the service included a reading by the Mayor's Chaplain. Our contribution included I Vow To Me My Country, Jerusalem, God Save The King and leading the community singing of Land Of Hope And Glory, They'll Always Be An England and Rule Britannia. The chilly wind, grey skies and rain did not put a dampener on the ceremony or the singing! The attendees were also entertained by our old friends Cactus Brass, who were happy that we had an impromptu sing along with their renditions of English Country Garden and a Mary Poppins medley.

Hampshire and Surrey Hills Men’s Choir is delighted to announce that their summer concert will be performed at St Thomas-on-The Bourne in Farnham on 28th June. This Summer Concert, featuring show tunes, well-known ballads and songs, is in aid of the charity Sebastian’s Action Trust. 

Sebastian’s Action Trust supports families of seriously ill children, offering emotional, practical, and social care through every stage of their journey. It offers respite breaks for families at their specialist centre in Hampshire where they can enjoy support and fun activities.

In April, the choir invited men interested in singing to a “taster” rehearsal with the added incentive of a free pint and lots of pizza at the Hogsback Brewery at Tongham. Consequently, over 15 new singers have joined the choir and are preparing for their debut performance at this summer’s concert. 

Announcing the concert, choir Chairman, Peter Viveash, said “We are very excited about our concert in June. It is a great combination of new and established choir members, new songs, and all in support of a wonderful local charity.”

The Summer Concert is on Saturday 28th June at 7:30 p.m. at St Thomas-on-The Bourne Church, Frensham Road, Farnham GU9 8HA. Tickets for the concert are £16 from  https://www.trybooking.com/uk/EVFE  and can also be bought at the door subject to availability.