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💜We celebrated International Women’s Day

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FIFTY SHADES OF PURPLE – well, more like 100!

March 8th is International Women’s Day and this year, for the first time, the Ladies hosted a musical celebration to mark the event. They were joined by Mevagissey Ladies Choir who were invited following our visit to them last year in the beautiful St Goran church.

They were also joined by the wonderful ladies barbershop chorus Celtic Chords – their current MD, Isabel Austin, sings with our choir. The Kenwyn Quartet also came along to play in the finale.                                              The soloists were soprano  Simone Hellier and ‘cellist  Becky McGlade, both talented and engaging musicians and all the performers received a warm response from the capacity audience.

The Ladies were joined by Sarah Newton MP

The purpose of the concert was to celebrate the lives of inspiring Cornish women and during the evening narrators Sue Whitmore and Oriel Bennett kept us enlightened and entertained with facts and stories about Mary Kelynak, Emily Hobhouse, Rowena Cade, Suzanna Hext, Esme Page and Anne Glanville. These are all remarkable women, setting us all an example through their achievements, determination and sheer ability to get things done.

Jeannette Preston spoke about the charity Pants Cancers and a very useful amount was raised in the collection.

The colour adopted by International Women’s Day, and worn throughout the world, is purple and Falmouth Methodist Church was beautifully decorated, awash with varying hues worn by performers and audience. This added to the lovely celebratory mood of the evening which was warm, relaxed and buzzing with bonhomie. Sharing a common purpose always brings a genuine feeling of togetherness and, following a grand finale where almost a hundred performers joined to sing “ Let There Be Peace On Earth,” we spilled out to partake of a huge feast and enjoy each other’s company.

This was a memorable event and the Ladies pulled out all the stops, enlisting their menfolk to help, cheerfully undertaking the host of jobs involved, looking resplendent in their purple, singing like angels and proving once again that Stithians Ladies Choir is a force to be reckoned with.

💜International women’s day celebration: our guests

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We would like to highlight all the wonderful guests who are coming to share our forthcoming Gala Concert.

Part one:  MEVAGISSEY LADIES CHOIR

The Choir was established in November 1985 starting with just 16 members, mainly wives of some of the Male Choir singers. The numbers have fluctuated over the years,  the younger members taking time out for families or some retiring due to ill health but at present there are 40 members and newcomers are always welcome to join these happy and friendly Ladies.

The members cover a wide age range and come from all walks of life, some from fishing and farming families, others are career ladies and a number are retired. Many of the members live in Mevagissey and Gorran Haven but others come from the St Austell area and outlying villages. Some of the founder members are still singing in the choir.

The Musical Director, Barry Farley, is very highly qualified in the music field and joined in January 2008. The pianist is David Robinson an excellent musician who lives in Par, joining in 2015.

The choir has performed in many parts of Cornwall and at various places around England and Wales. They all take great pleasure from music and enjoy entertaining with their singing,  always happy to help raise money for Charity .

 Visit their website: http://mevagisseyladieschoir.co.uk

💜COME AND JOIN US and don’t forget to wear something purple!💜

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Ladies Night

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It isn’t very often that two Ladies choirs share the same concert. The common perception is that one ladies and one male choir go to make a successful evening’s entertainment. Not so on July 21st!Stithians Ladies Choir joined Mevagissey Ladies Choir in a lovely concert held in the beautiful surroundings of St Goran’s Church to raise money in support of the Cornwall Air Ambulance.

The weather was balmy, the coach was on time, the audience was terrific, the music delightful and the refreshments at the end were Out Of This World! Thank you so much Mevagissey Ladies for inviting us to share this superb evening and raise some much needed funds for the New Heli Appeal. Let’s hope it is not too long before there can be a return visit – head West ladies and prove once again that a Ladies Night concert can be an absolute joy!

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