MALE VOICE CHOIR PREPARES FOR SPRING

Following on from a successful and most enjoyable festive season, Ashington and District Male Voice Choir (ADMVC) have commenced rehearsals for the 2023 season.

We have welcomed two more members to the choir in recent weeks, Gary and Ivan, and both are enjoying the benefits of singing in a community choir whilst learning our revised programme for the coming year. 2023 brings a new programme of events, and dates are being confirmed for performances at Morpeth St Mary’s Church, Morpeth Gathering, our Annual Concert in Ashington to celebrate the King’s Coronation in May, and dates at Beamish Museum, all in the first half of the year.

The start of a new year is a great time to take on new hobbies or interests, and as always, with ADMVC being a community Choir, prospective new singers would be most welcome. Just drop into one of our rehearsals on Thursday evenings at 7 pm in the lounge at Bomarsund Welfare for a taster session. No auditions are required, and you do not need to be able to read music, as one of our experienced members will guide you throughout the evening.

An interval with coffee/tea and biscuits provides the ideal opportunity for members to catch up socially and is always a popular part of rehearsals. Make 2023 the year that you begin your journey in choral singing with us. Communal singing really lifts your mood, and the health benefits from regular singing are well publicised.

If you are interested, please visit our website www.ashingtonmalevoicechoir.org, find us on Facebook, or ring the number shown in our advert below. We look forward to hearing from you.

Clues Across

1 Scottish plaid (6)

4 Entice, coax (6)

9 Shape with many sides (7)

10 Circulate, deliver (5)

11 Grovel (5)

12 Spiky plant (7)

13 Calendar, schedule (6)

15 Despot, bully (6)

18 Touchable (7)

20 Scrutinise (5)

22 Pretended (5)

23 Teeming, jammed (7)

24 Victim, prey (6)

25 Delicate, fragile (6)

Clues Down

1 Subject matter (5)

2 Let go (7)

3 Seraph, cherub (5)

5 Nimbleness (7)

6 Beginning (5)

7 Essential feature (7)

8 Coalesce (5)

13 Captivate, fascinate (7)

14 Ebb, fade (7)

16 Kept away from (7)

17 Instruct (5)

19 Provide for (5)

20 Leave bread to rise (5)

21 Sea-dwelling duck (5)

There is just one simple rule in Sudoku. Each row and each column must contain the numbers 1 to 9, and so must each 3 x 3 box.

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