SPECIAL EVENTS AND WORKSHOPS


Larks Community Choir
Led by Polly Bolton. Meets fortnightly on Wednesday evenings at Ludlow Women's Centre. Singing harmony songs from around the world. Male/female and all ages welcome. No need to read music or have experience, just a desire to sing with others.


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April 12th.

Singing For The Terrified!

2.00 till 5.00

Polly Bolton

£10 Inc. refreshments

An afternoon of light-hearted vocal delvings to help promote singing enjoyment and banish the fear of singing.
Location: Wandering William Barn, Foldgate Lane, Ludlow.

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Sun. April 27th.

Singing Workshop

10.30 till 4.30

Pauline Down

£25 Inc. lunch and teas

Pauline is an experienced choir leader with a wealth of beautiful songs to teach. (See seperate biography on tutors).

 

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Sun. May 4th.

Bird Watching for Beginners

8.00am till 4.00pm

John Tucker

£35 Under 18's £15 children free
Catch the tail end of the dawn chorus with wild life officer, John Tucker. He will show you how to identify all those small brown birds by sight, flight and song and teach bird families and species.
Price includes buffet lunch, teas, cakes etc. Limited places for children. (See seperate biography on tutors).

 

9th-11th May

Singing Retreat

Fri. eve. till Sun. teatime

Polly Bolton, Milly Cain and Sue Harris

Rest, Reiki treatments, walks, great food, one to one voice work and lots of singing together. Siutable for voice practioners and choir members with some singing experience. Residential space limited so please book early.
£120 or £100 if non-residential or camping.
Weekend includes

  • Song writing with Sue Harris, developing song writing and vocal arrangement skills.
  • Improvising a cappella songs with Polly Bolton and Sue Harris.
  • Individual Reiki treatments with Reiki Master, Milly Cain.
  • Singing and improvising together.
  • Singing walks around the Brown Clee Hills

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    7th June

    Make Your Birds Count

    9am till 4pm

    John Tucker

    £35 Under 18's £15

    Wild life officer and long time birder, John will show you how to monitor the bird populations in your area and take part in the vital national surveys being carried out by many bird conservation groups in Britain.
    Includes delicious lunch, teatime cakes etc.
    Some free places for children

     

    Sun.8th June

    Designing a "No Dig" Garden

    10.30 till 5.00pm

    Polly Bolton

    £20 including teas

    How to create an angst-free garden, looking at raised beds, forest gardening and naturalistic permaculture planting schemes.
    Bring food to share for lunch info@oak-barn.co.uk

     

    Thurs.26th June

    Meteibi Workshop and Concert

    The wonderful Georgian male voice choir who brought Georgian music to our shores, back for another tour. Supported by Arts Alive.

  • Venue: Clee St Margaret Village Hall (8 miles from Ludlow)
  • Workshop: 4.00pm till 6.00pm
  • Concert: 7.30pm
  • Cost: £8.00 under 16's £6.00
  • Bring food for supper if you want to stay for the concert
  • Prior booking for both is essential

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    25th to 27th July

    Summer Singing Weekend

    FULLY BOOKED

    £100 whole weekend

    Polly Bolton, Sue Harris, Chris Rowberry, Yvette Staelens and the Polisumi Sisters.
    More summer singing fun from Friday evening till Sunday tea time. Stay and camp for the weekend or dip into workshops.
    All food and refreshments included.
    Please book early as spaces are limited. info@oak-barn.co.uk

     

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