Our Nominated Charity – SUAG

Starting in 2024, the Wayfarers’ nominated charity is the Southport Spinal Unit Action Group (SUAG) Since 1973, SUAG has been helping patients of the North West Regional Spinal Ijuries Centre, in Southport. After much fund-raising, they were able to purchase a property, in Birkdale, in 1985. This property has been turned into an independent living home for number of discharged […]

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Wayfarers Christmas Party

At the end of a year when things really did start returning to some kind of normality, the Wayfarers held their Christmas party at The Bijou Cinema, their home for the past two years. The party gave chorus members to entertain each other and guests, calling on their non-chorus skills. Between guitars, mandolins, ukuleles, drum boxes and monologues it was […]

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Wayfarers Photo Gallery Updated

Following an exercise conducted by David Andrew, to wrestle some photographs out of our old albums, the online gallery has been updated. In addition to the historic images, there are a selection of more recent photos of the chorus, practicing, performing and making charitable donations. If you have any photos of the chorus, which you are able to email to […]

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Wayfarers Chrismas Continues

On Thursday afternoon, The Wayfarers Chorus performed the second of their Christmas 2023 sing-outs, this time in the elegant setting of Southport’s Masonic Hall. The audience were treated to two sets, together with an audience participation section and, by special request, finishing with an ‘Auld Lang Syne’ sing-along. The acoustics in the room were good and the chorus gave an […]

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Wayfarers at Woodvale Chapel

On 28th June, the ‘Men in Black’ from Wayfarers Chorus performed at the Woodvale Chapel near Ainsdale, on behalf of Compassion Acts. The ‘Men in Black’ are a small section of Wayfarers Chorus, who perform when it is not possible to fit the entire chorus into the performance space. The audience thoroughly enjoyed the two, 20 minute, sets and happily […]

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Wayfarers – The Chorus With Two Heads!

That got your attention! In June, the Wayfarers Chorus said a fond farewell to Barry Nowell, who retired after his second stint as our Musical Director. Barry became our MD just before the Covid lockdown in 2020 and his ability to coach us over Zoom played a big part in keeping the chorus together. Any number of choruses fell by […]

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Grand National Chorus Visit Wayfarers

After a number of failed attempts to get together, the Liverpool Based ‘Grand National’ chorus paid Wayfarers a visit in April 2023. Although their numbers are currently a little depleted, the Grand National Chorus gave a good showing, singing a number of songs which are not in the Wayfarers’ repertoire. During the evening, the two choruses performed individually as well […]

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Wayfarers at All Saints

Wayfarers at All Saints

The Wayfarers Chorus entertained a good sized audience at All Saints Church, in Southport, on the occasion of a church social evening. Due to the Covid lockdowns, it had been over three years since the chorus previously performed at All Saints. The audience and the chorus were all glad to be together again and, although Wayfarers didn’t actually perform ‘Happy […]

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Would you like to be our Musical Director?

Musical Director

The Wayfarers Chorus are on the hunt for a new Musical Director. Our current MD retires at the end of May and we are looking for somebody to replace him. Young or old, male or female, it doesn’t matter. What matters is that they are enthusiastic, have the relevant skills and enjoy four part a cappella singing. They also need […]

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