Wayfarers 30th Anniversary Concert

Plans are well under way for a grand concert to be held in celebration of this major milestone in the chorus’ history. The Wayfarers have joined forces with Southport Rotary Club and, using the skills and talents of both, will produce a fun filled evening of song and music whilst at the same time adding to the coffers of local […]

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Here’s To 30 Years of Singing

2019 is an auspicious year for The Wayfarers Chorus. We were founded in 1989 and have been entertaining audiences (and ourselves) ever since. In that time we have raised thousands of pounds for charities, including Macmillan, Queenscourt Hospice and the Southport Soup Kitchen. At the inaugural meeting, held on February 14 1989, Colin Wayte was appointed as ‘Stage Manager’. Colin […]

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2018 Quartet Night Results

The 2018 quartet night took place on 13 November and was arguably the best yet!  Seven quartets took part, with 19 different singers including a couple of new members. Unfortunately, this year’s judge had to withdraw due to a last minute illness, hopefully not caused by the stress of judging such a high profile competition. Thankfully our audience were more […]

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2018 Southport Music Festival

On Friday, 12 October the Wayfarers Chorus once more competed in the music festival, against other choruses from the region. Our rivals this year were Just Voices, North West Harmony and Mersey Harmony and our songs were Pretty Woman, In My Life and Do You Hear The People Sing. We had virtually a full chorus singing this year, all wearing […]

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A Packed House for the Befriending Society

Wayfarers Chorus, supported by ‘Just Voices’ and ‘Voice Your Voice’, performed to a full house at the Formby Methodist Church on Wednesday 29 August. The concert was part of a two week series of events, organised by the Formby Luncheon Club and Formby Befriending Society, arranged for people who would not otherwise have been able to have a holiday. Wayfarers […]

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Wayfarers 2017 Christmas Party

Once again the members of Wayfarers Chorus gathered together at The Park Golf Club in Southport, for our traditional Christmas party.  This is an opportunity for the chorus members to show their talents in areas other than those we practice every Tuesday night and a good time is always had by all. This year there were some extra special treats, […]

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Meols Hall Sing-Out

Wayfarers Chorus were invited to perform two 30 minute sets at a MacMillan fundraiser in Meols Hall on Tuesday 28 November.  The event took place in the Tithe Barn, a location often used for weddings and so used to people making sweet music together! Tuesday is our traditional rehearsal night and this was reflected in the fact that we fielded […]

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Birkdale Community Hub Fundraiser

On Friday 17 November Wayfarers Chorus performed at the Birkdale Conservative Club, during an evening of entertainment to raise money towards transforming the old Station Master’s House into a community hub and library. The evening’s entertainment started with a monologue from Terry Durrance, entitled ‘Times Gone By’.  As the title suggests, Terry reminisced about times past, with plenty of references […]

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