PAST DIARY
2013 - 2022
2013
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1st December 2013 'Everything Stops For Festive Tea' Plaza Theatre, Stockport
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2014
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7th April 2014 Celebration of 50 years of Stewardship Stockport Sunday School, Compass Point, Stockport
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11th October 2014 Concert Gig with Swingin' Affair Swing Band Partington Social Club, Manchester
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25th October 2014 Wedding St Mary's Church, Cheadle, Cheshire
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15th November 2014 'Pastime with Good Company' Concert Heaton Moor United Church, Stockport ( in aid of Parkinson's UK)
17th December 2014 Parkinsons' UK Christmas Lunch Alma Lodge Hotel, Stockport
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2015
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14th March 2015 Concert 'Pastime with Good Company' Tatton Court, Heatom Moor, Stockport
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26th April 2015 Stockport Sunday School Reunion Stockport Sunday School, Compass Point, Stockport
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26th September 2015 Concert Gig with Swingin' Affair Swing Band Partington Social Club, Manchester
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17th October 2015 Concert ' Ain't Misbehavin' ' St Mary's Church, Moston, Manchester
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1st December 2015 Christmas Concert Kettleshulme Village Hall, Cheshire
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4th December 2015 Christmas Concert St Martin's Church, Marple, Stockport
16th December 2015 Parkinsons' UK Christmas Lunch Alma Lodge Hotel, Stockport (Private Event)
2016
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26th March 2016 Concert Tatton Court, Heaton Moor, Stockport
4th June 2016 Concert Acacia Lodge, Moston, Manchester
24th September 2016 Concert Gig with Swingin' Affair Swing Band Partington Social Club, Manchester
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3rd October 2016 Charity Concert for Wilmslow Scouts Wilmslow
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11th December 2016 Christmas Concert St Thomas Church, Wellington Rd Nrth, Heaton Chapel,
'The World for Christmas' Stockport, SK4 5QG
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14th December 2016 Parkinsons' UK Christmas Lunch Alma Lodge Hotel, Stockport (Private Event)
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2017
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13th May 2017 Concert 12.30 lunchtime St John's Church, Golcar, Huddersfield.
Lunch time concert as part of the Golcar Lily Festival events.
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3rd June 2017 Concert 7pm Stockport Art Gallery/War Memorial, Wellington Rd Sth, Stockport
Special concert to be held in Stockport prior to the visit to the
Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Belgium.
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9th - 12th June 2017 Tour Belgium 2017 Singing at the Last Post Ceremony, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres on 9th
Concert at St George's Memorial Church, Elverdingestraat 1, Ypres
Belgium on 10th June.
23rd September 2017 Guest appearance at concert Partington Social Club, Partington, Manchester
with Swingin' Affair Swing Band
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Sunday 12th November 2017 Remembrance Sunday Service 11am Leading the Community Singing at Stockport War Memorial Art Gallery
Wellington Road Sth, Stockport.
Saturday 2nd December 2017 Christmas Concert 7pm St Edwards Church, Lees, Oldham. OL4 5AJ
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'The World for Christmas'
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Wednesday 20th December 2017 Stockport Parkinsons' Association Private function at the Alma Lodge Hotel, Stockport.
Christmas Lunch
Saturday 14th April 2018 7.30pm Joint Charity Concert Voices in Achord & Concert in aid of Parkinson's UK
Manchester Airport Choir Heaton Moor United Church, Heaton Moor Road Stockport SK4 4HL
Tickets £7.00 inc. refreshments
All proceeds to Parkinson's UK
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Sunday 28th October 2018 Stockport Remembers 1918 - 2018 Leading community hymns
Commemorative Service for Singing during wreath laying
Wilfred Wood VC
Hazel Grove War Memorial Stockport
10.30am
Sunday 4th November 2018 Stockport Remembers 1918 - 2018 Leading community hymns
Commemorative Service for Singing during wreath laying
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James Kirk VC
Cheadle Hume War Memorial Stockport
10.30am
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Sunday 11th November 2018 Act of Remembrance Leading community hymns during
10.30am Stockport War Memorial Singing during wreath laying
Commemorative Service Leading community hymns and
St Mary's Parish Church singing three pieces during service
5pm
Special Service for 100 years
since the end of WW1
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Sunday 9th December 2018 3pm
Christmas Concert Heaton Moor United Church. Heaton Moor Road, Heaton Moor, with special guests Stockport, SK4 4HL The Kinder Ringers Tickets £8.00 under 14yrs free Hand Bell Team
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2019
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Saturday 11th May 2019 7.30pm
Concert with St Thomas Church, Wellington Road North, Heaton Chapel Werneth Concert Band Stockport, SK4 5QG
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Saturday 14th September 2019
'September Song' St Johns Church, Golcar, Huddersfield, HD7 4QA
A late afternoon concert in
conjunction with the Concert Starts 4pm
Golcar Heritage Weekend
FREE concert with retiring
collection.
Refreshments during interval
Wednesday 18th December 2019
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Saturday 21st December 2019 7.30pm St Thomas Church
Christmas Concert Wellington Road North
Voices in Achord with guests Heaton Chapel, The Kinder Ringers Stockport SK4 4QZ
organ: Chris Cotton
oboe: Roy Parrish
2020
Monday 27th January 2020 Taking musical roll in Stockport MBC Stockport War Memorial/Art Gallery
2.30pm Holocaust Memorial Day Service
Pieces being performed as part of the service:
1. Be Still my Soul
2. The Lord's my Shepherd
3. Calling my Children Home
4. Lord, Help Us Live in Peace
Sunday 11th November 2020 Taking part in Stockport MBC Remembrance Stockport War Memorial/Art Gallery
Service on the steps of the War Memorial
Saturday 19th December 2020 Christmas Concert Heaton Moor United Church, Heaton further details later Moor Road, Stockport, SK4 4HL
afternoon concert
CANCELLED DUE TO COVID 19
afternoon
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Sunday
2021
Saturday 4th September 2021
Private Birthday Party
Saturday 11th December 2021
7.30pm
Christmas Concert
Christmas in Coming
with
Voices in Achord and
the Kinder Ringers
Westwood Centre, Huddersfield
Heaton Moor United Church
Heaton Moor Road, Stockport SK4 4HL
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Sunday 14th November 2021
Remembrance Day Service
Stockport War Memorial/ Art Gallery
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Wednesday 15th December 2021
2022
Private Party
Parkison's Assoc Stockport Christmas Lunch
Alma Lodge Hotel Stockport
Thursday 27th January 2022
3pm
Stockport MBC Civic
Holocaust Memorial Service
Stockport Town Hall
Due to Covid this event is now taking place virtually on Zoom:
To watch/listen to the service the link is:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81806133366
Meeting ID : 81806133366
starting at 1500hrs on 27.01.2022
You can however listen to the four pieces being performed by ViA on the Repertoire page of our web site.
1. Be still my Soul
2. Calling my Children Home
3. Prayer of the Children
4. Lord help us live in Peace
Saturday 1st October 2022 Start time 6.30pm
Concert to raise funds for the Ukrainian Appeal at
Stockport Ukrainian Social Club, 185 Buxton Road, Stockport, SK2 7AX
Featuring: Voices in Achord
The Kinder Ringers - fabulous hand bell ringers from Hayfield
Mistral - Clarinet Choir
Geoffrey Brunt - Classical Guitar
ticket sales £10 each available from Stockport Ukrainian Club or telephone Roy on 07710 042088
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Sunday 13th November 2022 11am
Remembrance Day Service and Wreath Laying
Stockport War Memorial/Art Gallery
ViA have been asked again to take part in Stockport MBC Remembrance Day Service .
Saturday 10th December 2022 7.30pm
St Thomas' Church
Wellington Road North
Heaton Chapel, Stockport
SK4 4QZ
