Wayland Men's Shed
The Shanty Group
Shanty Group members enjoy a good sing along. We are not a choir in the formal sense and don't aspire for perfection; however, we do our best to reach a good standard and have recently played a few gigs in local venues where we were well received.
You don't have to be a good singer or read music to join in but a sense of humour is essential. We rehearse fortnightly - usually the first Monday and third Wednesday of the month. There is no additional charge other than the usual £2 fee for attending the shed. Why not come along and give it a go?
Interested? Contact Nigel Potter – Shanty group lead - email: silveralto@gmail.com
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As reported last month, the Shanty Group was asked to perform for a last time at Linden Court Care Home before the last of the residents were relocated to other homes. It was both uplifting and sad. The small audience were appreciative of our singing, and we left feeling that we had done our best to raise their spirits during a time of uncertainty. Perhaps the most telling comment was made by a young carer who told us that one resident with severe dementia didn’t really know what was going on but tapped his foot to every song.
We thank Linden Court residents for giving us an opportunity to sing for them.
We turn our attention now to the next gig – Swainsthorpe Church on 17th May. This will be the first time we will sing our new 2025 programme. It will be a mixture of old favourites and new songs that we haven’t sung in public before. Hopefully, everything will go well and there won’t be too many hiccups. I’ll let you know howit went next time.
Finally, we would like to welcome Jeff to the group, which is now 16 strong, and hope that he will enjoy singing with us. Whatever people think of us we must be getting something right!
Our next rehearsals will be on: Monday 5th and Wednesday 21st May 2025 starting as soon as possible after 10 o’clock in the room behind the bar.”
Interested? Contact Nigel Potter – Shanty group lead - email: silveralto@gmail.com
Shanty Group Live In Action At A Local Village Hall May 2023
