SITTINGBOURNE ORPHEUS CHORAL SOCIETY

Welcome to our website

Sadly, Ken Fulton, a long-standing, highly respected, and greatly valued member of the choir passed away from Covid in Medway hospital during the early hours of Sunday the 24th January 2021. Ken has been a member of Orpheus in excess of 40 years and his passing will leave a noticeable gap in the bass section. We will miss him, both as a singer and as a friend. At a time of such personal grief and loss, none of us can begin to know what the family must be going through. We extend our thoughts to his wife Linda and the family.

Chairperson,

Amanda Boyne.

CHRISTMAS CAKE RAFFLE PRIZE WINNERS

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Draw taken by our President Pauline Panton

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Ist Prize 10” Iced Fruit Cake – Roger Sills – Ticket Number 398

2nd Prize 7” Iced Fruit Cake – H Mayes, 5 Simpson Road – Ticket Number - 146

3rd Prize 7-10” Uniced decorated with Marzipan fruit Cake – Jane Hadler – Ticket number 492

4th Prize A Bottle of Prosecco -  Gerry Lewin – Ticket number228

5th Prize A bottle of Wine – Val Warn – Ticket number 288

Well done everyone and enjoy.

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Some Sad News

It is with much sadness, to announce that Patrick Keast, our Society’s well-loved, long-standing member of the Bass section, Committee member and Treasurer, has passed away after his long, unforgiving and courageous battle with Covid-19. Pat will be greatly missed by those who had the pleasure of knowing and singing with him and whose lives he touched. At some stage, who knows when, we will all sing again and mark Pat’s passing together as a choir.

Amanda Boyne

Chairperson

SOCS and COVID 19

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We are following the latest Government guidelines and, much to our regret, we had to cancel our concert in March. In line with current Government policy, their next review being May 7th, we are finding it difficult to plan when our next performance will be. Hopefully, our proposed July concert may go ahead, however, with possible limited rehearsal time and reduced choir members who may still be shielding, we will be required to follow updated guidelines. Hopefully, we will hold our Christmas concert, assuming that under Government restrictions we can meet and reduce social distancing. We are also planning a full set of concerts for next year, should we be allowed, and would like to thank our audience for their continued support. We will keep you informed of any changes. Keep safe and we will see you sometime in the future.

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We welcome you to our Website and hope that you find it informative and easy to navigate.

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Sittingbourne Orpheus Choral Society, is a Sittingbourne based choir, formed in 1945. The choir comprises of 75 singers from, Swale; Rainham, Medway and Maidstone.

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If you would like to make a comment, or join us at a concert or fund-raising event, please contact us via email on:

socs.webmail@gmail.com