Here are final details for the next ten day leading up to the Christmas concert
Venue
St Michaels Church, High Street, Lewes, BN7 1XU. It is in the bottle neck opposite the Brewers Arms. Nearest easy (and free) parking is at County Hall (where we park for rehearsals).
Timings
Please arrive at 1.45pm ready to sing PROMPTLY at 2.00pm. Please let Fiona M know if you will be late.
Musical rehearsal from 2.00pm to 3.00pm. Short break. First concert 3.30pm to approx 4.45pm. Break to 6.15pm. Second concert 6.30pm to approx 7.45pm.
During the main break you can pop over to Cafe Nero (or Brewers Arms) for a quick coffee and snack. Feel free to bring water and refreshments with you. There are toilets in the adjacent church hall but may not be heating!
Tickets
Still available from www.ticketsource.co.uk/paddocksingers
Advance ticket sales are much appreciated, but there will a few tickets available on the door. Please remind any friends and family coming that we will have a cash collection for the local good causes.
Dress code
All black with a splash of red (scarf/jewellery/rose/accessory). You will need to be "dressed" for the concert so it is probably easiest to come dressed at the start but you can change in the church hall.
Personal stuff
Please minimise what you bring with you especially valuables. Bags can be kept in the side altars but please hang coats in the vestry (if we have access). The church is usually reasonably warm but an extra jumper or cardie for rehearsal may be useful. There will be 35 of us in a very tight area so please be considerate to others about where you stand. Ensure readers and soloists/small groups are at the front.
Folders
Ideally our usual folder, which for new people is: Tiger 300933 40 A4 Pocket Presentation Display Book. We usually show the current poster on the front.
This is available on Amazon for £5.29 at: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tiger-300933-Pocket-Presentation-Display/dp/B0025LBAFQ/ref=sr_1_7?keywords=black+display+folder+a4&qid=1575311480&sr=8-7
Running order
Ruth will send this in the next few days. Please print one out for your own use or ask me if you need one printed. Please don’t take audience programmes on the day.
Decoration of church
Please feel free to bring along greenery and tea lights (in jars) to decorate the church. Jenny S co-ordinates this and we will aim to set up during the brief break before the first concert. Please help Jenny with decoration. Please also take home anything that you bring.
Set up and clearing up
We wll need to bring in and take back chairs from the small adjacent church hall which we will do at 1.45pm before rehearsing and take back after the concert. Please help move chairs if you can.
On the day contact
If you have non-music related queries on the day, please contact Fiona M and let Ruth focus on the music. If you have music related queries, please ask Ruth rather than your neighbour and please don't chat during rehearsal as we have a lot to cover and Ruth does not want to have to speak over you!
Don’t forget the extra rehearsal on Monday at St Michaels at 7.45pm.
Ruth and Fiona M