BCS Update - Welcome to 2026

Type of post: BCS Update
Sub-type: General News
Posted By: Tony de Jong
Status: Current
Date Posted: Sun, 4 Jan 2026

Happy New Year everyone! I hope you had a wonderful, refreshing break.

This is a reminder that rehearsals will resume this Wednesday, January 7th, as we welcome in an exciting 2026. Notable events for 2026 include our first concert of the year with the Croydon Philharmonic Choir on April 19th, featuring music by Karl Jenkins. We then return to All Saints Church in Odiham on July 18th for an American Song programme. That is followed by our Autumn concert at the Anvil on November 15th, showcasing Haydn's Nelson Mass.

A few other things to mention 

The results of our Christmas fundraising:
Carol singing in the Malls with Tadley Concert Brass raised £264. The Band has told us they really enjoyed joining us and would like to do it again next year if possible.

Carol Concert at QMC The concert seems to have been a great success, with comments from the audience such as "the best carol concert I have ever been to!" And we managed to raise £809 for Key Changes, our charity of the year.

Well done to everyone who took part. We raised a total of £1,073!

Wednesday sees the welcome return of the weekly BCS raffle.
A chance to go home with a bottle of something and at the same time help raise a few quid towards keeping BCS on the road!

That's it folks. See you on Wednesday. Looking forward to a great year ahead!

Tony