Tag: past events

Battle Of The Brains

Carol
Carol

With the promise of star prizes, a jolly good sing-song and assorted beverages of the alcoholic variety, plus the opportunity to engage our brains in something a little more taxing than ‘Deal or No Deal’ we all arrived excitedly and full of expectation at the Black Cap with a £5 note burning a hole in our little sweaty hands for the Soprano Section’s fundraiser.
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On The (Windsor) Fringe

Johnathon
Johnathon

What a start to the new season! 8.30 a.m. on a Saturday morning is not normally my idea of ‘the best time to get up’ but for a change, I was quite happy to. We were going to visit the Queen in Windsor! Off I toddled armed with a surprisingly clear head, sheet music and a wealth of Enya on my headphones to soothe me into the day. The fun started early, bumping into Carol on the bus on the way to Waterloo, and doing what the Pinkies do best – chatting with a hint of the gossip.
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Singing out

Hello Pinkies. Hope you’ve all enjoyed your summer break. While you’ve been off sunning your bones the Various Voices 09 team have huddled together again to work out how to make the festival in London the biggest and best it can be. This latest meeting was a touch smaller than the first with not a huge amount to report back on unfortunately. We’re still waiting for everyone to reply to the skills questionnaire so we can work out who is going to organise what. This should get moving at the next meeting.
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To Leeds with Gay Abandon

MikkiI felt rather sorry for the people who had to share the train carriage with us on the 15th of July 2006. The Pinkies were on our way to Leeds and had pretty much taken over a whole carriage on the train. I fell asleep for a bit and was woken by the melodious sound of people practising their parts for Catch a Falling Star.
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