A CONCERT at St Thomas’ Church, Wells, on Saturday, March 22, raised almost £700 to support the work of 5th/7th Wells Scout Group.
The Wells community Good Afternoon Choir meets every Tuesday afternoon from 2pm-4pm at St Thomas’ Church, and each year the choir members vote for a new charity to support. In previous years they have raised many thousands of pounds for different organisations and charities and this year’s choice is the work of 5th/7th Wells Scout Group.
A packed church heard the Choir singing many of their popular numbers conducted by their musical director Ruth Jenkins. There were also items from the attending members of the Scout Group, and the special guest was Wells Mayor Councillor Jasmine Browne. Some of the items included sea shanties, and when the audience, plus the choirs, sang the popular shanty Sloop John B, the first verse was sung as a solo by none other than the Mayor.
The concert was attended by Grenville Jones, the founder of Good Afternoon Choirs, who said: “Over the last 15 years I have attended many fundraising concerts across our Good Afternoon Choirs and this was the first time that the local Mayor sung a solo. She was brilliant.”
Members of the Choir supported a raffle which raised nearly £700, and additional fundraising by the choir for 5th/7th Wells Scout Group will continue throughout 2025.
Everyone is welcome to attend the Choir. There is no charge for the first rehearsal.