2006 |
|
August |
Garden tea Party |
August |
Organ Recital on the
Willis organ by Jonathan Kingston (of Stowe School) |
September |
Concert by St Mary and St
Giles Band |
October |
Autumn Concert by the
Parish Singers and the Band |
December |
Tombola and produce stall
at Christmas Fayre as part of the annual
switching on of Stony Stratford Christmas Lights
day raised over £400 |
2007 |
|
28 January |
Sunday Lunch and Raffle
raised £440 |
17 March |
St Mary and St Giles Band
Concert raised £259.58 |
21 April |
Organ Recital by
Jonathan Kingston (Stowe School). 7.30 pm
in St Mary and St Giles Church, Stony Stratford.
Retiring collection and Raffle raised £686.83.
Light refreshments served. |
3 June (Sunday) |
Vivant
concert in St Mary & St Giles Church at 7.30
pm. Clive Williams and Mark Prescott play traditional
acoustic music (French waltzes and mazurkas, English
song tunes and hymn music) on violin and melodeon.
Retiring collection for the organ fund raised
£100. Light refreshments served. (This concert
was part of Stony
Live week) |
5 June (Tuesday) |
Lunchtime weekday concert
by some members of SMSG band. 12.30 pm for 45
minutes, audience were invited to bring their
sandwiches and listen while they ate. Retiring
collection for the organ fund raised £146.75.
Tea and coffee were served. (This concert was
part of Stony
Live week) |
10 June (Sunday) |
Organ fund stall at Folk
on the Green, Horsefair Green, Stony Stratford
raised £100. |
11 June (Monday) |
Lecture by Sandy Kidd,
County Archaeologist: Christians and Pagans
in Buckinghamshire: The Archaeology of Ritual
and Religion from Prehistory to the Middle Ages.
7.30 pm in St Mary and St Giles CE Junior School,
King George’s Crescent, Stony Stratford.
Retiring collection raised £133. Tea and
Coffee were served. |
15 July (Sunday) |
Three course Sunday Lunch
and Raffle. 12.30 pm in Russell Street First School,
Stony Stratford. Tickets £10.00 each. Waitrose
provided the Gammon (main course) for free. Once
again a sellout and very enjoyable event with
lovely food which made a good profit for the fund
(£483 + £65 on the raffle). |
30 August (Thursday) |
Lunchtime weekday concert
by members of SMSG band. 12.30 pm for 45 minutes,
audience were invited to bring their sandwiches
and listen while they ate. Retiring collection
for the organ fund raised £103. Tea and
coffee were served. |
4 October (Thursday) |
Lunchtime weekday concert
by members of SMSG band. 12.30 pm for 45 minutes,
audience were invited to bring their sandwiches
and listen while they ate. Retiring collection
for the organ fund raised £134.56. Tea and
coffee were served. We had a band of about 15
and an audience of 40. |
4 Nov (Sunday) |
2.30 pm annual Autumn Concert
- Parish Singers, SMSG Band, Handbells, Children's
choir and band (variety of music, secular and
sacred). Free entry, retiring collection for the
organ fund raised £208.21. Tea and coffee
were served. About 40 folk performed and there
was an audience of about 80. |
1 Dec (Saturday) |
10.00 am - 4.00 pm Giant
Tombola, Chutney, Crafts and good quality
secondhand baby equipment for sale in the Church
as part of the Christmas Fair was held
on Switch on of Christmas Lights Day in Stony
Stratford. Grand total raised £477.48. |
9 December (Sunday) |
Three course
'Christmas' Sunday Lunch and Raffle. 12.30
pm in Russell Street First School, Stony Stratford.
Tickets £15.00 each as this was a special
Christmas version with crackers. Waitrose
provided the Turkey (main course) for free. Once
again a sellout and very enjoyable event with
lovely food which made a good profit for the fund
(£750 + £106.50 on the raffle). |
9 December (Sunday) |
7.30 pm Milton
Keynes Youth Choir conducted by David
Kirby-Ashmore sang a selection of Music for
Advent and other pieces in St Mary & St Giles
Church. Entrance was by programme (in advance
from organ fund group members or on the door),
£6.50 (adults), £4.50 (over 60s, students
and 5-15s), this very enjoyable concert raised
£215.60 after expenses. |
15 December (Saturday) |
3.00 pm - 5.00 pm Parish Singers,
Handbells and SMSG Band played in Middleton
Hall, MK Shopping Centre. Total raised £148.41. |
2008 |
|
21 February (Thursday) |
Lunchtime weekday concert
by members of SMSG band. 12.30 pm for 45 minutes,
audience were invited to bring their sandwiches
and listen while they ate. Retiring collection
for the organ fund raised £131.93. Tea and
coffee were served. About 55 in the audience and
15 in the band. |
16 March (Palm Sunday) |
6.00 pm, Lent Cantata
by the Parish Singers, with the Organ in St Mary
& St Giles Church. The Crucifixion
by John Stainer was performed as a devotional
piece (though not part of a service). It was
an opportunity to hear the organ play outside
of normal services and was not a fundraising event.
|
19th April (Saturday) |
7.30 pm, St Mary & St Giles
Band and Handbell ringers Concert, in St Mary
& St Giles Church, Stony Stratford. Retiring collection
and Raffle raised £246.48. |
7 June (Saturday) |
"The Golden Spot"
Tombola at the Church Summer Fete raised £115.50. |
13th July (Sunday) |
12.30 pm, 3 course Sunday
Lunch and Raffle at Russell First School.
12.30 pm in Russell Street First
School, Stony Stratford. Tickets £12.00
each. Waitrose
very kindly provided the Lamb (main course) for
free. Once again a sellout and
very enjoyable event with lovely food which made
a good profit for the fund (£608 + £76
on the raffle = £684) |
19th July (Saturday) |
10.00 am - 12 noon,
Second hand book stall in aid
of the organ fund at the Church coffee morning
raised £23.50. |
4th September |
Lunchtime
weekday concert by members of SMSG band. 12.30
pm for 45 minutes, audience were invited to bring
their sandwiches and listen while they ate. Retiring
collection for the organ fund raised £33.00.
Tea and coffee were served. Audience of about
40 and 15 in the band. |
28th September (Saturday) |
10.00 am - 12 noon,
Second hand book stall in aid
of the organ fund at the Church coffee morning
raised £32.94. |
26th October (Sunday) |
2.30 pm annual Autumn
Concert in St Mary & St Giles Church
- Parish Singers,
SMSG Band, Handbells,
Children's choir and band (variety of music, secular
and sacred). Another successful concert. Free
entry, retiring collection for the organ fund
raised £220.66 (including gift aid donations).
Tea and coffee were provided. 45 performers and
72 in the audience. |
29th November (Saturday) |
Christmas Bazaar
in St Mary & St Giles Church to coincide with
Switching on of lights day in Stony Stratford.
As part of this event, the Organ Fund
stall included "The Golden
Spot" Tombola, a craft stand and
secondhand toys for sale and raised £370.70. |
16th December (Saturday) |
7.00 pm St
Mary & St Giles Band and handbell
ringers did a concert in Pottersbury URC
church for their funds. The Church very kindly
donated £75.00 to the organ fund as thanks. |
13th December (Saturday) |
2.00 pm - 4.00
pm, St Mary & St Giles
Band and Parish
Singers busked in Middleton Hall, MK Shopping
Centre for the organ fund and raised £96.01
plus 3 euros 5 cents, 5 Gibraltar pence and 3
USA cents! About 20 members of the band and Parish
singers performed. |
20th December (Saturday) |
7.30 pm, St
Mary & St Giles Band Christmas Concert,
in St Mary & St Giles Church, Stony Stratford.
Refreshments, Raffle and retiring collection raised
£255.70. About 20 members of the band performed
and there were around 80 people in the audience. |
2009 |
|
12th March (Thursday) |
Lunchtime
weekday concert by members of St
Mary & St Giles Band. 12.30 pm for 45 minutes,
audience were invited to bring their sandwiches
and listen while they ate. Retiring collection
for the organ fund raised £57.68. Tea and
coffee were served. Audience of about 25 and 12
in the band. |
22nd March (Sunday) |
4.00 pm Band and Bells
Concert with music by St
Mary & St Giles Band and handbell
ringers. Free entry, retiring collection for
the organ fund raised £77.27. Audience of
40 and 21 performers. |
4th April (Saturday) |
3.00 pm Lent Cantata
by the Parish
Singers, with the Organ in St Mary & St
Giles Church. The Passion according to
St Mark by Charles Wood was performed
as a devotional piece (though not part of a service).
Parish Singers conducted by Andrew
Storer
Organ played by James Wharton
Soloists: Matthew Lucas, Peter Eales, David Scrutton,
Jude Kirk, Jenny Rowlson, Anna Page
It was an opportunity to hear
the organ play outside of normal services and
was not a fundraising event, although gift aid
envelopes and pipe sponsorship forms were available
as usual in the Church for anyone wishing to make
a donation at this event. |
18th April (Saturday) |
10.00 am - 12 noon,
Bric a Brac stall at the Church Coffee
morning outside the Church, in the High
Street raised £24.65. |
19th April (Sunday) |
4.00 pm - 6.00 pm, Tea
Dance with music by St
Mary & St Giles Band, in St Mary & St
Giles Junior School Hall. Tickets were £4.00
each, including the tea and cakes. We also had
a raffle. This was a very successful, enjoyable
event, which raised £294! (55 dancers, 12
band members, several helpers serving tea)
|
16th May (Saturday) |
10.00 am - 12
noon, Bric a Brac
and Book stall at the Church Coffee morning outside
the Church, in the High Street raised £39.90. |
6th June (Saturday) |
I have hope in none other than
you, O God of Israel
We welcomed an audience of 320
people to a concert of exceptionally beautiful
and rarely performed music in which singers from
St Mary & St Giles Church, Quorum, Milton
Keynes Chorale, Andante and other choirs in Milton
Keynes sang Thomas Tallis’ 40 part motet
"Spem in Alium". The audience
was surrounded by 8 choirs of 5 voices each in
the Church balcony singing this 40 part heavenly
music (composed for the birthday of Queen Elizabeth
I).
The concert also included some
solos on the organ played by James Wharton and
Andrew Storer as well as individual and joint
choir items, including 'I was Glad' by Parry and
'Zadok the Priest' by Handel. Director of Music
was James Wharton.
7.30 pm, St Mary & St Giles Church,
Stony Stratford.
Entrance was by programme. Wine
and Fruit juice refreshments were available. We
raised about £3,300.00 at this sellout,
highly memorable concert. See http://smsgpipeorgan.wordpress.com/2009/06/07/spem-a-triumph/
for photos and an account of the event. The concert
was recorded, and we hope to issue a CD in the
near future.
This event was also listed on
StonyLive
and www.organrecitals.com
|
8th June (Monday) |
12.30
pm for 45 minutes Lunchtime weekday
concert as part of StonyLive
week by members of St
Mary & St Giles Band. The audience brought
their sandwiches, tea and coffee were available.
Free entrance, retiring collection for the organ
fund raised £129.93 (though this will increase
because £75 was gift aided). Audience of
about 38 people, 12 performers.
|
9th June (Tuesday) |
Education day for Year
5 and Year 6 children of St Mary & St Giles
Junior School. This successful day was not a fundraising
event, but gave the children a chance to learn
more about the organ. For an account of the day,
and photographs, see http://smsgpipeorgan.wordpress.com/2009/06/09/education-day-for-year-5-and-6/ |
13th June (Saturday) |
10.00 am - 1.00 pm Golden
Spot Tombola at the Church Summer Fete raised
£110.12. This event was also listed on StonyLive.
|
4th July (Saturday) |
Organ Fund Bric a Brac Stall
at Milton Keynes Music Service Summer Fete (Simpson,
Milton Keynes) 10.00 am - 3.00 pm raised £36.00 |
19th July (Sunday afternoon) |
Summer Treasure Hunt
around Stony Stratford on a Sunday afternoon just
before the Summer holidays begin. An event for
all the family started and finished at St Mary
& St Giles Church and involved participants
finding clues around the town within a set period
of time. Tea, coffee and biscuits were available
in the church. Prize donated by John
Lewis PLC. This enjoyable event (despite the
rain) raised £137.23. See http://smsgpipeorgan.wordpress.com/2009/07/19/hunting-for-treasure/
for an account of the day. |
31st August (Bank Holiday Monday) |
6.00 pm
Organ Recital by Jonathan Kingston
(Director of Music, Bromsgrove School). We welcomed
back our 2006/2007 organist and choirmaster Jonathan
Kingston (formerly of Stowe School, now of Bromsgrove
School). Jonathan's recital (attended by over
80 people) was preceded by Cream Teas in
the Church from 4.00 pm, which coincided with
Stony Stratford Town Fayre. The Cream Teas and
Retiring collection at the recital raised £1372.00
for the organ fund.
For an account of the event
see http://smsgpipeorgan.wordpress.com/2009/08/31/glorious-recital-and-cream-teas/.
The event was listed on http://www.organrecitals.com/1/recitals.php?organist=jonkin
and http://www.concert-diary.com/105700. |
10th October (Saturday) |
SMSG organ fund Golden Spot
Tombola at Deanshanger Feast (2.00 pm - 5.00
pm), Deanshanger raised £90.50 for the organ
fund. |
17th October (Saturday) |
Musical
Bites 1 'How the Organ works' education morning
for members of the public and parish family
9.30 am - 12 noon Music with Cappuccino, Coffee,
Tea, Cakes and Piano Key Raffle raised £328.42
for the Grand Piano Fund (we need £5,000
for a Grand Piano which will be used for fundraising
purposes). |
25th October (Sunday) |
2.30 pm, Annual Autumn
Concert by St Mary & St Giles Parish
Singers and Friends, the Band,
handbells and
children. Tea/Coffee and biscuits were provided.
Free entry, retiring collection for the organ
fund raised £243.12 (including gift aid).
Over 67 people in the audience, with 35 performers.
|
14th November (Saturday) |
Musical
Bites 2 Sing-along-a-Lorra-Songs
9.30 am - 12 noon Music with Cappuccino, Coffee,
Tea and Cakes raised £326.40 for the Grand
Piano Fund. |
28th November (Saturday) |
10.00 am - 4.00 pm Golden
Spot Tombola for the organ fund at the
Christmas Fayre on the Stony Stratford Switching
on of Lights Day raised £331.71 for the Organ
fund. See http://smsgpipeorgan.wordpress.com/2009/11/28/stony-lights-and-smsg-christmas-fayre/
for a report and photos. |
12th December (Saturday) |
Musical
Bites 3 Choral Workshop 9.30 am
- 12 noon Music with Mulled Wine, Cappuccino,
Coffee, Tea, Cakes and Mince Pies raised £553.00
for the Grand Piano Fund. For an account of the
event, photos and video clips please see http://smsgpipeorgan.wordpress.com/2009/12/13/a-resounding-success-musical-bite-3/ |
2010 |
|
16th January (Saturday) |
Musical
Bites 4 Brass ensemble workshop
9.30 am - 12.30 pm Music with Cappucino, Coffee,
Tea, Cakes and Soup raised £256.00 for the
baby Grand Piano Fund. For an account of the event
and photos, please see http://smsgpipeorgan.wordpress.com/2010/01/16/brass-and-piano-musical-bite-4/.
|
7th February (Sunday) |
Ben
Westlake Clarinet Recital 2.30 pm. Ben
is a finalist in the woodwind section of the BBC
Young Musician of the Year Competition, and
he played his test pieces in this recital on his
clarinet. He was joined by his brother James on
the flute and Daniel King Smith accompanying on
the Baby Grand Piano in this concert. Free entry,
refreshments, retiring collection in aid of the
Grand Piano Fund raised £800 towards
the purchase of the instrument, £33.12 for
its tuning and maintenance, and £20 gift
aided for the Organ fund. There were 227 people
in the audience. This concert was listed on Concert-Diary.com
An account of the event can be found at http://smsgpipeorgan.wordpress.com/2010/02/08/mesmirizing-clarinet-flute-and-piano/
|
13th February (Saturday) |
"Love in Bloom"
- Andante present a Concert of words and music
for St Valentine's Day. Director of Music
Roger Windmill, Accompanist Ed Tomlinson. 7.30
pm in aid of the Grand Piano Fund. Entry
by programme: £7, £6 concessions,
£1 children under 16 raised £319.70
for the baby Grand Piano fund. Red Roses
by Willis Flowers. This concert was listed in
Concert-Diary.com
You can read an account of the event at http://smsgpipeorgan.wordpress.com/2010/02/18/20-red-roses/ |
18th February (Thursday) |
St
Mary & St Giles Band lunchtime Concert
12.30 pm Retiring collection for the Church
Restoration Fund. |
20th February (Saturday) |
Musical
Bites 5 Percussion ensemble taster
session with Caz Wolfson who gave a Marimba recital
at 11:30 am. 9.30 am - 12 noon Music with
Cappuccino, Coffee, Tea, Cakes and Soup. 25 people
participated, plenty more came to listen, and
we raised £434.55 for the Grand Piano
fund. See http://smsgpipeorgan.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/percussion-fun-at-musical-bite-5/
for photos and an account of this event. |
6th March (Saturday) |
7.30 pm Bow, Blow and Chopin
- Ian Facer (Trumpet), Julia Benham (Piano) and
Maurice Cavanagh (Violin) Concert raised £250
for the Grand Piano Fund. 37 people in
the audience. See http://smsgpipeorgan.wordpress.com/2010/03/07/violin-trumpet-and-piano-concert/
for photos and a description of this event. |
