1991: The Chacewater Male Voice Choir and the Carnon Vale Male Voice Choir unanimously voted in favour of amalgamation to become the Chacewater & Carnon Vale Male Voice Choir. Although only five miles apart, the two choirs enjoyed a friendly relationship over the years giving the occasional joint concert together
Tony Mansell
- 15 July 2022
1947: Three men of the Chacewater Institute decided to form a choir. 1947: They persuaded an ex BBC bass, Foster Manley, to become their Musical Director. November 1947: The twenty-eight members of the choir gave their first concert – in Chacewater. This programme has been deposited at Kresen Kernow 1950s
- 15 July 2022
June 1942: Four men, led by Edgar Ham, formed a choir and practised in Colonel Carey-Morgan’s barn at Calenick after their Home Guard duties. 1942-1948: Gordon Hall, the organist of Falmouth Parish Church, became their first Musical Director. 1945: The choir expanded at the end of the Second World War
- 15 July 2022
Gareth Churcher Gareth was born in Falmouth in 1983 and has a flourishing career as a conductor and composer primarily in the world of brass and voice. His works have been performed locally, nationally and internationally. He has had works performed by the Virtuosi GUS Band, Brett Baker and various
- 12 July 2022
Charles Chegwyn By Tony Mansell Henry Chegwyn (1829-1924), Charlie’s father, was born and died in Trevella, a house in Algers (Algiers on maps), Feock, which his father had built. He was a stonemason and at least two of his children, including Charles who is the subject of this article,
- 12 July 2022