Watford Observer | Sth Oxhey Choir

South Oxhey Choir in fine shape for anniversary concert at Watford Colosseum

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:22:46 +0000

One year on, the South Oxhey Community Choir is hosting a sell-out concert. Melanie Dakin catches up with them at rehearsal at Oxhey Wood School

Choir celebrates a job well done

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 12:59:25 +0100

AS the credits rolled on the last episode of The Choir: Unsung Town on Tuesday evening, a packed auditorium in Oxhey Wood School burst into applause.

South Oxhey's got talent!

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:15:27 +0100

All sorts of talents and treasures are emerging from South Oxhey it seems, as Gareth Malone’s The Choir – Unsung Town series has been revealing on BBC Two. Choir member and South Oxhey resident, Vee Smith, is among them.

Choir toasts lasting legacy at mass screening

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:23:33 +0100

SOUTH OXHEY: Cast and crew of the BBC’s hit television show The Choir: Unsung Town gathered in a South Oxhey school hall last night to watch the last episode in the series and toast its remarkable effect on the community.

The South Oxhey Community Choir: Last episode on BBC2 tonight

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:33:48 +0100

Tune into BBC Two at 9pm tonight for the final episode of The Choir Unsung Town.

A choir is born in South Oxhey

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:23:29 +0100

Week three of The Choir Unsung Town was a vast improvement on the previous week’s rather downbeat episode, which despite recording the success of the children’s choir and the adult group’s first public concert at Watford Colosseum, did little to make the South Oxhey community feel good about the attitudes of those in the surrounding towns.

I'm singing The Choir's praises

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 10:10:30 +0100

Of all the reality programmes that fill the television schedules, displacing drama from our screens, there is one that even I, an actor who might be expected to whinge about reality shows, cannot fault.

Colosseum set for transformation

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:26:40 +0100

WATFORD: Watford Colosseum is to be transformed into a state-of-the-art entertainment venue, after councillors backed plans for a spectacular glass-fronted redevelopment.

Tune in to BBC Two to see how The South Oxhey Community Choir gets on at Watford Colosseum

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 10:34:16 +0100

In episode two of The Choir Unsung Town, the adult choir faces its first concert audience, choirmaster Gareth Malone has his sights set on forming a youth group and finds a likely star at South Oxhey's special needs school, Colnbrook, writes Melanie Dakin

The South Oxhey Community Choir celebrates as the first show airs

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:32:57 +0100

In the pubs of Watford and South Oxhey, members of the South Oxhey Community Choir met to share the first episode of The Choir: Unsung Town and were very impressed with what they saw. Melanie Dakin reports

South Oxhey in the spotlight as The Choir Unsung Town airs on BBC Two

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:28:00 +0100

Gareth Malone's latest project for The Choir has been building a community choir from scratch. South Oxhey residents and choir members tell Melanie Dakin how they got on

Choir's legacy to continue

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:30:00 +0100

SOUTH OXHEY: The South Oxhey Community Choir has promised to carry on singing – long after it makes its television debut on Tuesday evening.

South Oxhey united by community festival

Mon, 04 May 2009 20:51:55 +0100

SOUTH OXHEY: Thousands of people braved rain and wind today to celebrate everything positive about South Oxhey with bands, dancing and a uniting performance by the area's newly created community choir.

Move over Glasto - we're off to the South Oxhey Festival

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 16:33:44 +0100

Award-winning star of TV series The Choir Gareth Malone talks to Melanie Dakin about coaching Britain’s largest community choir for the Soxfest

BBC Choirmaster comes back to Enfield for free singing lesson

Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:59:28 +0100

A SINGING teacher who was featured in two Bafta-winning BBC TV series will be giving all young singers in Enfield the chance of a free singing lesson.