The Friends of Three Choirs Worcester play a crucial role in the build up to the Festival. This group of over 50 volunteers organise a stream of social events which not only fundraise, but raise the profile and awareness of the Festival.

During the festival week, this team acts as “front-of-house” for all our catering, providing a wonderful friendly atmosphere in our Festival Club, which is open to all.

We are always pleased to hear from more willing volunteers, so if you wish to help keep the spirit of the Festival alive throughout the year, please contact Mrs Ginny Wigglesworth at the Worcester Three Choirs Festival office.

EVENTS TO PUT IN YOUR DIARY!

April 19th 2008 - Choral Workshop
Perrins Hall, RGS Worcester & The Alice Ottley School

Elgar’s “The Apostles”
Conducted by Adrian Partington
Accompanied by Steven Kings

Tickets: £18, £9 (Students) to include tuition, music hire, coffee, tea and biscuits.
Lunch – £6.50 (please order in advance)

Registration: 9.45am
Performance: 5pm

For tickets, please contact Diana Quinney, Keeper’s Cottage, Round Oak, Burford, Tenbury Wells, Worcs WR15 8HW 01584 810568 dianaquinney@hotmail.co.uk

May 17th 2008 - Spanish Cookery Demonstation

Jenny Chandler

Hill Farm House, Little Rissington, Cheltenham, GL54 2NA

Tickets: £35

For tickets, please contact Debbie Liggins, Administrator, Three Choirs Festival, Worcester Porcelain Museum, Severn Street, Worcester WR1 2NE 01905 616200 info.worcester@3choirs.org

June 27th 2008 - Polo Day
Beaufort Polo Club, Westonbirt, Tetbury, Glos GL8 8QW

In conjunction with Acorns Children’s Hospice

11.30am Champagne Reception
12.20pm Polo demonstration
2.30pm 3-course “silver service” lunch with Auction & Silent auction
3pm Polo Match
4pm Presentation and afternoon tea

Ticket price: £85 per head (Tables of 10)

Auction prizes to include:

• A private guided tour of the Household Cavalry barracks in Central London to meet the men, women and horses who provide the daily Queen’s Life Guard and Escort on all the great State occasions;
• A box for 10 at the Worcester Warriors Rugby Club for a game next season to include a meal;
• The chance to learn how to drive a working steam locomotive on the famous Severn Valley Railway.

As charities, we have to rely on the majority of funds raised coming from sponsorship packages and auction prizes. This year to broaden the appeal to as many organisations as possible, we have come up with a host of smaller sponsorship packages. To see this list, please click here.

For tickets, please contact Debbie Liggins, Administrator, Three Choirs Festival, Worcester Porcelain Museum, Severn Street, Worcester WR1 2NE 01905 616200 info.worcester@3choirs.org

For those that wish to sponsor the event, please print and return the reply slip