Fundraising
If you shop on-line you can help us to raise funds at no extra cost by using the Easy Fundraising website. To go straight to the website and start shopping, click here:
For more information about how to sign up, please see here for details. We have raised over £1300 since joining the scheme so it is very well worthwhile.
Rehearsal Aids
The Hailsham Choral website includes a section with rehearsal aids to help with learning the notes. This part of the site can only be accessed by
choir members, and you will need a username and password.
Click here to access the Members' Area
For more information about how to obtain a password and how to log in, please see here.
For an introduction to Noteworthy Composer, have a look at this page.
Diary dates
| 2026 | |
| Thursday 30th April 2026 | First rehearsal of summer term Note that rehearsal is in Hailsham Parish Church because of elections |
| Thursday 7th May 2026 | Rehearsals is also in Hailsham Parish Church because of elections |
| Thursday 14th May 2026 onwards | Rehearsals back in Hailsham community centre |
| Saturday 6th June 2026, 4pm | Evensong at Southwark Cathedral Stanford: Magnificat in B flat Vaughan Williams: Let all the world in every corner sing Rose: Responses |
| Saturday 20th June 2026, 10:20 - 10:40am | Sussex Day Event. Vicarage Fields, Hailsham. Singing Sussex and British folk songs. |
| Thursday 2nd July 2026 | Last rehearsal before summer break |
No summer concert because of Southwark, Gournay and other events. We will continue to rehearse until the summer break. |
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| Thursday 3rd September 2026 | First rehearsal of autumn term |
| Saturday 12th September 2026 | Mayor’s Concert, Hailsham Festival (2pm TBC) |
| Friday 2nd - Sunday 4th October 2026 | Visit to Hailsham’s twin town of Gournay-en-Bray. The plan is to do a joint concert in Saint-Hildevert on the Saturday night Note change of date: TBC |
| Saturday 17th October 2026 | Workshop - Arlington Village Hall. 10.00am - 4.00pm |
| Thursday 19th November 2026 | Rehearsal is in St Saviour’s Church, Eastbourne |
| Saturday 21st November 2026 | Autumn concert: Orff: Carmina Burana & Kodaly: Missa Brevis St Saviour’s Church, Eastbourne |
| Wednesday 9th December 2026 | Carol singing Woodside Nursing Home (TBC) |
| Saturday 19th December 2026 | Christmas concert - 7.30pm. Hailsham Parish Church |
| 2027 | |
| For those of you who like to plan ahead! | |
| Saturday April 17th 2027 | Spring concert. Bach: St Matthew Passion Rehearsals on: 7/1/27, 14/1/27, 21/1/27, 28/1/27, 4/2/27, 11/2/27, 18/2/27, 25/2/27, 4/3/27, 6/3/27 (workshop), 11/3/27, 18/3/27, 8/4/27, 15/4/27 |
| Saturday June 26th 2027 | Summer concert Rehearsals on: 22/4/27 (in Hailsham Parish Church), 29/4/27 (HPC) 6/5/27 (HPC), 13/5/27, 20/5/27, 27/5/27, 3/6/27, 10/6/27, 17/6/27, 24/6/27 |
| Saturday November 20th 2027 | Autumn concert. Haydn: The Seasons Rehearsals on: 2/9/27, 9/9/27, 16/9/27, 23/9/27, 30/9/27 7/10/27, 14/10/27, 16/10/27 (workshop), 21/10/27, 28/10/27 4/11/27, 11/11/27, 18/11/27 |
| Saturday December 18th 2027 | Christmas concert Rehearsals on: 25/11/27 2/12/27, 9/12/27, 16/12/27 |
Data Protection
If you want to read the choir’s Data Protection policy, it is available here.