THE YEAR 1981

The Ladies "God Bless Them" raised £133.29 for the choir funds and to reward them left their coach stranded on the M 4 while the choir went on to Melksham.
They eventually arrived in time for the after concert refreshments.

Purchase of 1500 tapes 'Ebbw Male Voice Choir in Concert" from Apollo sound
On the tape:- Crossing the Plain, Calm is the Sea, Jacobs Ladder, Finlandia,Roll Jordan Roll, The Lords Prayer, Bandits Chorus, De Battle Ob Jerico, Love Could I Only Tell Thee, Stout Hearted Men, Soon Ah Will Be Done, and Morte Christe.
The Conductor was Alcwyn Savage, Piano May Parry and the Tenor Kenneth Collins.

The Caretaker had a rise from £4.00 to £6.00 per week and someone gave an anonymous donation of 50 p.We never did discover who the generous person was.
Pensioners were exempt from paying contributions at this time.
Those listed on the record:- Oliver John,Stan Gatehouse, Cliff Storey,Lou Baker, Bob Morgan and Ben Evans in the First Tenors. William Jones (long lawn),
Tom Gregory, Lou Rees in the Second Tenors. Joe Greenland, Albert Hendy in the First Bass. Ike Harris, Eddie Davies, Tom Preece, Bill Brown and Bill Dance in the Second Bass.

The records show that Jim Cunningham of Edmunds Omnibus Services received £698.00 from the treasurer for two coaches to Builth Wells, two coaches to Cornwall,two coaches to Melksham and one coach to Tredegar.

The Annual Concert had Kenneth Collins as artist , and a profit of £942.00 was made. The Choir contributed £58.00 and a cheque for £1000.00 was presented to the laser fund at Neville Hall.
With little or no publicity to the choir!

A clock was presented to Mr John Dobbs for his work on the choir building.

Pershore Abbey
This concert was for The Lions Club of Evesham Vale.
With A Voice of Singing, Let All The World, Iona Boat Song, Calm is the Sea Finlandia, Pilgrims Chorus, The Bandits Chorus, Soldiers Chorus, Y Delyn Aur, The Lords Prayer, Rol Jordan Roll, De Battle of Jerico, Love Could I Only Tell Thee, Gwahoddiad and Morte Christe.

New faces Alan Gulliford and Martin Conisby.
Mr W Lewis passed away.

The year closed with cash in bank £2312.00