North Devon Choral Society

Data held
Name, Address, Telephone Number, Email Address

Data held by the Membership Secretary of North Devon Choral Society
We use the data to communicate with choir members.  We send messages from the conductor, information about concerts and other musical events which may interest them.
We retain the data when they cease to be members so that we can very occasionally send them information about special events.

Legitimate Interests
The personal details (Name, Address, Telephone Number and Email Address) of choir members are stored on the password-protected computer of the Membership Secretary.  Hard copies of the Membership List are shared with the Committee of the North Devon Choral Society.  These details are not shared with anyone else. 

Rehearsals take place every Tuesday from September to July except during Christmas and Easter. We don’t usually break for half term.  On arrival, members should register with their voice part representative, and are expected to attend most rehearsals for each concert. They should consult the Membership Secretary if they find that impossible. It is important to indicate on the register whether or not you will be singing in the concert.

Voice part representatives:

• Sopranos – Margaret Cookson
• Altos – Ingrid Hardiman
• Tenors – Richard Andrew
• Basses – John Thompson

Rehearsals run from 7:30 to 9:30 pm with a 15-minute break​ halfway through. Rehearsals take place at Christ Church, Barnstaple, EX32 7BU. There is plenty of free parking available in nearby Queen Street/Bear Street car parks, as well as a few spaces in front of the church for those with limited mobility. On concert days, we rehearse from 2 pm to about 4 pm at the venue.  

Music for all concerts is available to hire at rehearsals.  It would be greatly appreciated if you could indicate during the previous term whether you have your own copy or wish to hire one.   Please treat all hired music with great care, and mark lightly in pencil only. 

At the end of a concert, hired music should be placed in the boxes provided at the concert venue.  If for any reason you do not sing in the concert, hired music must be returned promptly, and if necessary you can contact the Librarian to make arrangements to do so. 

Flyers and tickets for concerts are available approximately six weeks before the concert, and can be purchased at rehearsals and from the outlets listed on the Tickets page.  Each member is given three tickets to sell, with more available.  Any unsold tickets should be returned to the Treasurer in advance of the concert.

Unless specified otherwise:

• Ladies should wear a long-sleeved black top, a long black skirt, or smart black trousers, paired with black tights and shoes.  Please, no bare legs/feet, no ¾ length sleeves, no calf length skirts, no sparkly jewellery. 
  A red artificial rose will be handed out at the afternoon rehearsal and should be returned at the end of the concert. 
• Gentlemen should wear a black dinner suit, a black bow tie, and ate shirt. We use black music folders which will be available at the afternoon rehearsal and should be returned at the end of the concert.

Information to follow.

2026/2027 subscriptions will be announced after the AGM in October.

2025/2026 Subs rates:

Members’ subscriptions for the 2025/26 season were approved at the AGM on 28th October and are now payable.

• Annual: £140
• Reduced: £100
• Term only: £53
• Reduced Term only: £37
• Students: £20

Notes:

• We encourage members to pay the Annual subscription as the cost of running the society is independent of the number of people singing at any one time. We do, however, offer termly payments for those who wish to continue with that option.
• Pay by BACS (preferred, with the name in the reference box, details provided by the treasurer, John Thompson.)
• Cheque, as a single payment or spread over three payments, the first followed by two post-dated cheques, the first dated 1st January 2026, the second dated 1st April 2026. All three cheques to be presented together to the Treasurer, John Thompson.
• For those on benefits, there is a reduced subscription.
• If you are able to Gift Aid and have not yet signed a form, please let John Thompson know.​

The committee endeavours to keep you informed and to discuss any situations and concerns at its meetings.  Please contact any Committee member with any issues you might have.

The AGM is in October each year, when you can speak on any matters and have an opportunity to elect your representatives.