Following last year’s successes reported elsewhere, we are pleased to announce another programme of concerts for 2010.  Once again we will have an exciting and varied selection of performers, including local and semi-professional groups and professional musicians.

Sat 20^th Feb – The Stagg Quartet – string quartet

Sat 22^nd May – Royal Holloway Chamber Choir

Sat 12^th Jun 1:30pm – Blaze Wind Quintet – during the Summer Festival weekend

Sat 25^th Sep – Reading Blue Coat School – a vocal and instrumental medley

Sat 27^th Nov – Christopher Cipkin - organist

All the concerts take place in the parish church, start at 7:30pm and be priced in advance at £10 adult / £5 u16 (or £1 more if bought on the door), and the programme and interval refreshments are free.  There is also a family ticket (two adults and up to three children) available for £25.  Season tickets are also available before the first concert at a significant saving: £39 adult, £19 u16, £35 pensioner, £95 family.

As before, the proceeds from each concert are divided between a charity nominated by the performers and the church.

 ‘Friends of the Waltham St Lawrence Concerts’

This concert series is a major undertaking with significant costs, and to help provide a solid financial footing we invite interested members of the community to support it by becoming a ‘friend’, and for the existing friends (to whom we are most grateful) to renew their ‘friendship’.

For a moderate donation, this gives supporters the satisfaction of helping the cultural life of the village and the nominated charities, and entitles them to a good seat at any concert (the first few rows are reserved for ‘Friends’).  Friends are acknowledged on concert programmes, but can be anonymous if they prefer.

More details about the concerts and performers are available from the committee chairman Malcolm Harding ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) 0118 926 3864 – or for Season tickets and Friends matters, please contact the treasurer Don Hickson ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) 0118 940 3209.