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Lovely Lead’s Wedding Celebration

Lovely Lead’s Wedding Celebration

Sunday 1st May brought the gorgeous wedding celebration of our lovely Lead Spinnakerette, Bethany and husband George at the Skylark Golf & Country Club near Fareham. We affectionately remember the night George proposed to Bethany at a Spinnaker rehearsal. He...

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Barbershop harmony workshop

Barbershop harmony workshop

Our fab MD John Palmer and some Spinnakerettes recently visited Bosmere Junior School in Havant to give the children an introduction to the wonders of Barbershop and a cappella harmony singing. The children were amazing and so excited to join in with the vocal...

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LABBS 25 Year Membership Award-Nicky Best

LABBS 25 Year Membership Award-Nicky Best

At retreat we surprised our fabulous Deputy Tenor Section Leader Nicky Best with her LABBS 25 year pin and certificate, a personalised card signed by the chorus and a scrumptious cake, obviously! Music started early in Nicky’s life. Her musician father was a drummer...

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Spinnaker Retreat Returns

Spinnaker Retreat Returns

After a couple of years of Covid restrictions spoiling our event plans April’22 saw the return of the Spinnaker Retreat at Langstone Resort Hotel in Hayling Island. Two full days of fabulous barbershop coaching by the exceptionally talented Stuart Sides, who travelled...

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Baritone Section Leader, Liz’s Wedding Celebration

Baritone Section Leader, Liz’s Wedding Celebration

In April’22 Spinnakerettes we’re whisked away to Chilworth near Southampton to sing at the wedding celebration of our amazing Bari Section Leader Liz and her husband Tom. The sun shone brightly for their special day which had previously been postponed due to Covid...

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An Unconventional Convention in Spinnakerland

An Unconventional Convention in Spinnakerland

Saturday 30th October in Portsmouth brought together LABBS members for a day of joyful music making in Spinnakerland. The LABBS SE Hub was an industrious hive of activity from start to finish expertly headed by our Vice Chair, Colleen Potter. Our UC’21 Team worked...

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