TEIGN Choral Society are once again delighted to be working with the League of Friends to present our Christmas Carol Concert in St James Church on Saturday, December 10, at 7.30pm.

This year musical director, David Bowles, has chosen a varied programme, which includes the Choir singing a version of the On Christmas Night by Bob Chilcott, a sequence of well known carol melodies, interpreted in a new and innovative way.

Carole-Anne Barr, chairman, Teign Choral Society: ‘There will also be festive carols, some familiar and some less well known and there will be seasonal readings.

‘Our Christmas Concert is an occasion when everyone can enjoy themselves, sing and support a good cause at the same time. Raffle tickets will be on sale through the League of Friends on the evening. We hope to see you there.’

Tickets costing £10, will include a programme and seasonal refreshments, from Teign Music Carlton Place, Ashleigh Way Post Office, members of the choir and at the door.

David Rogers,chairmanof Teignmouth Hospital League of Friends, said: ‘It is my first year as chairman and I must thank the Teign Choral Society for once again sharing their annual Christmas Concert with us.

‘We really do appreciate their generosity in providing this opportunity to raise funds to help with our ongoing work at the hospital.

‘Over the past couple of years there has been a great deal of heartbreak with news that our beloved Hospital, which was the first purpose-built NHS Hospital, is still down for closure. We have supported the people of Teignmouth, Shaldon and Bishopsteignton and we are still going strong after 68 years.

‘We are still providing equipment to the hospital and last year alone we donated over £5.5 thousand pounds and recently we donated over £11.5 thousand pounds which contributed to the health and wellbeing of residents in this area.

‘We shall continue to support the local people to have the best medical services to the high standards required at Teignmouth Hospital.’