Christmas Concert Fri 13th December 2019

On Friday 13th December The Decibelles held their second annual Christmas Concert.

The church was bursting at the seams and we had to find more chairs for people than we anticipated. 

Wow! Well what can we say?! Without our followers, we wouldn't be able to help raise money for such wonderful causes.

From this event alone we raised £1625 for KGH's Twinkling Stars Appeal.

This now brings our total for the year, over three events, to £4463!!! Which is just truly phenomenal.

This is now our final event for the year, and we return on January 9th to start working hard towards two big competitions!

The Decibelles sang at the second Kettering Remembrance Concert held on Saturday 9th November at Kettering's Fuller Baptist Church. It was an evening filled with music and verse to celebrate the sacrifice of our armed forces. We performed In Flanders Fields and Holy Holy Holy. To listen to these please visit out gallery or our YouTube channel 

The evening raised £325 for the Royal Navy & Royal Marines Charity.

We are truly so very humble and lucky to be sponsored. Our first treat for the choir was personalised tote bags! Don't they look fabulous!?

These wonderful bags were created by the fantastic Susie at Angel Cottage Designs. Go check her out!

Friday 4th October 2019 saw The Decibelles first Charity Gala.

We welcomed Kettering's Mayor Keli Watts, and Deputy Mayor and Mayoress James and Lorraine Burton.

Jayne Chambers,  Head of Strategic Corporate and Community Fundraising for Kettering General Hospital, also attended and gave a speech on the plans for the bereavement suit.

With everyone's support, we raised £1388 on the night, bringing our total this year to £2838 for Kettering General Hospital's Twinkling Stars Appeal.

Please join us at our Christmas Concert on Friday 13th December at Rothwell's Holy Trinity Church to help raise even more money for this amazing cause.

The Decibelles held their second summer concert on Saturday 13th July.  We had over 171 people in the audience, who made it possible to raise such a tremendous amount for our chosen charity of the year - KGH'S Maternity Bereavement Suite.

We were so very grateful to KGH's Charity Fund for their support, and for organising Carolyn, who is a midwife at KGH, to come and give a brief talk to the audience explaining what they are aiming to achieve.

 To say that our concert was a success was an understatement. Thanks to the generous audience members, we raised a fantastic amount of £1450 for KGH's Maternity Bereavement Suite.

We hope you join us in December for our next big concert to raise even more money for this worthy cause.

The Decibelles held a charity cupcake event at their rehearsal in support of the Alzheimer's Society. Donations made by the choir raised a whopping £163.40! This was from the delicious cakes, a mini auction and book sale.

An enjoyable evening was had by all. 

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On Saturday 27th April The Decibelles were invited to perform at the Kettering Mayor's Charity Music festival. The evening was filled with a plethora of musical talent from the borough. This included St Peter's School choir, a violinist, pianists, choirs and soloists of all genres.

The evening was a thorough success and was filled with so much talent it filled almost 3 hours! The Parish Church was filled to the rafters!

We would like to thank the Mayor and Mayoress for their support and encouragement  throughout their term.

The Decibelles were invited to sing at the 'Spring is Sprung' concert on the 13th April 2019 at the Desborough United Reformed Church with Kettering's Mayor and Mayoress in attendance.. The choir sang a selection of five pieces that they performed at the Oundle Festival of Music and Drama.

The evening was a great success, and helped raise over £500 to go towards the church's lighting renovation work and the Desborough Heritage Centre.

On Saturday 6th April 2019 The Decibelles competed in their first competition at the Oundle Festival of Music & Drama. 

The choir entered four categories. There was an abundance of competition this year, with some classes having 8 choir entries! In fact, so much competition that there was need for two venues and two adjudicators.

Whilst competition singing may seem daunting, it can be a very exciting experience. It brings the choir closer together, as you are all working towards the same goal of 'being the best that you can be'.

We feel it's important to support local competitions to keep them alive for future generations. Sadly, they can close and this happened to Kettering & District Eisteddfod after more than 100 years due to lack of support.

We would like to thank everyone for their support, and to those that came along on the day.

The Decibelles celebrated their 1st birthday in style on the 28th March 2019. In such a short time, the choir has gone from strength to strength and the future really is very exciting.

We were delighted to welcome a representative from Kettering Mind to accept a cheque for £1286.40.

 Thank you again for your continued support and generosity.