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Visit to Verberie - April 2006

choir in church

The choir singing in the Church at Choisy-au-Bac

Hotel Auberge d'Aramont

Sixteen members of the choir, plus conductor and accompanist made a weekend trip to France over the May Day Bank Holiday 2006. Some stayed at the Hotel Auberge d'Aramont in Verberie, others stayed with host families.

The choir gave concerts in both Verberie, a village near Compiègne, twinned with Rayne, and Choisy-au-Bac, Sible Hedingham's twin village. They were joined in Verberie by the local school orchestra.

The programme included most of the songs the choir featured in their annual Spring concert two weeks later with the exception of 'By Cape Trafalgar' which it was felt would do little to enhance the Entente Cordiale.

John Walker not only introduced the choir and the songs in French but organised the whole visit with aplomb.

A street in Verberie

In addition to the concerts, the choir visited the Imperial Palace at Compiègne, Amiens Cathedral and a Calais wine store, but for many the highlight was the singsong round the piano at the hotel on the Sunday night when pianist Hilary Morgan's talents were seen in a new light.

Leaving the church

Leaving the church at Choisy-au-Bac after the service