Please keep a regular eye on the whole site for updates to our plans and activities
If planning to attend a session for the first time, or needing more information, please contact us by email: southdownsfolksingers21@gmail.com-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
January 2025
Thursday 2nd: Worthing local group session - 7.15 for 7.30 until 9.30 pm
Saturday 4th: Event - Findon Valley Orchard - Wassail. (Starts 2.00 pm at Coombe Rise car park.)
* N.B. Weather dependent - may be cancelled if rains or snows!
Sunday 5th: Event - Sompting Morris' Wassail Celebration - Tarring Village (open event, starts 8pm)
(Singing in The Vine pub's garden to welcome the returning torch light procession.)
(Unfortunately, the organisers have cancelled this event)
Thursday 16th: Chichester local group session - 7.30 for 8.00 until 10 pm.
Monday 20th: Lewes local group session - 7.30 until 10.00 pm.
February 2025
Thursday 6th: Worthing local group session - 7.15 for 7.30 until 9.30 pm
Monday 17th: Lewes local group session - 7.30 until 10.00 pm.
Thursday 20th: Chichester local group session - 7.30 for 8.00 until 10 pm.
March 2025
Thursday 6th: Worthing local group session - 7.15 for 7.30 until 9.30 pm
Monday 17th: Lewes local group session - 7.30 until 10.00 pm
Thursday 20th: Chichester local group session - 7.30 for 8.00 until 10 pm.
April 2025
Thursday 3rd: Worthing local group session - 7.15 for 7.30 until 9.30 pm
Saturday 12th: Event - Petworth House Spring Festival (sing times 12.00-12.35 / 2.00- 2.35 pm)
Thursday 17th: Chichester local group session - 7.30 for 8.00 until 10 pm
Sunday 20th: Event - Firle Garden Show (sing times 12.00 and 2.00 pm)
Monday 21st: Lewes local group session - 7.30 until 10.00 pm
NB - Lewes Local Group – temporary arrangement Monday April 21st.
Our usual venue is unavailable this month - so we will be singing earlier than usual - 7pm to 9pm - at the "Railway Land Nature Reserve" in Lewes.
Meet at 6:45pm outside the Linklater Pavilion, Railway Lane BN7 2FG (just inside the reserve).
We'll then walk round to the "Magpie Bush” (so named by us when we met there during the Covid lockdown and sang Dave Dodd’s lovely song “The Magpie” as two of them sang along overhead.)
It’s a 5 minute walk along the path south east into the reserve, opposite the lake and just past the raised lookout point. (Bring a torch.)
We will then be back at the Lewes Arms in May.
Sunday 27th: Event - Stanmer "Blossom Day" (sing time 2.00 - 2.45 pm)
May 2025
Thursday 1st: Worthing local group session - 7.15 for 7.30 until 9.30 pm
Sunday 4th: Event - Oldland Mill open day (sing time 2.45 pm) (the event closes at 3.45 pm)
Monday 5th: Event - Storrington "Stork Fair" (sing time 3.00 -3.40 pm) (and at 10.30 a.m., optional)
Thursday 15th: Chichester local group session - 7.30 for 8.00 until 10 pm
Monday 19th: Lewes local group session - 7.30 until 10.00 pm
June 2025
Sunday 1st: Event - Chichester Fringe - an evening event at the Canal Basin Cafe (7.00pm start)
(The Chichester SDFS local group are arranging and leading this event.)
Thursday 5th: Worthing local group session - 7.15 for 7.30 until 9.30 pm
Sunday June 15th: Event - Chiddingly (ChidFest) Sussex Day (sings 2.00pm and 3.15pm)
Monday 16th: Lewes local group session - arrive from 7.00 for 7.30 until 10.00 pm.
(Unfortunately this session has been cancelled - apologies for any inconvenience, we'll resume in July)
(Sadly, due to illness and having only a few singers available, we've had to withdraw from this event.)
July 2025
Thursday 3rd: Worthing local group session - 7.15 for 7.30 until 9.30 pm
Sunday 6th: Event - High Salvington Mill open day celebration, nr Worthing (sing time 3.00 p.m.)
Saturday 12th: Event - "Wild Walks" celebration, Bevendean Community Garden (sing 1.00pm)
Thursday 17th: Chichester local group session - 7.30 for 8.00 until 10 pm
Monday 21st: Lewes local group session - arrive from 7.00 for 7.30 until 10.00 pm.
August 2025
Thursday 7th: Worthing local group session - 7.15 for 7.30 until 9.30 pm
Tuesday 12th: Event - Christ Church, Worthing - (lunchtime performance) 12.30 - 1.30 pm.
Monday 18th: Lewes local group session - arrive from 7.00 for 7.30 until 10.00 pm.
Thursday 21st: Chichester local group session - 7.30 for 8.00 until 10 pm
Sunday 24th: Event - Amberley Chalk Pits Museum "Taste of Sussex" day (sing times tbc)
Saturday 30th: Event - NT Saddlescombe Farm Open Day (sing times tbc)
September 2025
Thursday 4th: Worthing local group session - 7.15 for 7.30 until 9.30 pm
Saturday 6th: Event - Weald and Downland Living Museum (sing times tbc)
Sunday 7th: Event - Oldland Mill open day (sing times tbc)
Saturday 13th (OR 20th): Event - Lewes Priory by Candlelight (sing time tbc)
(NB If it rains on 13th the event may be postponed to 20th)
Sunday 14th: Event - Fernhurst Furnace Open Day (sing times tbc)
Monday 15th: Lewes local group session - arrive from 7.00 for 7.30 until 10.00 pm.
Thursday 18th: Chichester local group session - 7.30 for 8.00 until 10 pm
Sunday 21st: Event - Arundel Community Orchard - Apple Day (p.m.) (sing time tbc)
also " 21st: Event - Stanmer Apple Day (sing times tbc)
October 2025
(local sessions ongoing)
Thursday 2nd: Worthing local group session - 7.00 until 9.30 pm
This meeting will start earlier than usual - with the SDFS Annual General Meeting - at 7.00pm.
Singing will commence at 8.00 pm
November 2025
(local sessions ongoing)
Sunday 23rd: Event - Weald and Downland Living Museum 'Advent Market' (sing times 12.00/2.00pm - tbc)
December 2025
(local sessions ongoing)
Saturday 6th: Event - Petworth House (N.T.) Christmas Choirs - (sing time 5.00 pm) (tbc)
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January 2026
(local sessions ongoing)
Monday 5th: Event - Tarring Wassail
(tbc) : (Event - Stanmer Wassail)
February 2026
(local sessions ongoing)
Friday 6th: Event - Brighton Unitarian Church - lunchtime concert (sing 12.30 - 1.15pm)
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