9:08am Thursday 26th June 2008
By Emma Clayton
The Glen Singers are marking the retirement of musical director Maureen Handby with a gala performance at Bradford Cathedral this weekend.
Maureen was a founder member of the Bradford choir, right, when it was launched 24 years ago.
She placed an advertisement in the T&A to try and gauge the interest in the formation of a new choir.
“That first Thursday evening in March we got 24 people. Now we have 81,” she says.
Now based at Thackley Methodist Church, the Glen Singers perform several times a year to raise money for local charities and have so far raised around £20,000.
Maureen is succeeded by new musical director Tony Hamilton, from the choir’s tenor section.
Her retirement will be marked with a gala performance featuring songs the choir has sung over the past 24 years.
Members also enjoyed a recent celebration at Bingley’s Ramada Jarvis Hotel where Life president Geoffrey Ellison spoke of Maureen’s long, professional and devoted service to the choir.
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