Old Choristers' Association
A Very Warm Welcome To The Official Web Site Of
On behalf of the Chester Cathedral Old Choristers Association, may we welcome to our home page.
We have included details about our Annual Reunion Day on November 12th, please click on the link on the left hand menu.
On the following pages you can
find information on our activities, current and past, along with an opportunity
to join the Association if you were an ex member of the Choir or pupil of
the former
We are adding new content day by day and have included a video of Chester Cathedral Choir:
This photo of the Choir was taken during a concert at Eaton Hall in 1970, supplied by Julian Kelly, son of our President, Dennis Kelly.
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Front row (left to right): Christian Barrington, John Thomas, Rory Smith (R.I.P.), Ridout Jnr, Timothy Benbow, Stuart Smith, Hugh Doxatt-Pratt, N.A. Kelly, J.S.Kelly, Philip Leach, Christopher Green (R.I.P.)
Middle row (left to right): Roger Fisher (Organist and Master of the Choristers), Vincent Beech, Foster, Ridout Snr (obscured behind Ridout Jnr), David Smith, Michael (Micky) Bateman, Robert Pritchard, Duncan Smith (unrelated to the other Smith brothers), Johnny Swinnerton, Jeremy Jones, Christopher Morris
Back row (left to right): Extra Can. Tenor, Wilf Brocklehurst (Can. Tenor), Extra Dec. Tenor, John Morrish (Dec. Tenor and CCCS teacher), Mr Vernon (Extra Dec. Alto), David Bayliss (Extra Dec. Alto and CCCS teacher), Malcolm Parr (Extra Can. Alto), Pete Hebblewhite (Can. Alto and Cathedral craftsman), Charles (Chaz) Hodgkinson (Can. Bass), Extra Dec. Bass, Frank Pinches (Dec. Bass)
Jack Hawkins (Dec. Alto) may have recently retired which might account for the presence of two Extra Dec. Altos
Please use the menu to the left to navigate our site.
If you wish to contact us please click on this Link. When you contact us, could you provide your name, address, phone number and the years you attended the school.
We have recently had a number of enquiries from our link on the Friends Reunited Web site. Please visit this site, you never know, you might find an old school friend from days past! If you have any old photographs from your time at the Choir School, or know of anyone else who may have, please contact us and we will be delighted to include them on the image page.
Thank you, and enjoy your visit. We look forward to seeing you again.
Jeremy Jones
Association Secretary
This page was updated 15th November 2010