Saturday 5th September 2026, 10am-5pm COME AND SING: SONGS OF HOPE AND LOVE. St Mary’s Church, Thame, OX9 3AJ In aid of local charities SharingLife Trust and Wycombe Homeless Connection Music Director Helen Swift. Accompanist Judy Thompson. Reservation: To book, please complete the separate form and send either by email to comeandsingthame@gmail.com or by post to Maggie Westby, 14 The Avenue, Chinnor, Oxon, OX39 4PA. Donation by bank transfer: Sort code – 23-05-80, Account number – 29858632 or by cheque payable to Come and Sing Thame. IMPORTANT. Please put your name as reference on the transfer.
Friday 4 to Sunday 6 September
Bunkfest Wallingford – a FREE weekend featuring singing workshops by Short Drag Roger and Rachel Holmes. Two days of choirs in St Peter’s and St Mary’s Churches and several headline acts on the main stage. Village Voices are setting up camp and there is room for us all. The schedule of choral sessions is as follows:
St Peter’s, Saturday 5th September
| Artist Name | From | To |
| Cholsey Community Choir | 13:30 | 14:15 |
| The Skeptics | 14:30 | 15:15 |
| Benson Military Wives Choir | 15:30 | 16:15 |
| Chorovino | 16:30 | 17:30 |
St Mary’s, Sunday 6th September
| Artist Name | From | To |
| Sorelle | 12:00 | 12:45 |
| South Oxfordshire Choir | 13:00 | 13:30 |
| Skylarks | 13:45 | 14:15 |
| The Happy Sundays | 14:30 | 14:45 |
| Uplift Choir | 14:45 | 15:00 |
| BunkFest Song Circle | 15:00 | 15:45 |
| Avenue Acapella | 16:15 | 17:00 |
| Oxford Gospel Choir | 17:30 | 18:30 |
Additionally Rachel Holmes has a solo gig at The George Hotel on Sunday at 12 pm, in case you were interested – she says “it’d be lovely to have your support!”
Friday 4 to Sunday 6 September SingFest 2026 A weekend of singing workshops in the Surrey countryside with top tutors Nancy Kerr, James Fagin, Anna Tabbush, Dom Stichbury, Rosie Sleightholme and Lucky Moyo. Tickets £165 – see flyer for details.
Saturday 17 October Chiltern Big Sing will take place this year in a new venue (due to renovations at Mill Lane School). It will comprise the same organiser, same fabulous voice leaders, same tried and tested format, same standard of cakes and hopefully the same volunteers. This year the Big Sing moves to the top of the Chilterns and takes over the Stokenchurch Primary School for the day.
This year we are affiliated to the World Singing Day, organised from Colorado. Live singing sessions will be held across the globe. More details will follow.
Time to Sing – Ongoing. A free, informal singalong on the 1st or 2nd Tuesday of each month from 10 – 11.15am. No expertise or commitment needed. Long Crendon Baptist Church, High Street, Long Crendon. HP18 9AF.
First Wednesday of each month. Ongoing. Singing for Fun – One hour of singing together with Ian English at Thame Barns Centre, Church Road, Thame OX9 3AJ. £2; no need to book, just turn up.
Fourth Monday of each month. Ongoing. Singing for Fun in Lane End Village Hall. We sing to pre recorded backing tracks. It happens on the 4th Monday of each month from 10 -11:45am. Ring Sylvia on 01494 482085 for details, leaving a message if not answered.
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