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Spangles on the Catwalk!
Well, almost! We were approached by a lovely lady from the UK, called Imani nuHu. She loves life and fashion and is an avid gospel fan. She features choir costumes on her blog, discovered our website and liked what she saw. As a consequence, she has feature Spangles on her…
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SABS Convention 2016
Thursday, 31 March saw Spangles arrive in Calpe to sunshine and a lovely sea view, ready to carry out our duties as mic-warmers, door stewards and couriers. The day was jam-packed with hotel check-in, convention registration, sound check at the theatre, rehearsal, dinner and watching a fabulous show with Musical…
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Our Festive Season
Spangles Ladies’ Harmony Chorus always looks forward to a busy festive season and this year is no exception. We sang at the HaH (Help at Home Mar Menor) Christmas Fair, for AMMA (Alzheimer’s Mar Menor Association) at Iceland in San Javier and, for the first time, for the residents of…
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Air Traffic Controllers’ Poem
As a chorus, our talents abound; not only do we sing, dance and generally have a good time, but we also have the odd poet amongst us. When we were leading up to the SABS Convention in April 2015, the French Air Traffic Controllers were threatening to strike, which could…
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Hat Trick for Spangles
Spangles Ladies’ Harmony Chorus has done it again: for the third time in succession, they have become barbershop champions of Spain, gaining their third gold medal. Led by Musical Director, Gail Grainger, the chorus travelled to Benalmádena, Málaga to compete on Saturday, 18 April. Spangles first won gold in San…
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Spangles in Festive Mood
Spangles kicked off their Christmas season by singing for the APAH charity at Iceland Overseas in San Javier, on Saturday, 29 November, helping them raise 836.69 Euros. They then went on to celebrate their tenth anniversary at the Hotel Traiña in San Pedro del Pinatar, with a ‘Sing-along-a-Grease’ in the…
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Our MD’s Birthday Poem
We helped our MD, Gail, to celebrate her 60th birthday when we were in Harrogate and Sue Higgins read out the following brilliant poem: Barbershop Baby Boomer The task to write an ode to Gail Is sure to make me ponder For will I go beyond the pale Or fill…
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We Shine in Harrogate
Spangles Ladies’ Harmony Chorus left the sunny shores of Los Alcázares to represent SABS (the Spanish Association of Barbershop Singers) at the LABBS (Ladies’ Association of British Barbershop Singers) Convention, attended by over 2,000 delegates, in Harrogate, Yorkshire. “It’s a great honour to be invited to open the LABBS chorus…
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Tribute to Sheila
This is our way of saying our goodbyes to Spangles who have passed on. We remember the fun times and talk about how they affected our lives, we sing and then we scatter petals on the Mar Menor. We did this for Sheila Doherty on Thursday, 11 October and were…
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A Light Has Gone Out in the Barbershop World
We are very sad to say goodbye to Sheila Doherty, a beautiful lady who sadly lost her battle with cancer and left this world peacefully on Tuesday, 19 August. Sheila joined Spangles Ladies’ Harmony Chorus in July 2013 when she and husband, Martin, retired to Murcia in Spain. From the…