May 14, 2024 – Hampshire and Surrey Hills Men’s Choir is pleased to announce that their summer concert will be performed at High Cross Church in Camberley on 28th June to support the Camberley Care charity. The concert will feature guest performers, Cactus Brass, a brass group that will bring even more fun into a great evening of music and support for a very worthwhile local cause.

Camberley Care are a local charity which offers essential and safe transport for older people and those in the community who need support when travelling to and from appointments of all sorts. They have a team of volunteer drivers plus a low-cost handyman service and are celebrating their 50th anniversary this year.

Cactus Brass consists of 8 core brass players, and, like Hampshire and Surrey Hills Men’s Choir, they have an ethos of having fun as well as making good music. A perfect match!

The choir is also welcoming a whole new set of men into the fun of singing in a choir. The recent first “A Pie, A Pint and A Song” taster evening was hugely successful and as a result around 15 new singers are expected to take part in some numbers at the concert with the full choir. They are being coached in singing in a choir with a series of Introductory workshops run by the choirs Musical Director, Philip Viveash-Brainch, and are already sounding great.

Announcing the concert, choir Chairman, Peter Viveash, said “We are very excited about our concert in June. It is a great combination of new and established choir members, new songs, and a fun guest group all in support of a wonderful local charity.”

The Summer Concert is on Friday 28th June at 7:30 p.m. in High Cross Church, Knoll Road, Camberley. Tickets are available at High Cross reception or via trybooking.co.uk/DLUG.

Camberley Care

Camberley Care offers essential and safe transport for older people and those in the community who need support in Camberley and Frimley.
Camberley Care's team of volunteer drivers regularly transport clients to and from Doctors and Dentists, Hospitals and Clinics, Opticians and Podiatrists, Day Centres and Nursing Homes, Family Friends, and Social Occasions.
We have been operating for 50 years in 2024 and our aim is to assist independent living, helping you and your loved ones to enjoy life at home for as long as possible. We also offer a reliable and low-cost handyman service for small jobs around the home.

Cactus Brass

Cactus Brass began life as a quartet in 2002 in the Rushmoor area, rapidly becoming a traditional brass quintet performing both locally and abroad.  We now consist of 8 core players meaning that we can adapt to suit almost any occasion and location, from bandstands and fetes to weddings and formal ceremonies, and love nothing more than playing on a concert platform and raising money for charity. 
We are a fun group who enjoy what we do, and hope others enjoy us too. The story behind the name Cactus Brass is that, rehearsing in our own homes, we needed somewhere to empty our water. A readily available (almost dead) cactus became the obvious place. The cactus is now thriving but the debate as to whether it is because of the water, or our playing is ongoing!