Dear Settlement Members and Friends,
Only a few days left to get your tickets for our Christmas celebration with
6-piece acapella group Jack in a Barrel. This will be different to the usual Christmas songfest and well worth coming along, and joining in if you feel the urge.
The Office is closed from Friday 19th until the New Year, with this year being somewhat poignant as we say goodbye to Nick and thanks for his hard work over the past 4 years , and welcome to Russel who will start when the Office re-opens on 5th January.
The New Year also sees the return of our musical Settlement Sessions with something different for the first concert when we welcome jazz vocalist Nette Robinson who, with her husband and friend will treat us to an unmissable and evocative evening of songs inspired by stories, characters and places as well as settings of sonnets and other poems including Shakespeare, Wordsworth and Masefield. Nette has a lovely voice and her fellow musicians provide great support.
The Settlement Sessions continues through 2026, and here are a few dates for your diaries with more information on the website and to follow:-
Fri 20th Feb: Letchworth Ukulele Group
Fri 27th Mar: Dale Storr – A leading exponent of New Orleans piano.
Fri 24th Apr: Brooks Williams – Playing Blues, Folk and Country
Fri 15th May: Vikki Clayton – Traditional and Contemporary songs
Fri 26th Jun: El Chamuyo – Argentinian Tango music
Fri 25th Sep: Joe Topping – Semi-finalist on The Voice
Fri 23th Oct: Dave Ellis and Boo Howard – contemporary duet
Fri 23rd Nov: Edwina Hayes – Back by popular demand
Fri 18th Dec: Barry Goodman – Christmas traditions and song
After a break due to illness, the Comedy event “One Night Only” is also back, so, if this is your kind of entertainment, these are the dates to keep free (all Saturday evenings):-
21st February
21st March
18th April
16th May
13th June
18th July
15th August
19th September
17th October
21st November
19th December
Finally, The Settlement Players have two excellent plays lined up for us:-
Agatha Christie’s “And Then There Were None” from 12th to 15th March (Tickets on sale in February), and George Bernard Shaw’s “Pygmalion” from 18th to 20th June.
We hope to see you at these events and the many classes and talks that we provide throughout 2026.
In the meantime, have a Happy Christmas and a peaceful New Year.
Alan Higbey and the Settlement Team
