2023 was a crazy year for us. All the cancelled trips during Covid came at once and it was back to back fun from February to November, from Italy to Portugal, Ireland to Scotland and Bridgwater to Highbridge. And in 2024 it continued. Despite reaching pension age the volume of work was relentless. Ireland 4 times, Scotland twice, England and Wales plus an overdue canal trip. Then new destinations abroad including Denmark and Sweden plus old favourties Italy, Slovenia and Croatia.
27 Feb-11 March Italian students from Priverno in Somerset
8-12 April Open trip to Denmark and Sweden
Full story here.
17-23 May Round Ireland Trip
4 Americans from the Connecticutt area joined us for a tour of Ireland which basically went Dublin > Cashel> Killarney >Valentia Island > Dingle > Clare > Galway > Sligo > Donegal > Belfast
June 6-12 Penchoff Trip Round Ireland.
A last minute trip around Ireland for David and Sean Penchoff from Connecticutt saw a lightning journey from Dublin to Killarney to Galway , round Mayo, to Derry on to Bangor and back down to Dublin.
July Czechs Trip round Scotland
Dagmar Mega and a party of Czechs from Bridgwater’s twin town Uherske Hradiste did a tour of Scotland from Edinburgh to Stirling to Oban, across to Mull and Iona, back via Glencoe to Ben Nevis, over to Skye, across to Inverness and finally up to Tain where the Wallaces looked after us until a midnight drive back trhough the mountains to a 3am Edinburgh airport
September Americans trip to England and Wales
A mammoth excursion for our Connecticut yankees spending a few days on the Kennet and Avon canal, then heading over into North Wales then across the penines to York and Whitby then down to the Cotswolds.
September Slovenians trip to Scotland
A minibus full of Slovenians led by Tadeja Klinar did a tour of Scotland from Edinburgh to Stirling to Inverness to Fort William, Ben Nevis, Glencoe down to Oban and back via Inverary, Glasgow and Gretna Green with an extra stop in the English Lake District
September Northern Ireland
A short journey around Northern Ireland taking in belfast, Carrockfergus Enniskillen and Bangor
September October Yvettes Choir to Italy
In september into october 24 Yvette Staelens took what we hope isn;t her last trip. Some 38 singers to 2 sites in Italy. Sabaudia where we stayed at the Oasi di kufra with a singing session in our Twin Town Priverno with local medieval singers and then down to Sorrento. Mayor of Bridgwater jacqui Solomon also came with us and met Privernos Mayor AnnaMaria Bilancia
October Claires Choir to Croatia
In october Claire Anstee took 36 singers from all across Somerset on a 7 day singing residential. Flying into Dubrovnik and out of Split the group stayed in the Dalmatian seaside town of Tucepi and visited Brac and Omis on 2 boat trips.
