Here is the set for the 14th –

Back in the USSR, Shake Rattle and Roll, Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay, She, Stuck in the Middle with You (IN G), The Ace of Spades, Good Golly Miss Molly, My Way, Three Little Birds, Walk Like a Man, Walking on Sunshine, Without You, With a Little Help From My Friends, You’re My Best Friend, You’re So Vain

BBC weather says it will be a chilly 26 degrees by 8pm on Tuesday, bring your jumpers

Hi everyone

Here is as much info as I currently have for the concert. Be sure to check back here on the day in case I have added or amended any details…..

We are on between 1 30 and 2 30 at the Community Cafe next to the Village Hall as marked on the map below. Aim to get to the performance area about half an hour before.

Bring your stands and music but when we get there try to find somebody to share with to keep the stage clutter down. Bring pegs for the music to stop it blowing around, get everything in the right order and get tuned up before we start!

Hopefully we will be under a gazebo but a hat and sun cream might be wise.

There will be parking! Here is the address – Whiteley Village, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, KT12 4ES

Here is the running order, I may drop one or two depending on how we are doing for time.

Amarillo, Country Roads, Daydream Believer, Dedicated Follower of Fashion, Delilah, Five Hundred Miles, Help, It Must Be Love, Ring Of Fire, See You Later Alligator, Sit Down, These Boots Are Made For Walking, Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life

I’ve had a update from Terry regarding tomorrow –

• You have to enter Whiteley Village via Northern Avenue (The western avenue off Seven Hills Road is closed on a Saturday)
• There is parking for the musicians – drive along Northern Ave till you see The Old Church, at the cross roads drive straight over (Southern Ave). At the end of the road there is a nursery school, park in the car park there (to the right of the school). The Community Cafe where we are playing is signposted.
• You are welcome to bring family and friends to watch, should be a good day for the children. There will be 30 stalls and various attractions (tractors, fire engines, classic cars etc). Ice creams, burgers, pimms and all sorts of refreshments will be available. And there is a raffle too!
• Other parking is available on Rugby pitch

See you there

Hi all, here is an update of what is coming up for the next six months.

July

Saturday 11th – CONCERT – Whiteley Summer Fair

Tuesday 14th/28th – SESSION

August

Tuesday 25th SESSION (Rehearsal)

September

Wednesday 2nd CONCERT – Epsom W.I. gig at the Epsom Methodist Church 2.30pm

Tuesday 8th SESSION/FAB CONCERT – (Fight Against Blindness Charity Event at the Methodist Church 8PM)

Tuesday 22nd September SESSION (Rehearsal)

Saturday 26th CONCERT – Surbiton Festival (Lunchtime to Mid Afternoon probably)

October

Tuesday 6th/20 SESSION

Possible CONCERT at Burwood Grange Care Home – Date TBC

November

Tuesday 3rd/17th SESSION

December

Tuesday 1st/15th SESSION

Hi all

We are playing at the Whitely Village Summer Fair on Saturday 11th July between 1 30 and 2 30.

Here is the address – Whiteley Village, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, KT12 4ES

I am assuming there will be parking but will check with Terry (who lives there) at the session on Tuesday. We normally aim to arrive a half hour before we play

We will run through the following on the 30th and then play most of them on the 11th. We are also playing one new tune which was requested by two people last week!

Back in the USSR – Amarillo – Country Roads – Daydream Believer – Dedicated Follower of Fashion – Delilah – Five Hundred Miles – Help – It Must Be Love – My Way – Ring Of Fire – See You Later Alligator – Sit Down – These Boots Are Made For Walking – Always Look On The Bright Side Of life

If you can’t make the gig you are still welcome at the rehearsal

If you can’t make the rehearsal you are welcome to come to the gig

New members are always welcome!

Hi everybody

Well done to everyone who played at Burwood the other day. It was a great success and they are keen to have us back! Maybe we will get over there towards the end of the year if people are willing.

One of our members, Terry, is a resident at Whiteley Village near Cobham. They are putting on a fete on Saturday 11/7/2026 between 11 and 4, and he has said there is a possibility for us to play. If you are up for it and available please let me know either by email or at the session and we can take it from there.

I had an email from Sandra who has come along to some sessions in the past with her partner Andrew. She thought some of us might be interested in the ‘Vibrant Ukefest’ which is happening on Saturday 27 June in Worcester Park. There’ll be workshops with Phil Doleman and Tara Maysey of the London Ukulele Project.  See the flyer below.

The set for the 16th is as follows. There is one new tune – Good Golly Miss Molly I will have spare copies so you don’t have to print them all out unless you want to!

Should I Stay Or Should I Go – SOS – Sound Of Silence – Surfing USA – Sweet Caroline – This Ole House – Venus – Wake Me Up Before You Go Go – When I’m 64 – Whiskey In The Jar – Whole Lotta Shakin/Chantilly Lace – You Really Gotta Hold On Me – You Wear it Well – You’re The One That I Want – Good Golly Miss Molly

Hi everyone

At the next session we will be playing through a mostly 50s/60s set with lots of sing-a-long songs; the following day we will play some of those tunes at the

Burwood Grange Care Home in Walton on Thames (Seven Hills Road, Walton-on-Thames KT12 4DD)

We will be playing at 2 30pm, arriving at 2pm. It will probably be 30 – 45 mins. If you want to sit down there are chairs there, if you can stand then great.

Please note if you can’t get to the Tuesday session you can still come and play at the concert, and if you can’t make the concert you can still come to the session as normal.

If you are hoping to make the concert please let me know – I am going to write to the organiser on Monday to let her know how many of us roughly are turning up.

Here is the set.

Blue Suede Shoes – Dedicated Follower Of Fashion – Delilah – 500 miles – See You Later Alligator – SOS – Teenager In Love – That’ll Be The Day – These Boots Are Made For Walking – This Train Is Bound For Glory (D) – Travelin’ Light – Urban Spaceman – When I’m 64 – Wild Rover – Your Cheatin’ Heart – You’re The One That I Want – Bring Me Sunshine

This is also a good set for any potential new people who are looking to come along to the sessions – lots of 3 or 4 chord songs!

Hi all

Here is the set. I’ve redone ‘This Train…..’ to put it in a better key. In fact it is in various keys now!

See You Later Alligator – She’s Not There – Sloop John B – Sunny Afternoon – The Boxer – The Letter – Top Of The World – This Train is Bound For Glory (NEW KEY of D) – Twist and Shout (E) – Uptown Girl – Valerie – Waterloo – What A Wonderful World (COOKE) – Wild World – Wild Rover

New members are always welcome! Come along or drop me a line if you have questions. All standards welcome. And if you haven’t been for a while we’d love to see you again!

Hi everyone.

Here is the set for the next session –

Karma Chameleon – King Of The Road – Lay Down Sally – Mad World – One Love – Proud Mary – Psycho Killer – Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head – Rabbit – Rave On – Return To Sender – Revolution – Rhinestone Cowboy – Road To Nowhere – Will The Circle Be Unbroken

I will add a new tune if I get a sec…..see you there!

Hi all

The set for next Tuesday is as follows –

I Can See Clearly Now – I Don’t Want To Talk About It – I’m Into Something Good – If Paradise Is Half As Nice – It’s My Party – Leaving On A Jet Plane – Livin’ On A Prayer – Mrs Robinson – Mull Of Kintyre – Nine To Five – Paint It Black – Rock And Roll Music – Rock around The Clock – Fly Me To The Moon – *Will The Circle Be Unbroken*

Will The Circle Be Unbroken is a Bluegrassy Gospel tune, there are loads of versions online if you want to have a listen to it before hand. It is very easy fun sing-a-long and I show you all how it goes on Tuesday.

I will bring spare paper copies of everything so don’t feel like you need to print it all out unless you want to. All the above songs can be found in the ‘Songbook ‘ menu above.

New members are always welcome! If you know a few chords then bring your instrument, a stand if you have one and come and join in. There is more info in the ‘Session’ Info section on the Homepage, or get in touch if you have any questions (see ‘Contact’ above).

Hi all

The summer term dates are booked in –

April 7 and 21

May 5 and 19

June 2, 16 and 30

July 14 and 28

And here is the set, once again with a new song from Colin

I Got My Mind Set On You, I Walk The Line, I’m A Believer, I Say A Little Prayer, It Must Be Love, Jambalaya, * Fly Me To The Moon *, Love Potion No 9, Maggie May, Mr Blue Sky, Peggy Sue, People Are Strange, Promises, Rawhide, Sealed With a Kiss

See you there!