23rd December - G3 at Code Boutique

We had a rocking time last night at Code Boutique and were very glad to have Code invite us in as the wind was gusting outside. There was a great turnout, some of the audience even having to watch from outside as it was so packed inside.   

Cllr Mark Ashwell welcomed us all to the performance by G3 and to Code Boutique who put on a great selection of seasonal refreshments.

G3 play gutsy rock/blues music in the style of the inimitable Tina Turner. The act is usually a trio but for this performance they had invited a harmonica player, Raphael to join them.

They performed a number of popular and seasonal songs including “Proud Mary” and “Nutbush City Limits” originally by Tina Turner, ”Stand By Me” originally by Ben E King and “Lonely this Christmas” by Mud.

They had the audience singing and bopping along to the performance and even managed to persuade Cllr Ashwell to join in on a section of “Lonely this Christmas”. A great penultimate performance.

Tonight we will be at St Pauls Church for the final performance. I would urge that if you are still not sure that you come along, the Christmas Eve performance is always a special one.

21st December - Live Nativity in Howard Palmer Gardens

Sunday night was the Live Nativity.  Local theatre community Bottletop took up the task of presenting their own spin on the traditional Christmas story but they didn't stop just there. 

From 3pm the audience arrived in the Market Place to enjoy a mini festival, with fun crafty stalls like santa beard making, seasonal refreshments and musical entertainment by local acts.

Just before 4pm the audience was led by a donkey to Howard Palmer Gardens for the main performance. The Wokingham Christian Community came together to present this telling of the Nativity story with actors sourced from a number of churches across the area.  

There was a fabulous atmosphere in the park that day with around 600 people of all ages enjoying the performance.

Please enjoy this small selection of photographs from the performance.

There is also an excellent article on the event from Get Wokingham.

20th December 2014 - Laura Rhead at Hunters Estate Agents

After many years of singing to herself, and anyone else who would listen (!), in the past years Laura Rhead has sung with and for a variety of bands across Berkshire and continues to entertain those around her.  With a powerful voice and wide repertoire, she brought a bit of Christmas to Hunters on Saturday night.

Performing a selection of songs, including Santa Baby and a jazzy White Christmas, Laura really knocked the audiences Christmas themed socks off. 

Many thanks to Hunters for sheltering us on that wet and windy evening. 

Do enjoy this video of her last song of the set “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”.

Tonight we will be at Dollhouse Boutique for another foot tapping performance.