Owls of Pill

The Owls of Pill, gather every Christmas in the village of PIll to sing Carols. To entertain, to spread the spirit of Christmas, and to raise money for charity.

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The Owls of Pill are preparing for the upcoming December 2022 season. After the restrictions of the past three years we are looking forward to a full itinerary of events this year.

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For those who have purchased tickets for Friday's Concert, we will of course provide a refund. Please bear with us while we sort out how we can best do this, and we'll put out an announcement shortly.

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In consideration of current news, it is with great reluctance that we have made the decision to cancel the Memorial Concert on Friday. We appreciate that this will disappoint many people, but hope you will understand we made the decision in the best interest of the community.

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Tomorrow night the first of the Pat Derrick Memorial Concerts, at Christchurch Pill. Ticket Only 6:30pm prompt. Face coverings required (medical execptions). Please take a Lateral Flow Test, and don't attend if positive, have symptoms, or ...

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Pat Derrick Memorial Christmas Carol Concerts
These two Christmas Carol Concerts (in memory of Pat Derrick), will be held at Christchurch on Saturday 11th December, starting at 6:30pm and at St George’s Church on Friday 17th December at 7.00pm. Tickets at the Resource Centre

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If you've ever wondered what the Owls get up to in the Summer?
We've now started preparations for this coming season, and we will be putting out some information on our forthcoming activities before too long.

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Just a quick post to let you know that the Owls have woke from their annual hibernation, and have already started rehearsals for this year's season. We should have some more news soon, about our planned itinerary, and charity collection.

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Despite today's carol being modern, it has established itself as a favourite of The Owls. This performance at the community centre shows why.
Today's carol is brought to you by Alan.
https://t.co/P7Qrw7Z5gT

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Today's Owl on the Advent Calendar is Brian. Brian is our senior Owl, having sung for more years than anyone else. Brian's father was also an Owl, as is his son.
https://t.co/P7Qrw7Z5gT

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For the advent calendar, please follow this link :- https://t.co/P7Qrw7Z5gT

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The 8th of December, so there are 8 windows to open on the Owls Advent calendar.
Please share!

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Abiding by the current restrictions and guidelines, we are not able to bring our traditional flavour of Christmas entertainment to the pubs and events in the local area.
We have a number of clips of the Owls left over from our Centenary video. See https://t.co/HF5IddD8iQ

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BBC Countryfile Christmas Special with The Owls, 7pm on Sunday 22nd of December.

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Tomorrow night's concert by The Owls is sold out, and unfortunately there are no tickets available at the door.
Our next public appearance is on Monday 16th 7:15 at the Christmas tree on the green followed by the Duke of Cornwall.

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Next public event is a promotion of The Owls book, at Portishead library at 7:00pm.

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The Owls commemorative stone and plaque were unveiled yesterday, by Donald Davies (leader of North Somerset Council) at the railway viaduct in Pill. This is the first of The Owls centenary events.

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On Saturday the 16th of November, beneath the railway arch, at 2pm the Owls will be unveiling a plaque to mark 100 years of The Owls.

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The Owls are holding two concerts to commemorate their centenary this December. The 6th Dec at St. George's Church and 14th Dec at Christchurch. Tickets from the resource centre (after Monday 11th Nov).

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The Owls Centenary videos are well in hand and will be ready for release later this year. To help us complete our story we are looking for some photos of Pill School and/or pupils around 1919, or a picture of 11 to 14 year old children in Pill around that time. Can you help?