The Kingsmen held their long awaited Annual Awards Evening on 8th March 2023 and Honorary Members, friends and family were all invited to celebrate the achievements and contributions to Chorus activities by this year’s Award Winners. For the past couple of years this much looked forward to event had to be postponed due to Covid lockdowns and restrictions.

The Kingsmen added to their trophy cabinet for the second time in as many months following a fantastic performance at the Torbay and South West of England Music Festival on 3 rd March 2023.

2023 got off to a winning start for the Kingsmen with a fabulous performance at the Saltash Music, Speech and Drama Festival. Singing two wonderful songs – The Way You Look Tonight and I Believe, the Chorus came away with a mark of 88, a Distinction, ‘An excellent performance technically and artistically’.

Local groups of singing friends created a memorable and celebratory event in Modbury, South Hams, Devon, on 2nd July in memory of an old friend, Greg Jarrett who sadly passed away in August 2019 after a fight against lymphoma.

The Kingsmen under the direction of new Music Director Gary Rowe won two trophies at the Torbay Music Festival held in Paignton Festival Hall. Gary was immensely pleased with the choruses performance in both the male barbershop competition and the male choir category obtaining a distinction and commendation respectively. And this was his son Freddie’s (12yrs) first competition. And he performed like a real trouper. So well done to him.

What a way to celebrate this achievement, by Zoom! Four members received their long service Membership Badges of the national BABS (British Association of Barbershop Singers) awards and proudly wore them at the weekly Zoom rehearsal evenings.