{"id":7,"date":"2016-08-29T14:28:13","date_gmt":"2016-08-29T14:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swessex-choir.org.uk\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2026-10-09T10:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T10:40:57","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/swessex-choir.org.uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-dark-gray-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size\">South West Essex Choir (SWEC for short!) is a large, friendly, non-auditioned choir, with a membership of over 100 people mainly from Redbridge, Waltham Forest and South Essex. We sing a largely sacred, classical repertoire along with some jazz-style pieces.<br><br>We perform three concerts a year at Chingford Parish Church. <br><br>Tickets for our next concert on 28 November 2026 are now available to purchase <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketsource.com\/swectickets\/t-plorqmr\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-dark-gray-color has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketsource.com\/swectickets\/t-plorqmr\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1533\" class=\"wp-image-1017\" style=\"width: 350px;\" src=\"http:\/\/swessex-choir.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/SWECNov26flyerJPEG.jpeg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swessex-choir.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/SWECNov26flyerJPEG.jpeg 1080w, https:\/\/swessex-choir.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/SWECNov26flyerJPEG-211x300.jpeg 211w, https:\/\/swessex-choir.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/SWECNov26flyerJPEG-721x1024.jpeg 721w, https:\/\/swessex-choir.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/SWECNov26flyerJPEG-768x1090.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/a> <br><br><strong>Sing with us<\/strong><br>If you enjoy singing &#8211; even if you&#8217;ve not been in a choir for a while &#8211; why not come and sing with us? We are always looking for new members, particularly in the male sections.<br><br>We&#8217;re a friendly group with singers ranging from complete beginners to the very experienced. There is no audition but reading music is an advantage and you need to be able to sing in tune.<br><br>Come along and try us out with no obligation to join. Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/swessex-choir.org.uk\/index.php\/join-us\/\">Join Us<\/a> page to find out more about what we sing, where and when we rehearse, and what to expect at a rehearsal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South West Essex Choir (SWEC for short!) is a large, friendly, non-auditioned choir, with a membership of over 100 people mainly from Redbridge, Waltham Forest and South Essex. We sing a largely sacred, classical repertoire along with some jazz-style pieces. We perform three concerts a year at Chingford Parish Church. Tickets for our next concert &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/swessex-choir.org.uk\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Welcome!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":211,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/swessex-choir.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/swessex-choir.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/swessex-choir.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swessex-choir.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swessex-choir.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7"}],"version-history":[{"count":165,"href":"https:\/\/swessex-choir.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1020,"href":"https:\/\/swessex-choir.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7\/revisions\/1020"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/swessex-choir.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/swessex-choir.org.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}