Information for LCS Members

Rehearsals

We are holding rehearsals on a Monday evenings at 19.30 in the University of Lincoln Isaac Newton Building (see map below). If you are late arriving and the door is locked please contact either Jan Sherlock on 07751040849 or Julia Woodthorpe on 07710781957 and they will come and let you in. Please be patient with them as they may not see your message straightaway.

If you are unable to attend a rehearsal please email the Chorus Secretary email: chorussec.lincolnchoralsociety@gmail.com

If you are planning to attend rehearsals we would ask you to take the following precautions:

Rehearsal Venue Locations and Parking

Parking

LCS 2023 AGM

The LCS 2023 AGM was held on 22 January 2024 at 19.30 in the University of Lincoln  Isaac Newton building. Below are the links to the minutes, reports and accounts.

Minutes of the LCS AGM held on 22nd January 2024
Chairman’s Report
Accounts
LCS Ledger 2022-2023 year end
Treasurer’s Report
Musical Director’s Report 

Forms and Newsletters 2023-2024

The 2023 LCS Newsletter is available to download here: 2023 LCS Newsletter

The Membership Form for 2023-2024 – is available for download/printing here: Membership Form 2023-2024 as PDF or Membership Form 2023-2024 as doc

The Gift Aid from is here for those who need one. Please ensure that if there are any changes that affect Gift Aid you fill in a Gift Aid form.

LCS Constitution

Lincoln Choral Society Constitution can be viewed and downloaded (if required) here:

Lincoln Choral Society Constitution

Data Protection Regulations

The Data Protection laws (GDPR) have changed (May 2018) and the Society has updated its policies to reflect these changes, regarding information the Society holds about Members -email address, telephone number, home address, etc. The two updated documents can be viewed and downloaded (if required) here:

LCS Data Privacy notice
LCS Data Protection policy

Policy Documents

The following are four policy documents that you may wish to read/download as and when the need arises. Click on the titles to open the documents. From there, you can read and/or download the pdf files. It is recommended that all members read these policies.
LCS Complaints policy
LCS Risk Management Policy
LCS Safeguarding Policy
LCS Volunteer Policy
LCS Standing Financial Instructions

Concert Dress

For cathedral concerts the following is required:
Men: black suit or DJ, white shirt, black bowtie, black shoes.
Women: formal black trousers or skirt at least ankle length – black long or 3/4 sleeved upper clothing – enclosed black shoes.
Jewellery should be very discreet, and no other colours should be worn.
The aim is to present a formal, unified look and to minimise distraction.

For less formal events (like the summer concert) the following is required:
Men: black trousers, white shirts, bright ties, black shoes -(no jackets).
Women: formal black trousers or skirt at least ankle length, a plain brightly coloured shirt with long or 3/4 length sleeves, black shoes.
Jewellery should be discreet.

There are occasions when these requirements may be varied to suit circumstances e.g. when singing with other choirs. The choir members will always be fully informed.

Hired Music

1. Those wanting to hire a score will be able to do so for £10.50 refundable on score return. This deposit level has sadly been caused by rising costs to the choir of persistent score return failures, often when there is no record of who has that score, despite my best efforts.
2. All members, including students not appointed Choral Scholars, are to pay the full deposit for a hire score.
3. The Librarian & Treasurer are to be informed when online payment has been made by email so that their records can be compared and kept updated: Treasurer.lincolnchoralsociety@gmail.com and librarianlincolnchoralsociety@gmail.com

4. No hire scores to be handed out without names, contact details and deposit recording by the Librarian or her helpmate.
5. Any marking of hired scores to be made lightly with a soft (B rated) pencil and erased before return please. We are fined for the return of marked copies!
6. Hired scores should be returned to the designated boxes after concerts. For this one, they will be on the bus.
7. Hire payment can only be made by (a) a signed but undated cheque made out to Lincoln Choral Society, or (b) a bank transfer  Payee: Bank: Lloyds; a/c no: 75115068; sort code: 30 92 93. Please label transfers indicating which score is being hired.
8. If payment by the given methods is a problem, please speak to or email the Librarian (in confidence if preferred.)
9. Cheques will be kept until satisfactory score return, when cheques are destroyed or cashed if there is no score return, or excessive damage, to fund replacement.

It is the responsibility of any member who hires music through the choir to return it immediately after the concert in a condition as good as or better than it was received. We have an obligation to care for the copies we hire. The use of highlighters, dropping music in puddles or getting coffee stains on it is likely to make the music library very unhappy indeed and we need to maintain good relations to get the best service from them.

This is important. The Society is charged £10 per book that needs to be cleaned up. Any charges incurred in this manner will have to be paid for by the member responsible.
Please, only mark hired copies minimally, with a soft pencil, which can then be removed easily.

Other elected Officers: