It was a cold, wet and windy Friday evening in May that saw the return of the Orchestra. We filled the West Maldon Community Centre with 24 very enthusiastic musicians, added in some excellent music and a well-rested Music Director and the result was just incredible. Some of our players hadn't been in rehearsals since the pandemic started in March 2020 so it was a delight to see them fit and well. Socially-distanced within their own imaginary 2m bubbles, our players serenaded

It is now 11th May 2021. Last night Boris announced that we will be moving into Step 3 from next Monday. After Lockdown#2 in November last year we managed two rehearsals during December but as we watched the infection figures for the Maldon area start to climb, it became clear that we would have to close again to protect our members ... and so began Lockdown #3. We continued with our monthly virtual videos and these have been a lifeline to keep everyone connected whether the