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Polperro Wreckers
In August 2009 five members of the Polperro Fishermen’s Choir met to form an 'afterglow' singing group with the idea of enjoying a ‘sing along’ after the choir’s Wednesday evening practice sessions or after the choir had performed one of its many concerts. Fifteen members of the choir attended the first afterglow practice session and the group quickly adopted the name 'Polperro Wreckers' with the first gig being held just prior to Christmas 2009.
The practice sessions have themselves become performances enjoyed by both visitors and locals alike singing along to a mixture of Cornish, Shanty, Folk, and Sixties numbers. The Wreckers are all about letting their hair down and having fun. They have now performed at various venues in Cornwall and Devon with charities such as the RNLI, Shelter Box, British Heart Foundation, Children's Hospice SW, Cornwall Air Ambulance and local charities including the Fishermen’s Choir benefiting as a result.
At about 9 pm or so on most Wednesday evenings (unless the choir is busy elsewhere), the Wreckers can be found enjoying themselves in a local pub or club in Polperro, or sometimes on the Big Green. Check below for details.
Polperro Wreckers News and Events
 | POLPERRO FESTIVAL18 Jun 2025 7pm The Wreckers will be on home turf (or maybe not - the Big Green isn't very green!) for the lovely Polperro Festival on the evening of Wednesday 18th June. There's a full programme of events for the Festival, which runs from 14th to 22nd June. It will be graced by the presence of the Lord Mayor and events include music, arts and crafts, comedy, a tug of war - and lots of beer and fun! Based on a much older tradition, the festival was revived in 1996. The Wreckers will be having a beer somewhere afterwards - and also singing again perhaps! |
 | WEDNESDAYS IN POLPERRO25 Jun 2025 9.15pm or so Come and have some fun with the the Wreckers either in the Ship Inn or up in Polperro's Royal British Legion Club at about 9.15pm on (nearly) every Wednesday - check our Facebook page for updates. We'll be singing our great mix of sea shanties, Cornish songs, folk songs and some golden oldies so come and and sing along. Both the pub and the club are open to everyone so you don't need to be a local, a member or a veteran, and they both have a well deserved reputation for a friendly welcome, enjoyable atmosphere and great beer. Come and make an evening of it. We love to entertain! |
 | FREE CONCERT IN POLPERRO2 Jul 2025 7pm As always during the summer, the choir will be 'at home' in Polperro for their famous free summer concerts on selected Wednesdays, helping to raise large sums of money for charity. The concerts will be in the open-air by Polperro Fish Quay or in Polperro Methodist Chapel if it's wet, cold or dark. The first is on Wednesday 2nd July at 7pm. The Wreckers will be singing and having fun nearby afterwards - just follow us. We love to entertain! (The painting is by June Drysdale from the cover of our best-selling LP in 1982.) |
 | SHIP WRECKING IN LERRYN13 Jul 2025 6.30pm At about 6.30pm on Sunday 13th July, you can enjoy the Wreckers singing at the lovely Ship Inn in Lerryn. Rated as one of the Top 50 Inns of Great Britain in the Independent newspaper, this riverside pub prides itself on its hospitality so it's a perfect place to make a day of it. Take a walk in the delightful countryside, treat yourself to an excellent meal and enjoy some great music with us. The pub is dog-friendly too. Come and join us - we love to entertain! |
 | FREE CONCERT IN POLPERRO16 Jul 2025 7pm Come and join us for one of our famous FREE concerts on Polperro quay on Wednesday 16th July at 7pm. We have a great mixture of songs for you this year, with some old favourites, some new ones, and some where you can sing along and help drown out the seagulls! We will be collecting for our charities of the year. If the weather is unkind to us, the concert will be in the Chapel which has been our home for motre than 100 years. After the concert, the Polperro Wreckers will be singing nearby at about 9.00pm. Just follow us! |
 | WELCOMING THE LUGGERS25 Jul 2025 4.30pm The Wreckers will be helping to welcome the Luggers to Looe for this year's regatta at 4.30pm on Friday 25th July. The event will include the usual 'Made-in-Looe' event for boats designed or built in Looe but it has been extended to include an Open Classics event for all vessels in the same tradition, including modern replicas. Plans for the 2025 event include lots of bands, food, talks and exhibitions as well as exciting races in the bay. It will be a lot of fun so come and join us! |
 | AT HOME IN POLPERRO13 Aug 2025 In our 102nd year of singing, come and enjoy some open-air music with Polperro Fishermen's Choir at one of our famous free concerts on Polperro fish quay (or in the chapel if the weather is unkind.) As always we will be collecting for good causes chosen by the choir members, as well as our own music charity, so please toss some money in our collecting buckets if you enjoy this year's selection of songs. As if that's not enough, you can join us for a sing-along with the Wreckers afterwards. We love to entertain! |
 | MUSIC BY THE RIVER22 Aug 2025 On Friday 22nd August at 7pm, the Wreckers are proud to be taking part in the Festival of Music by the River at St Winnow Church (PL22 0LF). We're looking forward to entertaining you with a mix of shanties, Cornish songs, golden oldies and other favourites, all with a bit of fun and sing-along mixed in. Tickets (on the door) are £10 with students free. There will be a licensed bar and the church has disabled access and a toilet. Please car share where possible. Come and enjoy yourself while supporting a lovely church. Click here to see a large version of the flyer There's more information on the Festival and the Friends of St Winnow at this link. |
 | SHANTIES AND SEAFOOD24 Aug 2025 7.30pm The Wreckers are delighted to be supporting a new event that brings the taste and sounds of the sea together at West Looe Quayside Centre. Enjoy a de-luxe seafood platter, half a bottle of wine and a fun performance of Cornish songs, shanties and more. Tickets are £45, bookable through the link below where there is also a lot more detail. Come and join us! We love to sing, have fun and raise money for good causes: all profits from these events will go to the RNLI, New Year's Eve fireworks, the defibrillator appeal and Looe in Bloom. |
 | FREE POLPERRO CONCERT27 Aug 2025 7pm The Choir will be giving another free concert at home in Polperro on Wednesday 27th August at 7pm. It might be in the open-air on the quay or in the chapel, depending on the weather, so please check our board by the chapel on the day. We're enjoying another busy year of singing and raising lots of money for charities and good causes but we couldn't do it without you, so thank you for your continued support, for coming to our concerts, and for your very generous donations. We hope to see you there. |
 | FREE CONCERT IN POLPERRO CHAPEL3 Sep 2025 7.30 pm The choir will be in Polperro Methodist Chapel at 7.30pm on Wednesday 3rd September for their last free 'at home' concert of the summer, following the tradition of most of the past 100 years to raise large sums for charity. The concert is FREE and we will be collecting for our nominated charities for the year as well as the choir's own music charity. Afterwards, the Wreckers will be singing nearby - just follow us! |
 | LOOE WEEKENDERFrom 19 Sep 2025 to 21 Sep 2025 10am Friday & 1.30pm Sunday Over the weekend of 19th to 21st September, you can enjoy lots of bands performing in East and West Looe for the lively Looe Weekender, Looe's very own FREE music event. At 10am on Friday 19th, the Polperro Wreckers will be singing at the Hannafore Kiosk where you can enjoy your brunch or coffee and ice cream at the same time. Then on Sunday 21st at 1.30pm we'll be at the West Looe Quayside Centre. It's all free, too, so we hope to see you there. |
.jpg) | ST KEYNE AT CHRISTMAS17 Dec 2025 7.30pm St Keyne Church is a lovely place for a concert, and we are really looking forward to singing there again this year to help get you in the Christmas spirit. The Wreckers will still be in festive mood in the village hall afterwards so come and join us there and sing along to your favourites. Copyright photo by kind permission of Nick Pearce Photography and Film (01579 344492). |
