Cradley Heath Songsters

Captain Gordon Roberts
Commanding Officer

Captain Jill Roberts
Commanding Officer

Rob Westwood-Payne
Songster Leader

Rob Westwood-Payne grew up in The Salvation Army at Norwich Citadel. He left Norwich to study at the University of Warwick and became fully involved in the music centre there culminating in his conducting Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue to a full house in Symphony Hall in Birmingham. He also transferred to The Salvation Army at Coventry City, where he became Songster Leader at the age of 21. He was made Songster Leader at Cradley Heath in April 1998 shortly before marrying Gail in the following October. He was commissioned Bandmaster of the Cradley Heath Band of The Salvation Army in January 2006. He is also West Midlands Divisional Youth Chorus Leader and Assistant Programme Director at the West Midlands Divisional Summer School for The Salvation Army. He is a member of the Salvation Army's Divisional Advisory Council and past member of the Territorial Youth Advisory Council. Rob sings regularly with Warwick Phoenix Singers, a group of ex-Chamber Choir members from University of Warwick, and is a member of the Association of British Choral Directors. He is an Associate Solicitor in the Licensing Team of a national practice based in the midlands.

Shirley Quarry
Deputy Songster Leader

Ken Smith
Assistant Songster Sergeant

Janice Bate
Songster Librarian

Joan Dunn
Assistant Songster Librarian

Corps Officers: Captain Gordon & Major Jill Roberts
Leader: Rob Westwood-Payne
Accompanist: Heather Norwood
Sopranos: Major Violet Balkham, Janice Bate (Librarian), Joyce Coley, Joan Dunn (Assistant Librarian), Margaret Harper, Ann Hickman, Nellie Hingley, Edna Jasper, Dorothy Plant, Shirley Quarry (Deputy Songster Leader), Betty Walker, Gail Westwood-Payne
Altos: Pauline Campbell, Heather Norwood (Pianist), Connie Plant, Major Jill Roberts (Corps Officer), Margaret Shepherd, Major Alive Snell
Tenors: Captain Gordon Roberts (Corps Officer), John Shepherd, Ken Smith (Assistant Sergeant),
Bass: Frank Norwood (Retired Songster Leader), Rob Westwood-Payne (Leader)



Captain Gordon Roberts Commanding Officer	Captain Jill Roberts Commanding Officer


Rob Westwood-Payne Songster Leader

Rob Westwood-Payne grew up in The Salvation Army at Norwich Citadel. He left Norwich to study at the University of Warwick and became fully involved in the music centre there culminating in his conducting Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue to a full house in Symphony Hall in Birmingham. He also transferred to The Salvation Army at Coventry City, where he became Songster Leader at the age of 21. He was made Songster Leader at Cradley Heath in April 1998 shortly before marrying Gail in the following October. He was commissioned Bandmaster of the Cradley Heath Band of The Salvation Army in January 2006. He is also West Midlands Divisional Youth Chorus Leader and Assistant Programme Director at the West Midlands Divisional Summer School for The Salvation Army. He is a member of the Salvation Army's Divisional Advisory Council and past member of the Territorial Youth Advisory Council. Rob sings regularly with Warwick Phoenix Singers, a group of ex-Chamber Choir members from University of Warwick, and is a member of the Association of British Choral Directors. He is an Associate Solicitor in the Licensing Team of a national practice based in the midlands.

Shirley Quarry Deputy Songster Leader


Ken Smith Assistant Songster Sergeant


Janice Bate Songster Librarian	Joan Dunn Assistant Songster Librarian