DISTRICT residents only got half their carol singing quota in this Christmas when the traditional Palmwoods Singers Theatrical Society carol night was washed out after the first half of the program.

While a good roll-up of singers attended from across the Coast, rain put a dampener on the occasion. The Singers' Joy Williams said the first part of the program went very well, with the 50-strong Singers and the appreciative audience getting into full swing.The second part of the program was cancelled when the Heavens opened and valuable equipment had to be rescued.