Mayfair Community Centre, Easthope Road, Church Stretton, SY6 6BL

Singing for health and wellbeing.

The Breathing Space project is currently made up of two groups:
1 A weekly dementia-friendly group focussing on the joy of singing, which is comprised of clients and carers from Mayfair’s Beacon service and carer/cared for couples in our wider community. This group is in receipt of a Power Of Music grant from the Utley Foundation.

2 A weekly group focussed more around building self esteem and mindfulness: offering nurturing support with a range of health and wellbeing needs including anxiety, chronic pain and the effects of Long Covid. I sometimes describe it as, “a sort of pilates for singers.” The group is very grateful for the support of Mayfair Community Centre.

For both groups we incorporate breathing exercises, a few familiar pieces and many songs in a wide range of styles which are new to participants. We also explore improvisation and song writing activities.

Both groups run on Wednesday afternoons, the dementia friendly group at 1.30 - 2.30pm and the weekly group from 3 - 4.15 pm. Please contact Kate for more information.

Bridport

An a cappella community choir. No experience necessary.

Thursday evenings during term time from 7:30 - 9:00. Term consists of 10 sessions.

The Rose Hill Tavern, 70 Rose Hill Terrace, Brighton BN1 4JL

Brighton Folk choir is a community choir specialising in the songs of the rituals and customs of the turning year. We sing bespoke arrangements in full four-part harmony and love performing at seasonal gatherings such as orchard wassails, May Day festivities, summer fairs and harvest festivals… Do get in touch if you’d like us to sing at your event!

Come join our choir:

We are a super friendly choir and we welcome new members all year round! Joining our choir is a great opportunity to sing, socialise and meet new people. Singing in a group has also been proven to increase happiness! The first session is FREE to new members so why not give it a try? Everyone is welcome – no experience is necessary, no audition and no need to be able to read music. We all learn everything by ear, just the way people learnt these songs in the past. And as a choir member you will get access to recordings of all your parts to help you remember them between practices!

Monday evenings 7-9pm

Our lady star of the sea Brixham

This friendly choir meet for the joy of singing and well being- enjoying rounds and 3 and 4 part harmony songs from around the world.
The tea break enables socialising and you can sit or stand to sing in this group, in the lovely big hall.
The choir perform once or twice a year.
£6/week. All welcome.

Tuesdays 1.30-3pm