Church Lane Community Centre, 38 Church Lane, Prestwich, Manchester

We are a small-ish but friendly group that has existed in one form or another since 2013. We don’t perform but we sing for the fun of it, a variety of songs in 2-, 3- or 4-part harmony. Everyone is welcome, no experience needed and no need to read music as everything is taught by ear.

We usually meet on the 3rd Sunday of the month* from 10am to 1pm, with a 30-minute tea break.

(*Please do check dates, as sessions sometimes take place on other Sundays for practical reasons.)

Cost: £15 for 3 hours (or pay what you can afford). To ensure the sustainability of the group, there is also an annual membership fee of £10, payable in January or February.

First session half price!

For further details please contact Dee: doreen.lomas@me.com or 07427 753161

3rd Sunday of the month (please check dates with Dee), 10am - 1pm

St Mark's Church Hall, Westmoreland Road, Bromley BR2 OTB

Classes will be online and in person in Bromley from Sept 25- July 26

18th Sept -18th Dec (break for half term)

Medising recently ran a pilot of singing groups for people with hypertension funded by Bromley Council.  Singing has been shown to help lower blood pressure as well as having other health benefits. All sessions were free and either online or in person. Results have shown that for 89 percent of participants their blood pressure was lower at the midpoint and end of course.

Some feedback from our participants:

• I have been surprised at how much exercise this involved… I’ve used muscles in my stomach I didn’t know I had! Nicola is a very engaging teacher and very relaxed about our attempts at the exercises! I’m really grateful to have been included on the course as I happen to have been having an extreme stressful time over the last month with illness in the family. This has helped me a great deal. Thank you.
• New ideas, socialising, having an event to get out for, supportive cheerful leaders.
• Thank you. It’s been great and I have seen some of the lowest BP readings for a long time..Nicola is so warm and welcoming and I always left the session feeling relaxed and calm.

Monday afternoon 2-3pm

Online

Classes will be online and in person in Bromley from Sept 25- July 26

18th Sept -18th Dec (break for half term)

Medising recently ran a pilot of singing groups for people with hypertension funded by Bromley Council.  Singing has been shown to help lower blood pressure as well as having other health benefits. All sessions were free and either online or in person. Results have shown that for 89 percent of participants their blood pressure was lower at the midpoint and end of course.

Some feedback from our participants:

• I have been surprised at how much exercise this involved… I’ve used muscles in my stomach I didn’t know I had! Nicola is a very engaging teacher and very relaxed about our attempts at the exercises! I’m really grateful to have been included on the course as I happen to have been having an extreme stressful time over the last month with illness in the family. This has helped me a great deal. Thank you.
• New ideas, socialising, having an event to get out for, supportive cheerful leaders.
• Thank you. It’s been great and I have seen some of the lowest BP readings for a long time..Nicola is so warm and welcoming and I always left the session feeling relaxed and calm.

Thursday 6.30 - 7.30pm

Banchory West Church, High St, Banchory AB31 5TB

We sing 3 and 4 part songs from many different traditions and with no accompaniment. We often do some circle dances from the Dances of Universal Dance tradition. There are usually around 25 people and all are welcome to join us at any time in the term. There is no need to read music as every song is taught by ear. We sing for joy and not for any public performance.

10 -11.15am on Tuesdays during school term times.