Each year we do a survey of all our choir members, to ask them a few questions about them and their experiences of being in a Choir with No Name. Drumroll... the 2014 results are in!!
"Music is the best medicine!" Emily-May has been volunteering for the Choir with No Name Birmingham right from the start. Here she is in her own words.
Hello there! I thought it was high time I introduced myself and the Moving On Up project to the masses as it is now in its 17th week. I’m sure there will be quite a few people reading this already thinking "what on earth is Moving on Up?" so this is a good opportunity to explain what I have been asked to do and how it is going.
Sally Leahy is one of our trustees. One week ago, she tackled the 54-mile London-Brighton Cycle with 14 other brave (and a tiny bit mad?!) people, who were all looking to achieve something remarkable and raise funds for our work too. This is her blow-by-blow account...
For years, a growing number of scientists have been fascinated by what happens to humans when we sing in groups. What’s so magical about the simple act of singing together with other people? Why - and how - does it transform some people’s lives?
Our founder and chief exec, Marie, has had a bouncing baby girl - Alice - and is off on maternity leave. (Congratulations, Marie!) Filling in for the next 9 months is Jenny Rogers.