Lee Mead Forum

Hi guys

Don't know how many of you have been watching The Choir : Military Wives with Gareth Malone on BBC2 (worth a catch up on iPlayer if you haven't seen it - it's only three episodes and very moving stuff). Anyway, the lovely ladies have recorded their song from the Royal Albert Hall 'Wherever You Are' and it is being released as a single on 19th December by Decca. The proceeds are going to charity, split between various military charities, I think, including Royal British Legion and SSAFA Forces Help.

Chris Evans has been championing them on Radio 2 and there are various campaigns to get them to Christmas No 1 - if you do get chance and feel so inclined, please think about downloading the single when it's available. I have to say I didn't like the song on first hearing, but have heard it about three times now and it's a definite grower as I now love it and can't get it out of my head.

I have a bit of a personal interest in this as my choir leader, Sam, was on the last programme of the three. The ladies decided they wanted to suprise Gareth with a song to say thank you and contacted Sam to help them learn it - she was the one conducting them when they sang 'Thank You for the Music' to him near the end of part three. She had a long chat with him (which didn't get shown) and now has contacts for him and has offered to work with him if he ever wants to do anything else with community choirs in Devon! I may yet get my chance to meet him!!

Claire xx

Thanks Claire, a great cause.

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