Rock on with this singalong

THEY say that singing is good for the soul, and one group knows that to be true.

Throughout lockdown, Rock

Choir has been holding a daily singalong at 3pm – and with 32,000 members, it’s fair to say that it’s been a real hit.

The event has raised £45,000 for Mental Health AwarenessWeek, and the good tunes keep coming.

This week, there’s a familiar face leading the get together: it’s Glen Harvey, who coordinates Rock Choirs inWokingham, Windsor, Maidenhead, Fleet and Basingstoke.

Each session includes an uplifting, positive song all via Facebook Live.

Each individual or family in isolation is encouraged to join in and sing with the Leader along with the thousands of Rock Choir Members who will be excited to be singing every day too.

The Rock Choir team is committed to making this event happen every day to give everyone some stability and a routine until the self-isolation guidelines are lifted.

Caroline Redman Lusher, who launched Rock Choir, said: “The well-being of ourMembers is and will always be our absolute priority and nowwe have the whole country to consider too.

“We know that singing boosts our levels of Endocannabinoids – neurotransmitters thought to be the cause of the ‘natural high’. As well as giving us a ‘buzz’, these chemicals are linked to improving mood and reducing anxiety and stress. This is essential to ourwellbeing and we aim to try and replicate these feelings with our online singing activities.”