Community
Pop Chorus CIC…
…is the not-for-profit, social enterprise, arm of Pop Chorus.
It exists to provide benefit to people in Suffolk by offering a range of inclusive, accessible, singing-based activities to promote wellbeing.
Who’s it for?
Our activities are for a broad cross-section of the Suffolk community including:
- older people
- isolated and lonely individuals
- those currently undergoing medical treatment or with long-term health issues
- children in schools
- people with additional physical or learning needs
- carers
… and anyone else who wants or needs us.
Workshops
and sessions
Community Pop Chorus CIC offer workshops, regular and ad hoc singing sessions, performance experiences, outings, and opportunities for creativity and self-expression, with particular emphasis on the wellbeing aspects of music participation.
By delivering activities directly into care settings, dementia cafes, schools, day care centres, and groups for people with additional learning or physical needs, we can offer the wellbeing benefits of singing to members of the Suffolk community who otherwise wouldn’t be able to access activities of this nature.
During all our activities we sing well-known pop songs, from an era that’s appropriate for the people we’re working with. For example – our regular Monday afternoon wellbeing group meet in Otley and sing a range of songs predominantly from the 60s and 70s (The Beatles, Carpenters, Neil Diamond, Tina Turner, The Monkees etc). When we go into schools we choose songs by artists like McFly, Rag ‘N’ Bone Man and other contemporary performers. The people we work with are the best source of ideas for repertoire, and we’re always open to taking requests.
Our activities support mental and physical wellbeing, reduce isolation, build friendships and support networks, increase self-esteem, offer a means of expression and provide the proven benefits that singing with others can bring.
Talks
and education
Invite us to come and present to your organisation…
By increasing awareness of the wellbeing benefits of singing, Community Pop Chorus CIC endeavours to engage support and promotion from other organisations including local charities, U3A, WI groups, social prescribers and representatives from local health and care providers.
This enables us to reach additional members of the community who would otherwise find themselves unable to benefit from these activities due to financial constraints, mobility issues, lack of demand to warrant alternative ‘commercially viable’ ventures, and other limiting factors.
To find out more about
Community Pop Chorus CIC
If you’d like to book us to work with your organisation, support our activities with a donation, or would like to know more about what we do, contact Yula by calling 07788 585441 or emailing community@popchorus.co.uk.
