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Our new summer term starts on Thursday 23rd April 7.30 - 9.30pm. Gunton Community Hall, Lowestoft. Free taster sessions...
08/04/2026

Our new summer term starts on Thursday 23rd April 7.30 - 9.30pm. Gunton Community Hall, Lowestoft. Free taster sessions available.

For all the info on the choir, plus details of how to book either a free taster or for the term, can be found on our website https://lowestoftchoir.com

Come and join the fun! 😀🎶

20/03/2026

Older adults who joined a choir improved their memory more than those who got health education. The secret wasn't music.

In a randomized controlled trial, researchers split adults at risk for dementia into two groups. One group received standard health education. The other joined a choir.

Two years later, the choir singers scored significantly better on cognitive tests.

But here is the part that fascinates me as a physician: this was not just about music.

Singing in a choir is an accidental full-brain workout. It combines at least five things that research independently links to cognitive protection:

Breath control. Singing requires coordinated, deep breathing that activates the vagus nerve, the main highway of your parasympathetic nervous system. This is the same mechanism behind breathwork practices used for stress regulation.

Memorization. Learning lyrics and melodies challenges working memory and verbal fluency, the cognitive domains that decline earliest in aging.

Social bonding. Choir members report reduced loneliness and stronger community ties. Loneliness is associated with a higher dementia risk comparable to other major risk factors.

Rhythmic coordination. Following tempo and harmonizing with others requires real-time motor and auditory processing, training neural pathways that weaken with age.

Emotional expression. Singing releases endorphins and oxytocin, which lower cortisol and reduce chronic stress, a known accelerator of brain aging.

A separate study found that choir singers had enhanced structural brain connectivity across the lifespan compared to non-singers.

You do not need a prescription. You do not need a perfect voice. You need a Tuesday night choir practice.

Joyful things can be medicine too.

03/03/2026

🎶Let’s Sing A TRIBUTE TO QUEEN. Come and sing with us in LOWESTOFT.🎶

🎶 Join the Let's Sing Pop-Up Choir for one day only as we sing highlights from some of Queen's biggest hits, including We Will Rock You, Another One Bites The Dust, We Are The Champions and Bohemian Rhapsody.

🔴 Open to adults who just love to sing! No previous choir experience needed. No need to read music.

🟣 All taught in effective two part harmony.

🟡 Pop-Up Choir days are fun, friendly and uplifting.

There will be breaks for refreshments and lunch - complimentary tea, coffee, juice and biscuits provided.

Time: 10.30am - 4.00pm.

Saturday 11th April. Gunton Community Hall, Hollingsworth Road, LOWESTOFT, NR32 4AY.

Cost: £25 per person. Booking essential (limited spaces).

For more info or to book visit https://popup-choir.com/queen

Such a lovely evening at choir tonight. One of our ladies had a very special birthday today (it ends on a 0!). We had ...
30/01/2026

Such a lovely evening at choir tonight. One of our ladies had a very special birthday today (it ends on a 0!). We had bubbly and a beautiful homemade cake (thank you Alison) in our break. Happy Special Birthday, Gill with love from all the choir ###x

We had a visit from the local beat officer PC Cris Beavers during choir on Thursday. Luckily, it was just a social call...
24/01/2026

We had a visit from the local beat officer PC Cris Beavers during choir on Thursday. Luckily, it was just a social call to say hello….and not to arrest us for breach of the peace!

Despite giving him tea and biscuits he declined our requests to join the choir!

Happy New Year everyone! The first term of 2026 starts on Thursday 15th January! FREE TASTERS are available too!To book...
01/01/2026

Happy New Year everyone! The first term of 2026 starts on Thursday 15th January!

FREE TASTERS are available too!

To book your place this term, or a free taster visit our website https://lowestoftchoir.com

Hope to see you soon.

🎄🎄Wishing all my lovely singers a very HAPPY CHRISTMAS! 🎶 and also to all our supporters. Have a great time and keep on...
24/12/2025

🎄🎄Wishing all my lovely singers a very HAPPY CHRISTMAS! 🎶 and also to all our supporters. Have a great time and keep on singing! Lots of love Jane x

24/12/2025

Last week some of our choir went down to Kingsley Healthcare to help out with their staff Christmas sing a long! Great fun! To vote click on the Kingsley Healthcare Group page (❤️ on this page won’t be counted).

It’s been a busy week for the Lowestoft Community Choir who have been out spreading Christmas cheer! Monday saw us sing...
18/12/2025

It’s been a busy week for the Lowestoft Community Choir who have been out spreading Christmas cheer! Monday saw us singing at the Golden Memories Day Centre in Kirkley and then on Laurel Ward at Carlton Court Hospital.

Tuesday we had a great time singing outside the head offices of Kingsley Care. It was great fun, with all members of staff joining in (suitably dressed in Xmas jumpers) as the CEO and his wife handed out mince pies to passers by. They also gave a box of chocolates to each member of the choir, plus an extremely generous donation for the Gunton Community Hall where we rehearse each week - the spirit of Christmas was definitely in the air! Photos to follow.

Thank you to all choir members who gave up their time to come and sing.

18/12/2025

Last week saw the end of another happy choir term. Thank you to everyone who was part of the term, but also to everyone to who took part in the end of term performance for family and friends (we were a few missing due to illness and holidays) but those that took part sang out! Well done everyone! 🎶🎵

Thank you to Glynis’s husband who took some video - here’s a snippet of the evening.

03/12/2025

Singing with others can be more beneficial than singing solo. Here’s why: https://bbc.in/4opYGEQ

Well done and thank you to all the choir members who came and sang at Blyford Residential Home today. It was lovely to ...
29/11/2025

Well done and thank you to all the choir members who came and sang at Blyford Residential Home today. It was lovely to spread some Christmas cheer and to see everyone enjoying themselves. 🎄🎄🎄

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Gunton Estate Community Hall
Lowestoft
NR324AY

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7:30pm - 9:30pm

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