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Marham Bluebirds: RAF Marham Military Wives Choir (MBMWC)

Founded in January 2012 and was inspired by the BBC programme “The Choir: Military Wives” with Gareth Malone. In February 2012 the Choir was invited to join the Military Wives Choir Foundation. The Foundation was created by the original Military Wives Choirs from RMB Chivenor and Plymouth to support other military wives in setting up and maintaining their own choirs.

Marham Bluebirds currently meets weekly at St. Margaret’s Chapel at RAF Marham and welcomes wives of military personnel and service women themselves into the fold. The Choir currently has 17 regular singers and would love to welcome more. We are a friendly bunch of girls who love singing and who enjoy a relaxed and friendly atmosphere.

Marham Bluebirds MWC has recently had the honour of being involved in the making of the Jubilee Song, ‘Sing!’ to celebrate Her Majesty the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. This project has involved much excited secrecy and an incognito visit to Abbey Road Studios! Some of our Choir members recorded the track, with ladies from 9 other MWC, under the masterful direction of Gareth Malone and the finely tuned ear of Gary Barlow.

On 4th June, Choir Members from MBMWC joined their friends from Wattisham, Catterick, Chivenor, Plymouth, Lympstone, Portsmouth, Salisbury Plain, Warminster and Shrivenham Choirs to perform ‘Sing!’ at the Jubilee Concert at Buckingham Palace.

The whole of the MBMWC are currently in rehearsals to record on the second Military Wives Choir Album due for release later in 2012.