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Chrissy Foster, from Bittersweet Harmonies, tells Rachel Burden how her community choirs have brought people together regardless of talent, physical ability, or mental health.

She runs three choirs, including one specifically for Carers, providing them with a brief respite from their caring role ‘Care Free Choir’, then a further ‘Breathless Singers’, for people who have been diagnosed with chronic breathing and respiratory conditions.

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We’re all about trying to make change. It might be a transformational project that helps an entire community, or it might be about trying to make one life a little bit easier. And the key here is in the trying. This is real life. Not everything works, and there are struggles along the way. But it’s always worth a go.

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