Singing Mamas Norwich

Another sunny morning for us! And another opportunity for a Singing Mamas park pop-up! Hurray! We’ll be at Waterloo Park this time. We’ll meet in the shady area near the carpark… if you want to come early/stay late there’s the brilliant Feed cafe where you can enjoy delish food and drinks, and of course the playground and splash pad are there too - not much shade in that bit of the park so come prepared if you’re heading there after our sing.
See you there! 🧡🎶🌳

🧡 Postponed - will update with new date 🧡

Looks like we’re in store for another lovely balmy Monday evening! Evening Song Circle out under the sky. All women welcome. Let me know if you’d like to come along!
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Hurrah for this sunny weather! Means we are able to meet tomorrow for a lovely park sing! All women and children welcome (I will probably have mine along too tomorrow)
10:30 at Heigham Park - somewhere in the shade in the big open grassy bit. I’ll have a straw hat and a rainbow striped blanket 🌈
Look forward to seeing you there!
Bring a blanket, water, and any snacks/toys/etc you fancy.
£10 PAYG
£5 monthly members & concessions
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Come and join us at our women’s song circle ✨
We’ll be gathering to sing beautiful rounds and simple harmony songs outside during the warm summer evenings. No experience necessary as we’ll be learning everything by ear. Come fill your cup, connect, and reset. Ping me a message if you’d like to come along and I’ll send you further details.
*forecast looks good for now, if rain is expected we will reschedule.
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Summer hols are here! AND I’ve got a nice little line up of daytime sessions for you 😊 Here are my July offerings… August dates to follow.

Mondays - Little Birds Music
10am at Brundall Memorial Hall
Guitar-led early years music sessions with percussion, puppets, stories, rainbow scarves and bubbles! Music at 10am followed by social time with a cuppa. From £6.80 per child. Drop-ins very welcome. Sibling discounts available.
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Tuesdays - Parents Singing Circle
10:30am at Norwich Theatre
A singing circle welcoming all parents and carers - mamas, papas, grandparents, etc. and accompanying children very welcome too!
Come learn some lovely simple harmony songs to sing together and lift the spirits! No experience required as we’ll be learning everything by ear. Book tickets here:
https://norwichtheatre.org/whats-on/parents-singing-circle/
- priced on a pay what you can basis ✨

Wednesdays - Singing Mamas Norwich
10:30am - Singing Mamas park pop-ups.
Women’s song circles - come and join us as we learn and sing beautiful rounds and simple harmony songs together. Bring a blanket, bottle of water, and a picnic if you like. Kids very welcome 🌻
Keep an eye on socials for confirmation of where we are meeting. £10 standard/£5 concessions and members.
*park pop-ups reliant on reasonably good weather. Fingers crossed for sunshine!
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Our leaders are building communities. Communities where mothers are mothered. For new mums, there’s always someone with a spare pair of hands to hold baby (if you wish!), a listening ear and a cuppa. Someone to tell you what an amazing job you’re doing - you made it out the house, hoorah!

Communities where all women are welcome, with and without little ones - because the singing is for us! And we know it’s not just new mums that can feel lonely and seek connection.

Communities where varied life experiences are valued. These are multigenerational groups; we welcome new mothers, mums with school-aged children, grandmothers, pregnant women, women without children of their own. The presence of women of all different life stages is one of our groups’ biggest assets.

Help us spread the message far and wide; share this with your network of friends and maybe it will reach someone who needs a bit of this in their life.

Want to know more about the exciting projects going on at Singing Mamas HQ?

Well on Instagram on Friday we’re sitting down with Singing Mamas founder and network director Kate Valentine to get the BTS (behind the scenes) scoop!

Kate will tell us all about the exciting things she’s been up to in the world of maternal wellbeing and singing for wellbeing, giving a whistle-stop tour of the highlights of the last 6 months as well as a sneak peak into her calendar for the rest of the year.

So make sure you tune in on Friday at 10.45 over on Instagram (yes, we will share the recording here!) and go and follow to have more regular updates and BTS action of what it’s like running a grassroots movement for maternal mental health and wellbeing 💪🧡

There are over 100 Singing Mamas and partnership groups across the UK and internationally. Today we're shining the spotlight on our wonderful leaders in the North East of England and in Yorkshire.

Lindsey Joy in Newcastle, Hexham and Stocksfield, Northumberland - drop us a message and we will send you her contact details.

Tabby Michelin in Bishop Auckland and Barnard Castle, County Durham - HeartSongs

Clair Linsdell in Otley, West Yorkshire - Sing with Clair

Jessica Watson in Heworth, York - Singing Mamas York with Jess

Josie Ludford in Todmorden, West Yorkshire, currently on pause for maternity leave but restarting soon - Singing Mamas Todmorden

Keep an eye out for the next post in this series, highlighting our groups in other areas across the globe. In the meantime, to find your nearest group, comment your location and we'll tag them or send us a DM.

Meet the Singing Mamas leaders!

Who: Jen Baker
Where: Walthamstow, East London

🧡 I love sharing songs that…
Sound lovely sung with one voice (around the house, to my children, anywhere!) and sound even better sung together, layered up with some beautiful harmonies.

🧡 The best thing about my group is…
Feeling totally uplifted after singing together. Seeing the babies relax and soak in the harmonies. Chatting and enjoying some cake together!

🧡 I joined Singing Mamas because…
Singing has had such a positive impact on my mental health and wellbeing, especially after having my children. I want singing to be available to everyone.

🧡 Outside of Singing Mamas I…
Can be found swimming outdoors, volunteering as a breastfeeding peer supporter or pottering around with my two small children.

If you're local to Jen you can drop her an email at '[email protected]' to book a session.

There are groups running across the UK and internationally

All Singing Mamas groups are different because we recognise and celebrate that all women and communities are different. We encourage the women we train to bring themselves to their groups in all their glory and this means that there is something for everyone!

Click this link to find your local leader: https://www.singingmamas.org/find-a-group

Or add a comment with your location and we’ll tag them.

Sing for Happiness Project in Bristol - does singing regularly improve well-being?

Yes yes yes! It does! 🧡

Lovely project -read about it here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cd118vlj79do

Singing and long-term happiness… I think the two are definitely linked! It’s so interesting to see all the research going on relating to singing and well-being… I love knowing the “how” and the “why”… it’s fascinating stuff - but my body already “knows” all this in a wordless way, just from how it feels to sing! It’s glorious! And it’s just wonderful singing with all of you xx

Bristol research project on singing and long-term happiness Researchers and 400 volunteers are experimenting to see if singing can improve people's wellbeing.

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Come gather and sing at Summer Song – a women’s singing circle retreat at

Saturday, 6th July. 2-6pm

An afternoon full of songs to help us unwind, reset, restore, and connect to all the beauty, warmth, and joy of summer. No previous singing experience needed as we’ll learn everything by ear 🧡

Places are limited so book soon!
https://snappytickets.co.uk/events/summer-song/

Look forward to singing with you soon 🧡🎶🌻

Singing Mamas is expanding again with these lovely new groups!

If you're near to one of these locations drop us a DM and we'll send you their contact details. We also have over 100 groups on our website.

Nothing near you? Get in touch to let us know which locations are calling out for a Singing Mamas group!

International
🧡 Dubai, UAE with Sasha

North West England
🧡 Preston, Lancashire with Chrissie

East Midlands
🧡 Southwell and Newark, Nottinghamshire with Emily

West Midlands
🧡 Birmingham, West Midlands with Lucy

South East England
🧡 Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire with Jennifer
🧡 Christchurch, Dorset with Elaine
🧡 Lyndhurst, Hampshire with Elaine
🧡 Tunbridge Wells, Kent with Hannah
🧡 Chichester & Westbourne, West Sussex with Laura

South West England
🧡 Stroud & Dursley, Gloucestershire with Tara

New Groups with Existing Leaders
🧡 Addiscombe, Croydon with Georgia
🧡 Wantage, Oxfordshire with Vickie
🧡 Chorleywood, Hertfordshire with Claire

New Evening Groups
🧡 Wheelton, Lancashire with Emily
🧡 Woodingdean, Brighton, East Sussex with Laura

There are over 100 Singing Mamas groups across the UK and internationally and today we're shining the spotlight on our wonderful leaders in the South West of England.

We've tagged them below, give them a follow and drop them a message for more info.

Kate Swainson-Price in Bishopston, Bristol -
Clara Atkins in Trowbridge, Wiltshire - Sing With Clarity
Valerie Russell Emmott in Fishponds, Bristol and Zoie Kennedy O'Connor in St Werburghs & Hanham - Singing Mamas Bristol
Eliza Wylie in Cheddar & Wells, Somerset -
Zoe Powell in Bishops Cleeve & Brockworth, Gloucestershire - Singing Mamas Org
Marion Brown in Broadclyst, Exeter - Singing Mamas Exeter Devon
Tara Mexi in Stroud, Gloucestershire - drop us a message and we will send you her contact details.

Keep an eye out for the next post in this series, highlighting our groups in other areas across the globe. In the meantime, to find your nearest group comment "findagroup" (all one word) and we'll send you the link to find your local leader. Or drop your location and we'll tag them.

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It’s the Big Summer Family Sing!
Saturday, 29th June, 10:30-12:00
Waterloo Park Pavilion
A family singing session welcoming mamas, papas, siblings, grandparents, etc! As in our regular sessions we’ll be singing simple harmony songs and rounds, all learned by ear - so no previous experience of singing, or music-making required -ALL voices welcome!

Ticket link:
https://snappytickets.co.uk/events/big-summer-family-sing/

Look forward to singing with you soon!
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Are you wondering what a Singing Mamas session is like?

We sing beautiful harmony songs, all taught by ear so no previous singing experience needed. Shy singers, confident singers, and everything inbetween - all voices are welcome.

There’s always time for cake, a cuppa, and a chat at the end, and you’ll almost certainly leave feeling more relaxed than when you arrived!

Babies and children are welcome at our daytime group 🧡🎶☕️

Let me know if you’d like to join us for a taster!

Wednesdays 10:30-12:00
Quaker Meeting House, NR2

Meet the Singing Mamas leaders!

Who: Lindsey Joy
Where: Stocksfield & Hexham, Northumberland and Newcastle, Tyne and Wear

🧡 I love sharing songs that…
Make the women smile with pride when they realise what an amazing sound they just made, and babe knows it too.

🧡 The best thing about my group is…
That everyone gets along so well, and that newbies are welcomed with open arms. I love it when I get up to make the tea during the break and a buzz of conversation fills the room.

🧡 I joined Singing Mamas because…
I love singing, obvs, and that I'm a big believer in 'fill your own cup mama so that others may drink', and that is what Singing Mamas is all about.

🧡 Outside of Singing Mamas I am…
Mammy to two little people, Bodhi age 5 and River age 2. I work as a birth educator & hypnobirthing specialist. I make the most of my spare time volunteering at my local community allotment, and then coming up with yummy recipes that include the produce. I also get out for big long walks when I can.

If you're local to Lindsey you can contact her via https://www.facebook.com/SMCNorthEast/ to book a session.

There are groups running across the UK and internationally.

All Singing Mamas groups are different because we recognise and celebrate that all women and communities are different. We encourage the women we train to bring themselves to their groups in all their glory and this means that there is something for everyone!

Click this link to find your local leader: https://www.singingmamas.org/find-a-group

Or add a comment with your location and we’ll tag them.

If training with us is on your 2024 list of things to do, you'd better get yourself booked onto one of the 9 remaining places left for October, because July is now full!

We're so excited to welcome this amazing group of women to Lower Shaw Farm in July. We will share with them the Singing Mamas principles and also learn from each and every one of them, taking that learning back to our network so that our combined knowledge and experience continues to grow.

If you want to be a part of this movement, bringing singing for wellbeing groups to your community then follow this link to find out more. Please do get in touch if you have any questions you can't find answers to!

https://www.singingmamas.org/train-to-lead

Our Evening Song Circle starts back tonight!

A women’s singing group full of songs to uplift, connect us to the shifting seasons, and nourish the soul.

It’s the perfect thing for a Monday evening, to take a little time to fill your cup and ease back into the week with lovely songs and lovely people… and there’s always time for a cuppa and chat at the end of the session too ☕️

If you’ve not come before we’d love to welcome you! Ping me a message and we can book you in for a £5 taster session.

See you soon for a sing!

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LISTEN NOW!!

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2.45pm TODAY
Listen Live
BBC Radio four
A 15 min programme featuring….. Singing Mamas🖤

Heya lovely people..

Singing together … is an ancient way of being!
We’re not reinventing the wheel, we are simply remembering it 🙂

Check out this gorgeous pic of a half-term meet up in the Ashdown Forest of 3 different Singing Mamas groups.

Singing Mamas Catrina came along for a sing and snapped this moment.

Singing under the blue sky, with the sun in our faces, what a treat for us after so many rainy months in the UK.

Wishing you all lots of glorious connections through singing.

Kate 🙂

Meet the Singing Mamas leaders!

Who: Clara Westmorland
Where: Biggleswade, Bedfordshire

🧡 I love sharing songs that...
Make us feel. Whether it's releasing some pent up frustration, inducing some cathartic tears, giving us the giggles, or making our hearts sing with joy, all emotions are so welcome.

🧡 The best thing about my group is...
The women, of course. They are amazing! Kind, generous, funny, thoughtful, wise. They're such brilliant company. The little ones are pretty wonderful too! Their radiant smiles when they hear us harmonise fill my heart every time.

🧡 I joined Singing Mamas because...
My mental health suffered after having my second baby during lockdown. Fortunately, my friend Emma already ran Singing Mamas in nearby Hertfordshire, so I know how much of a positive difference it makes when you’re struggling.

🧡 Outside of Singing Mamas I am...
A fundraising professional and I have raised millions of pounds for arts charities. I am mum to two wonderfully exhausting little boys. I also have the world’s largest cat!

If you're local to Clara you can contact her via Mamas with Clara to book a session.

There are groups running across the UK and internationally

All Singing Mamas groups are different because we recognise and celebrate that all women and communities are different. We encourage the women we train to bring themselves to their groups in all their glory and this means that there is something for everyone!

Click this link to find your local leader: https://www.singingmamas.org/find-a-group

Or add a comment with your location and we’ll tag them.

Yay! This is exciting! We’ll be at Waterloo Park tomorrow for our big family sing! Weather looks a little iffy, but if hopefully you’ll be able to check out the new playground before or after our sing! Whoopee! xx

https://snappytickets.co.uk/events/big-family-sing-may/

There are over 100 Singing Mamas groups across the UK and internationally and today we're shining a spotlight on our beautiful leaders in the North West of England.

Sing with Rachel Waite in Crosby, Knowsley and Central Liverpool - follow Holistic Harmonies and drop her a message for more info.

Sing with Emily Sharples in Croston, Chorley
and Hoghton - follow Singing Mamas Central Lancashire and drop her a message for more info.

Sing with Lindy Davies in Chester, Hoole - follow Singing Mamas North Wales and Chester and drop her a message for more info.

Sing with Charlie Howard in West Kirby, Wirral - follow Singing Mamas Wirral with Charlie and drop her a message for more info.

Sing with Helen Elliot in Warrington - follow Smiley Tunes and drop her a message for more info.

Sing with Chrissie Jones in Preston - this group will be starting soon, drop us a message and we'll put you in touch.

Keep an eye out for the next post in this series, highlighting our groups in other areas across the globe. In the meantime, to find your nearest group comment "findagroup" (all one word) and we'll send you the link to find your local leader. Or drop your location and we'll tag them.

We are so thrilled to be able to offer this free 10 week programme for Norfolk women experiencing, or at risk of, mental health challenges during pregnancy or in their first year postnatally.

starting Thursday, 30th May
1:00-2:30pm
Hub, NR1
GMOTFW Perinatal Mental Health Support Group

Up to 1 in 5 perinatal women experience depression and anxiety, and a huge percentage will downplay the severity of their symptoms.

Singing can help. When we sing we release endorphins and it reduces the production of stress hormones. Singing is proven to improve mood, reduce anxiety, and increase the bond between mother and baby.

At a Singing Mamas group you will learn lovely lullabies and songs to share with your little one in a relaxed and friendly environment. You don’t need any musical experience to join us.

Do you know someone who might benefit from joining our group? Please encourage them to get in touch with any questions, or to sign up!

Huge thanks to for supporting this project 🙏

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Meet the Singing Mamas leaders!

Who: Meg Fitter
Where: East Grinsted, West Sussex

🧡 I love sharing songs that
Light me up. When something lights me up I enjoy sharing it more and it’s more enjoyable to learn. Once a song has touched me I am desperate to teach it to my group, with the hope it will offer medicine to another. Any feeling can be lifted, shifted or shared with a song.

🧡 The best thing about my group is
The wonderful atmosphere and welcoming nature of our group makes it so much fun to sing together. And singing together makes it much more easy to connect! It is a place to create friendships and be part of something.

🧡 I joined Singing Mamas because
I wanted to sing in a group and I wanted to meet people in my community. Once I joined I got SO much more than I bargained for! It healed a childhood wound around singing in public, just by being part of the group - massive bonus!

🧡 Outside of Singing Mamas I am
Outdoors exploring the world with my family and friends - camping, walking and playing as often as we can! In addition to my weekly Singing Mamas group, I run a monthly social sing with a shared picnic on a Saturday.

If you're local to Meg you can contact her via Singing Mamas with Meg - Lingfield + East Grinstead to book a session.

There are groups running across the UK and internationally

Click this link to find your local leader: https://www.singingmamas.org/find-a-group

🧡 EVEN More brand new SINGING MAMAS leaders ! 🧡

HUGE welcome to these bright and beautiful beings -

We are COMMITTED to scaling our network with thousands of leaders who will bring Singing Mamas to every new and expecting mama in EVERY local authority!

These awesome humans gave it some, this weekend.. they showed up in the most incredible way to support each others journey of becoming a qualified leader with us.

We laughed, we cried, we learned SOOOOO much.. (I learn more with every cohort)

Now they set to work to build their own businesses, a business of pure purpose and wholehearted joy in the world.

We train firstly for the life changing benefits to ourselves, then secondly, we grow our communities to bring these extraordinary benefits of singing to the women and mamas who need it.

I will take great pleasure in witnessing the unfolding journeys of these song sharers. From whichever point on the path they begin.. super shy and new -or mega experienced and confident, our network of leaders has hands at all their backs as they grow and develop their skills.

We are a tightly connected moment of women who work to serve mamas and families with the power of voice work.. and we start with our own.

It’s win-win and just keeps on getting better.

Abundant joy be all yours, incredible new leaders!

Love Kate x

New location alert!

If you’re near to Southwell, Nottinghamshire we have our first group in the county starting up soon with lovely Emily Brown 🥳🥳🥳

🎶There are exciting things in the pipe line!

I have connected with some amazing women recently who have started businesses with a purpose to fulfill a mission. One is The Baby Barn Newark and Southwell where I will be holding my first Singing Mamas Org session over half term.

I will soon be collaborating with another local business and holding inclusive music and movement sessions for children with additional needs. I can’t wait to tell you all about it. Watch this space!

Here comes the May Big Family Sing!

Saturday, 25th May, 10:30-12:00
at the gorgeous Waterloo Park Pavilion Cafe - The Feed

A family singing session welcoming mamas, papas, siblings, grandparents, etc! As in our regular sessions we’ll be singing simple harmony songs and rounds, all learned by ear - so no previous experience of singing, or music-making required.
ALL voices welcome!
Book your tickets!

https://snappytickets.co.uk/events/big-family-sing-may/

Look forward to singing with you soon!
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We have over 100 Singing for Wellbeing groups across the UK and beyond. Check out our website to find one near to you: https://www.singingmamas.org/find-a-group

Maybe the day, time or venue wasn’t previously convenient - the groups below have made some changes that might make them work for you now.

Leith, Edinburgh (Seraph)
Southampton, Hampshire (Penny)
Tonbridge, Kent (Emily & Laura)
Wickford, Essex (Eva)

Drop us a message or comment we'll point you in the right direction to find out more about any of our wonderful groups.

Still some tickets available for this Saturday’s afternoon singing retreat in the beautiful yurt at in NR1.

Looking forward to sharing an afternoon of songs to help us reset, restore, and connect to al the beauty, colour, and continuing abundance of spring energy.

There will be singing and tea and cake aplenty!

Look forward to seeing you there!
Ticket link in bio 🌷

Meet the Singing Mamas leaders!

Who: Ali McLean
Where: Aboyne, Aberdeenshire

🧡 I love sharing songs that
Feel good in the moment. I try and feel into what I think we all need in that moment, whether it's deep connection or some energy and joy.

🧡 The best thing about my group is
We don't take it too seriously and we laugh a lot. We also show up, exactly as we are, and it feels so supportive and held. We've shared tears, laughter and joy and we grow together in that space.

🧡 I joined Singing Mamas because
I believe so passionately that this world needs us all to sing together and support each other. Singing is our birthright and I wish everyone could feel the magic and connection of singing in community.

🧡 Outside of Singing Mamas I am a
Playful student of this beautiful life, learning to heal trauma and live an embodied and full life. My horses and my son are my greatest teachers and my husband my greatest supporter (and of course singing my greatest tool)!

If you're local to Ali you can contact her via Mamas Aboyne to book a session.

There are groups running across the UK and internationally

Click this link to find your local leader: https://www.singingmamas.org/find-a-group

Still a few tickets available for this Saturday's afternoon singing retreat!

MAY SONG - Saturday, 18th May, 2-6pm at The Ash Tree, NR1

A women’s singing circle retreat full of songs to help us reset, restore, and connect to all the beauty, colour, and continuing abundance of spring energy that comes with May.
We will be singing beautiful, diverse, easy-to-learn songs that you can take home and weave into your daily life. No singing experience required as we'll be learning these beautiful songs by ear that we will sing in harmony or in rounds. These songs will help you to nourish yourself, and fill up the reservoir that feeds you and to release the stress of your busy life and work week. Look forward to singing with you soon!

BOOK TICKETS HERE:
https://snappytickets.co.uk/events/may-song/

There are over 100 Singing Mamas groups across the UK and internationally and today we're shining a spotlight on our beautiful leaders up in Scotland.󠁧

Sing with Seraph Davidson in Leith and South Queensferry - follow Singing Mamas Edinburgh for more info.

Sing with Cindy Douglas in Stonehaven - drop us a message and we will send you her contact details.

Sing with Ali McLean in Aboyne - follow for more info.

Sing with Kelly Laing - follow for more info.

Keep an eye out for the next post in this series, highlighting our groups in other areas across the globe 🌍 In the meantime, to find your nearest group comment "findagroup" (all one word) and we'll send you the link to find your local leader. Or drop your location and we'll tag them.