Our Wiltshire Aphasia Choir is about to start this September!
During summer term, Alphie and Sophie led 6-week stroke-friendly singing group for inpatients at the Stroke Ward inside the Chippenham Community Hospital. It was well received, and we’ve now secured a community venue, so everyone is welcome to join us!
Alphie and Sophie will run the singing group at Chippenham Community Hospital and the Wiltshire Aphasia Choir at Middlefields House on alternating weeks.
Chippenham Community Hospital –
Rowden Hill, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 2AJ
Middlefields House –
Cornfields, Chippenham SN14 6GA
We meet at 2.00 – 3.30 pm on Tuesday afternoons in term time
What is the choir like?
At the sessions we do some warm ups, then sing through some familiar songs. We share the words on a projector screen, with pictures to support with reading. Some people use the words and others find it easier to watch my mouth and copy as I sing. You can also hum, sing to ‘la’ or any other sound you find easy, or just listen.
They will hear the sound of us singing in the hall and can sing along at home.
We sing for around an hour and ten minutes, and then have tea, coffee and biscuits and a chance to socialise at the end. The choir is a very friendly and welcoming bunch and we also like to have fun while singing!
Choir Dates
The Hospital Singing Group and the Wiltshire Aphasia Choir will be meeting on the following alternate Tuesday afternoons:
Autumn Term 2026:
| Chippenham Community Hospital | Middlefields House |
|---|---|
| Tuesday 15th September | |
| Tuesday 22nd September | |
| Tuesday 29th September | |
| Tuesday 6th October | |
| Tuesday 13th October | |
| Tuesday 20th October | |
| – No choir 27th October | Half term – |
| Tuesday 3rd November | |
| Tuesday 10th November | |
| Tuesday 17th November |