Jenny, Birmingham

My name is Jenny, I am 18 years old and I first heard about CWNN when I saw them performing at the Birmingham Festival. I had been looking for a choir for a while as I love to sing. Then someone I know mentioned you too so I thought I would give it a go. I have been coming along to choir since October 2023.

It was quite scary when I first came as I suffer with anxiety and meeting loads of new people was very challenging but eventually when you settle in its great, meeting lots of different people - singing with different people is great. We were singing Christmas songs at my first rehearsal which I was really happy about. I felt really nervous but I was so proud and couldn’t believe I’d done it! I fell in love with it and knew I would be coming back!

I love the songs we sing and how welcoming everyone is - it’s helped me because it gives me something to look forward to every week instead of being stuck on my own. It helps with my routine too because living alone can be lonely. Having somewhere to go one evening a week is very special.

If someone was thinking about coming to join I would encourage them and say how welcoming it is and how you get to sing really cool songs and have a nice home cooked meal afterwards which is really great. We also do lots of gigs which are so much fun!

It’s really helped me with my mental health and I have made some new friends but the best thing is singing because it helps me forget all of my problems.