"On that fateful autumn night, I was at a bit of a low ebb. Recently single, hurtling towards 40 To get out of my rut, I had signed up for a taster session with London City Voices, a pop choir. I knew how uplifting singing could be I'd been in another choir pre-Covid but the real draw was LCV's post-rehearsal pub singalongs."
"A few weeks ago, I missed choir rehearsal to go ice-skating with my friend Ellen. Afterwards, I took her along to Auberge. It felt like taking her through the wardrobe to Narnia; this ordinary pub is transformed into a magical place full of friendship, laughter and song. Being there is the highlight of my week (even in boring old dry January, when I reluctantly swap the red wine for alcohol-free beer)."
A newcomer attended a taster session for a pop choir and discovered lively post-rehearsal pub singalongs at a pub near Waterloo station. Initial nervousness gave way to rapid social connection, including meeting fellow choir members and forming a regular Thursday wine club. The group sings together, receives drink discounts, and enjoys staff tolerance; rehearsals and pub nights became weekly highlights, including trips, nights in, and holidays. The choir's social activity welcomed friends to shared experiences like ice-skating and transformed the ordinary pub into a vibrant place of friendship, laughter, and song, supporting social wellbeing.
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