Wiltshire Hope & Harmony Charity (20260526)

In this heart‑warming episode, Peggy‑Sue is joined by the inspiring team from Wiltshire Hope & Harmony Charity, the organisation behind Wiltshire’s beautiful and transformative Dementia Choirs.These choirs are more than music — they’re safe, supportive, joy‑filled spaces where people living with Dementia, along with their families and carers, can come together and reconnect through singing. Every session is crafted with compassion, positivity and a deep belief that everyone deserves the chance to find their voice.The charity’s founding member, Lisa Williams, discovered the life‑changing impact of music therapy during her master’s training in 2018 with the visionary Aphasia Choir at UWE. Determined to bring that same magic to her local community, she set out to create a choir of her own. Despite the delays of the pandemic, her dream became reality in 2023 with the launch of the Royal Wootton Bassett Dementia Choir & Café.Since then, the choir has supported hundreds of people, meeting weekly at St Bartholomew’s Church Hall or heading “on tour” to care homes, community venues and churches across Wiltshire — spreading harmony, hope and connection wherever they go.This episode celebrates their journey, their mission, and the extraordinary power of music to bring light into people’s lives. If you would like to be a guest on my show, or have a track that you would like to submit to be played on the airwaves, visit https://www.dstmrs.com Don't Stop the Music was recorded live at Swindon 105.5 Studios.The show goes out live on ⁠⁠⁠Swindon 105.5⁠⁠⁠ on Tuesdays at 8pm and is repeated on Saturdays at 8-10pm (GMT/BST) on DSTMRS Extra.Plus, it is released on Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube and Patreon, every Friday at 7pm (GMT/BST).Spotify: https://spotf.fi/dstmrs Amazon Music: https://amazn.so/dstmrs YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DSTMRSPatreon: https://patreon.com/dstmrs Why not subscribe to your favourite platform and never miss a show!