May Banquet - Shrewsbury Town FC - Shawbury Military Wives Choir

A Black Tie Gala Dinner will take place at Shrewsbury Town Football Club on Friday 3^rd May 2013 at 7 pm in aid of the Military Wives Choir Foundation, Debra and Rotary Charities.

The event, organised by the Rotary Club of Newport (Shrops), will feature a three course dinner whilst entertainment is being provided by the Shawbury Military Wives Choir which also includes wives from the Tern Hill Barracks near Market Drayton. The county choir is approximately 40 strong and after meeting all year for weekly rehearsals, featured on the new Military Wives album called Stronger Together along with over 700 singers from 24 choirs set up at British military bases nationwide. This album, conducted by celebrity choirmaster Gareth Malone, shot to the top of the charts in record time.

The Military Wives Choirs Foundation is a network of choirs that reaches across the whole military community. It has been established to provide support, guidance and funding for individual choirs, but first and foremost to bring women closer together through singing. Through its growing network, the Foundation is building something that brightens lives, strengthens military communities and enables hundreds of women to experience the enjoyment and friendship that comes from being part of a Military Wives Choir. The Foundation is now a registered subsidiary of SSAFA Forces Help. The Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Families Association (SSAFA) provides practical help and assistance to anyone who is currently serving or has ever served in the Armed Forces. Support for their families is also at the heart of the charity