The Military Wives Choirs

It all began in Catterick, where a choir for military wives and girlfriends had been set up in 2010 by Nicky Clarke and Caroline Jopp. Nicky had written to Gareth Malone about the benefits that a choir could bring to military wives during a deployment to Afghanistan.

nspired by the friendship and camaraderie in Catterick Garrison, Gareth Malone worked with women from  Chivenor and Plymouth military bases to make music and film the two-part BBC documentary series 'The Choir: Military Wives'. 

Those choirs, galvanised by the support from each other whilst husbands and loved ones were away, enjoyed amazing success when they came together to record 'Wherever You Are' and performed at the Royal Albert Hall at the Festival of Remembrance.