{"id":75,"date":"2026-03-20T14:51:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T14:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eastleighfusion.bplaced.net\/?page_id=75"},"modified":"2026-04-14T21:12:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T20:12:16","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eastleighfusionchoir.co.uk\/efc\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-background\" style=\"background-color:#8cf0a3\"><strong>THIS WEBSITE IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/eastleighfusionchoir.co.uk\/efc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/FUSION-CHOIR-JONAS-DANIEL-2022.mov\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignfull has-text-align-center\">&nbsp;Marie has stepped back from leading the choir. Mandy has stepped in to lead the Fusion Choir in Eastleigh.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #008000;\">No auditions, no need to read music<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">All welcome<\/span><br \/><strong>Just come and sing<\/strong>, <strong>you will feel better for it.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">EVERY TUESDAY EVENING<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">When: <strong>7.30pm-9pm<\/strong>, doors open at 7.15pm&nbsp;<br \/>Where: <strong>Saint Andrew\u2019s Church<\/strong>,<strong> Blenheim Road, Eastleigh <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>SINGING FOR WELLBEING AND TO HELP OTHERS:<\/b><\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b><br \/>We sing to uplift and heal and to help support charities, worthy causes and our community and have raised in excess of \u00a3100,000 directly from our concerts over our glorious years of singing together.<\/b><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em>Research shows that singing releases high level of beneficial chemicals that are medicine to body and mind.<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em>\u2018Music is so powerful it needs to be used for some kind of redeeming work \u2013 to lift people\u2019s spirits, lift their souls.\u2019 Bobby McFerrin.<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><em>\u2018I don\u2019t sing because I\u2019m happy. I\u2019m happy because I sing.\u2019 William James, philosopher and psychologist.<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><span style=\"color: #993366;\">There are health and social benefits to singing in a choir<\/span>.<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/eastleighfusionchoir.co.uk\/efc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/image-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"image\" class=\"wp-image-3304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eastleighfusionchoir.co.uk\/efc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/image-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/eastleighfusionchoir.co.uk\/efc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/image-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/eastleighfusionchoir.co.uk\/efc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/image.jpeg 432w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIS WEBSITE IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY &nbsp;Marie has stepped back from leading the choir. 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