Thank you so much to those of you who supported us yesterday The Whitty Theatre concert; to the participants, performers including Anjelica Finnegan, Jo Miller-Shepherd, Thames Valley Chorus and Steppin Out: Stars of Tomorrow! . Everyone was fab! Fundraising total to follow....Tara x

Today is the day! Tune in to BBC Berkshire at 1pm to hear me and two of our participants, Di from Bracknell and Liz from Maidenhead, discussing Singing for Lung Health with Bill Buckley. Tara x

Thank you to BBC Berkshire for having Di, Liz and me in today to talk about lung health and our groups. Thank you for tuning in! Tara x

Living with #COPD in the South East?Did you know that there are COPDSupport groups in all of the counties?Each provide weekly peer support and exercise classes. Healthcare professionals and patients working together to improve care regionally Sláintecare St. Luke's General Hospital Carlow/Kilkenny HSE/SECH (now part of HSE Dublin and South East)

#COPD also known as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a group of lung conditions that make it difficult to breathe because your airways have been narrowed. Everyday tasks can become a challenge. It's a progressive condition, which means there is no cure. #COPDawareness

This #WorldCOPDDay find out more about Active Steps – a British Lung Foundation service helping people with a lung condition become and stay active over 12 months. blf.org.uk/sign-up-now-fo… oxleas.nhs.uk/long-term-cond…

Today is #WorldCOPDDay2019.We support people with chronic lung disease at specialised weekly singing sessions helping participants better self-manage their conditions by correcting postural tension, developing better breathing strategies and building stamina.#copd #breathlessness

It is #WorldCOPDDay. Learn about how people are living with, and managing, this condition through #singingforbreathing in touching and joyful documentary The Singing Hospital @victoriajhume #COPD #COPDawareness #singingforlunghealth youtube.com/watch?v=-Ipi3V…

⚠️ WE NEED YOUR HELP ⚠️ Thousands have signed our letter to the next PM calling on them to make lung health a priority. Add your name this #WorldCOPDday. It only takes 2 minutes – and sharing this tweet will help us reach even more people. bit.ly/36VKv3G

Pulmonary rehab can be an incredibly effective treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Being breathless may make being more active seem scary. But many patients say they really benefit from it. #WorldCOPDDay More: bit.ly/2qZnXij

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I have started recording some #SFLH sessions for people to do at home. Hope you are all keeping safe! #COPD #breathlessness #singingforlunghealth youtube.com/channel/UCydHa…

New singing for lung health exercise videos up today. So brilliant to see that our participants are watching and finding them so useful. youtube.com/channel/UCydHa…

To people with lung disease and other long term health conditions I can only offer this hope - I believe most people have the good sense and common decency to continue to follow the rules to reduce your and everyone's risk from #COVID19 1/2

We are 5 years old today!!! Thank you so much to everyone for your continued support. I, for one, will be wearing a party dress for our Zoom session this lunchtime to celebrate. #copd #breathlessness #sflh #singingforbreathing #singingforlunghealth #sflhtch

Incredibly exciting news! The National Lottery Community Fund have awarded us a grant to enable us to start running sessions for people suffering from long covid. Watch this space for further details.... #singing #longcovid #singingforlunghealth

very pleased for SFLHTCH. You have supported our Resp Pts for so long: so exciting you can continue with this novel group. As always, looking forward to our partnership- start warming those vocal cords I feel a joint concert coming on 😃Maxine McVey💙🌈 AIRTeamFHFT Neil

Thanks to the The National Lottery Community Fund we are expanding our scope! I'll be on BBC Berkshire at 3.30pm TODAY to discuss our new Singing for Long Covid courses starting on May 20th. #longcovid #singingforlongcovid

Great that this is back and expanding. Patients love it and it’s great lung exercise. Even our CEO has had a go🤣😂 Neil spread the word AIRTeamFHFT NHS East Berkshire CCG Maxine McVey💙🌈 @lornawilko

Could #singing 🎶 be exercise?🏃‍♂️ Our new study found - acute metabolic demands of singing activity comparable with walking at a moderately brisk pace🚶‍♂️ - Physical effects may contribute to health and wellbeing related to singing participation😃 bmjopenrespres.bmj.com/content/8/1/e0…