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Flutterby Music Fun and relaxed piano lessons in Lordswood and Singing Mamas in Medway Flutterby Music offers fun and relaxed piano lessons in Rachel's home in Lordswood.

I specialise in beginners, using the piano as a tool to develop good musicianship and reading from the start. Lessons are varied with lots of playing as well as activities away from the piano. Singing Mamas is a weekly group for all women - any age, any stage, with or without children. Rachel runs groups in Medway (serving Chatham, Strood, Gillingham, & Rainham), Maidstone and Canterbury. We sing for joy and connection, not perfection, and just for us. No sheet music, no performances, no solos or auditions. Singing Mamas is an organisation that promotes maternal mental health through building strong local singing communities.

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Free Singing Mamas in Medway starting next week. If you are pregnant or have a baby under 1 year old, come and give it a...
22/09/2025

Free Singing Mamas in Medway starting next week. If you are pregnant or have a baby under 1 year old, come and give it a go. Give your wellbeing a big boost!

We are still on a high from singing at the Sticks n Stones Festival on Saturday! It was so brilliant to be surrounded by...
01/09/2025

We are still on a high from singing at the Sticks n Stones Festival on Saturday! It was so brilliant to be surrounded by other organisations offering services and help for wellbeing in Medway.

Our daytime group starts back next week, and we have plenty of space for new friends. All women can come - you don't have to be a mama, your child could be at school, or they could have flown the nest - whatever your situation, you are welcome.
We meet on Mondays at 10am at Wayfield Family Hub. We learn simple songs of all genres really gently, with absolutely no pressure, enjoying the connection it gives us rather than trying to be perfect. After a sing, we have a chat over tea and cake - what could be better?!

If a daytime group doesn't suit you, but you'd still love to sing (regardless of the quality of your voice and whether you (or anyone else) judges it - then our evening group continues year-round on Wednesdays, 8pm in Blue Bell Hill. Again, any woman is welcome - you don't have to be a mother. This group is for grownups only - teenage daughters are welcome.

You can book a taster session for either of these groups for £5 here: https://www.flutterbymusic.co.uk/singing-mamas-booking After your taster, there is a monthly subscription (which can be cancelled at ANY time) and the evening group accepts people who want to pay as they go.

If you want to hear some of the songs that we might sing - just pop along to any streaming service and search 'Singing Mamas' to find our album which was specifically recorded for our projects in Neonatal wards in Kent. Here's the link on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/7t2sOvv4LP1f5g3R8sMgRY...

I've been really busy replenishing my song books with new songs and there will be some old favourites thrown in too. We can't wait to meet you (and your little ones if you'd like to bring them to the daytime group).

Come and give us a go, and see if 90 mins of you time and a good old sing helps you to feel better.
Rachel x

Come and find us at the sticks n stones festival run by  at the University of Greenwich campus in Medway. We'll be here ...
30/08/2025

Come and find us at the sticks n stones festival run by at the University of Greenwich campus in Medway.

We'll be here singing away until 5. Come to watch, join in and have a go.

We have information about all the singing mamas community groups in the area, as well as our free short courses for women who are pregnant or women with babies under 1.

Rachel and Sarah

Come and find us tomorrow  - we'll be there singing on and off all day - watch, or have a go x
29/08/2025

Come and find us tomorrow - we'll be there singing on and off all day - watch, or have a go x

𝟏 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐨! ⁣

Just ONE MORE SLEEP until the Sticks ‘n’ Stones Community Wellbeing Festival! 🌟⁣

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📅 Tomorrow – Saturday 30th August⁣
🕚 11AM – 5PM⁣
📍 Medway University of Greenwich Campus, Chatham⁣

✨ FREE entry & activities for all ages!⁣

👉 Tag who you’re coming with and get ready for a day of fun, creativity & community vibes 💫⁣

Ever wondered what actually happens in a Singing Mamas group, how it's helpful and why everyone should sing (even those ...
04/08/2025

Ever wondered what actually happens in a Singing Mamas group, how it's helpful and why everyone should sing (even those 'you don't want to hear me sing' people? Charlotte Howard has written a research paper -

"Unlike baby-focused groups, Singing Mamas is explicitly mother-centred. Babies are welcome, but the focus is on the woman, not the child. In a culture that often demands mothers be selfless to the point of invisibility, this reversal is quietly radical.

“It’s not about being a great singer,” one participant told me, “It’s about showing up as you are.”

In the sessions, there’s no pressure to talk - or to be okay. Women sit in a circle, learning simple, beautiful songs by ear. The singing is interspersed with tea, cake, and informal conversation. This is where the magic happens: women begin to share. Not in a structured “therapy” way, but in the messy, human way that real support is built - over laughter, tears, and shared silence."

Read her article about her findings here: https://substack.com/inbox/post/168077069?r=60rxch&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true&fbclid=IwY2xjawL9b69leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHk_vWKJkMz8FDs5igQElm5Cy1bQokDl7M0j8tHwc2BwilknU0XBjx-_C_ZcN_aem_KD_w82QYvDjAsPxeA-tnpA&triedRedirect=true

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Woodlands Arts Centre
Gillingham
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