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Category: Repertoire and rehearsals

Celebrate the unique volunteer story of the Choir for Sport!

Margaret - June 6, 2025

To mark the 2025 National Volunteers’ Week, one of our talented volunteers Marcia, has created this impressive infographic to see at a glance the range of achievements accomplished to date by the Games Maker Choir of sporting volunteers. Since the choir was founded during the London 2012 Olympic Games by musical volunteer Games Maker Victoria… Read more

Join the Games Maker Choir of sporting volunteers.

Margaret - March 22, 2024

Another Olympic year beckons and the Games Maker Choir are gearing up for what promises to be a busy time, full of opportunities – will you join us? Are you a sporting volunteer and love to sing ? Following a fabulous end of the year in 2023, with successful and memorable December performances at not… Read more

Summer Social Singalong for Choir members past and present

Margaret - June 25, 2023

Calling all former choir members, and those who haven’t been able to attend rehearsals for a while. Are you missing singing with The Games Maker Choir? You are invited to join the second half of our rehearsal for a singalong on Saturday 1st July 2023, followed by a summer social event. 🙂 Starting approximately 2pm… Read more

The Games Maker Choir pull together – at a distance

Margaret - April 12, 2020

  During the current Covid-19 crisis the Games Maker Choir family are pulling together to support each other by as many means as possible.   In the regular world, members of this unique choir are only able to meet up in person on the first Saturday of each month, as choir members are located all… Read more

A new Olympic year, a new decade and new members?

Margaret - January 26, 2020

So, here we are in 2020, entering another Olympic Year, the third since The Games Maker Choir was formed during theĀ unforgettable London 2012 Olympic Games. We’re avidly following the stories of all the athletes, both Olympian and Paralympian hopefuls, as they work their way to what promises to be another amazing Games, in Tokyo 2020…. Read more

Come sing along with The Games Maker Choir

Margaret - November 17, 2018

Join us on the 1st of December 2018 for a Christmas Singalong to get the festive season underway. Come and join The Games Maker Choir for an afternoon Christmas Singalong to warm up your festive voices. It’s our last rehearsal of the year and you’re invited to come and listen to and share our Christmas… Read more

Making our own kind of music, and some new friends too

Margaret - October 31, 2018

The Games Maker Choir have had some unforgettable musical and sporty experiences since the choir was formed during the London 2012 Olympics, all ranking as true ‘pinch me’ moments. Last Saturday proved to be yet another such occasion set this time, not in an iconic sport stadium but in the impressive surroundings of the Church… Read more

Celebrating Volunteer’s week

Margaret - June 5, 2018

  The ‘Smile’ of Games Makers continues! To celebrate #VolunteersWeek2018 here’s a lovely smiley picture taken at our most recent choir rehearsal in South London. Volunteering at the London2012 Olympics and Paralympics brought most of us together, and volunteering in many guises continues to be a huge part of life for most, if not all… Read more

Inspirational songs, old …. and new for 2017

Margaret - April 1, 2017

It’s Spring and The Games Maker Choir now has four rehearsalsĀ completed for 2017. That may not sound a lot, but it’s evidence of one of our ‘USP’s. We like to think that we are pretty unique in that unlike many choirs who get to rehearse once a week, Games Maker Choir members only get together… Read more