A singing coach who launched a sell-out musical theatre choir in Marlborough this year, is celebrating as her choirs now go nationwide.

Pewsey-based Rachel Lynes brought the West End to Marlborough in January, when she launched a musical theatre choir through her company The Sing Space.

Rachel is celebrating as the number of The Sing Space choirs to open around the UK hits double figures and is on course to be at around 20 by the end of the year.

The choir is currently preparing for a second season which starts in September, according to the choir leader.

Rachel said: “We are now welcoming new members into our Marlborough choir.

“We will be spending most of the session learning the best showtunes in harmony. I’ll also be giving tips to get the most out of singing voices, including breathing, resonance, posture and range.”

The choir will have it’s first get-together of the new season on September 21 at 7.30pm, meeting at St Mary’s Church on Marlborough High Street.

They will be singing well-known and much-loved songs from musicals, including Les Misérables, Wicked, West Side Story, Phantom of the Opera and Hairspray.

The choir seems to be in good hands with Rachel, who spent ten years performing lead roles in London’s West End and is vocal coach to many well known West End stars.

She is set to continue leading the Marlborough choir - the launchpad for all the other choirs - with other branches of The Sing Space choir opening as far afield as Bolton, Bury, Exeter, Lewes, Milton Keynes and York, each run by a local singing coach, many of whom worked with Rachel previously.

They will be running termly, with all singers invited to perform at Cadogan Hall - a 1,000 seater concert hall in London - to raise funds for a mental health charity.

The choir will be singing on stage, side-by-side with some of the West End’s biggest names.

Delighted with the success so far, Rachel added: “Singing is so good for mental health.

“I love being part of something that can bring so much joy to people.

“At The Sing Space we coach everyone from Olivier Award winning West End performers to very nervous beginners.”

The termly fee for the Marlborough choir is £124.50, with part-funded places available for those on Universal Credit, with each session runing for 90 minutes.