Chelsea Pensioners choir perform at our Rustington Centre

Published on 23 Oct 2024

The Chelsea Pensioners choir visited our Rustington Centre earlier this month and performed for the blind veterans who were staying with us.

The group performed a variety of pop classics and sea shanties for the crowd, before pausing for lunch and then carrying on for a singalong, bringing Chelsea Pensioners and blind veterans together for renditions of classics like ‘Sweet Caroline’ and ‘Amarillo’.

Jonny Lowe, Royal Hospital Chelsea’s Head of Veterans Outreach, said:

“We’re going out around the UK to show who we are and what we do at the Royal Hospital Chelsea. We already work closely with Blind Veterans UK as they support some of our sight impaired Chelsea Pensioners, so events like this are only bringing our organisations closer together. There was a great gathering of veterans here today and we’ve been made to feel so welcome. The therapeutic benefits of singing are well known so hopefully we have been able to spread some joy.”

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"We were absolutely delighted to have the Chelsea Pensioners with us here. What better way to celebrate our partnership than with some wonderful singing in the build up to Christmas. The blind veterans staying with us had a wonderful singalong, it was a brilliant day.”

Lesley Garven MBE
Head of our Rustington Centre