AS ONE one of five siblings Sharon Marnell remembers all too well the sadness felt by her younger brother David when he was excluded from the family singing group, The Marnells, because he couldn’t stay in tune.

Aged just six years old, he woke his parents at 6am and begged his them to let him sing to prove that he was good enough to go on stage with the others.

Fortunately for him, his parents relented, made him a costume, put him on stage and switched his mic off!. David got his chance in the limelight – other less tuneful folk are not so fortunate – until now.

The Locks Heath Tuneless Choir is for everyone who has always yearned to sing, but have been told they can’t hold a tune.

This new choir has been set up exclusively for self-professed terrible singers who just love to sing like no one is listening.

The Tuneless experience is unique.

“We sing purely for the pleasure of it with no expectation or pressure to improve,” explains Sharon, who leads the choir.

“We simply aim for everyone to leave us feeling energised and uplifted”.

This brand new Tuneless Choir has its Launch on Thursday between 7 and 9pm at Warsash United Reformed Church, and plans to meet weekly after that.

Tickets for the launch night will be £10 (including registration) and can be purchased online at www.tunelesschoir.com. After the launch night, each session will cost £7 including refreshments or £25 for the five-session summer term.