A COMMUNITY group has been shortlisted for the 'Community Group of the Year' award at the Wiltshire Life Awards.

Sounds Better CIC, a music-based wellbeing group which provides support for people with long-term health conditions, including dementia and lung conditions, has been shortlisted for the award, with the ceremony taking place this week.

The gala dinner and awards ceremony will take place on Friday, March 8, at the Corn Exchange in Devizes.

SEE ALSO: 'It is time for a change' - Casa Fina to close after more than 40 years

Sounds Better CIC runs the Salisbury Breathless Singers group for those living with lung conditions, which meets on a Tuesday afternoon in Wilton and also provides the option to join online.

Liv McLennan, director of Sounds Better CIC, said: "I’m so pleased we have been shortlisted for this award; our group has been running for several years now and I’m proud of the progress our group members have made.

"It’s great to be recognised for this. There are so many brilliant community groups in Wiltshire so with so much tough competition it means even more to have been shortlisted."

Sounds Better CIC also runs six-week introductory courses in partnership with Salisbury’s Parish Nurse at various venues around Salisbury and simultaneously online via Zoom.

Readers can find more information on Sounds Better CIC by clicking here.