THE Golden-Oldies charity has restarted its Sing & Smile sessions.
Sing & Smile sessions take place in Frome in partnership with Songs for the Memory at the Masonic Hall, North Parade, every Tuesday, 1.30pm to 3pm.
Songs for the Memory is a fun-filled singing group that was initially provided for people with dementia, memory loss and their carers, but it is now open to all older folk from the local area.
There are different singing activities every week, with Goldies Sing & Smile sessions every six weeks. To find out more about Songs for the Memory contact the organiser on 07747 544733.
The Golden-Oldies charity says, “‘Goldies’ sessions are fun social daytime activities, open to everyone, which aim to combat isolation with older adults. At Goldies sessions we sing-along to popular tunes by artists like our Patron Sir Cliff Richard, alongside Dusty Springfield, Elvis, Doris Day, Petula Clark and many more.
“Prior to Covid, Goldies sessions took place across England and Wales. When they were forced to stop the Charity introduced GoldiesLive, online sofa-singing sessions for people to join in at home. GoldiesLive has continued for the past 18 months with sessions on Tuesdays and Thursdays, easily found on our website and YouTube every week.”
Goldies founder, Gren- ville Jones adds, “We were very aware of the fact that many of the people who attended our daytime sessions prior to Covid lived lonely lives. If they were isolated before then Covid most certainly added to that loneliness. www.goldieslive. com has been fantastic at bringing the fun and the music into people’s homes during lockdown.
“I am delighted that we are now able to bring back many of our daytime sessions with more in the months ahead. We will however continue with GoldiesLive sessions through to the end of this year, so we can keep on supporting those who remain at home.”
If you are reading this and enjoy a good old sing-along to those well-loved hits of the 50s onwards, pop along, make friends and enjoy. Goldies is a Registered Charity and do please ask for all those attending to make a £3 donation to their work so they can extend their sessions, reaching more older isolated people across the UK.
The charity website is www.golden-oldies.org.uk.
