A Musical Feast - WRM Warm Space
In December we were thrilled to receive funding from Wiltshire Community Foundation to open up our beautiful Horsfall Room as a warm space for wellness and music!
Our aim is to provide a friendly atmosphere to over 65s who are craving social interaction, targeting the wider community here in Trowbridge as a ‘social prescription’ to combat loneliness, particularly in the colder months. The session will run every other week for the duration of two years, meaning that we will not pause in the school holidays - a time when a lot of people can feel separated from society as the world goes on holiday or takes a break from work.
The Sessions
We’re very lucky to have many professional musicians running of these workshops, which will be every other Tuesday from 6 February. David Moss, a highly skilled fiddle and mandolin player who spends his days touring around memory cafes and Alzheimer’s hubs to get people’s toes tapping. And Faith Hutton, recently returned to the west from her home country of Canada back to Bradford-on-Avon where she raised her children. Faith is now ready to get back to work and will run singalongs with ukulele, interactive games with hand bells and other such musical entertainment to keep everyone warm for an hour. We will also have guest musicians to fill in the gaps, so there’s always something to look forward to.
Once the musical section is over, we will be providing participants with a simple lunch, sending them on their way with full bellies and warm hearts. Head to the ‘Groups’ page for dates this term.
David Moss at Flowers Manor Care Home, Chippenham
We Need Volunteers!
If you are interested in volunteering with us regularly or at one or two of these sessions, the please get in touch using the form below. Roles will include:
Welcome participants through the door, taking their details
Setting up the chairs and teas/coffees before their arrival
Sitting with participants during the music, helping them get involved
Setting up the lunch and assisting with service
Tidying up at the end of the session
You would be required from 10.30am til 1.30pm and would be entitled to enjoy the lunch! Please click on the form below to register your interest and availability and we will be in touch. These sessions can’t run without people like you, so we thank you.