Come Singing For People Of All Ages With Memory Loss
Everyone who has ever sung Happy Birthday, joined in a football chant, or sung a Christmas carol knows that singing makes you feel good!
If you have dementia, singing may also be something you can still do really well and with as much enjoyment as ever.
Come Singing groups offer a welcome break from the isolation which dementia can bring. You’ll find great songs of all kinds – favourites from the musicals, standards, folk and traditional – and musical activities to stimulate and make you feel alive.
Sessions are relaxed, sociable and a bit anarchic – not like school or hymn practice! Simply singing with other people is a great boost to self-confidence and well-being.
Groups are not just for those of us with dementia: family and carers are very welcome, and there are volunteers on hand to provide support.
All the groups are run under the auspices of a recognised charity, health provider and Norfolk Library Service.
Music is a gift beyond words, but if we live with dementia it can also be a vital lifeline to happiness.
Thank You, Norwich NatWest Bank!
In June Come Singing was again part of the NatWest bank’s Dementia Awareness event: a chance to talk to customers about the singing groups and Music Mirrors. We took a keyboard, so there was music (and some singing!) throughout the day.
We really appreciate Norwich NatWest’s help and support and their kind hospitality – they make us feel extremely welcome and don’t seem to mind the disruption we cause!
Come Singing’s Keyhole Newsletter
We’re still also keeping in touch via regular newsletters by post or email. These include music-themed poems, quizzes, pictures and news items to raise spirits and ‘Keep your hopes alive’ (hence Keyhole!) Please click on the link below to open up and enjoy.
Come Singing at Earlham Library
We’ve loved being back in action at the Millennium Library in Norwich, and now Norfolk Library Service has kindly offered us a third monthly sing, at Earlham Library on Colman Road.
Sessions are held on the 3rd Friday of each month at 11.15 -12.15. There’s a bus stop nearby, good parking behind the library, ramped access and it’s a friendly welcoming place, with tea and coffee on hand at the end if you’d like!
The library only opens at 11.00, so be careful not to turn up too early (unless your library ticket has Open Access – easy to obtain.)
Everyone is welcome and of course it’s free – do come and join us if you’re in the neighbourhood!
Hope to see you there!
