Folk Music Group Visit to Edingley Lodge Care Home.
Following our lively event at Bleasby Primary School the previous month, we now have permission to share a photo with you!
We followed this up in late July by visiting Edingley Lodge Care Home for a session. We enjoyed a strong turnout, with 18 of our 27 members, so we outnumbered the audience and had to squeeze ourselves into a compact area of the residents’ lounge.
This time we experimented by including some newer material for us into the song list. Although a bit risky, this added to the fun and laughter, as all mistakes were glossed over and quickly forgotten. We explained to everyone that the one rule that we have for attendees at our folk group meetings is that they join in, and it was lovely to hear good audience participation from the residents.
Refreshments afterwards gave us the opportunity to chat with the residents and staff. Once again, we were asked to come back as soon as we can. If only our busy diaries would allow us to do more.
We all come away from the visits to care homes with feelings of pleasure and satisfaction that we have managed in our own simple way to bring a bit of joy to folk who would otherwise have a quiet routine life, with many having no visitors. The staff also enjoy a short time off from their focus on the care of their residents.
The visits also remind us that we should do all we can whilst we still can,as none of us know for how long we will be able to carry on in the way we are today.
As we were leaving, I did joke with the staff that they might just find an extra resident if one of our members decided to stay. Little did I know that one straggler who took a while to gather his things and bid his goodbyes to residents could not get out through the door security system and became an impromptu resident for the next 30 minutes. There is always one.
We always welcome new musicians and singers of all levels of skill to our group, so if you are interested, why not come along to one of our meetings?
More Details on our Group Page
Contact: Kenneth Ogilvie
