Recent Funding and Projects
Our music and movement sessions have seen all ages brought together for fun, interactive sessions full of singing.
Funding has allowed us to make connections with local organisations who specialise in leading high quality pre-school music and movement activities. The sessions led by Twinkletoes and Boppity Bunnies have been extremely popular and we look forward to engaging with more professionals as the project moves forward.
We have used funding to purchase equipment that allows us to broadcast our virtual choir from care homes across Norfolk, giving us the opportunity to bring live music opportunities to more residents and bring our Friend in Deed community together.
At Christmas, we brought together school aged children and care home residents at a festive singing event called Festive Voices. Kindly hosted by Town Close School, residents from 6 care homes came together to sing and socialise with pupils from Sprowston Infant School and the Town Close chamber choir.
This event will be replicated at a different location in the summer!
Our first event was a Valentines Day celebration hosted by our friends at Ormiston Victory Academy in Costessey, Norwich.
We brought together residents from three Norfolk care homes, with pupils from Ormiston Victory and other local schools.
Entertainment was provided by pupils from OVA, and Holly Graham. We shared an afternoon tea buffet from The Feed and made some Valentines Day crafts.
Residents returned home with handmade Valentines Day cards from the pupils to share with their friends.
On Monday 29th April, we celebrated Global Intergenerational Week with an event at Hellesdon Community Centre, which brought together residents from 6 local care homes and pupils from Firside Junior School.
The afternoon consisted of table top games and puzzles, live entertainment from Norwich singer Amanda, followed by tea and cake.