If you were wondering where the post was on Monday, I was on holiday the week previous so not sure that I had much to contribute!
This week however has been a busy week at Forget Me Notes. Monday meant supervision at Open Door and meeting up with their new activity organiser. It was good to get the chance to introduce her to the Music for Health and Well-being project as she starts her new job. We have now delivered a music session to each of the groups so we will soon be able to roll out the programme for the year ahead.
I was also able to do supervision with our own volunteer co-ordinator. Reading the volunteer log reports are just brilliant. The volunteers capture so well the relationships that they are building with those they work with. I am sure a lot of this is due to the induction and on-going support given by our volunteer co-ordinator Elizabeth. If the induction is good and clear, then people have a base to build on and our volunteers have done that so well.
In November we will have been at Morningside Hope for three years and we are going to be doing a concert for the community of Morningside to share with them how we are working together. I had a meeting with their co-ordinator to see how we might pull the concert together and showcase those who participate and help with the facilitation of the group.
Tuesday saw us at Eagle Lodge and Marian House. Eagle Lodge is a long-standing session, however due to home improvements we haven’t been able to use the main sitting room for a while. We are now back in the room, and it is good to feel the energy generated from within the group. Marian House is still quite a new session, and we are still slowly building relationships with the residents. It is good when you walk into the living room and people remember you from the time before. We have one gentleman who is without language, but he takes part with so much energy when playing percussion instruments. It is just great to see.
This was our first day in the Glasshouse in Saughton Park, we will now be in there for the winter. What was ironic was that throughout the summer we have had to deal with high winds and sometimes rain. On Thursday we had beautiful blue sky and a mild day. There were between 35 and 38 people present and we had a great time.
Friday saw us delivering our monthly Together in Song at the Festival Theatre. Different people chose songs for us to sing this time. One was a song I had never heard before called James (Hold the Ladder Steady). What an amazing song you really must go and listen to it on You Tube. It’s a fun song and some would say dated. I would say a great song for being able to recall the stories around weddings. Family celebrations always come with energy so hearing the stories of people eloping to Gretna on a motorbike was fun.
It’s always nice to have a break and I enjoyed my holiday. It is always good to get back to work too and be a part of the stories at Forget me Notes.
Hope you have a great week.