This week I attended the funeral of one of the folks who came to Choir in the Park. Her all-time favourite song was “You are my Sunshine”. She would finish the song by singing “oh Gordon Smith”. She was a real character who brought so much to Forget Me Notes, so this week in the park we started with this song and together we remembered her. At Choir in the Park this week I think over the hour we had more than the 57 that we had at the previous session. It was lovely to have several children join us and the singing of Baby Shark was amazing. Unfortunately, the next time we are at Saughton Park the children will be back at school so there might not be so many people in the park.
Friday’s Ashbrook group was also good fun this week and although not as many people were there, the energy was brilliant. We did the song Summer Holiday, and I asked the question: who played the part of the bus conductor in the film? Now I wonder if you know. I will give you the answer at the end of this post.
We were successful in securing some funding for a project we hoped to deliver, so now we can go ahead. As you know we take music for well-being into Care Homes, Day Centres and amenity housing. We can’t always be there to deliver things in person, so we hope to build a digital library of music sessions. This will mean that people will have the capacity to use the resources to use Forget Me Notes sessions whenever it is suitable for them. It is another way in which we can support people.
Just over a week to go and it will be the Showcase. I am happy to say that we have had several special guests confirm that they will be coming. Funders, MP’s and Councillors, as well as people who receive services from us. I am really looking forward to what we hope will be an inspiring afternoon. The Showcase begins at 2pm until 4:30pm and will feature the Choir, Music Memories and the Volunteer Project. We will also be showing film and audio presentations along with an exhibition of the work that we are doing. Then at 5.30pm we will share together in a Ceilidh which will be inclusive of those who chair dance and those who dance in a traditional way. The tickets are available through Eventbrite so please have a look and book your ticket. If you are having difficulty booking a ticket let me know and we will do it for you.
Now who was the bus conductor in the film Summer Holiday? If you said Melvyn Hayes well done because that is the correct answer.
Have a great week and we will speak soon.