The preparations for the Ceilidh are going well with several different raffle prizes. We have a Guitar, M&S Vouchers, Meal and Ceilidh vouchers for Ceilidh connections and lots of other prizes. The tickets are going well so if you haven’t got a ticket, you should try and get one this week or you might be disappointed. Kenny’s band are well known for their brilliant Ceilidh evenings so I know it will be a great evening.
We are also getting ready for our AGM next month which means the invitations are going out to both voting and community members. If this is something you would like to be a part of then just let us know.
We completed our sessions at Blenham House with a marvellous Scottish afternoon. We have delivered three sessions paid for by a family who wanted to do something for the residents of the care home where their parents lived until they died. What an amazing gift and so thoughtful. We hope we did their memory proud with Bonnie wee Jeanie McColl and The Jeelly Piece song going down well. We also sang “A man’s a man for a that”. A wonderful piece of writing by Rabbie Burns. The final verse of that song is all about hope for the future and as we have watched those appalling scenes in the Middle East lets hope there are better days ahead.
This week saw us back at Saughton Park and the first filming taking place of the digital project. We hope that in future Facebook posts we will be able to give you some visual examples of some of the things we do which will show the impact of our work in a more complete way. We were also back at Ashbrook this week. It is so good to see increased numbers and people engaging so freely with the session. Cramond Residence on Friday saw an equally amazing session with staff getting into the rock and roll songs with dance moves like I have never seen before.
At our Trustee meeting John spoke about an idea for a project. John and Kenny had delivered some live music in someone’s home as part of a celebration. The idea is that we could offer this on a wider scale. It is sometimes difficult to support vulnerable people being involved in large party groups, but small in-house celebrations or external family bespoke celebrations are easier and worth consideration. We decided at the meeting that this was something that we can do and once we have sorted a budget then we will put the details on our website. If you are looking for a family celebration inclusive of someone who is vulnerable and might find bigger settings more difficult. Then why not give this some consideration.
Life never stands still at Forget Me Notes - we are always looking for innovative ways to promote inclusion and build community.
As the Beatles once sang “All you need is Love”.
Have a great week.