It gives vulnerable people a REASON to get out, to be with others, laugh, sing out, and to make new friends. GOLDIES recognises the issues of loneliness amongst the increasing older population. Find out where your local group is by clicking on the WHERE tab above. In England there are now nearly 100 monthly Goldies' 'Sing & Smile' sessions taking place across B&NES, Bristol, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, East London, Essex, Gloucestershire, Mendip, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, South Somerset, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Swindon, Wiltshire and Yorkshire. This is the perfect chance to get together over the summer to share. SONGS and SMILES lie at the heart of all we do. 2023 for six weeks of singing fun in Annapolis, Maryland and Fairfax, Virginia. Grenville himself took the first daytime singing and activity sessions in sheltered housing community rooms in and around Bath back in 2007. Since that time the work of the Charity has spread across England and Wales (GOLDIES Cymru).įorced by COVID to cancel daytime sessions, they are now restarting across England and Wales - these are in community rooms, church halls and libraries – they are taken by our dedicated freelance leaders. More sessions are starting back in the months ahead and Grenville is always anxious to point out that the charity he started, is NOT about choir singing, but sing-alongs to the popular memory-evoking hits of the 50s onwards. Now in its 16th year and more commonly known simply as “GOLDIES," our founder is the highly respected Bath-based musician Grenville Jones who recognised how singing and music, brightened the lives and wellbeing of the many people across his choirs.
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